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5 days ago · Portland Oregon bicycle news, events, culture, and opinion.

Dec 18, 2024 · PBOT’s bicycle strategy. From PBOT’s Building a Better 82nd Avenue plan. In a presentation on the plan, PBOT Planner Julia Reed told Mayor Ted Wheeler and the rest of council that bicycle use on 82nd is a lower priority than other uses due to its lower classification compared to other modes in our Transportation System Plan.

Mar 19, 2024 · Pointz. Find it at: BikePointz.com Cost: free Format: a mobile app How it works: Pointz is a bicycle mobility app which offers point-to-point routing. Low-data friendly?: No. Cellular connection needed for routing. Ideal for: On-the-go navigation, with on-screen or audio turn-by-turn directions. You can toggle your preferences for …

Jan 6, 2025 · It’s true that they have an amazing network. I’ve taken a trip out there specifically to ride the Bentonville Mtn Bike trail systems. BUT it should be note that it’s largely all paid for with private dollars (e.g. Walmart due to the fact that the Walton sons are big mtn bikers and though this stuff would also attract workers and families).

Jonathan, Lisa, and Maritza Arango at The Street Trust in 2023. At Bike Happy Hour #10, June 2023. Last year I joined the board of SWTrails and I plan to step up my involvement with that group.

Nov 13, 2024 · In April, the city’s Bicycle Advisory Committee BAC wrote a letter to Mayor Ted Wheeler and the rest of city council that stated: “Adopting this plan is a critical part of ensuring a long overdue vision for safe mobility in the quadrant.”

Jan 6, 2025 · Crime trucks: America’s crime truck problem also includes this guy in Dallas, OR who drove into a convenience store and proceeded to steal beer and cigarettes before trying to escape and then eventually came to his senses. (AI doesn’t see you: “It’s classic Silicon Valley hubris to assume Waymo’s ability to predict my behavior supersedes a …

Dec 13, 2024 · Ride to It’s Giving Market – 1:15 pm at Ladd Circle (SE) There’s a cool holiday market with lots of bike merch that would make great gifts and there will be no billionaires involved.

Jan 2, 2025 · And to top things off, PBOT posted an inappropriate and tone-deaf video to social media last month the morning after a 75-year old person was hit and killed by a driver while walking in a crosswalk. PBOT must realize that the gargantuan task of changing traffic culture on a limited budget will be impossible without strong internal morale and the community on their side.