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Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride will take the year off
June 12, 2024. 43. The pre-ride gathering at Peninsula Park on July 31st, 2022. (Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) There will be no World Naked Bike Ride in Portland this year. Think of it as a well-deserved year off for a ride that’s been working overtime for two decades. Organizers announced today they plan to take a one-year hiatus to ...
LESSONS FROM THE GREEN LANES: EVALUATING PROTECTED BIKE LANES IN THE U.S. FINAL REPORT NITC-RR-583 Portland State University Alta Planning
Study shows biking customers spend more – BikePortland
Jul 6, 2012 · People who drive to these establishments spend more per visit; but bike riders visit more often and therefore spend more overall. For example, the data shows that people drove to a convenience store an average of 9.9 times per month and spent $7.98 per visit for a total monthly expenditure of $79.73 while people who biked made 14.5 convenience ...
Bike Law 101: Riding two abreast - BikePortland
Jun 7, 2011 · People riding bicycles have the legal right to ride two abreast as long as: they are riding within one lane of traffic. motor vehicles approaching from the rear are able to pass safely while sharing the same lane.*. after riding two abreast, they must return to single file, moving to the far side of the roadway as is safe, once one or more ...
Let’s build it! Portland’s Protected Bike Lane Design Guide is finally ...
Oct 15, 2021 · Let’s build it! Portland’s Protected Bike Lane Design Guide is finally out. The new guide tells us we could build a physically-protected lane (like the one in the graphic on the left) on East Burnside between Couch and 11th for as little as $224,000. At long last, Portland has an official guidebook to build out its protected bike lane network.
The perils of walking and biking in Amsterdam – BikePortland
Jan 13, 2023 · Fact. Fact 2. Fact 3. — This post is part of BikePortland Staff Writer Taylor Griggs’ trip through Europe. See previous dispatches here. They told me they were fining me for riding my bike illegally. People who visit Amsterdam often discuss the dangers people face while attempting to walk on the bike-filled streets.
With wheels rolling, HiFi Components is on track for success
Mar 5, 2018 · Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) March 5, 2018. 32. Joshua Liberles and Bre Rue have put HiFi in a groove. (Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland) Southeast Portland-based HiFi Components is nearly five years into its journey as a bike company. And 2018 might be the year we can no longer call them a “start-up”. I rolled out to 92nd and Division last ...
Portland’s new surge in bike commuting is real – and it’s gas-price ...
Sep 15, 2016 · Portland’s estimated bike-commuting rate was 7 percent in 2015, statistically equivalent to the 7.2 percent estimate from 2014. That makes it nearly certain that the 2014 surge in bike commuting — 5,000 new commuters, ending a five-year plateau — was no polling fluke. Also in 2015, Portland’s bike-commuting gender balance ticked closer to parity, reaching 37 percent female.
The good, the bad, and the ugly on the Oregon Coast Bike Route
Sep 24, 2013 · ODOT should consider re-painting the lane lines to maintain a minimum and consistent width for the shoulder. In general, I think ODOT should make a much greater effort to maintain a 4-6 wide shoulder whenever possible. And finally, the ugly. Bridges, tunnels and cities are the places on the Oregon Coast Route where, in my opinion, ODOT ...