Show up! Or someone will speak for you. (Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) The upcoming session of the Oregon Legislature will have vast ramifications for transportation. Lawmakers are expected to hammer out a deal that will allocate billions to infrastructure programs and projects. The last time this process occurred, in 2017, the governor signed over $5.3 billion to the cause. Many capitol insiders and professional advocates have been preparing for the session for months already. Priorities are being laid out and the lobbying has begun. But most regular folks have plenty of other things to worry a ..read more

It’s just how kids get to school these days . (Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) Bike bus fever has taken hold in Portland. What started with Alameda Elementary School teacher Sam Balto on Earth Day just over two years ago has spread into hearts and minds nationwide. Locally, the phenomenon has led to well over a dozen active bike buses at schools throughout the city, according to BikeBusPDX.org, a site that monitors the outbreak. In the past week I’ve ridden with three bike buses that ferry kids and parents to Beach, Glencoe and Abernethy elementary schools. They’re all unique, but there’s a shared ..read more

This section of SE 68th south of Ogden will get speed bumps and sharrows as part of the project. The Portland Bureau of Transportation is set to build the 60s Neighborhood Greenway. The bureau announced last week they’ll break ground on the project this fall and it should be ready for riding by next spring (if not sooner). The project will establish a three-mile long bike-friendly street along SE 64th/65th/67th/68th between SE Division and the Springwater Corridor. The route connects to the carfree Springwater path at 77th, then heads to 69th where the north-south alignment begins. The greenwa ..read more

PBOT rendering of changes planned for SW 4th Avenue. The Portland Metro Chamber (formerly the Portland Business Alliance) says a major downtown infrastructure project is that has been years in the making and has reportedly already broken ground should be cancelled. In a letter dated April 29th and sent to Commissioner Mingus Mapps, Mayor Ted Wheeler, and Portland Bureau of Transportation Director Millicent Williams, Chamber President & CEO Andrew Hoan writes, “We call on you today to cancel what can only be described as the unnecessary, wasteful, and disruptive SW 4th Avenue ‘improvement ..read more

The whole thread in response to our post about PBOT Director Millicent Williams’s “back to basics” comment at the Freight Advisory Committee is a doozy. Read it, it’s practically Shakespearean, definitely a pub scene. Everyone’s talking, the language is punchy, topics are all over the place. The energy. A lot of good stuff. But nobody does that great American voice, “the guy on the bar stool next to you,” better than reader “cct” does. And nothing revs up cct like a meaty sub-thread about sidewalks, with some politics thrown in for good measure. Read their comment below: The city will swiftl ..read more

Happy Monday friends. Hope you had a good weekend. Here are the best stories and other items we came across in the past seven days… Protest party: Activists in Philly turned out for a “protest party” in front of a church after the city granted permits for service attendees to park their cars in the bike lane. (Philadelphia Inquirier) Driving drunk: More people are dying on our roads because too many people think they can drive while intoxicated without any consequence. (Wall Street Journal) WA’s rebate: The state of Washington has allocated $5 million for an e-bike rebate program, but the lau ..read more

(Portland Parks & Recreation) The new carfree lane recently established on NE 72nd Drive through Rose City Golf Course will likely be a lot busier in spring 2026 when Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) opens a new nature trail planned for the site. According to a kickoff meeting for the Rose City Recreational Trail project held on April 25th, the Parks bureau plans to build nature trails that will circumnavigate the golf course. The proposed trails will run along the outside edge of the existing park and golf course which is bordered by NE Tillamook, NE Sacramento, NE 62nd and NE 8 ..read more

Go forth and weekend! (Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) Just look at the wonderful collection of options you have this weekend. Weather should be great too. Soak up as much of this glorious spring as you can and have fun out there. Friday, May 3rd Art Walk Bike Ride – 5:45 pm at Sidestreet Arts (SE)Roll around to art galleries open for First Friday Art Walk with fellow cyclists. More info here. Saturday, May 4th Mapping Inequality – 10:00 am to 2:30 pm at Grant High School (NE)A workshop hosted by Portland Youth Climate Strike in partnership with Imagine Black that will educate you about Portland’s ..read more

PBOT director on road maintenance: “If we had to cut anywhere, it would not be there.” (Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) Portland Bureau of Transportation Director Millicent Williams has made it a habit to attend the monthly meeting of the Portland Freight Advisory Committee. At this morning’s meeting she answered some questions from members of that committee that I feel deserve a bit more attention. Oregon Trucking Association President and PFAC Chair Jana Jarvis said she thinks if PBOT wants more public support for new taxes and revenue, the agency needs to get better at messaging the vital role ..read more

(Ride Westside) Organizers are calling it “the ride Joe didn’t get to finish.” On Saturday, May 11th advocates, family and friends of Joe Brausen will come together for a memorial ride to remember the 12-year-old boy who was killed by a driver while bicycling on a sidewalk in Hillsboro. Brausen was on his way to play basketball with a friend at a nearby school, and while pedaling along Southeast 10th Avenue just south of Washington Street he was involved in a collision with a driver as they turned into a driveway of a small side-street. Advocates with the group Ride Westside have been in touch ..read more