Of course PBOT is going to immediately launch operation "think about it for a while" after driverists cut down their signs they stuck in the street for telling cars what to do, not like they always send crews out ASAP removing any guerrilla devices that potentially obstruct cars (oh wait...) Department of Letting Cars Boss Us Around here needs a better acronym. #Vision60or70something#PBOT#Portland#transportation#LowTrafficNeighborhoods#CarSupremacy#pdxBikes
What would it take for cities to retrofit or supplement their #bike counters with #eBike detectors? The growth of #eBikes for #transportation trips should not be underestimated. Maybe an EMF or heat signature? How do the standard ones distinguish multiple bikes at once? #pdxBikes#bikeTooter
"The Oregon #MotorVoter (OMV) registration law took effect on January 1, 2016, making #Oregon the first state in the nation to implement automatic #voterRegistration [for drivers]" and then they mail you a ballot, but how do we get non-drivers to vote? #pdxBikes#ORpol
swept Multnomah to Oleson and back, Terwilliger OHSU to Taylor's Ferry (PBOT needs to do some heavy lifting farther south here & sidewalks too), sidewalks on bridge over the freeway, both sides of Barbur from 3rd to 19th (ODOT come get your broken asphalt bits, and sweep your sidewalks?), Barbur NB from 24th to Spring Garden -> 19th, Bertha, yesterday Vermont past the schools, Capitol Hwy Terwilliger to the bridge across Multnomah #pdxBikes#BikeLaneSweeper#Portland#transportation@bikeloudpdx
Volunteers from @bikeloudpdx shouldn't need to stand in front of #PBOT contractors' trucks to stop them from removing #pdxBikes infrastructure, but that's where we are with the current dysfunction at city hall. (Yes, even while they scramble to fill a budget hole that will cost union jobs.) Get involved and let #Portland's elected officials know that #ClimateAction, #SafeStreets & #VisionZero are popular + too important to trade for a few free on-street #parking spaces.
Blowing your leaves into the street (or hiring someone to do it) is a Class C Misdemeanor offense in #Portland, especially leaving them in #pdxBikes lanes.
"detracts from the natural cleanliness or safety of property by intentionally
a) Discarding or depositing any rubbish, trash, garbage, debris ... upon any public way or ..."
This side street route on 6th off of Terwilliger (south of i5) is maybe a bit steeper at the bottom than going around the curve, but usually seems more pleasant than riding uphill with that car traffic in a painted gutter (which seems to be often neglected, littered with leaves and branches from all of the trees) with poor visibility. #pdxBikes
Well, it took less than 20 miles of biking after the ice storm to get a flat because of the sharp gravel (basically tiny daggers) that was dispersed in an effort to make driving more possible during the ice storm. The streets are largely clear of it now but it’s hazardously piled in the painted cycling gutters and separated lanes.
started today with last-second bike switch because a tiny piece of broken glass was in the tire of the tandem project (that hasn't been upgraded to new tougher stuff yet). Every time this happens I'm convinced the glass bottle deposit should go up by $1000.10 😡 #pdxBikes#BikeTooter
People who say they need a car because it rains sometimes, have you tried just carrying an umbrella or dressing your #eBike as one? I just rode a 1.5 miles round trip to pickup the kid from school, and my shoes were completely dry the whole time. Keep the DOTs' filthy road water off of you and getting slightly sprinkled with rain is fine. #Portland#pdxBikes#bikeTooter#pdxtst
I'm wondering how to put a breathable layer under my #RainCape, but this is that odd time of year in PNW where it's sometimes raining but too hot for a long-sleeve shirt. What do you do to avoid clammy forearms #BikeTooter#pdxBikes?
"[114 mile] series of new and improved bike lanes will cover 17 corridors ... is meant to help the city reach its goal of 15% of trips being done by bike within 10 years" hey #pdxBikes is #Portland still going for that 25% they #ClimateAction-pinkie-promised? Count how many times you see 4-lane stroads in this video. It's not a "$4B backlog". Connect #PopUpBikeLanes into a #bikewayNetwork like Montreal (and Paris, and Amsterdam etc before them) or sit in traffic.
#PBOT Bicycle advisory committee presentation about "#ClimateEmergency declaration" work "depending on funding" is so totally absurd. #pdxBikes save you money, cars cost obscene amounts of money to serve... Totally bullshit strategy that you'll somehow get people out of their cars without cutting back on how much debt you rack up encouraging them to drive 🤡 💸 💸 💸 #InducedDemand