Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Oregon

Report: Stoned Driving is a Problem

By Kea Wilson | Jun 22, 2021 | No Comments

Car crashes rose in Western states after the legalization of pot, a pair of new studies finds — but increasing access to transit may be the only sure-fire way to rein in stoned driving, especially without increasing police harassment of people of color.

How Portland Lied About Bike Lanes

By Zach Katz | Apr 6, 2021 | No Comments

"The best time to build a bike lane was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

STUDY: How Race and Income Impact Road Safety

By Jonathan Maus | Mar 10, 2021 | No Comments

A growing body of research has proven that incomplete and dangerous transportation infrastructure in lower-income areas has a disparate negative impact on Black, Indigenous and people of color. Now ODOT’s own analysis proves the existence of these impacts on BIPOC Oregonians for the first time.

Increasing E-Bike Adoption Could Cut Emissions 12%

By Kea Wilson | Aug 17, 2020 | No Comments

A new study shows that just a 15-percent shift to electric bicycles in Portland would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 12 percent.

Stormbreaker Brewing’s latest addition is on North Beech Street off of Mississippi.
(Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland)

Portlanders Celebrate (And Question) New Cafes

By Jonathan Maus | Jun 26, 2020 | No Comments

For years local transportation reform activists have pushed City of Portland to go beyond car storage and driving and think more creatively about what we can do with our streets. And when calls for new uses of street space were made, it was often restaurant owners who lined up to say their business would perish […]

Illustration of what Hawthorne could look like with better infrastructure. Scott Mason.

How to Get Skeptical Biz Owners On Board With Bikes

By Jonathan Maus | May 27, 2020 | No Comments

Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published on Bike Portland is republished here with permission. Though it’s a local story, we thought it spoke well to a national audience about both the potential and the pitfalls of citizen-led grass roots efforts to build bike infrastructure, especially in the context of a commercial landscape whose business […]

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