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1 week ago | bikeportland.org | Jonathan Maus

Oregon State University (OSU) and Trust for Public Land (TPL) have acquired over 3,100 acres of forest off Highway 30 south of Scappoose. If that parcel sounds familiar it’s because six years ago the Portland-based nonprofit Northwest Trail Alliance signed a lease with timber company Weyerhaeuser to manage the land and the off-road cycling group has since developed nearly 40 miles of singletrack trails.

1 week ago | bikeportland.org | Jonathan Maus

The City of Portland is on track to launch an electric bike subsidy program later this summer. It’s been nearly one year since BikePortland last checked in on the program, so I connected with city staff and heard a minor update this week. To refresh your memory, the e-bike rebate program passed as part of the Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund’s (PCEF) Capital Investment Plan in June 2024.

1 week ago | bikeportland.org | Jonathan Maus

The City of Portland has passed an ambitious new transportation program that, if all goes according to plan, would invest $50 million per year on sidewalks, improved shoulder pathways, and pothole repairs citywide — with a specific emphasis on southwest and east Portland. It’s one of the most significant pieces of policy passed by council since they convened for the first time in January and a major win for the two councilors who spearheaded it.

1 week ago | bikeportland.org | Jonathan Maus

Rob Galanakis wants Portland Public Schools to see the forest and not just the trees outside classroom windows. His campaign for a seat on the PPS Board leans heavily on the idea that PPS goes about its business largely with its head in the sand while solutions to many problems can be found in the streets just beyond school grounds.

1 week ago | bikeportland.org | Jonathan Maus

The Portland Parks & Recreation plan to create new trails and paths in Rose City Golf Course and Rose City Park leaves cycling out of one leg of the new loop. When I covered their plan earlier this week I lamented that fact, because I understand how a connected loop without a gap would have exponentially more value than one where cyclists are told to turn back.