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Thursday, July 19, 2007

Misc On The Beaten Path

Posted by Scott Moore on Thu, Jul 19 at 3:25 PM

One of my favorite parts of this week’s bike issue is the roundup of a few in-city bike rides from people who ride every day.

I figured everyone I asked would say “Springwater Trail,” but I was wrong, and I ended up learning about a few routes that I’d never really thought about. So even if you’re a frequent biker, you should take a gander at the shortlist and, hell, you might find a new favorite ride.

Sadly, though, we didn’t have space for this contribution from Jessica Roberts, formerly of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and now of Alta Planning & Design, which does bike planning around the nation. She compiled the Ultimate Portland Bike Nerd Route, which highlights a bunch of the city’s bike amenities, some of which aren’t found anywhere else in the country.

Check it out after the jump, and feel free to chime in with your favorite in-city routes.

Start at the west end of the Steel Bridge, which is cantilevered for bikes and pedestrians, and took 10 years to negotiate with the railway. Cross over and head up to the Rose Quarter Transit Center to check out the ‘scramble signal,’ which stops all traffic for bikes and pedestrians, but don’t take the signal, because it’s much nicer to head south and loop around to NE Lloyd. Head east on Lloyd to 12th, then make a right and cross the not-very-bike-friendly bridge.
Take a left on NE Irving, then a right on NE 23rd at the hot new one-way ‘contraflow’ bike lane to Glisan. Head east on Glisan to NE 41st and make a right for the bike boulevard. Check out the left-hand turn lanes for bikes at Stark, but keep heading south. Turn right at Taylor, then cross 39th using the bike-only signal (complete with bike-level button). Make a right at 34th and head to Belmont for the brand new on-street bike parking in front of Stumptown.

Head south again on 34th to Lincoln (another bike boulevard), and make a right to cross 20th at a bike-only ‘diverter,’ which keeps auto traffic to a minimum, then take Ladd’s Circle to Ladd and make a right. That puts you at SE 12th, which you can take to Madison, where you turn left to see the blue bike lane at Grand—which gives bikes the right of way—and, soon, an uphill passing bike lane onto the Hawthorne Bridge. After the bridge, you can make a right to catch the brand new Naito bike lane to the Steel Bridge.”

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This route on Google Maps

Posted by wise | July 31, 2007 1:25 PM

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