Portland Biking 2005
# of bike lane miles

164 center line miles 

# of off road trail miles
67.5 mile
# Bike Racks
No accurate count, but best estimate is approaching 4,000 
Bike Coordinator?

Yes

Bike Maps?
Several, typically updated 2x per year. Most of our maps are free and include several versions of "Family Friendly" maps geared to families riding with young children. We print one family friendly map for each family-friendly section of Portland. Our city-wide main user map is also available free of charge.
Hazard Report Form?
Yes, on-line, hard-copy, and over the phone. 
# of bike rack equipped buses
Yes - all
Bikes on Trains?

Yes

# Bike shops
-
% of trips by bike?
Unknown, but at locations where we've counted bicycles regularly we've seen a triping in bicycle trips over the past 10 years.
Bike to Work Day?
Bike Commute Challenge Month 
# Colleges
-
Avg Rainfall
~ 36" avg rainfall per year (Country Studies)
Ave Temp. Range 34-80 degrees (Country Studies)
Length of Riding Season
Year Round
Local Bike Activist Organizations?
Bike bridges?
Bike-only: Several. One across Columbia Slough in North Portland. Three more currently being installed across Springwater Corridor in SE Portland. Our traffic bridges that most directly serve Portland's inner city generally have excellent bicycle facilities incorporated into them.
Bike undercrossings?
-
Bike Boulevards?
30 miles of bike boulevards: Lincoln-Harrison, Salmon Taylor, North-South 40's Bikeway, Ankeny and Burnside Corridor, Tillamook Bikeway. 
Population
545,000
Planned
  • Continue to fill gaps in existing bikeway network, update City Bicycle Master Plan, complete missing links in trail system, build pathway across central city bridge without adequate bicycle facilities, continue to install ample bicycle parking, continue to promote bicycling in Portland through individualized marketing approach, complete city's bikeway network signing project. 
Recycled Bike Program?

Yes. Community Cycling Center 

Community Bike Repair? Yes. Community Cycling Center, Mississippi Bike Works, Belmont Repair Collective. 
Your Name and Title or Organization?

Roger Geller, Bicycle Coordinator, Portland Office of Transportation, City of Portland