TriMet’s draft Bike Plan will be unveiled next week

Screen grab of TriMet’s new Bike Plan website.

The TriMet Bike Plan has been in the works since last July and now the agency is ready to share the first draft. TriMet has announced four open houses and a new online comment system that will give you the chance to share your feedback.

Here’s how TriMet describes the plan:

TriMet is creating a Bike Plan to serve as a roadmap to help guide future investments in biking infrastructure and amenities. The plan is focused on making bike and transit trips easier, safer and more convenient for more people. As biking extends the reach of transit, improving bike access to transit stops and stations, expanding parking options, and accommodating bikes on board buses and trains helps keep our region moving, reduce congestion and helps keep our air clean. The goal of the plan is to make bike+transit trips easier, safer and more convenient for more people.

And here are the details on all four open houses:

Portland
Monday, May 2
5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Oregon Rail Heritage Center
2250 SE Water Ave.

Beaverton
Tuesday, May 3
5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
PCC Willow Creek Great Room
241 SW Edgeway Dr.

Gresham
Wednesday, May 4
5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
East County Health Center Blue Lake Room
600 NE 8th St.

NE Portland
Thursday, May 5
5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Velo Cult
1969 NE 42nd Ave.

The plan is scheduled to be finalized in June of this year. The draft plan will be available for public comment on TriMet’s website on Monday May 2nd.

TriMet says the new bike plan is part of their comprehensive “Making Transit Better” initiative.

— Jonathan Maus, (503) 706-8804 – jonathan@bikeportland.org

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