Mar 08 2024 32 mins 12
Few people in Portland know more about our city's bicycle parking policy than Chris Smith. In this conversation he shares a brief history of the issue and then explains why recent efforts by leaders in both Portland and Salem have rolled back recent bike parking code requirements.
In this episode, you'll learn about the development of Portland's bike parking requirements from the inside, and we also talk about Oregon Governor Tina Kotek's big housing bills that passed just this week by the Oregon Legislature. One of them, Senate Bill 1537, included a relatively unknown provision that gives cities the ability to adjust their bike parking requirements to spur housing production.
Links:
- Chris Smith personal website
- Developers say bike parking rules are biggest reason for housing delays - BikePortland, 3/15/23
- Bike parking versus housing debate presents a false choice - BikePortland op-ed by Chris Smith, 8/9/23
- Planning Commission votes to roll back bike parking code to spur new housing - BikePortland , 11/15/23
- Wonk Night zeroes in on bike parking code update - BikePortland, 9/25/18
- Wonk Night kickstarts effort to reform Portland’s bike parking code - BikePortland, 10/31/13
