Northeast Portland riders have three new ways to grab a BIKETOWN bike, with stations now placed at NE Hassalo Street and 55th Avenue, NE Broadway and 68th Avenue, and NE Halsey Street and 74th Avenue. The additions were announced by BIKETOWNpdx and shared by the Portland Bureau of Transportation, framing the expansion as a way to link cyclists with buses, MAX trains and neighborhood parks.
“Three new stations, endless ways to ride. Bus, MAX, or a day at the park, BIKETOWN can get you there,” originally posted by BIKETOWNpdx and reposted by the Portland Bureau of Transportation.
The new stops are positioned near the NE 60th Avenue MAX station, Normandale Park and the 77 bus line, giving riders fresh options for stitching together transit and bike trips across the inner eastside.
Part of a Fast-Growing Network
The three new stations join a shared micromobility system that has grown considerably in scale. According to BikePortland, roughly 3,000 bikes and scooters are currently available for rent across Portland, in a service area the outlet says touches nearly every square mile of the city. The three new stations add to that network.
PBOT has also been looking further down the road. The bureau launched a Shared Micromobility long-term planning survey, the outlet reported, as officials consider new ways to shape the future of e-bike share and e-scooter share in Portland. That process is meant to inform decisions well beyond the placement of any single station.
Funding Questions Still in Play
Money for future growth is part of the ongoing conversation. The Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund has already funded BIKETOWN’s low-income program, per the same BikePortland report, and a proposed revision to the city’s PCEF Climate Investment Plan would make “Biketown infrastructure fleet addition” an eligible use of funds going forward.
PBOT worked with Alta on a long-range planning study, according to a Portland Bureau of Transportation snapshot. For now, the three new Northeast Portland stations stand as the latest concrete sign of that expansion in motion.
