A carfree path on NE 113th between Glisan and Oregon that Timur helped get built when he worked at PBOT. The path connects a neighborhood greenway to nearby schools via a planned signalized crossing. (Photos: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
I’m excited to bring you this interview-by-bike with Portland City Council District 1 candidate Timur Ender. Timur is running to represent east Portland and he invited me on a ride on Tuesday to get a closer look at his district.
I’ve known Timur since he was fresh out of Lewis & Clark Law School. He showed up to one of our Wonk Night events in February 2013. Timur was a volunteer for tactical urbanist group Better Block PDX and was one of the leading organizers of their Better Naito pilot project that ultimately became the official City of Portland project that we all love riding on today. Timur has worked as transportation policy advisor for former City Commissioner Steve Novick and served a five-year stint at PBOT as part of their capital project team.
In short, I could think of no better person to give me a tour of bike infrastructure in east Portland!
Corner of NE 102nd and Glisan.
NE Glisan
Center lane hardening to prevent early merging.
NE Glisan and 108th
Carfree path on NE 113th between Glisan and Oregon.
Future signal at NE Glisan and 113th.
E Burnside and 117th.
E Burnside and 122nd.
Crossing East Burnside at 122nd.
Come on, dude.
122nd
122nd
SE 117th where Timur wants to pave a walkway similar to NE 60th in Cully.
SE 117th
SE Market
122nd
122nd
122nd
SE Mill
SE Mill near Lincoln City Park
SE Mill greenway
SE Mill greenway
SE Division.
SE Division and 136th
SE 136th
Protected bike lane on SE 136th.
Protected bike lane on SE 136th.
Protected bike lane on SE 136th.
Protected bike lane on SE 136th.
Protected bike lane on SE 136th.
Crossing 136th near Center.
136th really needs to be swept!
SE Center greenway.
SE Powell Blvd
SE Powell Blvd
SE Division
Division and SE 160th
SE Division
SE Division
Protected intersection at SE Division and 162nd
Protected intersection at SE Division and 162nd
SE 162nd.
SE 162nd.
SE 162nd.
SE 162nd and Mill.
SE 162nd.
SE 162nd.
SE 148th
SE 148th near Stark
SE 148th and Stark
NE 148th.
NE Glisan
NE Glisan
NE Glisan
NE Glisan at Menlo Park Elementary.
NE Glisan at Menlo Park Elementary.
NE Glisan at Menlo Park Elementary.
NE Glisan at Menlo Park Elementary.
NE Glisan and 122nd.
Timur at Glendoveer Gold Course.
Carfree path connecting to Gateway Discovery Park.
In this episode, you’ll hear Timur and I talk about various bikeway treatments and projects as we pedal a loop (view route map below) from NE Glisan and 102nd, down to SE Powell, then over to 162nd and up to Glendoveer Golf Course. (Don’t worry about getting lost, we call out cross streets at regular intervals. Also note that photos above are in order.) Hear how vital shortcuts and opportunism (like his idea to pave a path through gravel on NE 113th between Oregon and Glisan to connect to a planned new traffic signal as part of a Safe Routes to School project) are key to making cycling better in east Portland.