City of Tigard wins 5,000 grant for e-bike lending library
(Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)A grant award will help the City of Tigard take more steps toward its goal to be, 'an equitable community that i...
(Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)A grant award will help the City of Tigard take more steps toward its goal to be, 'an equitable community that is walkable, healthy, and accessible for everyone.'Tigard will receive a $105,800 grant from Portland General Electric's Drive Change Fund to purchase e-bikes that will be used at two affordable housing facilities. The funds come from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and aim to boost transportation electrification. 'Transportation electrification plays an essential role in accelerating the clean energy transition,' said PGE's Elyssia Lawrence in a statement Tuesday.