(Photos © J. Maus)

The Portland State University Cycling Team and the Bike Gallery have partnered up on an event to raise money for bike safety education in honor of a fallen friend, Brett Jarolimek.
Organizers announced today that the event will be held on May 1st at the downtown Bike Gallery (1001 SW 10th Ave) and [...]

This damaged wall caused headaches for the CCC.(Photo © J. Maus)

Back in December, a truck accidentally rammed into the wall of the Community Cycling Center’s offices in Northeast Portland. The impact of that collision caused thousands of dollars in damage and forced the non-profit to scramble for space.

Organizers of the second annual Pinot Pedal will donate registration proceeds and a percentage of sales from a Pearl District wine retailer to help raise funds for a bicycle and pedestrian bridge over Interstate 405.

Lots of bikes at Sunnyside Environmental School in Southeast Portland.(Photos © J. Maus)

The Portland-based Bicycle Transportation Alliance hopes that friendly competition is what will get more Portland schoolkids walking and biking to school.
They’ve just opened registration for the first-ever Walk + Bike to School Challenge. The event, modeled after their highly successful Bike Commute [...]

At yesterday’s press event to “celebrate” Portland’s new bike boxes, Jeff Castro gave his new BikeRacker product its first real test.

(Photo: urbanMamas.com)

The popular local parenting blog, urbanMamas, is looking for tips on family-friendly bike set-ups.
They’ve published an email from one of their readers who writes:
“We have a 2 year old and a 7 year old and are wanting to get the family bike setup on a budget. We were thinking of looking on Craigslist [...]

Tony Tapay enjoying the snow.(Photos © J. Maus)

This morning was (I think) the year’s first snow-filled morning commute! It didn’t stick for too long and it wasn’t as major as last year, but it was still fun.
I headed to work into a flurry of white flakes and a few minutes into my ride I [...]

Buses, cars, big-rigs, trucks, light rail, bikes, pedestrians — Portland’s roads are in high demand, and it’s about to get even more crowded.

Make sure PDOT hears from cyclists as they plan the future of the streetcar network!
Below is the information about the upcoming workshops. See the Streetcar System Plan website for more details.

Southeast District Workshop
Thursday, April 3
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Cleveland High School Library
3400 SE 26th Ave.

In yet another sign that bicycling is gaining traction with Oregon’s tourism industry, the upcoming Governor’s Conference on Tourism will feature a workshop on bike friendly communities.

(Photo © J. Maus)

35 year-old Salem resident T. Kenji Sugahara is the new leader of the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA), a non-profit of over 3,000 annual members that promotes racing throughout the state. The announcement came at an OBRA board meeting earlier this month.

Meet at North Park Blocks, NW 8th Ave & W Burnside St
Celebrate Portland’s newest tradition. Ride will be leisurely & non-aggro. Attire is nekkid-casual.
Q) Are you serious, or is this some sort of joke?
A) Huh? Rest assured there’s nothing serious about riding nekkid through downtown [...]

I got an early look at PDOT’s new educational video — On the Move with Mr. Smooth — which is slated to debut at tomorrow’s bike box press event.

Local non-profit Bikes to Rwanda has launched a new effort to raise awareness and funds for their programs.

A farmer on one of the Bikes to Rwanda cargo bikes.(Photo: Bikes to Rwanda)

Bikes to Rwanda was founded last year by Stumptown Coffee’s Duane Sorenson. Their mission is to provide cargo bikes to coffee farmers [...]

Unlike their morning shift, the Traffic Division of the Portland Police Bureau was busy yesterday afternoon at the intersection of SE Hawthorne and 7th.

Ben Ficklin practices tricks on the Eastbank Esplanade.(Photos © J. Maus)

Portland’s urban fixed-gear scene is on a roll. A new fixed-gear website has been launched and two upcoming events are testament to the growing community of riders who enjoy the challenges and thrills of riding track bikes in the city.
Alex Kroman announced the debut [...]

Tiller at a Portland event in 2006.(Photos © J. Maus)

Portland resident and regular Zoobomber Gabriel Amadeus Tiller, dueled his way to victory at the recent St. Ratrick’s Day tall-bike jousting competition in Chicago.
Held each year since 2002 by Chicago’s infamous Rat Patrol bike club, St. Ratrick’s Day is celebratory event that features a [...]

NE Broadway looking west across Williams.(Photos © J. Maus)

The intersection of NE Broadway and N Williams is notorious among many Portlanders.
The intersection (view on Google Maps) is a high-volume, high-speed, five-lane, one-way thoroughfare with a bike lane sandwiched between two right-turn lanes (one is also a through lane). That makes it bad enough, but [...]

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After a tumultuous design revision process, the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles says they’re ready to start re-issuing the Share the Road license plate.
The plate was approved by the Legislature in the 2008 session and was supposed to be made available on January 1st, 2008. However, due to a misunderstanding between the [...]

House CAO Dan Beard(Photo House CAO Office)

Dan Beard, the Chief Administrative Officer of the U.S. House of Representatives will be in Portland later this week. Beard is slated to speak about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “Green the Capitol” initiative at the Better Living Show coming to the Portland Expo Center on Sunday (3/29).
Pelosi’s [...]

Officer Voepel keeps a watchful eye on the new bike box.(Photos © J. Maus)

This morning, officers from the Portland Police Bureau’s Traffic Division began a series of targeted enforcement missions at the new bike box on SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Traffic Division Lieutenant Bryan Parman and three of his officers were on hand to watch the intersection [...]

One thing that makes the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project such a headache for policy makers, and for anyone trying to make sense of the debate, is that it involves two places with very different ideas about planning for transportation and population growth.

Governor Ted Kulongoski addressed Oregon residents with his ‘State of the State’ speech on Friday.

(Photo © J. Maus)

In it, he talked about how transportation is one of his top five policy priorities. He mentions the importance of funding roads and bridges, seaports, airports, and railroads. All good places to invest for [...]

The Bus Project and the Portland Mercury present for March’s Debate Club: The Columbia River Crossing.
Location:
The edge of Belmont
Street:
3350 SE Morrison St.
City/Town:
Portland, OR
Phone:
5032333018
Email:
tara.sulzen[at]busproject.org
Description
Join the Bus Project and the Portland Mercury for our monthly hot topic debate with Dialogue, Democracy and Drinks.
What’s your take on what could be the largest public works project in [...]

Strong, chilly winds and nearly horizontal rain did little to dampen spirits at Sunday’s fifth annual Bunny on a Bike Ride.

Monsieur Timo Forsberg at the Alice Awards.View Gallery(Photos © J. Maus)

Neary 800 bike advocates from all over Oregon spent Saturday night toasting each other’s accomplishments at the 13th annual Alice Awards and Auction held at the Oregon Convention Center.
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) hosts the event and they made sure there was enough bike parking [...]

A FREE VEHICLE LAW CLASS FOR BICYCLISTS
When: Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
What: Class on Oregon’s vehicle laws from a bicyclist’s perspective with Bike Lawyer Ray Thomas.
Where: Bicycle Transportation Alliance office at 233 NW 5th Ave.
Cost: Free
Contact: BTA at (503) 226-0676 to pre-register.

Juli and Danica Maus at the Bunny on a Bike Ride last year.(Photos © J. Maus)

Easter weekend means different things to different people. Some folks go to church and some folks ride their bikes through the city dressed up like bunnies (and I’m sure some folks do both).
But before the bunnies on bikes take [...]

Want to take you kids Zoo-Bombing, but don’t like all the booze, and can’t stay out late on a school night?
Well, come on up to the hill on Sundays, at 4:30 pm, and try out the new KID BOMB!
MEET at the Veterans War Memorial in Washington Park.
This Sunday, Easter, we will have our first event, [...]

This just in from the organizers of the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic…
Mt Hood Cycling Classic Adds Two-Day “Tour de Hood” Recreational Ride Challenge