A scenic, challenging 55 mile loop winds into the foothills of the Cascades and back to Canby. Once again, the central rest stop will feature food provided by Chris King Precision Components. Chris King makes the best quality components in the world. Chris’s passion is cooking, so this rest stop will be special! Finish off a great century with a bucolic 45 mile loop in historic Champoeg country. Each loop begins and ends at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds in Canby.
Day: June 3, 2008
New map, improvements will make I-5 bridge crossing easier
Heading to Vancouver will be getting easier.
(Photos © J. Maus)
(Photos © J. Maus)
If you’ve ever tried to navigate across the I-5 bridge from Portland to Vancouver (or vice versa) you know that it’s not for the faint of heart.
With a disorienting combination of sidewalks, a freeway on-ramp and off-ramp, and several high-speed streets that access hotels and the Janzten Beach shopping center, it seems like it was designed and planned before bicycles even existed (or clearly before they were considered a viable means of transport).
Ride draws attention to hazards, potholes
Those pesky drains.
(Photos: Ashley Mitchell)
(Photos: Ashley Mitchell)
On Sunday, a group of Portlanders took it upon themselves to make several popular bike routes a bit safer and more pleasant to ride on.
Daniel Johnson conceived of the ride back in January and the first one went so well he decided to do it again.
Writing on a local email list, Johnson explained that the premise for the ride is simple: “My plan was to make art around potholes in order to make people look at them, think about them, and talk about them… to show people that we don’t have to just live with wrecked streets, we can do something about it.”
Video: Sweetpea Bicycles and Portland’s handmade bike culture
Check out the video below.
It was created by Daniel Sharp for Nau, a clothing designer that used to be based in Portland (before closing their doors).
Making sense of bikes in the CRC DEIS
Poster on display at the recent CRC public hearing in Portland.
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(Photo © J. Maus)
Click to enlarge
(Photo © J. Maus)
Metro Council Hearing on CRC
Location:
Metro Regional Center
Council Chamber
600 NE Grand Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
Pedal Potluck Picnic
Meet At – Portland-Hawthorne Hostel, 3031 SE Hawthorne Blvd
6:30pm – 9:00pm, First Tuesday in May – September
The PPP returns for its fourth season–and this year we are extending the season! A casual bicycle ride traversing approx. 3-5 miles with a different route each time. The end destination is a mystery park or park-like setting. The term “park” will be used liberally here, so expect the unexpected! At the endpoint we’ll enjoy a picnic dinner. Eating will be potluck style, so please bring food and drink to share (preferably vegetarian/vegan). Please also try to bring your own silverware, plate, and cup. We will also stop at a grocery store along the way. Rain means covered location.
Shawn, urbanadventureleague at scribble daht comm, urbanadventureleague.blogspot.com, PO Box 14185, Portland OR 97293-0185
Bikes go mainstream with Today Show coverage
Still from Today Show.
In recent weeks, there’s been an unprecedented barrage of bike-related news stories in the mainstream media.
A few days ago, the trend reached what might be considered its apex when bikes got their 15 minutes of fame on America’s most popular morning show — The Today Show.