Danica Maus, biker.

What are your plans for the long weekend?
Will you get out on the open road for a little bike-camping? Or perhaps take part in the “slow and easy” Old Apple Tree Park Ride or Milkshake Ride on Saturday?
Or maybe you’re more of the serious type and you plan on suiting [...]

The crowd at Breeze Block last night.(Photo © J. Maus)

Just want to say thanks to everyone who came out last night for the opening party of the Sprockettes-themed art and photo show at Breeze Block Gallery.
It was neat to see my photos in their full glory, set free from the confines of a computer screen. [...]

(Photo © J. Maus)

The TriMet bus operator who started a petition hoping to stop a plan to allow bike access through the Rose Quarter Transit Center has just left a comment here on BikePortland.org explaining his views.
Dan Christensen wrote that he loves to bike and that “one of the best times” of his life was [...]

I’m headed to the 2008 Pro Walk/Pro Bike conference in Seattle next week along with a large contingent from Portland. Among the highlights will be the unveiling of the first-ever Bike Friendly States rankings by the League of American Bicyclists.

The conference, which kicks off on Wednesday, will feature keynote speeches and nearly 250 [...]

While riding down NE Alberta Street yesterday I noticed a new cafe with some fantastic bike parking.

The Radio Room has devoted a considerable portion of their property at NE 11th and Alberta to bike parking.(Photos © J. Maus)

The place is called the Radio Room (NE 11th and Alberta) and according to a posting on Portland [...]

(Photo: PedaltoProperties.com)

Pedal to Properties, a Boulder, Colorado-based real estate company that shows homes by bike, plans to open up an office in Portland.
Co-founder Chris Sweeney told me via telephone this morning that they’ve already met with commercial real estate agents in Portland and they hope to nail down an office space in the next month [...]

[ August 30, 2008; 12:30 pm; ] AWESOME SHAKE2SHAKE

Mio Gelato, NE 15th Ave and Brazee St
12:30pm
What’s better than a milkshake on a hot summer day?! See how we shake it in NENE Portland on a slow, leisurely tour exploring the milkshake emporiums of Beaumont, Roseway and Hollywood: more shake! less ride!

Bring $$ and/or a cup for sharing. No rider left behind [...]

See this and other shots from my road trip with the Sprockettes.(Photo © J. Maus)

Just a reminder to stop by the Breeze Block Gallery (NE 10th and Alberta) tonight for a special, Sprockette-themed art and photo exhibition.
Tonight will be the opening of my first photo exhibition and I’ll be sharing images from a recent road [...]

(Photos © J. Maus)

A plan to develop close to 15,000 acres of public land for recreational use in and around the Sandy River (”Located in Portland’s backyard”) has local mountain bikers excited for the potential of new trails and riding opportunities close to home.
The Salem District of the Bureau of Land Management is in the [...]

[ August 30, 2008; 11:00 am; ] ECT Slow & Easy “Old Apple Tree Park” Ride

Sponsored by the Community Exchange Cycle Touring Club. We leave no
riders behind.

The Old Apple Tree, planted in 1826 in Vancouver, Washington, is
thought to be the oldest apple tree in the northwest. Along the way
we will be taking in bicycle paths along the Columbia Slough, Smith
Lake, [...]

A Freewheelin’ station in Denver.(Photo: Freewheelin/Flickr)

A bike-sharing program that started as an employee perk for Lousville, Kentucky-based Humana Corporation has taken the national stage this week.
Humana — a $30 billion a year, 9,000 employee health insurance company — has partnered up with Bikes Belong and a host of bike manufacturers to set up [...]

[ August 30, 2008; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Shop and drop at the Nike Community Store this weekend

Nike is hosting a bicycle collection this Saturday and will also donate 10% of the day’s sales to the Community Cycling Center.

This weekend clean out your garage and bring your unused bicycles to the Nike Community Store. All bicycles donated will help to support bicycle safety [...]

BTA’s Michelle Poyourow.(Photo © J. Maus)

Michelle Poyourow of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) will issue a statement later today about a recent petition and document that has surfaced from a group of TriMet operators who oppose a plan to allow bike access through the Rose Quarter Transit Center (RQTC).
Poyourow is the BTA’s main liaison to [...]

This just in from the BTA:
Month-Long Bike Commute Challenge Begins September 1st
August 25, 2008 – Starting September 1st, hundreds of businesses, non-profits, and government agencies across Oregon and SW Washington will compete in the Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s Bike Commute Challenge. The Challenge is a month-long competition between
workplaces to see who can bike [...]

“We have no political axe to grind and are not in opposition to bicycles in general. But we are in opposition to bicycles in the Rose Quarter Transit Center.”– from a letter and petition send to local media outlets from a group of TriMet bus and train operators

The Portland Mercury has shared an interesting [...]

[ August 31, 2008; ] Oregon Trout City of Portland Triathlon returns for second year –THIS WEEKEND!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

REGISTRATIONS STILL AVAILABLE
MORNING OF REGISTRATION IS PERMITTED

One Million Revolutions and Oregon Trout are pleased to announce a return to downtown Portland for the second annual Oregon Trout City of Portland Triathlon. Slated for THIS WEEKEND August 31, 2008, the event will include [...]

Just received this info sheet and call for comments from Clackamas County Parks planner Katie Dunham. They’re also have a public meeting on Sept 3rd (more info here). I hope to have a Front Page story on this soon.
Please voice your support for the Springwater Corridor in Clackamas County!
Clackamas County is requesting [...]

[ September 3, 2008; 6:00 pm; ] Clackamas County Parks and Portland Parks and Recreation will hold their second of three public planning meetings to discuss improvements to the Springwater Corridor and the Boring Station Trailhead Park.

Meeting is at:
Boring Middle School
27801 SE Dee Street
Boring, OR 97009

Questions, suggestions or comments may be sent to kdunham@co.clackamas.or.us
or call 503-794-8051 Visit [...]

Team Zoobomb’s Gabe Tiller after a training run in the West Hillslast Sunday night.(Photos © J. Maus)

Portland’s Team Zoobomb will vie for the crown of fastest gravity bikers in the world at this weekend’s Maryhill Festival of Speed. The event takes place on legendary Maryhill Loops Road in Goldendale, Washington and it’s the official [...]

The following story was shared by Lynne Cuevas and posted on the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) email list (emphasis mine):
“I was on the newly chip sealed Helvetia rd yesterday riding along in the center of the lane trying to find the smooth spots in the road as there was no traffic at the time. [...]

This Thursday (8/28) is the first-ever officially carfree Last Thursday on Alberta event.
To make it happen smoothly, organizers — which includes the City of Portland and a local non-profit group — need volunteers.
There will be a short training session (not much to learn really) Thursday night at 7:30 at the corner of NE [...]

Jeff Merkley(Photo: JeffMerkley.com)

Jeff Merkley (D-Portland), the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, is turning to Portland’s bike community for help in his race to grab a seat in the United States Senate from incumbent Gordon Smith.
I received an invitation yesterday for a fundraising event in September that will take place at the Bike Gallery [...]

According to the Federal Highway Administration, Americans drove 12.2 billion fewer miles this past June than a year ago.
An Associated Press article published yesterday, Traffic fatalities driven down by high gas prices, highlights a new study that draws a direct connection between less miles being driven and the lowest number of traffic deaths since [...]

A rider on the narrow Steel Bridge sidewalk (view is facing west on the north side of the bridge).(Photos © J. Maus)

TriMet recently completed a construction project on the Steel Bridge and the result is a narrower sidewalk on the north side.
The majority of people that ride bikes over the Steel Bridge use the shared, [...]

[ August 29, 2008; 6:00 pm; ] Meet at Rocky Point Rd. off Hwy. 30
6:00pm, Every Friday
Join the PUMPp Friday night ride on tight single track in Scappoose. Intermediate to Gonzo technical trails. Bring Lights if you have them. 6:00 p.m. Take Highway 30 West from Portland. When nearing Scappoose, make a left [...]

[ August 29, 2008; 7:00 am to 9:00 am. 7:00 am to 9:00 am. ] Steel & Hawthorne Bridges, Willamette River Take Trimet (West-bound lanes, East end of the Steel, West end of the Hawthorne)
7:00am - 9:00am, 7 to 9 am… give or take a few cups of coffee, Last Friday of every month
Breakfast on the Bridges reaches [...]

[ August 27, 2008; 6:30 pm; ] Meet at the HI Portland-Hawthorne Hostel, 3031 SE Hawthorne Blvd
6:30pm
Summer isn’t over! The weeks after Labor Day are still perfect weather for bicycle touring here in the Northwest! Join us to learn more about Self-Supported Bicycle Touring. We’ll be discussing equipment, planning, and cost as [...]

[ August 27, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] RIDE TO THE WATERFRONT (PORTLAND BY CYCLE RIDE)
Laurelhurst Park, SE 37th Ave and Oak St
6:00pm - 8:00pm
from PDOT’s Portland By Cycle program:

Enjoy a balmy summer evening along the Willamette - heaven! Helmets required.
Timo Forsberg, [...]

One of my photos from an exhibition that will open Thursday night at The Breeze Block Gallery.

I hope you haven’t made plans for this Thursday night.
Besides the usual fun of Last Thursday on Alberta, this month’s event will be officially carfree (more on that later). But if that’s not enough to get out [...]

[ August 28, 2008; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] There will be a special bike art show and a performance by the Sprockettes at Last Thursday this week.

The bike art and performance (flyer below) will be at the Breeze Block (1011 NE Alberta, also home to the Bye and Bye).

And did I mention… no cars!