This ghost bike was stolen, then returned by a regretful thief.(Photos © J. Maus)

Looking back at the 1,385 stories published on BikePortland.org in 2008, we thought it would be fun to take a look at the ones that you read the most. I looked up our top ten stories by total number of pageviews* [...]

Sam, Caleb, Finn, the Brompton, and me. (Photo by Sarah Armstrong)

I just wheeled the Brompton into the Publick Cup, a downtown New Haven coffeeshop, and found myself surrounded by a crowd of wide eyed young people.
“Is that a bike? It folds? It’s a folding bike? Can you unfold it for us?” The kids were really [...]

Bike parking under the Huntington Beach Pier.(Photos © J. Maus)

A trip to Huntington Beach for dinner last night made me feel old. As a kid, I remember spending countless days at that beach, trying to hone my surfing skills and hanging out on the sand with friends. The boardwalk path that runs at [...]

Christopher Heaps

The article below was written by Christopher Heaps. Heaps is a Sellwood resident who rides his bike daily to his job as a lawyer with Stoel Rives in downtown Portland.
You might remember Heaps as the lawyer who garnered a headline or two for successfully carrying out the “citizen-initiated citation” process. We wrote [...]

After two weeks of a once-in-a-generation winter storm that pelted Portland into submission, the Bureau of Transportation is now in full clean up mode.
A few days after the first snow fell, we turned our attention to how gravel laid down by PBOT to break up the ice was impacting bikeways. Back on [...]

Filmed by Bike is Portland’s very own bike film festival. Each year, the event has exceeded the organizer’s expectations. If you’d like to be part of this event as an intern, check out the opportunity listed below…

Internship - Filmed by Bike

For a complete list of available jobs, click here. If you’d like [...]

Cover of 2009 Summit brochure.

The League of American Bicyclists has announced details of the workshops that will be presented at their annual National Bike Summit that will take place in Washington D.C. on March 10 - 13th.
The event is both an educational and networking opportunity for bike advocates across the country as well as a [...]

[This story was written by BikePortland.org Managing Editor Elly Blue. She's on an East Coast Tour. Follow her adventures here.]

New Haven Mayor John DeStefano (in center) about to cut the ribbon on a new bridge over a newly paved section of the Farmington Canal Trail.(Photos by Elly Blue)

As I was biking into downtown [...]

Here’s the latest storm advisory from the Bureau of Transportation. The release below has updates on road conditions, maintenance priorities, and so on (also available online here).
City Crews Begin Street Cleanup
Released: December 29, 2008
(PORTLAND, OR) – The Portland Bureau of Transportation is transitioning work crews to cleanup operations as the city recovers from a [...]

Snow piled high in the bike lane on SW Broadway on 12/26.(Photo: Rex Burkholder)

I’m down in California, but judging from reader emails and a story this morning on KGW-TV, it looks like Portland’s bike lanes are in bad shape following an unprecedented storm that has left streets with mountains of snow, gravel, and other assorted [...]

“It’s just a bummer that occasionally the bike lanes end up being the snow plow lanes and there are mounds of snow coming my way!”– SW Portland resident Adam Ortman, speaking to KGW TV

I haven’t been following the news as closely as usual this week, but here are some interesting stories I’ve come across from [...]

Cover of January 2009 Oregon Business Journal

The Portland (and Oregon-wide) bike industry is the cover story in the January 2009 issue of Oregon Business magazine. Titled, The Bicycle Industrial Complex: Bike Madness Fuels $150 Million Industry, the lengthy story touches on many facets of Portland’s bike scene to paint a picture of how growing [...]

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It’s not too pretty out there.(Photo © J. Maus)

After a morning snowfall, the Big Thaw seems imminent.
I just got off the streets and it’s nasty out there. On some major streets snow, there are big ruts from bus and car tire track bordered by icy, slushy, dirty snow. I’ve been taking the lane, [...]

Here’s the latest storm advisory from the Bureau of Transportation (online here):

Changing Conditions Create New Challenges for Road Crews, Travelers, and Property Owners
(PORTLAND, OR) – Severe winter weather conditions continue to work against City crews as they continue to plow priority routes 24 hours a day since Sunday, December 14, when an arctic air mass [...]

Portlander Molly Cameron is flying the Vanilla Bicycles team colors while racing in Belgium.(Photo: Nielsdewit.be)

Local racer and owner of Veloshop, Molly Cameron, is “living the dream” by spending her holiday racing cyclocross against the world’s best on a multi-week trip that includes World Cup races in France and Belgium.
Another Portland rider, Sue Butler, is [...]

A scene from the action at the 2004 ‘Cross Nationals held in Portland.(Photo © J. Maus)

Local cyclocross racers and fans looking for some good news now that the season has ended got it yesterday: USA Cycling has officially awarded Bend, Oregon the honor of hosting the next two editions of the Cyclocross National Championships.
The [...]

Now that Portlanders have experienced a “real” winter storm (not the occasional dusting of snow we usually get), some folks are beginning to think about how to equip themselves to ride through anything.
If studded tires aren’t enough, maybe it’s time to consider the Ktrak. This morning Jack Bog reminded me of this bike, which [...]

Snow can’t stop this multi-modal commuter out in Beaverton.(Photo by K’Tesh via the BikePortland.org Photog. Pool)

And the snow just keeps on coming.
The roads got a brief respite yesterday, but with several more inches expected to fall today, we’re back to snow-covered streets and general mayhem.
Yesterday, I saw a guy on a fixed-gear road [...]

This just in:
USA CYCLING AWARDS 2009 & 2010 CYCLO-CROSS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BEND
Event returns to region for first time since 1976
(BEND, Ore.)—USA Cycling today announced that it has awarded the 2009 and 2010 Cyclo-cross National Championships to Bend. The announcement comes on the heels of a recent site inspection and city tour [...]

Amy Ruiz uses a bike as her main way of getting around.(Photo © J. Maus)

Amy Ruiz, news editor for the Portland Mercury, will leave the paper to join the Mayoral team of Sam Adams.
According to the Mercury blog, Ruiz will be Adams’ Strategic Planning and Sustainability Policy Advisor.
Ruiz covered many transportation and bike-related issues during [...]

Due to bike lane conditions like these, PBOT advises to take the lane.(Photo © J. Maus)

Please use this post to report on riding conditions in your neighborhood.
I’m on a walk right now and several main roads have been cleared of snow. While that’s good for folks in cars, it also means the bike lanes are [...]

The folks behind the regional Drive Less Save More campaign are seeking submissions for the first-ever Drive Less Video Challenge.
The objective is to create a 25 second video that motivates people to drive less. The winning video will run as a TV commercial and will get a new Apple iMac and Final Cut video [...]

“This will adequately address the inequity of this situation and show the community that bicyclists will not be punished for riding legally on the streets of Portland.” — Lawyer Christopher Heaps

The lawyer for two men who were ticketed for riding their bikes on NE Ainsworth last month is imploring city leaders and the police chief [...]

Looking south SW 6th Avenue at SW Yamhill Street.(Photo: PortlandMall.org)

As part of their Portland Mall Light Rail project, TriMet has announced several “major changes” for bike traffic on 5th and 6th Avenues.
According to TriMet Planner/Bike Programs staffer Colin Maher, effective January 12th, bikes (and cars) must obey the following traffic laws:

Make no right turns [...]

I’m a bit late in posting this, but here’s the Bureau of Transportation’s storm update for Monday, 12/22 (read it online here):
Released: December 22, 2008
Contact: Cheryl Kuck, 503-823-5909
PUBLIC URGED TO AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL
Icy roads and continuing inclement weather present challenges to road crews, transit providers, and travelers
(PORTLAND, OR) – Severe winter weather conditions continue to [...]

One of the worst storms in Portlandhistory is yet another strain on the City budget.(Photo © J. Maus)

Already on a downward slope due to a dwindling gas tax and lower parking revenues, and facing millions in necessary cutbacks, the Portland Bureau of Transportation is now feeling the hurt due to the severe storm that refuses [...]

SE Main Street on my ride into work this morning.(Photo © J. Maus)

Just how bad have things gotten in the Portland region?
I just got this email from Michael Pullen, the Public Information Officer with Multnomah County:
Multnomah County has issued a declaration of emergency to the state of Oregon requesting resources to assist with the response [...]

A scene from Sunday Parkways last year.(Photos © J. Maus)

The City of Portland is working hard to secure funding for their 2009 Sunday Parkways events.
Last year, the city estimates that 15,000 people came out to experience their community on a six-mile loop of carfree streets in North Portland. This year, the city’s Transportation [...]