15 miles of Portland streets willget calmer, safer, and more enjoyable for bikes in the coming months.(Photo © J. Maus)

At a subcommittee meeting before the monthly Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting in City Hall last night, the Portland Bureau of Transportation's Traffic Safety Program Manager Mark Lear and Traffic Safety Specialist Greg Raisman outlined details on [...]

BTA Executive Director Scott Bricker stands before his staff at their annual meeting last night.(Photos © J. Maus)

Oregon's largest bicycle advocacy organization, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, held their annual meeting in Northwest Portland last night.
The event was attended by BTA board members and staff, along with a handful of dues-paying members. It also marked [...]

Blumenauer in front of his office in D.C.(Photo © J. Maus)

The New York Times has published a profile on Portland Congressional Rep. Earl Blumenauer. The story, A Bicycle Evangelist With the Wind Now at His Back appears above-the-fold on page two of the paper's weekly "Science Times" section.
Unlike the recent anti-bike comments [...]

"American's have repeatedly said that they value more livable communities, transit, bicycling and walking improvements ahead of new highway capacity."--The League of American Bicyclists

The League of American Bicyclists has published a lengthy response to comments made on Sunday by Ohio congressional representative and House Republican Minority Leader John Boehner.
Boehner's comments have also sparked a [...]

A screenshot of the BurleyD'Lite on sale at Costco.com.

When a friend of mine said they saw Burley trailers being sold at big-box retailer Costco last week, I was shocked. Based in Eugene, Oregon, Burley is known as a premium priced, quality brand in the bike industry. Selling to a big box retailer like [...]

Looks like Multnomah County is set to redesign the "streetscape" on Scholls Ferry Road. What does this mean to you? Well, according to their press release (below), they want feedback on the design plan which will "identify ways to improve bicycle and pedestrian travel through the corridor."
If you ride on Scholls Ferry, check [...]

One of my favorite stops in Baltimore was at the Velocipede Bike Project.
Occupying a bright storefront in the young and hip Charles Village neighborhood, Velocipede is a collectively run community bike shop. Since July of 2006, the all-volunteer shop has welcomed members of the community to come volunteer time (or, as a downplayed alternative, [...]

[Via Paul Dorn's Bike Commute Tips Blog]

Rep. John Boehner thinks Americans don't wantspending on bike paths.-Watch video below-

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) weighed in on Obama's big economic stimulus bill during an interview on the CBS News show "Face the Nation" (his comments were also picked up by TheHill.com).
Saying that the stimulus must happen [...]

Enjoying a road in Forest Park.(Photo © J. Maus)

Last month we shared a new, grassroots effort to open up more of Portland's Forest Park to bicycles (currently, only 1/3 of a mile of trail -- out of over 5,000 acres -- is open to bikes).
Frank Selker, a citizen activist who is passionate about riding off-road, [...]

Dave Aldersebaes accepts his "Off-the-Back" award from OBRA Exec. Director Kenji Sugahara.(Photo: Tom Hartkop)

Members and leaders of the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) had a lot to be happy about in 2008. Year-end stats from OBRA officials show that there were 3900 licensed riders at the end of the year -- a 13% increase [...]

"Retrofitting the cityscape for bicycles as a primary mode of transportation needs to be a priority."-- Gill Kelley, outgoing director of the Planning Bureau

Whether you follow city politics or not, you've got to recognize that Portland is at an exciting point in its history.
Yes, we face major challenges, but we've got a fresh jolt of [...]

You can take a shuttle between conference venues, or a ten minute walk across this gorgeous bridge on Connecticut Ave.(Photos by Elly Blue)

Washington, DC is the final stop on my East Coast Tour. I am here for the week-long Transportation Research Board (TRB) annual meeting.
TRB is the big transportation conference in North America, hosted [...]

[This is a dispatch from Elly Blue's East Coast Tour. Read more here.]

Parker and Sturgis-Pascale catch up with their former intern, Reed College student (and New Haven native) Rose Vickery. (Photos by Elly Blue)

New Haven, Connecticut is the birthplace of pizza, hamburgers, and the lollipop. It has the highest rate of public housing [...]

Happy Monday, folks.
- First off, some exciting meta-news: our own BikePortland.org has been accepted by Google as a legitimate news source. Now, when you search news.google.com, our stories may come up, depending on your search terms. If you search for "bicycle portland," a lot of our stories come up. We'll have a big party to [...]

Midnight Mystery Ride anyone?(Photo © J. Maus)

Believe it or not, the sun was actually out for much of the day today. It's really cold, but at least the ground is dry and we can see the sky -- a welcome change after so many days of rain, snow, etc...
I hope the weather holds for [...]

He'll need to be Super-Samto get all this stuff done.(Photo © J. Maus)

Mayor Sam Adams has released his list of goals for his first 100 days in office.
From the section on transportation, here are some things that pertain to bicycling:
Develop a four-year strategic vision for Portland’s transportation investments and infrastructure
[...]

[Publisher's note: This is the first product review by new contributor Ellee Thalheimer. Learn more about Ellee here.]

The women at Inverness, California based My Alibi cycling apparel are dedicated to 'making sure you feel beautiful on your bike.' After spending some time in their "Bloomers" cycling shorts, I'd have to say they're [...]

Here's an interesting lawsuit filed by a Southeast Portland man. It was featured in a roundup of lawsuits published in The Oregonian yesterday:
A man bicycling through Southeast Portland is suing a pair of homeowners after he allegedly crashed into a mound of dirt placed on the side of the street.
Jeremy Hooten was pedaling along [...]

ContributorJessica Roberts(Photo © J. Maus)

This article was written by contributing writer Jessica Roberts. Jessica is a bicycle planning professional with Alta Planning+Design and she previously shared her thoughts on the notorious Broadway/Williams intersection. Below, she strikes a completely different tone with the first in a series of interviews where she'll sit down and [...]