"Both projects are focused on a livable future for Portland. And this joint presentation opportunity gives us an excellent opportunity to specifically address the issue of how well bicycling and streetcar can play together as we build our livable streets." -- Ellen Vanderslice, project manager for the Bicycle Master Plan Update

The City of Portland [...]

Here's a way to give back to the community and get more kids on bikes.
The Village Free School in Southeast Portland is having a "bike fix-it" session for 20 kids this Thursday (2/19) from 10am-12pm.
Ashley Mitchell is trying to find a few more people to help out. Here's what she [...]

A scene from the OBCA's 2007 show.(Photo © J. Maus)

The Oregon Bicycle Constructors Association (OBCA) has announced preliminary details for their 2009 Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show.
According to Andy Newlands of the OBCA, their show will happen on Halloween weekend, October 31st - November 1st. The two day show will be open to [...]

"Amsterdam is a wonderful city, but Americans never seem to want to live there."-- David Brooks in the New York Times

In his latest piece in the New York Times, columnist David Brooks opines that, while Americans might appreciate the finer points of Amsterdam's urban life (like bikes and beer), they really would rather have their [...]

Scott Mizee and Joe Lontai discussing the North Willamette Greenway trail at the St Johns Get Together last month.(Photo © J. Maus)

Our first Neighborhood Get Together, in St Johns last month, was a lot of fun and a definite success.
To keep the wheels turning, this month we're headed to Southwest Portland. Come join [...]

Without cars, Guadalajara's streets become filled with life.- Audio slideshow below -(Photos © J. Maus)

TriMet and Shift will bring you free breakfast next week.(Photo © J. Maus)

TriMet, in partnership with bike fun promoting non-profit Shift, will host three Breakfast on the Bridges events at the end of this month.
The purpose of the events is to spread the word about how bikes are expected to navigate safely along [...]

[Editor's note: Eric Lundgren is Oregon's preeminent bicycle historian. He is working on a book about Portland's "golden age of cycling," and has provided his historical perspective to this site in the past. He provided this article about our first bicycling governor in honor of the state's Sesquicentennial this week.]

Governor T.T. Geer(Image courtesy of theOregon [...]

I recently came across this image again -- it's the map that might have sealed our fate, developed by Portland city planners in 1966 in response to freeway guru Robert Moses' vision for the city.

Robert Moses' freeway plan for the City of Portland

Moses was known for saying "Cities are for traffic," and he dedicated his [...]

Happy President's Day to you all. Here's the roundup for this week:

After the jump: Scientists call for fewer roads; pimp your ride; environmental racism; transit news; and the masked rider speaks!

- President Obama is creating a panel, rather than appointing a single "car czar" to oversee the auto industry bailout and reform process.
- Streetfilms [...]

The Ben Hurt Chariot Wars left their mark on Zoobomb's Mini Bike Winter 2009 yesterday. I wasn't there (I'm still in Guadalajara), but I just came across an amazing short video from my friend Felix. I knew I was missing something special by not being at MBW this year, but I did not [...]

What has happened to Critical Mass in Portland?
A trailer has just been completed for a forthcoming documentary that will explore that question: A Post Critical Mass Portland: Living in a Post-Revolutionary Bicycle Age. You can watch it here:
A Post-Critical Mass Portland: Living in a Post-Revolutionary Bicycle Age from Joe Biel on Vimeo.

Bike show hosts celebrate outside KBOO after recordingthe New Year show this January,with special guests Blind Pilot (Photo © J. Maus)

KBOO community radio is as much an institution in Portland as, well, bikes. The KBOO Bike Show been an essential component of bike-related media since its inception in October of 2001, airing interviews with major [...]

A scene from the Mini Bike Winter Chariot Wars in 2008.(Photo © J. Maus)

Greetings from Guadalajara! I am having an amazing time down here and I can't wait to share more about my trip (I return to Portland on Monday afternoon).
On Sunday, I will join some new friends on the "Via Recreativa". [...]