Marcy Cauthorn gives "Pinky" a powdercoat.- Watch video below -(Paid advertisement)

Clark Brooker built his powdercoating business by painting custom chopper motorcycles. But, being based in SE Portland (at 3714 SE Powell), he can't ignore how many bicycles he sees around the neighborhood. Sensing an opportunity, Clark (and his son Brad who works with [...]

How's this for last-minute plans?
John Cardenas, president of the Portland Guadalajara Sister City Association (PGSCA), asked me last week if I'd like to join them on an upcoming trip to Guadalajara. They're leaving Tuesday of next week and one of the agenda items for the trip is to share information about bikes [...]

Photo from the scene on June 10th, 2008.(Photo: Ian Stude)

Back in June, Portlander Phil Sano was tackled and then Tasered repeatedly by two Portland Police Bureau officers while riding his bicycle on SE 7th Avenue. The police maintain he failed to obey their orders and then resisted arrest. Sano says they failed to [...]

"I believe we can help by getting the consumer into the showroom."-- Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)

To give you an idea at just how difficult it will be to make any significant change in the American transportation paradigm, here's the latest in the ever-changing saga of President Obama's economic stimulus bill (via the Associated Press, emphasis [...]

The view from N. Willamette Blvd.(Photos © J. Maus)

We had our first ever Get Together event in St. Johns tonight and I have to say -- mission accomplished!
We had a nice turnout. Knowledge was shared. New connections were made. Beer, fries, tots, and burgers were consumed. All in all, a great [...]

Marion Rice and daughter Gleneden

[Publisher's note: This article is by our Family Biking columnist Marion Rice (bio). Marion previously wrote about how to deal with kids who don't want to go by bike. Today, she delves into the topic of biking while pregnant.]

The always-entertaining Timo Forsberg from PBOT will join us tonight.(Photo © J. Maus)

Just a reminder that tonight is our Get Together event up in St. Johns.
If you live, work, or ride in the St. Johns area, we'd love to meet you and hear about what's on your mind in terms of the local bike scene. [...]

The party outside Filmed by Bike will have much more breathing room this year.(Photo © J. Maus)

Ayleen Crotty, the bike culture dynamo behind Filmed by Bike, stopped by our office yesterday with an update on what's in store for the event this year.
The big news is a free street party on opening night made possible [...]

Michelle Poyourow of the BTA.(Photos © J. Maus)

Advocate Michelle Poyourow of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) was one of over 70 people that testified in front of City Council at last week's public hearing on the Columbia River Crossing project (CRC).
After the hearing, several people mentioned her testimony to me and I also noticed [...]

Our very own Elly Blue will be part of a panel discussion at the Sustainable Transportation Solutions Summit happening this Thursday at Reed College.
Here's the description/blurb on the panel from Reed:
With global warming and gas prices grabbing headlines, we need to rethink how we get around, and Oregonians are leading the way forward. Experts on [...]

Hillsdale n'hood associationpresident and trails advocate Don Baack.(Photo © J. Maus)

Local newspaper, The Southwest Community Connection reports that the Hillsdale Neighborhood Association is in unanimous support of building a cycle track on Capitol Highway.
In their "Government Beat" column published Sunday, the paper wrote:
Don Baack, president of the Neighborhood Association, said the project is a long [...]

A view of proposed Gateway Greenproperty looking south on the I-205 bike path toward NE Halsey.(Photos © J. Maus)

The effort to build turn 35 acres of vacant land in east Portland into an off-road trails park and bike recreation to be called "Gateway Green" is moving forward nicely.
Last week I bumped into parks and [...]

Screenshot fromPerformanceBike.com.

Peformance Bicycle, America's largest chain of bike retail shops, will open their latest location in downtown Portland.
According to the Portland Business Journal, Bitech Inc. (Performance's corporate name) signed a lease for 20,000 square feet of retail space at 1736 SW Alder St. (the Biz Journal reported it incorrectly as SE Alder).

An art gallery on N. Vancouver Avenue currently has a very special Cinelli bicycle frame on display.

Photos by Sally Murdoch/Artery PDX(More photos below)

Sally Murdoch of Artery PDX (4114 North Vancouver Ave.) sent us over a few photos and info about the frame. She says it was painted by Barry McGee and that it's one [...]

The BikePortland office was broken into this weekend and Jonathan and I have spent the morning figuring out what's missing (and sighing a lot). The damage so far; our backup SLR camera, four Nikon lenses (ouch!), both of our digital audio recorders we use for events and interviews...
What did we get in exchange? [...]

Many kids and families turned out.(Photo: Matthew Arnold)

[Editor's note: This guest editorial was written by first-time BikePortland contributor Spencer Boomhower. Spencer testified in front of City Council during a hearing on the Columbia River Crossing held last Thursday.]

Spencer Boomhower

I'm sitting at a table with a microphone sticking in my face, and a little digital counter telling me how much time I [...]