Rep. Jules Bailey(Photo © J. Maus)

The Portland Mercury's Matt Davis is reporting that House Representative Jules Bailey (D-SE Portland) places blame for the demise of the Idaho Stop law on the way the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) handled the departure of Karl Rohde.
In an update to a story published yesterday on the Mercury blog, [...]

What: Real Estate tour by bicycle
When: Saturday, Sept 26, 10:00-12:00noon
Where: TBA, People's Choice
Space is limited, so advance registration is required. For more information, or to join an upcoming tour, please contact Kirsten Kaufman at 503-233-9513. Visit her website at www.bikerealtor.com.

What: Real Estate tour by bicycle
When: Saturday, Aug. 22, 10:00-12:00noon
Where: St. Johns Neighborhood N Portland
Space is limited, so advance registration is required. For more information, or to join an upcoming tour, please contact Kirsten Kaufman at 503-233-9513. Visit her website at www.bikerealtor.com.

What: Real Estate tour by bicycle
When: Saturday, June 27, 10:00-12:00noon
Where: Kenton Neighborhood N Portland
Space is limited, so advance registration is required. For more information, or to join an upcoming tour, please contact Kirsten Kaufman at 503-233-9513. Visit her website at www.bikerealtor.com.

What: Real Estate tour by bicycle
When: Saturday, July 25, 10:00-12:00noon
Where: Sellwood Neighborhood SE Portland
Space is limited, so advance registration is required. For more information, or to join an upcoming tour, please contact Kirsten Kaufman at 503-233-9513. Visit her website at www.bikerealtor.com.

What: Real Estate tour by bicycle
When: Saturday, May 23, 10:00-12:00noon
Where: Alberta Neighborhood NE Portland
Space is limited, so advance registration is required. For more information, or to join an upcoming tour, please contact Kirsten Kaufman at 503-233-9513. Visit her website at www.bikerealtor.com.

What: Real Estate tour by bicycle
When: Saturday, April 25, 10:00-12:00noon
Where: Clinton Neighborhood SE Portland
Space is limited, so advance registration is required. For more information, or to join an upcoming tour, please contact Kirsten Kaufman at 503-233-9513. Visit her website at www.bikerealtor.com.

What: Filmed By Bike - Transportation Advocacy Short Films.
When: Wed, April 22, 7pm
Where: Clinton Street Theater. SE 26th and Clinton.
More Info: FilmedByBike.org

What: SW Ped Legal Rights Clinic
When: Thursday, April 23, 6:30-8:00 pm
Where: Multnomah Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy
MAP
Nearby Buses: 44, 45, 64
More Info: www.wpcwalks.org

What: 2009 Human Powered Vehicle Challenge
When: May 1-3, 2009
Where: Tektronix Campus, Beaverton
More Info: http://www.bta4bikes.org/btablog/2009/04/22/human-powered-vehicle-challenge/
and
http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/%7Easme/HPV/PSU-HPVC.html

David Lowe-Rogstad and the home page of the new site.(Photos © J. Maus)

Yesterday in Salem at the Oregon Bike Summit, we got a sneak peek of the new "Ride Oregon" website. When it officially launches in mid-May, the site will allow visitors to learn about Oregon's great rides, plan a trip of [...]

-Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus)

Day One of the Oregon Bike Summit is in the books.
With a focus on the legislative agenda, summit attendees got a crash course in lobbying. Tomorrow we start bright and early with a bike ride with state legislators. Then, it will be time to storm the capitol [...]

What: Portland Carfree Happy Hour
When: May 14, 5-7pm (and the second Thursday of every month)
Where: Roots Organic Brewing Company 1520 SE 7th AVE
What’s your vision of sustainable transportation and how to make it happen for Portland and the greater world? How do you get around in Portland in and in the greater world? What are [...]

Northwest Bike Show booth.(Photo © J. Maus)

Two new bike shows are being planned for the Portland area in 2010.
The Northwest Bike Show, "Where cycling comes full circle", is slated for February 20-21 and will take place inside a 54,000 square foot hall at the Portland Expo Center. The event is being put [...]

Scott Bricker speaking at the Oregon Bike Summit today.(Photo © J. Maus)

Speaking at the opening session of the Oregon Bike Summit today, Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) Executive Director Scott Bricker gave a rundown of their existing priority bills in the 2009 legislative session.
With the door officially closed on Idaho Stops (interesting report about it on [...]

Craig Harlow (L) and Adam Marx fixing flats caused by tacks strewn on the Springwater Trail.(Photo: Lauren Bayard)

"Frigging HUNDREDS of them," is how Portland Craig Harlow described the scene when he and a group of friends noticed tacks strewn along the Springwater Corridor Trail on a recent ride.
Harlow says that they came across the tacks [...]

What: To celebrate Bike N Hike's Grand Reopening, there will be several public cycling-focused events that include an Olympic medalist cyclist teaching clinics, group rides and plenty of food and freebies for attendees. The day’s activities offer rare opportunities for the public to interact with renowned champion cyclist, Mari Holden.
Where: Bike N Hike, 400 [...]

What: Portland Transit Riders Union meeting
Where: Smith Student Union at PSU - Room TBA
When: Saturday April 25 at 11am
More info: http://pdxsocialforum.org/trimet/

What: Meeting for anyone who rides in Vancouver, Wa.
Bring your questions, concerns, advice and enthusiasm!
For more info, contact bikeme.vancouver{at}gmail{dot}com
When: April 22nd, 2009 at 6:00pm
Where: Wallis Engineering, 215 W 4th St. in Vancouver, WA

What: Want an upbeat, non-confrontational, FUN way to let your fellow Portland residents know how happy you are to have safe, accessible reproductive health care come to this (my, our) neighborhood? Then dress up (or not) and come out with a smile on your face to hang out and dance your ass off on the [...]