Riders on Williams could get a wider bike lane with new city funding.(Photo © J. Maus)

City planners are working to determine which projects should be funded with the new, $500,000 "Affordable Transporation Fund" included in Mayor Adam's budget. The money -- which is to be dedicated specifically to bikeway network improvements -- became available [...]

Over the next few weeks we'll be bringing you bits and pieces of Portland's forthcoming Bicycle Master Plan for 2030. The plan is being updated for the first time since 1995 and it will contain many important bicycle policy guidelines (and more) that will eventually be folded into Portland's Transportation System Plan.
The plan is [...]

Parks advocate and Gateway Green project backer Linda Robinson outside City Council Chambers this morning.(Photos © J. Maus)

The Gateway Green project has taken a major step forward.

Friends of Gateway Green -- the non-profit group working to convert an ODOT-owned, 35-acre parcel between I-205 and I-84 into a bicycle recreation area -- has announced that Governor [...]

Velodrome backer Steve Brown and Jay Isaac with the Trail Blazers see potential for a velodrome at this location.-Google Map here-

Still from Performance.(Watch it below)

Local road racers Robin Moore and Jake Salcone have put together a hilarious music video called Performance that skewers the fashion and behavior of roadies and fixed gear riders.
The video is set in Portland and the song contains some stinging lines about fashion-conscious fixed gear riders by a roadie rapper named [...]

Year: 2009Brand: ScottModel: Sub 30 ClassicColor:Brown/WhiteSize:LargeSerial: GH891151 11080576Stolen in Portland, OR Stolen:2009-08-11Stolen From: Downtown bike rake late Monday NightNeighborhood: Downtown PortlandOwner: Arthur MooreOwnerEmail: artiemo@gmail.comDescription: Lights front and backPolice record with: Portland PDPolice reference#: 09071371This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Year: 2009Brand: ScottModel: Sub 30 ClassicColor:BrownSize:SatinSerial: 780-970-0037Stolen in Portland, OR Stolen:2009-08-11Stolen From: Downtown bike rack during the late night or early morningNeighborhood: DowntownOwner: Arthur MooreOwnerEmail: artiemo@gmail.comDescription: brown, stock with front light and back lightPolice record with: waiting for call backThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Oregon City Mayor Alice Norris (left) and Clackamas County Chair Lynn Peterson learn about the bridge from an ODOT engineer.(Photos: ODOT)

Last Friday, the Oregon Department of Transportation hosted a tour of the Oregon City/West Linn Arch Bridge. The bridge is slated for a major, two-year renovation project and ODOT is faced with having to [...]

A bike from Montreal's Bixi bike sharing system.(Photo: Steve Durrant/Alta Planning)

With the first of their two bike sharing demonstrations coming Friday to Waterfront Park (followed by an event at Sunday Parkways this weekend), the City of Portland has ramped up its efforts to inform the public about how the system might work. They've also launched [...]

Joe Doebele of Joe Bike(Photo © J. Maus)

Since it doesn't look like the Obama Administration is coming out with a Clunkers for Bikes option to their Cash for Clunkers program any time soon, a local Portland bike shop owner has taken it upon himself to introduce his own version.
Joe Doebele, owner of Joe Bike, [...]

The Tour de Fat is coming!(Photos © J. Maus)

The Tour de Fat is making its annual stop in Portland on Saturday. In addition to good beer, live entertainment, a rollicking downtown bike parade, and other surprises, the show will feature what has become a highlight of the event in recent years -- the car-for-bike swap.
Since [...]

"The road to Portland’s future will include many, many bicycles. They will help Portland build a stronger economy. They will help Portland become a healthier place to live, work, and play. Bicycles will make the roads safer and give more Portlanders the freedom of personal mobility. They will do all this [...]

Year: 2009Brand: TrekModel: 2.1 WSDColor:White/PearlSize:54cmPhoto: http://www.trekbikes.com/women/wsd_products/bikes/road/12wsd/Stolen in Portland, OR 97239Stolen:2009-08-10Stolen From: Stolen from the back of my house! 30th ave and Illinois st in the SW. by Gabriel ParkNeighborhood: SW by Multnomah villageOwner: Alisa watsonOwnerEmail: alisaboogoo@gmail.comDescription: The drop handles have white grip tape. The right-hand side tape is coming off a little bit. The Cross [...]

Hosts of Detroit radio station WCSX's Deminski and Doyle show have responded to reaction after a show on August 5th where they went on an anger-filled rant about people on bicycles.
Calling the incident "Bike Gate", a local bike advocate was welcomed onto their show today to talk about the issues brought up by the segment. [...]

Mike Cobb, with his arm in a sling,during a track stand contest at the Multnomah County Bike Fair in June.(Photo © J. Maus)

Portlander Mike Cobb wants to represent Portland at this year's Cycle Messenger World Championships in Tokyo and he's looking for a bit of help to get there.
Cobb -- who works for local bike-powered [...]

Learn to master corners at a cyclocross skills clinic.(Photos © J. Maus)

This time of year in Portland, if you listen closely enough, you can almost hear the buzz of cyclocross season in the air. With just about a month before the first 'cross race of the season, the telltale signs are all coming into view: [...]

Year: 2009Brand: Flying PigeonModel: Women'sColor:Dark greenSize:standardPhoto: http://twitpic.com/b2bbeStolen in 97214, OR Stolen:2009-08-10Stolen From: Our home at the intersection of SE 8th and SE Pine. We have a security video of the thief: a light-skinned, skinny male, wearing a baseball cap, sneakers, dark trousers and a light, un-tucked dress shirt (possibly pinstriped).Neighborhood: Eastside industrialOwner: Emily JohnsonOwnerEmail: [...]

Concept of new bridge.

Last Thursday, The Oregonian's top transportation reporter Dylan Rivera (he's also their go-to guy for coverage of the new I-5 bridge/CRC project) took a closer look at the new TriMet multi-use transit bridge project. The story also included an audio slideshow titled, "Concept Bridge Creates Controversy" (watch it below).
In the article, [...]

EU transportation plan draws fire; Cash for Clunkers rolls on; kids are losing freedom to roam; $20/gallon gas; septuagenarian smashes cars in China; blog news; cool stuff.

- Oregon land use officials have voted unanimously against adding environmental protection to the state's list of land use goals.
- After hard lobbying by the governor (and by Mayor [...]

Brand: MangooseModel: LowriderColor:ChromeStolen in Los Angeles, CA 90002Stolen:2009-08-7Stolen From: It was stolen infront of Watts Branch Library. Located on 103 street and Compton.Neighborhood: WattsOwner: Hilda HernandezOwnerEmail: hjhernandez814@yahoo.comDescription: Its an average size lowrider bike. It is all chromed and the rimes are of 200 spokes. The tiers are black end white it has a stiker in [...]