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City reacts to the new cycle track

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Mayor Adams said things like the cycle track are why Portlanders drive an average of 20% less than people in other cities.(Photos © J. Maus)

Yesterday, the City of Portland unveiled their first cycle track. At a press conference on the campus of Portland State University, Mayor Sam Adams was joined by PSU President Wim [...]

Crowds in the bike lanes? Today is first day of Bike Commute Challenge

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Bike traffic on Broadway Bridge, as seen during the Bike Commute Challenge in September 2008.(Photo © J. Maus)

Denmark's 'Dreams on Wheels' will make Portland stop

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Coming soon to Portland (in more ways than one).(Photo: Mikael Colville-Andersen)

Dreams on Wheels -- a major exhibition of Danish cycling culture and its impact on urban design, transportation and society -- is coming to Portland in October.
The exhibit is being brought to Portland through a collaboration between the City of Portland, the Danish Embassy, and [...]

Ride will help land use activists 'Save Helvetia'

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Rural roads like this one could be developed for industrial use.(Photo: Kevin Van Dyke)

Beaverton resident, race promoter, and bike advocate Kris Schamp has joined a grassroots effort to save 34,000 acres of rural farmland from industrial and residential development in Washington County.
Schamp, owner of Portland Racing and communications director of Northwest Trail Alliance, has organized [...]

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