(Photo: Portland Triathlon)

The Freshwater Trust Portland Triathlon has been named the "Greenest Race in the World" by Triathlete Magazine.
The accolade appears in the March issue. Race owner and organizer Jeff Henderson sent us over a clipping from the magazine. Here's an excerpt:

Speak up.(Photo © J. Maus)

As a follow-up to my post about the importance of showing up to your local bike boulevard open house, I thought I'd share the perspective of Brighton West. Brighton is a reader who attended the open house last night for the SE 101st Avenue project where he encountered "a number [...]

Year: 1994Brand: TrekModel: HybridColor:blackSerial: gq4s2688Stolen in portland, OR 97214Stolen:2010-03-30Stolen From: garage in alley behind 1700 se. ladd aveNeighborhood: Ladd's Addition/off 12th & HawthorneOwnerEmail: g47q@aol.comReward: Yes/$100.00Description: green dinosaur on handlebars,new distintive kev-lar/no flat tires,down mirror.Police record with: Temporary case # T10001779This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Year: 2002Brand: SpecializedModel: Enduro fsrColor:candy blueSize:midSerial: ? recent gift from brotherPhoto: http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?arc=2005&spid=20831&menuItemId=0Stolen in portland, OR 97209Stolen:2010-03-5Stolen From: NW 10th and Marshal
Lovejoy Station ApartmentsNeighborhood: PearlOwner: charles edward barbosaOwnerEmail: barbosac@pdx.eduReward: good karma, coffee, unemployedDescription: it is a stock Enduro FSR
torn seatPolice record with: Ofc. Patrick JohnsonPolice reference#: 10-20688This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this [...]

Multnomah County Commissioner/Chair Jeff Cogen.(Photos © J. Maus)

After more than 12 years of planning and advocacy a new non-motorized pathway opened on the Morrison Bridge today. The 15-foot wide, $1.9 million facility on the south side of the bridge is expected to become a popular route for bike traffic and take pressure off the [...]

Year: 200?Brand: AirborneModel: ZeppelinColor:SilverStolen in Portland, OR 97227Stolen:2010-03-28Stolen From: Michigan and BeechNeighborhood: MississippiOwner: Clint CombesOwnerEmail: clintcombes@gmail.comDescription: carbon fiber forks, Black grip tape, random order coffee house sticker(ostrich) on the frontThis registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Eben "Bike Snob" Weiss in the Wall Street Journal.

It was big news on the bikey interwebs yesterday when the man behind the most popular bike blog in the world BikesnobNYC revealed his identity. Eben Weiss is the Bike Snob and his coming out day was a pretty big deal.
In addition to his [...]

Neal Fegan, builder of sculptural velocipedes.(Photos © J. Maus)

Custom bike artist and fabricator Neal Fegan of St. Johns-based Montana Transit Authority has done it again.
Back in 2008 we shared his amazing and functional, sculptural art bikes, last summer he wowed onlookers with his interpretation of a pedicab, and now he's got a new [...]

New bike lane on NE 12th at Sandy.(Photos © J. Maus)

Last week I shared how the East Burnside/Couch couplet project would impact bikeways. One of the biggest changes I warned you about was a new lane configuration on NE 12th at Sandy. PBOT crews installed the new treatment over the weekend and I [...]