Year: 2009Brand: NinerModel: R.I.P. 9Color:BrwonSize:LargeStolen in Portland, OR 97214Stolen:2010-06-16Stolen From: SE 20th and Hawthorne, in front of the apartment building at 1550, it was locked in my bike rack on the roof of my car where i was forced to leave it because i didn't want to bring my bikes into an already crowded apt. [...]

Brand: RaleighModel: MT____Color:RedStolen in Portland, OR 97211Stolen:2010-06-16Stolen From: 4842 NE Cleveland Ave.
Portland, ORNeighborhood: HumboldtOwner: Raja ShahOwnerEmail: rajashah1@gmail.comReward: $40Description: Red Raleigh mountain bike. The bottom of the kickstand has a socket wrench fitting.Police record with: Portland PDPolice reference#: T10003667This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Reporter - Shawn Granton
Ride Date - Tuesday, June 15, 2010
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Despite all the rain we had yesterday, ten intrepid cyclists showed up at the Alberta Co-op (NE 15th and Alberta) for the PedalPalooza installment of this all-summer ride. We took lovely side streets through NE for about 6 miles, ending at Montavilla Park, NE 82nd [...]

Detail of slide location and detour map.-Download PDF/Photos below-

Portland Parks & Recreation says a landslide in Forest Park has closed Leif Erikson Drive, resulting in a closure of the gravel road that is popular for biking, hiking and running.
According to PP&R spokesperson Beth Sorensen, the road is now closed between milepost 7 and milepost 7.25 [...]

League President Andy Clarke riding in Vancouver in 2005. (Former BTA Executive Director Evan Manvel is on his left).(Photo © J. Maus)

Andy Clarke, President of the national non-profit League of American Bicyclists has personally weighed into the fight to save Vancouver's bike program from impending budget cuts. As currently proposed, Vancouver's Transportation Improvement Program [...]

Improvements to the Klickitat Mall pathway are being considered.(Photo © J. Maus)

The CIty of Portland Bureau of Transportation is currently creating a list of projects they hope will earn a share of about $12.5 million available in statewide grants this year.
There are three pots of money (all being administered by ODOT) that PBOT bike planners [...]

Job Title
Development Director
This position has been filled.

Company/Organization
Bicycle Transportation Alliance
Job Description
Reporting To: Executive Director
Rate of Pay: $45,000 - $55,000 DOE
Status: Full-time, salaried with benefits
Location: Portland, OR
Vision Statement
Bicycling transforms communities by reinventing transportation and offering solutions that help solve the universal challenges to health, livability and the environment.
Executive Summary
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) is [...]

Cover of report.

New data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration shows that biking and walking have increased by 25% in America since 2001.
The National Bicycling and Walking Study: A 15-Year Status Report, put together by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (and funded by the FHWA) looked at [...]

(Photo: Tom McCall)

Year: 2007Brand: TrekModel: 7200Color:Black/SilverSize:20Serial: WTU326C1084BStolen in Portland, OR 97232Stolen:2010-06-15Stolen From: NE Hazelfern Pl, between NE 39th & NE 42ndNeighborhood: LaurelhurstOwner: Alex TaitOwnerEmail: fionamtait@hotmail.comDescription: Bike had krypton lock attached when stolen (it wasn't over the tyres, probably attached under seat). Also, had tag-along attachment under seat.Police record with: Portland PDPolice reference#: T10003658This registrant has documented [...]

Year: '74iBrand: schwinnModel: varsity (i think)Color:brownSize:54ish?Stolen in Portland, OR 97214Stolen:2010-06-15Stolen From: Stolen at holeman's bar/restaurant on 28th and burnside late sunday night by someone leaving barNeighborhood: se/neOwner: cliff kicklighterOwnerEmail: cliffkicklighter@yahoo.comReward: yesDescription: Old schwinn,converted to single speed (not fixie) with original wheels/tires. ChoPped handle bars, mountain bike style. Front brake only. Has (had) huge chain and [...]

Your daily calendar for Wednesday gives up some interesting options including tours of: Fallout shelters, food carts, Oaks Bottom, taco stands and Irish pubs. Several other goodies mixed in.
Share the fun with our Ride Report Form. We'll be posting some of these and all the Pedalpalooza news that's fit to print over on our [...]

Photo © J. Maus)

In the past two days I've come across three stories of TriMet bus operators allegedly acting aggressively toward other road users. To make people aware of where and how they happened, I've pasted them below.
The first happened on Saturday night and is very similar to an incident that happened to [...]

Flyer for Saturday's ride.(Larger version here)

We've reported on a local non-profit's effort to break down Portland's biking color barrier, now there's a grassroots riding group with a similar mission.
On Saturday, Bicyclists of Color PDX will take their inaugural ride. The new group was formed by Michelle Garcia, a community college student and bike shop [...]

[*Note: The original headline of this story was, "TriMet bus squeezes man on a bike into parked car on Hawthorne." It was later changed to more accurately reflect what happened.]
UPDATE, 6/17: TriMet has released onboard camera footage of this incident. Read our follow-up story for full details.

(Photo © J. Maus)

A collision between a [...]

Event Name: Cafe Au Play/Tabor Commons Family Bike Parade led by Joe Bike
Event Start Date: 17 July 2010
Start Time: 11:00:00 AM
Web Site: http://www.joe-bike.com/2010/07/11/july-17-family-bike-parade-and-the-grand-opening-of-cafe-au-play/
Event Description: The concept is a super-relaxed, .75-mile family bike parade around Clinton Park. Why? Just for fun, and also to kick off the grand opening of the Mt. Tabor neighborhood's new community [...]

Reporter - the dude
Ride Date - Sunday, June 13, 2010
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This year's dude ride was a little less involved than previous incarnations that featured intermediate activities, but i'd like to think the ending was much sweeter. we met up in costume (bathrobes and bathing suits abounded) in woodlawn park where white russians were drunk and there [...]

Reporter - Saul T. Scrapper
Ride Date - Monday, June 14, 2010
Photos - From PortlandPedalWorks on Flickr
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The first ever Canadian Pride Street Hockey ride was a smashing success!
We met at the Portland Pedalworks shop. While waiting for everyone to show up on Pedalpalooza time, we had a tour of the Portland Tricycles shop and some [...]

Reporter/Ride Leader - Paul Hanrahan
Ride Date - Saturday, June 12, 2010
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I was the leader, we had 5 people show up, 4 adults and 1 child. The ride was great, and even though the trail was muddy in spots, we all maneuvered around the bogs! It lasted about two hours, we made it down to the [...]