Detail of new trail.s

The Sandy Ridge Trail System just gets better and better. The trail network, already a huge hit with off-road biking enthusiasts around the region (check out our coverage of it here), has just added a new bridge and a new section of trail.
According to the Northwest Trail Alliance, a temporary closure [...]

It's a rare media outlet that can cover something like the World Naked Bike Ride with a good balance of professionalism and good-natured fun, but the crew at G4 TV seems to have done just that.
Their coverage (watch it below) of Portland's 2010 World Naked Bike Ride features some familiar faces including "Route [...]

Bike-sharing bikes from Montreal's Bixi.(Photo © J. Maus)

As public bike-sharing systems continue to be launched in cities around the country (including a novel new system being developed in New York City), the City of Portland still sits on the sidelines. But that hasn't stopped the Lloyd District Transportation Management Association from exploring a system [...]

Year: 2008Brand: specializedModel: mykaColor:brown/beigeSize:mediumStolen in Portland, OR Stolen:2010-08-12Stolen From: portland northwest hostelNeighborhood: nwOwner: sarah symmesOwnerEmail: ssymmes@hotmail.comDescription: brown/beige with pink flower detail on frame. scratches on forkPolice record with: portland pdThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Year: 2007Brand: rocky mountainModel: etsx-10Color:redSize:16.5"Stolen in Portland, OR Stolen:2010-08-12Stolen From: northwest portland hostelNeighborhood: NWOwner: noel gingrichOwnerEmail: noelezra@hotmail.comDescription: small dent in frame on lower tube
torn red/black WTB seatPolice record with: portland pdThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Photo from the scene.(Photo: Bill Jackson)

At about 7:30 this evening, a TriMet bus operator collided with a man biking on 6th Avenue in downtown Portland. According to TriMet spokesperson Mary Fetsch, the bus was traveling north on 6th and was taking a left turn onto SW Morrison when the collision occurred. The person [...]

Year: 2006Brand: TREKModel: 820Color:Red/Orange w/ SilverSize:Type L frame:13" - Wheel 26"Serial: 055CS628APhoto: NoStolen in Wood Village, OR Stolen:2010-08-7Stolen From: NE 242nd & Glisan, across from Cherry Park Safeway.Neighborhood: Wood Village / TroutdaleOwner: Jeff ClarkOwnerEmail: jefflc4@comcast.netDescription: Woman's frame, silver front shock forks, bike body red/orange, silver hard tail.Police record with: Filed with GreshamThis registrant has documented [...]

New bike parking across from Esther Short Park.(Photos by Marcus Griffith

Earlier this week, the City of Vancouver installed two more on-street bike parking corrals, raising the city's total to three. The new racks were installed Tuesday morning at Esther Short Park and on the corner of Broadway and McLoughlin Blvd in downtown Vancouver.
As reported [...]

Year: 2008Brand: Leader (painted purple)Model: 712 track frameColor:dark purpleSize:54Stolen in Portland, OR 97219Stolen:2010-08-11Stolen From: SW portland on Southridge street close to Tryon Creek state park.Neighborhood: Sw southridge dr. Portland/ LOOwner: Chet MalinowOwnerEmail: p.chetty12345@gmail.comDescription: dark purple painted leader track frame. White areospoke infront, green deep v in back. Sugino cranks, green shinny riser handle bars, white [...]

"By the 1970s, less than thirty of the two hundred seventy... buildings downtown remained...When did Portland start to trade its most unique built feature for acres and acres of pay by the hour asphalt?" -- Dan Haneckow, historian

A recent post on local historian Dan Haneckow's Cafe Unknown blog, delved into a sad part of Portland's [...]

In their ongoing effort to make the biking and walking path adjacent to I-205 into a "world class facility," the Oregon Department of Transportation has just announced the "Equity Bike Ride" to show off what they've done and what's planned for the future.
Shelli Romero, ODOT's Public Policy & Community Affairs Manager, has been doing a [...]

(Photo © J. Maus)

A lobbying group that made headlines in June for trying to tilt a pot of Metro's federal funds away from active transportation and toward freight projects now has a former top aide to Governor Ted Kulongoski to manage its communications efforts.
Hans Bernard, who handled transportation issues as the Governor's legislative deputy director [...]

Cover of new book, Brew to Bikes.

A new book by an urban studies professor at Portland State University takes in-depth approach to examining Portland's burgeoning DIY, 'artisan economy.'
Charles Heying is the author of Brews to Bikes (Ooligan Press), a book due out in October that "explains how post-industrial economic transformations have created a space for [...]

Year: 2010Brand: ElectraModel: TicinoColor:PearlSize:mediumSerial: eltt0006330Photo: http://clevercycles.com/products/bicycles/city-bikes/electra/#2010-Electra-Ticino-16D-WomenStolen in Portland, OR 97215Stolen:2010-08-11Stolen From: South Tabor, Hawthorne Blvd 70sNeighborhood: Mt. TaborOwner: Cindy LouisOwnerEmail: lipringhead@yahoo.comReward: $100Description: Stolen after 10 pm on August 10th, before 6:30 am on August 11th. Pearl/white bike. Shimano 16 spd, Aluminum frameset. 42t Chainring. Hammered alloy fenders on the front and back.Police record with: [...]

The new bike-only signal at NE Alameda and Sandy was one of several highlights of the ride.(Photos © J. Maus)

Instead of their usual monthly meeting at City Hall, the City of Portland's Bicycle Advisory Committee took to the streets for their annual bike ride last night.
The idea of the ride was to share some of [...]

Self-described web developer, musician and bike geek T. J. VanSlyke, a Portland resident, has a track on his new album about the Idaho Stop law. VanSlyke describes his music as "white-boy electro rap" and the "Idaho Stop" track appears on his album "I Sold Out But No One Bought Me."
Before sharing some of the [...]

Mr. Twain in 1871.(Photo: Wikipedia)

Just came across (via @cascadebicycle on Twitter) an amazing bit of Portland bike history via the Seattle-based Crosscut blog.
115 years ago today, America's beloved nomad, author and commentator Mark Twain visited our little logging town and had some pretty big ideas about biking. Crosscut's Knute Berger was researching [...]

Charlie Wicker pilots his new "cafe bike," one of many signs that Portland's coffee and bike connections are as strong as ever.(Photos © J. Maus)

In Portland, bikes go with just about everything. Whether it's beer, food, religion, fashion, business, or even opera - the ties that bind biking to this city run deep. [...]

The 2007 car-for-bike trader.(You'd be happy too if you just gave up your car for a sweet new bike.)(Photo © J. Maus)

New Belgium Brewing's big bike circus, parade and celebration, the Tour de Fat rolls into Portland this weekend. It's one of the best bike events of the year, and the entire day is [...]

Bragdon was an active supporter of active transportation projects and initiatives.(Photos © J. Maus)

[via The Oregonian]
Metro announced this morning that Council President David Bragdon has been hired as Sustainability Director for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Here's a snip from a statement just released by Metro:
"Beginning in mid-September, Bragdon will serve as director [...]