For the second time since November of last year, people who bike on the Springwater Corridor (in blue) have raised concerns about emissions from nearby factories.

Event Name: 5% Day for B-shares at Whole Foods Market in the Pearl!
Event Start Date: 19 May 2011
Start Time: 7:00:00 AM
Web Site: http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/pearl/
Event Description: Join us on May 19th at Whole Foods Market Pearl as 5% of the day's sales will be donated to B-Line's B-share program, an urban gleaning program that delivers [...]

Bike to Work Day/Week/Month events are similar to several other national bike events (like the Bicycle Film Festival, Tour de Fat, and so on) that have trouble being a big deal in Portland. But even so, that doesn't mean there aren't some fun events to attend.
Yesterday I shared some info on the BTA's Bike to [...]

Year: 2000sBrand: SchwinnModel: Schwinn 700C Trail Way Women's Hybrid BicycleColor:blueSize:700cStolen in Portland, OR 97212Stolen:2011-05-11Stolen From: residence between Tilamook and Thompson on Ne 20th.Neighborhood: IrvingtonOwner: Sara BarthelsonOwnerEmail: sbarthelson@hotmail.comDescription: Schwinn 700C Trail Way Women's Hybrid Bicycle. with front light, u-lock around frame. Dual shocks with suspension seat post. Blue with some white and silver.Police record with: Portland [...]

Brand: cannondaleColor:purpleSize:womansPhoto: http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/3128/phototvt.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97219Stolen:2011-05-10Stolen From: in front of LA Fitness on NW 15th and NorthrupNeighborhood: pearlOwner: faye briaOwnerEmail: faye2368@yahoo.comReward: 100Description: black and purple cannondale with black/white marble handlebar tape.Police record with: portlandPolice reference#: 11-152384This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Mick O'Connell said his new development must have auto access on Holladay.(Photo © J. Maus)

Efforts to improve bike access through the Lloyd District took yet another turn for the worse at a Stakeholder Advisory Committee meeting yesterday. Several influential business interests — including a representative of the Portland Development Commission (PDC) — expressed opposition motor [...]

Year: ?Brand: NovaraModel: ?Color:Bright BlueSize:21 inchesStolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2011-05-10Stolen From: I was on a blue max heading to portland. when the max stopped at gateway the thief grabed my bike and took off. I did not get a look at him.Neighborhood: GatewayOwner: Aubrey LindstromOwnerEmail: aubrey.lindstrom@greshamoregon.govReward: $200Description: Bright blue Novara with "Novara" in big yellow [...]

Brand: CannondaleModel: RacingColor:PurpleSize:WomensStolen in Portland, OR 97219Stolen:2011-05-10Stolen From: In front of la fitness nw 15th and northrupNeighborhood: PearlOwner: Faye BriaOwnerEmail: Faye2368@yahoo.comReward: 100$Description: Purple cannondale. New pedalsPolice record with: PortlandPolice reference#: 11-152384This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Photo from filming of the video in Los Angeles.(Photos © J. Maus)

People for Bikes, the national effort by Bikes Belong to raise awareness and support for bicycling, has just released a new video they hope will spread the idea that "Bikes Make Life Better."
The short video, filmed in Los Angeles, uses projection technology to [...]

The speakers have been announced for the National Bike to Work Day event being hosted by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA). The event is dubbed "Bikes Mean Business," and it will feature a trio of local business leaders who will expound on the benefits biking brings to the bottom line.
In addition to Congressman Earl [...]

Sandy Blvd as it appears in the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030.(Thin orange lines are "City Bikeways")

Given the existing bicycling environment on NE Sandy Boulevard, you might be surprised to learn that the street officially classified as a "City Bikeway."
Here's how the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 (section 2.3.3), defines City Bikeways:
"They establish [...]

Laurelhurst School students at City Hall last night.(Photos © J. Maus)

In City Hall last night, Portland's bicycle transportation leaders heard from a group of kids that will likely replace them someday.
Six students from Laurelhurst School in Northeast Portland came to the City's Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting to present a class project devoted to bicycle [...]

If it's there, you should be too.(Photo © J. Maus)

If you’re concerned about your personal safety mixing it up with motorized traffic, your fears are not without merit. American roads are made for something powerful, weighty and full of horsepower. Stepping foot or pushing pedal upon them can indeed be daunting.
The tendency for the [...]

Event Name: Cycle the Well Field
Event Start Date: 4 June 2011
Start Time: 8:45:00 AM
Web Site: http://www.columbiaslough.org
Event Description: Bring your bike and your friends for a free tour of Portland's groundwater system! Experts from the Portland Water Bureau will lead this 16-mile trip on easy terrain. Learn about the operation and history of Portland's [...]

Year: 1995Brand: NovaraModel: VeloceColor:blueSize:156cmStolen in Portland, OR 97239Stolen:2011-05-10Stolen From: OHSU center for health and healing, 3300 sw bond ave, portland orNeighborhood: south waterfrontOwner: tyler risomOwnerEmail: tyler.risom@gmail.comReward: 50Description: Blue novara veloce with BRIGHT blue tires, bright white/blue speckle handlebars, wtb saddle, black plastic pedals, red light on backPolice record with: Portland PDPolice reference#: OHSU 2011-000305This registrant [...]

Pickett accepting his Alice Award in 2009.(Photos © J. Maus)

Robert Pickett, a Portland police officer who has endeared himself to many in our community, has accepted a position with the U.S. State Department. Pickett, who announced the news minutes ago at the City of Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting, will report for training for his [...]

Event Name: Kick Off to Bike to Work Week!
Event Start Date: 14 May 2011
Start Time: 1:30:00 PM
Web Site: http://www.facebook.com/veloclothes
Event Description: Come join us to kick off National Bike to Work Week!
Veloclothes is having our first annual Bike to Work Week Celebration in style!
Stock up on cycling apparel (road, mountain and children’s) with [...]

Already half-way taken up by a MAX line, a few parking spaces is all that stands between an excellent east-west bikeway on Holladay.(Photos © J. Maus)

If you've been paying attention you know that the City of Portland is coming up against considerable opposition in their quest to make even modest improvements to bicycle access in [...]

Despite being dominated by cars and offering no dedicated bike access, many Portlanders choose to ride on NE Sandy Blvd. for the same reasons people like to drive on it — because it's the most direct and efficient route into the Hollywood District and downtown.(Photos © J. Maus)

Chris Smith

[This article is written by Chris Smith. Smith is a former City Council candidate and current City of Portland Planning Commissioner with a long list of transportation activism palmarès.]

"Many of the economic interests at the table are simply unwilling to agree (or sincerely unable to believe) that we can grow the Central City economy [...]