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Posted on July 4th, 2008 at 11:03 am.
This “Get off your (g)ass & ride” shirt, spotted at MCBF last weekend, was created by Bike Punk Printing in Portland.(Photo © J. Maus)
As we heard earlier this week, there’s a new campaign underway to encourage “Gas Free Fridays”.
I would love to see this concept really take hold throughout the country.
Hopefully, the coalition […]
Posted on July 4th, 2008 at 10:05 am.
This is a monthly feature to remind you that when you buy a used bike from the Community Cycling Center’s retail shop (1700 NE Alberta) you are not just getting a cool bike, you’re also helping fund their amazing education programs for low-income youth and adults.
A custom Lippy tandem, on sale now at the […]
Posted on July 4th, 2008 at 9:53 am.
Here’s another excellent job opportunity listed this week on the BikePortland Job Listings.
Check out all the details in the link below (and good luck if you apply!):
Front Counter Sales - Bike Gallery
For a complete list of available jobs, click here. If you’d like more information about the BikePortland Job Listings, contact me, […]
Posted on July 3rd, 2008 at 1:57 pm.
Marion Rice and daughter Gleneden
[This article was written by our Carfree Families columnist Marion Rice. For previous articles in this series, and for links to other articles and photos on family biking, check out the Carfree Families Page.]
My kids love it when I pick them up on the bike with a cold drink and […]
Posted on July 3rd, 2008 at 1:03 pm.
Everyone loved Sunday Parkways.(Photos © J. Maus)
Sunday Parkways — an event that created a six-mile, carfree loop through North Portland — was nothing short of an historic day for our city.
Has Portland ever seen such a large-scale, accessible, and free event that promoted neighborhood unity and public health with such fun and success? Thousands […]
Posted on July 3rd, 2008 at 11:11 am.
Here’s a great, bike-friendly sign put out by a small coffee cart at N. Fremont and Vancouver streets. This photo was sent in by Emily Gardner of the BTA. Thanks Emily!
Posted on July 3rd, 2008 at 10:16 am.
The new bike box at W. Burnside and 14th.Video below(Photos © J. Maus)
On Monday, the city of Portland installed a bike box in the SE corner of W. Burnside and 14th streets in downtown Portland — the same intersection where Tracey Sparling was killed nine months ago.
This is the eighth bike box the City has […]
Posted on July 2nd, 2008 at 2:24 pm.
The Clever Cycles storefront on SE Hawthorne Blvd.(Photos © J. Maus)
It’s been just over a year since Clever Cycles open their doors in Southeast Portland, and now they’ll be closing them.
Co-owner Todd Fahrner says that a lack of business is not in the problem. In fact, it’s just the opposite.
During a recent visit to […]
Posted on July 2nd, 2008 at 1:52 pm.
“…he’s “seriously considering” not supporting the resolution at all.”–from a Portland Mercury story about Commissioner Dan Saltzman’s position on the CRC project.
A week from today (July 9th), Portland City Council will take an important vote on the Columbia River Crossing project. On June 24th, in advance of a meeting of the CRC Task Force, […]
Posted on July 2nd, 2008 at 10:38 am.
Cover of, Around the World on Two Wheels.
In a city with its share of adventurous, daring, eccentric, bike-riding women, the story of Annie Londonderry feels right at home.
In 1894, Ms. Londonderry (her real name was Annie Cohen Kopchovsky) embarked on an audacious journey — a solo bicycle ride around the world.
Her expedition was lost to […]
Posted on July 2nd, 2008 at 8:12 am.
A PDX Pedicab in action.(Photo by dvanhorn/Flickr)
Here’s a cool, pedal-powered activity for your summer house guests…
PDX Pedicabs and the Old Town/Chinatown Neighborhood Association have teamed up to produce a 45-minute audio tour that they say will take pedicab passengers, “back through the layers of Old Town history”.
This new “eco-tour program” is made possible […]
Posted on July 1st, 2008 at 4:32 pm.
TriMet tested bike access options last month.(Photos © J. Maus)
The BTA reports that TriMet has officially decided to make bike access through the Rose Quarter a reality.
TriMet tested potential solutions for bike traffic through its busy Rose Quarter transit hub back in June. Now, according to the BTA’s Michelle Poyourow, TriMet will make […]
Posted on July 1st, 2008 at 4:11 pm.
James Thomas of the Bicycle Design blog introduces us to the “Trek Stop”, a convenience store for bikers…
(Photos courtesy of James Thomas/Bicycle Design)
According to Thomas, this is a test unit that has been set up outside of a bike shop in Madison, Wisconsin (the nearest big city to Waterloo, home town of Trek Bicycles). […]
Posted on July 1st, 2008 at 1:28 pm.
Zak Kovalcik competing on the day of his crash.Velodrome in May 2007.(Photo: Ed Norton)
Friends and supporters of local racer Zak Kovalcik are rallying after a crash last week left him with a broken collarbone. Kovalcik is unable to work while his medical bills (from this and a previous racing injury) pile up.
Kovalcik, a member […]
Posted on July 1st, 2008 at 10:19 am.
Campaign logoLarger version here (PDF)
The Portland-based Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) has joined onto a campaign with bicycle advocacy groups from New York City, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C., to help launch Independence from Oil Day.
The effort will kick off this Friday (July 4th), and the idea is garner media attention while calling on Americans […]
Posted on June 30th, 2008 at 4:07 pm.
[Updated at 8:02pm on 6/30 — see end of story.]
Two cars created a carfree zone on Alberta Thursday night.More images(Photo: Stephen Upchurch)
In a brilliantly ironic bit of activism, two strategically placed cars helped created a three-block stretch of carfree streets during last week’s Last Thursday event on Alberta Street.
The event was first reported by Stephen […]
Posted on June 30th, 2008 at 2:53 pm.
A City of Portland tanker truck with new side underrun guard.More images(Photos © J. Maus)
A bike safety initiative kicked off back in March within the City of Portland’s Bureau of Maintenance is starting to manifest on the streets.
A closer look.
While pedaling home the other day, I spotted a side underrun guard installed on a large […]
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