Still from a video shot of this morning's bike train at Beach School.-Watch it below-

Like a cycling tsunami washing over North Portland in several waves, students (and parents) from Beach School showed, once again, just how inspiring and effective the local bike train movement has become.
And — on a week where we read with disbelief [...]

Reader Matt G. emailed us a few days ago to share an interesting experience. Matt got his bike stolen back in January and, like a smart and responsible Portlander, he immediately reported it to the police and listed it on our Stolen Bike Listings. A few months passed, then he got an email from what [...]

A great sign for local biking and business.(Photos by The Lumberyard and Josh Harvey)

The Lumberyard, an indoor bike park on NE 82nd Avenue in Portland, is now open for business. The new, privately-owned riding area swung open its doors to the public earlier this month. It's the first facility of its kind west of the [...]

[Publisher's note: As part of our ongoing racing coverage (made even better by our embedded racer and journalist Josh Liberles) we'll be featuring profiles of local teams. From the super fast to the super silly, Portland is full of them! And, as the subject of our first profile proves, those attributes are not always mutually [...]

If you're looking for work in the local bike scene, this is your lucky day. We've gotten a little behind in featuring the excellent opportunities posted to our Job Listings, so we've rounded up the last seven of them for your browsing pleasure...

Bike Commute Challenge Program Coordinator - Bicycle Transportation Alliance
Bikegeeks - Planet X/Titus/On-one Bikes
Retail [...]

Detail of Hazard Map for downtown and the eastside. Blue dots are unreinforced masonry structures, yellow diamonds are HAZMAT locations, red line is a major fault.

The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) has released a series of maps showing where natural hazards exist in each neighborhood throughout the city. In the interest of being prepared [...]

Detail from a PBOT mailer sent to people who live near the Going Street Neighborhood Greenway.

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Look what just opened downtown!(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Chrome, a well-known bag and urban bicycling/lifestyle apparel brand, opened a new retail store in downtown Portland yesterday. Staffers from the company's San Francisco headquarters spent three weeks completely renovating a 1,300 square foot space at 425 SW 10th Avenue (around the corner from the Ace Hotel and [...]

[Story and photos by Russ Roca of The Path Less Pedaled]

This is what the bike tourism revolution looks like.(Photos © Russ Roca/The Path Less Pedaled)

Eastern Oregon is known for its dry climate; but there's something taking root along its gorgeous backroads that could help grow the economy of its many small communities: bicycle tourism.
A makeshift [...]

The location of yesterday's enforcement action on SE Foster.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) held one of their regularly scheduled "crosswalk enforcement actions" yesterday. This excellent program, run by the PBOT traffic safety team and dedicated staffer Sharon White (who often puts herself at risk on our most dangerous [...]

Former chair of the Portland Freight Committee, Corky Collier.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Not surprisingly, the death of Kathryn Rickson while she rode in a bike lane just one block from Portland City Hall has got a lot of people talking. Apart from the grieving we do as a community when something like this happens, many people [...]

This guy is ready. Are you?(From 2011 Pedalpalooza Splash Dance ride)(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

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[Publisher's note: As we shared on May 16th, PBOT has unveiled plans for the Multnomah Street Main Street Pilot Project. The road this project has taken to this point has raised many concerned eyebrows. One of them is Craig Harlow. Harlow was chair of the stakeholder advisory committee for the NE Holladay Street project (which [...]

"This counter will raise awareness among all travelers of the significant role bicycles play in Portland's transportation system."— PBOT spokesman Dan Anderson

As we shared on Monday, the Portland Bureau of Transportation is all set to install the city's first automated bicycle counter on the Hawthorne Bridge. The new counter, purchased from a Canadian company thanks [...]

A photo of Kathryn at a makeshift memorial on the corner of SW 3rd and Madison.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Friends of Kathryn Rickson, the young woman who was killed while bicycling on SW 3rd and Madison last week, have launched a fundraising effort.
One of Kathryn's friends got in touch with me to share that a page [...]

(Photos: Clackamas County)

A tricky crossing of the Springwater Corridor path in Clackamas County just got a bit easier. This morning, county engineers turned on a new, bike-only signal where the path crosses the intersection of SE Johnson Creek Blvd and Bell Ave (in unincorporated Clackamas County, just south of Portland city limits).
The new signal [...]

PBOT traffic engineer Rob Burchfield answers questions at the open house.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

After 16 months and countless meetings, PBOT has revealed how they plan to improve bicycle access and traffic safety on N Williams Avenue. And much to the surprise of Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) members, part of those plans include maintaining two full [...]

My low-budget re-creation of this morning's collision at SW Bertha and B-H Hwy. (Bike = green, car = blue.)

28-year old Jessie Belter suffered a broken leg when she was struck by someone driving a car as she rode in the bike lane on Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway this morning.
According to the Portland Police Bureau, the collision [...]

Oregon State Police survey the scene. Dayley's bike can be seen in the upper right.

65-year old Camas, Washington resident Steven Dayley was bicycling along the same route as the Reach the Beach ride on Saturday when he was struck from behind by a man driving a pickup. Dayley died from his injuries later that night [...]

A bicycle counter similar to this one will be installed on the Hawthorne Bridge later this summer.(Photo: Eco-Counter)

At long last, Portland is set to install an electronic bicycle counter. The new tool, which will be placed on the Hawthorne Bridge, will provide a daily and annual, ongoing count of the number of people who pass [...]