It’s been over a year since I reported on the status of an idea to re-purpose the Sauvie Island Bridge as a super-sized bicycle and pedestrian crossing over the 405 freeway at Flanders Boulevard looking East.

Artists rendition of Sauvie span on Flanders.(Graphic origin unknown)

Given the price tag and the logistical hurdles of the project, I […]

Employee Peter Drake(File photo)

The storefront on NW 21st Avenue that had been occupied by Northwest Bicycles for 32 years has re-opened after a complete renovation.
The new shop is 21st Avenue Bicycles and about the only thing that remains of the old shop are veteran employees Jose Cano and Hugh Nixon.

I met Jose and […]

U-lock maker Kryptonite is partnering up with the City of Portland Office of Transportation (PDOT) to develop and install two new on-street bike parking “corrals” in the Pearl District.
The new bike parking structures will go in front of Pacific Northwest College of Art at NW 13th and Johnson and in front of Acorn Cafe at […]

As part of the Bicycle Master Plan update process, city bike coordinator Roger Geller is leading monthly rides to survey what works and what doesn’t in our existing bikeway network.

Members of Southeast Bike Patrol on Hawthorne Blvd.

Two officers, including Robert Pickett (a regular commenter on this site) from the Portland Police Bureau’s Southeast Bike […]

[I noticed the “Ride. Relax. Repeat” graphics on the window and the cruiser bike in the rack and I knew something was up at The Encore sales office in Northwest Portland.]

Real estate development company Hoyt Street Properties made their name by transforming Northwest Portland’s abandoned warehouses and rail yards into the Pearl District, a world-renown […]

[Car-less Northwest Portland.]Photo by Kate Gawf

Portland blogger Kate Gawf recently snapped some photos of a rare occurrence in Northwest Portland; car-less streets. Thanks to the annual “Leaf Day” clean-up, all cars in the usually “parked-up” and densely populated neighborhood vanish for just a few hours.
Here’s more from Kate, followed by another photo:

“Northwest […]

The City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services will dedicate a new riverfront path on Swan Island tomorrow.

[Looking south at new path just south of Freightliner headquarters]Photo taken on 8/30/06

At 11 a.m., a bevy of bigwigs will officially open a new 3/8 mile path located adjacent to the recently completed Swan Island Pump Station.
Scheduled […]

[Former owners Matt Labadie andRon Hinckley]

After 32 years, the owners of Northwest Bicycles have decided to move on. The well-loved shop in the heart of Northwest Portland (21st & Lovejoy) has been sold and a new bike shop will open in its place November 1st.
According to co-owner Ron Hinckley, the shop has been pruchased […]

[Update: According to a rep from Friends of Forest Park—who were instrumental in making this trail happen—some minor work remains to complete this trail.]
Last Saturday was the second of two trail work parties to complete a new mountain bike trail in Forest Park. The trail, which extends off an existing firelane, is the […]

Earlier this month, citizens, community groups, and city employees came together to raise awareness of traffic safety issues at the intersection of NW 9th and Lovejoy (more background here).
I’ve published a report and photos at IShareTheRoad.com.
IShareTheRoad.com is a new site I’m working on for the City of Portland as part of their ongoing […]

Yesterday I joined 800 fellow Portland cyclists and 100 gallons of ice-cream for the first-ever Hottest Day of the Year Ride.
It started with riders of all ages staging at the Lucky Lab brewpub in Northwest Portland.

The ride was a benefit for the CCC and their new director of communications, Alison Hill was on hand […]

[This Friday (8/4) from 7-9AM there will be a traffic safety education action at NW Lovejoy and 9th Ave.]

[Looking west on Lovejoy approaching 9th.]

The intersection at NW 9th and Lovejoy (just west of the Broadway Bridge) is rife with traffic safety red flags; cyclists blowing the stop sign, cars turning without signaling, a senior […]

[Sacrificing valuable floor space for bikes.]

The Ecotrust building in Northwest Portland is one of my favorite places to work; it’s quiet, connected, and caffeinated.
It’s also home to eco-friendly global retailer Patagonia. I passed by their storefront the other day and noticed an in-store bike rack and curiously bikey signage. I had to investigate.
I […]

Last night I finally got down to the Lucky Lab to join the Chris King Tour de France viewing party. Chris King Components is based just a few miles from the Lab and they started the Tour party tradition last year when their headsets were ridden by Lance Armstrong to his 7th straight […]

Just want to give a shout out to listeners of The Playhouse. Welcome to BikePortland.org. This is a blog that covers the cycling community here in Portland and it is open to everyone with constructive input on the issues.
If you are trying to post hateful or divisive comments about the recent situation I […]

Last week Portland Transport reported that the idea of recycling the old Sauvie Island Bridge and turning it into a bike and pedestrian overpass in Northwest Portland was dead.
However judging from this statement from a post on Commissioner Sam Adams’ blog, the idea might still have some life:

“When all is said and done, the project […]

[Introducing Sweetpea Bicycles]

Portland’s burgeoning crop of custom framebuilders just got a litte sweeter. Natalie Ramsland and her partner (in life and business) Austin have launched Sweetpea Bicycles.
Natalie recently quit her job as a bike messenger and is now working full-tilt to design and build bikes especially for women. She has set […]