Downtown Ben and Jerry’s, 524 SW Yamhill St Take Trimet (Near Pioneer Courthouse Square)
5:00pm, The ride will leave at 5:30 or after we get our first cone.

Prepare your belly for all the donut and burrito rides summer has to offer.

It’s April and that means that Unilever executives in Rotterdam are gritting their teeth over the fact that their overpriced ice-cream division (Ben and Jerry’s) will be continuing their tradition of giving out free cones for a whole day.

Fittingly, we will continue our tradition of riding our bicycles to every Portland Ben and Jerry’s and eating lots of ice cream.

(PORTLAND, OR) – The City of Portland Office of Transportation – Transportation Options Division and the SmartTrips Downtown program – will host a Bike to Work celebration at Pioneer Courthouse Square on Wednesday, May 7, from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. This special event at Pioneer Courthouse Square is in celebration of National Bike Month and Bike to Work Week. The intent of is to thank those already bicycling to downtown and to encourage those who are interested in bicycling to give it a try.
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Below are the details on PDOT’s annual Bike to Work day celebration:

Bike to Work celebration on Wednesday, May 7

(PORTLAND, OR) – The City of Portland Office of Transportation – Transportation Options Division and the SmartTrips Downtown program – will host a Bike to Work celebration at Pioneer Courthouse Square on Wednesday, May 7, from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. This special event at Pioneer Courthouse Square is in celebration of National Bike Month and Bike to Work Week. The intent of is to thank those already bicycling to downtown and to encourage those who are interested in bicycling to give it a try.[Read more…]

Washington DC has beat Portland in
becoming the first U.S. city with a
bike-sharing system. This photo shows a
construction site where one of the new
SmartBikeDC racks will be located.
(Photo: afagen on Flickr)

Now that Washington D.C. is getting national media attention for their “first of its kind in the U.S.” bike-sharing system, I figured an update on Portland’s bike-sharing plans was in order.

The City of Portland issued a Request for Proposals (No. 106720) back in October 2007 to “Deliver and Operate a Bicycle Fleet For Rent to the Public.”

The detailed, 28-page proposal says that the city “prefers” an initial fleet of 500 bicycles, requires the contractor to “provide use of a bicycle helmet” for riders less than 16 years old, discusses possible advertising options, and includes a list of preferred kiosk/parking locations.[Read more…]

The Oregonian reported this morning that the driver of a TriMet bus that collided with 15 year-old Beaverton high school student Austin Miller back in February has been cleared of any wrongdoing.

According to the Oregonian, the Beaverton Police Department deemed the collision was “unavoidable”.

The crash happened on February 11th. Miller, an experienced rider who was coming home from school, was traveling south on the sidewalk adjacent to SW Murray Road. Miller and the bus collided as he re-entered the roadway and attempted to go west (right) onto SW Farmington. The bus was traveling west on SW Farmington and was pulling into a stop at the corner where the collision occurred. [Read more…]

Looks like we’re going to (finally) have some nice weather this weekend…and there’s lots to do on a bike!

Here’s a rundown:
Saturday (4/26)

-NE Portland Heritage Tree Bike Ride
-Intermediate Level Road Ride
-Bike Move
-Carfree Canvass with Jim Middaugh
-Bike With Branam
-Team Rubicon Roll-out Party
-MTB Movie Premiere at Bagdad Theater

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New logo unveiled today

Commissioner Sam Adams held a press conference today to officially launch Flanders Crossing: Sauvie Island Bridge Relocation Project.

The event was an attempt to clarify the proposal for the project that will be voted on by City Council next week, to outline why the the project is necessary, and to demonstrate that it has the support of neighborhood residents, business owners, bicycle advocates, and a majority of City Commissioners.[Read more…]

How can the Industrial Designers Society of America’s 2008 Western District Conference help improve biking in Portland?

Well, like many events that happen here (whether they’re directly related to bikes or not), our favorite form of transportation has managed to work its way into the schedule.[Read more…]

About 100 riders assembled at Colonel
Summers Park for Bike Back the Night.
More photos here – (Photos © J. Maus)

The Portland Women’s Crisis Line — a non-profit that helps victims of sexual violence — held their first annual Bike Back the Night ride last night.

The name of the ride is a spin-off of the more well-known Take Back the Night — an event observed nationwide which is part of a movement to end sexual abuse.[Read more…]

It happened last night at the Bike Back the Night ride…

(Photo © J. Maus)

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