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What: These events present a wonderful opportunity for you and your family to get out and be active right in your own neighborhood. You will be able to walk, bike run, roll, meet your neighbors, and enjoy entertainment in the parks and along the routes
When: June 21, 9am-4pm
Where: North Portland. Throughout Arbor Lodge, Peninsula and Kenton Parks, plus Willamette Bluff. No starting point.
More Info: http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=46103&
What: Discover the wilds of Cathedral Park, Smith and Bybee Lakes, and Columbia Slough. Helmets required, water suggested.
Distance: 12 miles Time: 2 hours
When: Thursday, June 4, 6:00pm
Where: Meeting Place – Columbia Park Cottage 4339 N Lombard.
What: Family-friendly group ride leaving from multiple locations to the Portland Farmers Market. There will be refreshments, kid’s activity on-site, and “enter to win” prize drawing at noon. Bike parking is available.
When: Saturday, May 30. Arrive at 11am.
Where: Portland Farmers Market at PSU
More info: Watch www.portlandfarmersmarket.org for start locations & times
What: Silent, slow-paced ride to honor bicyclists injured or killed on
public roads.
When: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. The route is approximately eight miles long, and we will ride at a pace of no more than 12 mph. We expect to finish a little after 8:00 p.m.
Where: Starts outside the BikeFarm at 305 NE Wygant Street, near the intersection of NE Alberta and MLK.
More Info: The Ride will also occur in six other Oregon communities: Beaverton, Bend, Corvallis, Eugene, Pendelton, and Salem. For a complete listing of all Ride of Silence locations throughout the world, visit http://www.rideofsilence.org/.
This just in, from the Office of U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer:
Tomorrow, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Co-Chair of the Congressional Bike Caucus, will join with fellow Caucus members for the Congressional Cycling Fair. In honor of National Bike to Work Week and to show their support of bike issues and bike to work opportunities on the Hill, members of the Congressional Bike Caucus will square off in a mini-spinning contest versus the Altarum Institute’s Professional Women’s Cycling team.
According to the press release, other Bike Caucus members joining Rep. Blumenauer are Rep. Tom Petri (R- Wis.), Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D- D.C.).
I’d love to get a photo of this.
Since last Thursday, readers have left nearly 500 comments on our stories about a horrific crash on the Hawthorne Bridge between two bike riders.
The discussion has revolved around who’s at fault, the design of the sidewalk/path (it’s still unclear what it is, technically), how people should behave while crossing the bridge, and so on.
My thoughts and coverage instantly focused on the design issues. I wanted to hash out all the possible, infrastructure-based solutions and I thought this crash was yet another sign that our bike/ped network was falling behind and quickly becoming inadequate. I thought this high-profile crash was the perfect illustration that bikes need more space. Now!
The Portland-based Ironclad Cycling Team and the Oregon Food Bank have teamed up for what organizers call a “unique food drive”.
Dubbed “Underpants and Heavy Cans”, the event combines the competitive fun of an alleycat, the warm-fuzzies of helping feed folks in need, a huge list of prizes, and handmade underpants (I’ll explain that later).
Ironclad team manager Dave Aldersebaes the ride was “born from a want to help our fellow citizens, and what better way to do it than by bike?”.
For the fourth year in a row, Portland will take part in the national Ride of Silence event. The local edition of this ride — which began in Texas in 2003 and has spread to hundreds of cities — will take place in Northeast Portland on May 20th.
The Ride of Silence is a silent, slow-paced ride to remember people that have been injured or killed on public roads while riding their bicycles. It will also take place in six other Oregon communities: Beaverton,
Bend, Corvallis, Eugene, Pendelton, and Salem.
Several readers have emailed me about this great project from Instructables. A group of students from MIT have created a system that uses a turning bike wheel to charge USB devices. It’s not quite a consumer-ready product yet, but it’s definitely got some promise.
Check it out:
How to Charge Any USB Device by Riding Your Bike – More DIY How To Projects