[Welcome to your daily Pedalpalooza rundown. We’ll post each day’s events and rides here, so you can plan, email them to your friends, etc… See all our Pedalpalooza coverage here and follow the latest updates on Twitter. Click ride title for full details… have fun out there!] 9:00am – 1:00pm: Cycle the Well Field See … Read more
[Welcome to your daily Pedalpalooza rundown. We’ll post each day’s events and rides here, so you can plan, email them to your friends, etc… See all our Pedalpalooza coverage here and follow the latest updates on Twitter. Click ride title for full details… have fun out there!] 7:00am – 9:00am: Breakfast on the Bridges Every … Read more
[Editor’s note: We’ll be posting Pedalpalooza ride reports as they come in. Pedalpalooza begins today, but there has already been one ride — a preview ride, on Tuesday, June 9, encapsulating as many themes and destinations as possible. This report came over the Shift list yesterday.] Special thanks to Laughing Planet Cafe, official sponsor of … Read more
High speed rail, the demise of the car in the US, its rise in China, Bush’s transportation policies, free bikes, carfree in Canada, a repealed bike license law, disgustingness reduction strategies Welcome to Monday. Here are the headlines from around the Web that caught my eye last week… – The NY Times waxes nostalgic about … Read more
Get those bungees ready. There are two bike moves scheduled this weekend. Welcome to the weekend guide. From racing to a blessing, bike moves to bike camping — can you tell bike season is heating up?! If we’ve left something out, please feel free to spread the word via the comments. Also, don’t forget to … Read more
Here are BikePortland’s traffic stats from the month of May: Visits – 162,464 Average visit length – 00:03:19 Pages viewed – 370,073 Stories posted – 88 (front page only) Top Five Stories (*In terms of pageviews analyzed by Google Analytics): 1. Rush hour crash on Hawthorne Bridge raises questions about bike traffic 2. Fatal bike/car … Read more
Mapes in the New York Times, carfree NYC, climate change and public health, a celebrity bike activist speaks up, BRT in Salem, and a self-balancing unicycle. This week’s news of bikes, transportation, and livability: – David Byrne reviews local author Jeff Mapes’ excellent book, Pedaling Revolution, in the Sunday New York Times. The book is … Read more
The Olde Zoobomb Pyle is getting a new home(Photo © J. Maus) Friday, May 29th Pedalpalooza Kickoff Dance Party Construction and Clean Up Day What more glorious way to spend a weekend than volunteering for a good cause? The Pedalpalooza kickoff dance party (followed, per Portland tradition, by the world’s largest World Naked Bike Ride) … Read more
Over 120 volunteers are needed to make the Cirque du Cycling Criterium a success. Meet in front of the Laughing Planet Cafe (between Failing and Beech St on Mississippi Ave.) at the designated time for your volunteer position. All volunteers get a free t-shirt, food and drink and a fun-filled day of bike activities. REGISTER … Read more
From volunteer coordinator Lily Karabaic: This year the Pedalpalooza Kickoff Party/World Naked Bike Ride is predicted to be bigger than ever, and I need nearly 100 volunteers to make this event successful. I’m still short about 20 positions, and the volunteer labor is vital to making the party run smoothly, safely, and allowing us to … Read more
Want to be part of the team at an iconic local bike shop? Or how about a chance to volunteer for two great upcoming events? Check out more info on our latest job listing and volunteer opportunities in the links below: Sales Associate — Bike Gallery Volunteer — Cirque du Cycling Criterium Volunteer — Pedalpalooza … Read more
Screenprints of bikes and bridgesby newcomer Ben Parsons Our annual BikeCraft Fair is a bazaar for local crafters to sell and showcase anything that they make by hand, in Portland, for and about bikes. Each year (we’re now on year five!) the fair gets bigger, with 40 vendors and hundreds of attendees crowding into our … Read more