What: The New Belgium Brewing Urban Assault Ride Where: Pioneer Courthouse Square When: Sunday, May 31st, 9am More Info: The Urban Assault Ride is the biggest bike scavenger hunt series in the world! You and a teammate will take to the streets on a city-wide bike adventure. Plot your own course to checkpoints around town … Read more
What: Summer BikeCraft at the Multnomah County Bike Fair Where: Colonel Summers Park, SE 20th and Belmont When: June 27, 2009 from 2:00pm to 7:00pm More Info: BikePortland’s BikeCraft Fair is a twice-annual venue for Portland-area crafters to show and sell their hand-made, bike-related art, crafts, clothes, jewelry, bike accessories, and more. Now in its … Read more
What: Happy Friday! Ride (formerly known as the SE Peep’s Ride) Where: Meet by Palio, 1996 SE Ladd Avenue, Portland, OR, 97214 When: Friday, May 29th, 5:45pm More Info: Please join us for a safe, mellow, family-friendly ride through a few (mostly) S.E. neighborhoods on Friday, May 29th, to help spread a little joy and … Read more
Intextication, carfree streets, LaHood strikes back, bike parking manners, bike-up apartments, funding woes and roads, reporting on crashes, and more. News roundup, Memorial Day and state budget crisis dual edition. – The big news in transportation this week was Obama’s announcement of stricter mileage and emissions standards for new cars. – “A vibrant U.S. train … Read more
Next Tuesday (5/26), at our monthly meeting, PUMP (Portland United Mountain Pedalers) is unveiling a new name and a new logo. This rebranding coincides with a major transformation the group is currently undergoing and it will mark the beginning of a new chapter in the history of mountain bike advocacy in Portland, NW Oregon and … Read more
Human-powered speed machines race this weekend at PIR (Photo © J. Maus) It’s the long weekend, it’s going to be beautiful, and as always there is a lot going on in the wide world of bikes. All weekend Human Power Challenge Join Oregon Human Powered Vehicles at PIR for a weekend-long series of drag races, … Read more
For several months last summer and fall, throngs of visitors to the popular Last Thursday art walk on NE Alberta St were able to walk, bike, skate, roll wheelchairs, push strollers, or stop to browse and socialize in the street without interference or danger from passing cars. The street filled up quickly but still had … Read more
Who knew tech nerds and bike geeks had so much in common? D.L. Byron, founder of BikeHugger, a Seattle-based bike blog, likes to combine his passion for bikes and blogs into what he calls “Mobile Socials”, which unite biking, tech talk, lots of free bike schwag (including a new Breezer bike!) and of course, good … Read more
A bike bill of rights; reclaiming public spaces; commutes that suck; federal officials who ride; bikesharing in Canada; and yes, the car is still king. – The New York Times created a big buzz with a front page article about Vauban, a carfree suburb in Germany. The heated discussion that has ensued in hundreds of … Read more
It’s going to be an incredible weekend! It’s the weekend! The main event is blue skies and temperatures in the 80s. It looks like there are also a few organized bicycle rides and events happening. Ride to the Farmer’s Market from Ladd’s Circle on Saturday with bike2market — and while you’re there, take advantage of … Read more
BikePortland Neighborhood Get Together: Milwaukie When: Monday, May 18th, 5pm – 7:30pm Where: Cha Cha Cha, 11008 SE Main Street, Milwaukie Details: Anyone who lives, works, commutes, or otherwise spends time in Milwaukie or the vicinity is invited to join us. This is an informal social event for people invested in biking to meet each … Read more
The Sellwood Bridge affects the bikeability of Milwaukie. (Photo © J. Maus) We’ll be bringing our next BikePortland Get Together event to Milwaukie, Oregon, our neighbor to the immediate south. Anyone who lives, works, commutes, rides through, or otherwise spends time in Milwaukie (or its general vicinity) is invited to join us. Milwaukie seems to … Read more