Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: China, car capital of the world; Tweeting and driving; immobilizing the poor; Potestio speaks; Jacquie Phelan speaks; garbage bikes; burning cars; motorized wheelchairs on the loose. – The high-profile “road rage doctor” case has concluded; ER doctor Christopher Thompson, who was found guilty of intentionally slamming … Read more
Yes, you really can move anything by bike. Photo by portlandpedalworks in our Flickr group. There’s a full lineup of really fun events this weekend. Weather forecast inconclusive — whatever you do, stay warm and safe and enjoy yourself!
Party at KBOO!(Photo © J. Maus) It’s becoming a tradition on the KBOO Bike Show to open up the studio doors on the first show of the year. This year is no different — local band No They Do will be playing live (Blind Pilot played last year), free coffee and treats will be on … Read more
For a variety of reasons, activist rumblings have been surfacing recently around Portland’s bike and transportation advocacy scene. The city’s main advocacy group, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, is without an executive director and seeking a new direction at the same time as the City’s Bicycle Plan for 2030 readies for adoption. Last month, about 40 … Read more
Helmetless in the holy land, mountain bikes in Seattle, two-wheeled EMTs, carfree babies, how women park, Caribbean cargo trikes, and royal disapproval Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – “There were just too many cars for the system,” was how an ODOT representative explained the worst car traffic backups that Portland has … Read more
(Photos © J. Maus) It’s been an exciting year for bikes — and 2010 is shaping up to be even more so. We asked a wide variety of people from across the vast spectrum of the Portland bike scene about their big hopes and dreams for the coming year — personal, in their work, and … Read more
It’s (almost) the New Year! We’ve gone into some detail already about several New Years Day rides — and now more have been added, making a grand total of five! Here’s the rundown (minus the sold-out Cycle Wild camping trip), plus a Saturday ride for good measure.
Here’s the news that caught our eye this week. Lots of good stuff here: – Officials in Amsterdam are promoting and building infrastructure for a boom in electric cars, and encountering difficulties matching that goal with the city’s extremely high bike ridership. – Meanwhile, a look at how the energy and carbon numbers would work … Read more
Santa took to two wheels at the Winter Wonderland bike night at PIR. (Photo © J. Maus) Something happens to Portland sometimes, transforming it into a different city entirely — when it snows, or when the power goes out, or on major holidays, the city becomes strangely quiet but also wonderfully alive, with strangers greeting … Read more
Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – One commentator says that fully half of the US’s climate goals for 2020 can be achieved solely through increasing active transportation. – Transpo Sec’y Ray LaHood went on the Daily Show to plug high speed rail — but no mention of bikes. – A blogger … Read more
The Springwater Corridor Trail is a major commute thoroughfare and recreational facility. (Photo © J. Maus) The Springwater Corridor Trail is the closest thing Portland has to a bicycle superhighway. When the trail is complete, you will be able to walk, run, skate, or ride your bike from the Steel Bridge all the way out … Read more
Are you prepared for this rainy weather? (Photo © J. Maus) What’s a little rain? At least it isn’t freezing this weekend. (The good news is that if icy conditions did get you down, literally, support is out there.) There are plenty of opportunities this weekend to go out and enjoy bike fun, either out … Read more