4/25: Hello readers and friends. I'm still recovering from a surgery I had on 4/11, so I'm unable to attend events and do typical coverage. See this post for the latest update. I'll work as I can and I'm improving every day! Thanks for all your support 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
Mike Luther and his grandson, Lucas.(Photo: Family of Mike Luther) The family of Mike Luther — the man who was seriously injured while riding his bicycle near NE 122nd and Glisan one week ago — has released a statement on the eve of a grand jury hearing in the case. According to his family, Luther, … Read more
PBOT’s Greg Raisman shared a preview of Going plans at our recent Get Together.(Photos © J. Maus) In case you haven’t heard, the City of Portland’s Bureau of Transportation is smack dab in the middle of a major campaign to create 15 miles of new bike boulevards in Portland. We’ve covered the projects and the … Read more
Police say this is similar to the suspect’s vehicle. The Portland Police Bureau just released a statement and photo they hope will help them find the suspect in a fatal hit-and-run case that happened on NE 122nd Avenue last week. On Thursday, August 27th at 2:15am, 52-year old James Wagner was struck and killed by … Read more
[*We had the dates of the New Seasons/BTA Benefit BBQ wrong. It’s Sat-Sun (not Sun-Mon.) Sorry for any confusion.] Here are some of the events going on during the long weekend. Feel free to let us know about more of what’s going on in the comments. Friday, September 4th 4:00pm: Carfree Couve Ride Celebrate Carfree … Read more
“What could be more romantic than spending the evening under the lights at Alpenrose? How about spending the evening at Alpenrose riding through the mud with a few hundred other people?” Alpenrose will host even more ‘cross fun this year.(Photo © J. Maus) That’s the hook OBRA is using to get folks excited about their … Read more
New parking for bikes on Russell at Interstate.(Photos © J. Maus) Last night Widmer Brothers Brewery held a celebration for their newly installed, on-street bike parking corral. A party for bike parking is one thing, but last night’s event was a bigger deal because Mayor Adams led a bike ride to it from City Hall … Read more
New AAA billboard on SE 7th between Alder and Washington.(Photo © J. Maus)
It might take some time, and enforcement, before the lane is this clear all the time.(Photos © J. Maus) Almost immediately after the thermoplastic cooled on the new cycle track on SW Broadway, reports came in that some folks were parking and driving their cars in the bike-only travel lane (one of them even ended … Read more
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance isn’t the only local non-profit encouraging Portlanders to go by bike in the month of September. The BTA’s Bike Commute Challenge started yesterday, but so did the Springwater Cycle Stroll. The Cycle Stroll is organized by the Johnson Creek Watershed Council. The event allows registered participants to track their miles ridden … Read more
Some folks are confused about these rack-shaped objects on the new transit mall.(Photos: Victoria Gilbert) Here’s a bit of good, bad, and confusing news about bike parking on TriMet’s transit mall in downtown Portland (we’ll get to the issue of actually riding on it in a separate story). Back in January, we reported on how … Read more
Mayor Adams said things like the cycle track are why Portlanders drive an average of 20% less than people in other cities.(Photos © J. Maus) Yesterday, the City of Portland unveiled their first cycle track. At a press conference on the campus of Portland State University, Mayor Sam Adams was joined by PSU President Wim … Read more
Bike traffic on Broadway Bridge, as seen during the Bike Commute Challenge in September 2008.(Photo © J. Maus)