Portland Mayor Sam Adams at the opening plenary of the Velo-City conference last month.(Photos: Greg Raisman) With Pedalpalooza just a week away, it’s fitting to do a story about how Portland’s legendary bike fun created quite a stir at an international bike conference held last month. Portland Mayor Sam Adams, along with his Chief of … Read more
Prices are going up on lockers managed by the City of Portland.(Photo: PBOT) Beginning July 1st, prices to rent a bike locker from the City of Portland will go up by over 100% — from $45 to $95 at the six-month rate. The increases are a part of a slew of higher fees on everything … Read more
Blumenauer in Portland on May 11th.(Photos © J. Maus) A few weeks ago, in the Rose Room in Portland’s City Hall, U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer hosted an invite-only, roundtable discussion about biking. Around the large conference table sat electeds (like Metro President David Bragdon) and representatives from a variety of local, regional, and statewide agencies, … Read more
The Portland Water Bureau will host a three-hour event to spotlight safety concerns of bicycles and large trucks sharing the road. The event will take place in the parking lot at the Safeway Supermarket, 16409 SE Division Street and SE 162nd Avenue, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. The public will have an opportunity to … Read more
The new Sunday Parkways bandanna. I know you want one.(Photos © J. Maus) The first of three Sunday Parkways events is right around the corner and the City of Portland is looking for a few good “Intersection Superheroes” to make sure everything goes smoothly. At the North Portland event on June 21st the City will … Read more
Free beer, schwag, bikes, music. Dang. This sounds like a great event. Here’s the scoop direct from Wend (notice bold text for bike-specific awesomeness): Join Wend magazine and Lizard Lounge for a benefit ping pong tournament and party to celebrate the release of Wend’s spring issue. Ten bucks gets you into the ping pong tournament, … Read more
The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has released a new, 3 1/2 minute animated film about Oregon crosswalk laws. The film, “Every Corner is a Crosswalk” was created to help educate Portlanders about their responsibilities when driving and walking. According to PBOT, 72% of pedestrian collisions in the Central Business District are a result … Read more
At PIR last night, teammates of Kristin McCarthy rode two laps in her honor.(Photo: Pat Malach/Oregon Cycling Action) Warm weather has buoyed the collective mood of riders throughout the Portland area in recent weeks. But for some, thoughts unfortunately have turned to friends and riding partners involved in a spate of recent crashes. I’m not … Read more
Mapes, seen here at the ’07 National Bike Summit, spent four years working on the book.(Photos © J. Maus) Author and reporter Jeff Mapes is living the first-time authors’ dream. His book, Pedaling Revolution, is winning popular and critical acclaim, he has become a sought-after speaker, and it is selling at an unexpectedly brisk pace. … Read more
Water Bureau Director David Shaff at last year’s event.(Photos © J. Maus) Continuing a campaign they began last year, the City of Portland’s Water Bureau will hold a bike/truck safety event this Saturday. The Water Bureau says this ongoing effort to improve safety was prompted by a number of near collisions over the years (mostly … Read more
Judge Sotomayor, “bicycle rider”.(Photo: Stacey Ilys/WhiteHouse.gov) I know there are a lot more important things to consider when picking a potential Supreme Court Justice, but the fact that Judge Sonia Sotomayor rides a bike is kind of cool. Check out this snip from a story that went out on the AP wire yesterday (emphasis mine): … Read more
“Interim trail use will provide a broad range of community benefits, including:… giving the downtown an economic stimulus by providing a new off-street transportation route to downtown businesses of all kinds…”— from a resolution to create a new rail-trail in Tigard On Tuesday, June 9th, Tigard City Council will vote on whether or not they … Read more