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The Beaverton Police Department’s Public Information Officer Sgt. Paul Wandell says a statement about bike safety printed in a city newsletter has been “blown out of proportion.” The advice — that bicyclists should, “walk your bike across busy intersections and streets” — was printed as a bike safety tip and it has touched a nerve … Read more
Devoted bike advocate and transportation guru Chris Smith will take part in a City Club debate tomorrow.(Photo © J. Maus) You’ve got some important choices to make in this election, so why not wait a few days before making up your mind? Tomorrow is the big City Club debate featuring the six candidates vying for … Read more
Meet: Madison Plaza, 1 SE Madison St 9:45am – 2:45pm, We should arrive at the Kennedy School by 2 PM Need to get those booties into shape for Pedalpalooza? This is an intermediate hill-training ride climbing three of Portland’s cinder cones: Powell Butte, Mt. Tabor, and Rocky Butte. Ride departs from Madison Plaza, heads out … Read more
Meet: Salmon Street Springs Fountain, SW Naito Pkwy and Salmon St We’ll be riding to the contradance at Fulton Park Community Center in SW Portland. Bring $9 ($6 student) for admission! The contradance community is very friendly and open to beginners – lessons start a half-hour before the event, and dance steps are usually walked … Read more
Meet: HI-Portland, Hawthorne District, 3031 SE Hawthorne Blvd Are you a regular bicycle rider but have never taken a bicycle tour? Join us to learn more about Self-Supported Bicycle Touring. We’ll be discussing equipment, planning, and cost as well as day-to-day life on the road. We’ll also have a few loaded touring bikes to check … Read more
THE MOTHER OF ALL RIDES Meet at 8247 N. Lombard Take Trimet 10:00am Meet in Weirs Cyclery back lot for The Mother of All Rides at 10 a.m. Weirs is located at 8247 N. Lombard, at the corner of Charleston and Lombard. We will start the ride early enough to give us time to we … Read more
Meet at Rocky Point Rd. off Hwy. 30 6:00pm, Every Friday Join the PUMPp Friday night ride on tight single track in Scappoose. Intermediate to Gonzo technical trails. Bring Lights if you have them. 6:00 p.m. Take Highway 30 West from Portland. When nearing Scappoose, make a left on Rocky Point Road, just past the … Read more
Meet at Backspace, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland (I usually bring a bike helmet with a 3 leafed clover on it to help newcomers find the right table) 12:15pm – 1:15pm, Every Friday Make friends with bikey people on your lunch break. 12:15PM Friday’s If it’s cold, or raining at Backspace coffee shop (they sell … Read more
Meet at The Portland Building, 2nd floor, Room C, 1120 SW 5th Ave A workshop focusing on the nuances of bike commuting for women: wardrobe, safety, biking with kids, and more. Lunch provided, all levels welcome. RSVP required by Tuesday, May 6. Call Bethany at 503-823-7878. Part of the Bike to Work Month Events. SmartTrips … Read more
As many of you who already know, all sorts of interesting things can be seen while riding around a city. I’ve been trying to snap photos of random sights on the bikeways around Portland more often. Here are three things that caught my eye in the past few days…
Cover of the newsletter. “Public Safety” is the theme of a special edition of the City of Beaverton’s Your City newsletter (Beaverton is about 7 miles southwest of Portland). When BikePortland reader Alan Bennett read through it he was shocked to see that under the heading of, Riding Safe: Bicycle Tips, it was recommended that … Read more
Commissioner Adams during an interview in October 2007.(Photo © J. Maus) In a letter sent out this morning to subscribers of his email newsletter, City Commissioner Sam Adams summed up PDOT’s budget woes and made some final statements on the defunct Sauvie Island Bridge re-use plan (I think the statement will also be published as … Read more