Black Liberation Ride Photo Gallery
(All photos by Ebony Hall.)
Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
BikePortland Articles by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
Job: Customer Experience Specialist – Velotech, Inc.
Job Title Customer Experience Specialist Company / Organization Velotech, Inc. Job Description Velotech, Inc. is a locally owned business that has operated in Portland since 2002. Velotech is the parent company of BikeTiresDirect, Western Bikeworks, and Trisports. This position is responsible for responding to customer phone calls, emails, and for working directly with customers in … Read more
Springwater Corridor path at Johnson Creek Blvd closed July 20-24th
Note: COP Parks is requiring PGE to give notice of the upcoming detour around a portion of the Springwater Trail coming up on July 20th – 24th, at SE 32nd Ave in Portland. PGE crews will be on the trial corridor working on the high voltage transmission line equipment and for safety, need the to … Read more
Bike riding volunteers are showing up to support Black Lives Matter protests
(Scenes from Tuesday’s march that took over the Fremont Bridge/I-405. Photos by Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) An organized squad of bike riders have become a key part of the daily marches supporting Portland’s Black Lives Matter movement.
The safety of Portland protestors is under threat due to aggressive car drivers
I was afraid of this. For years we’ve been warning about the threat of vehicular violence by people using cars. Now it’s on the rise amid the daily marches against police violence and racism that have been going on in Portland for three weeks straight. There have been several documented cases of Black Lives Matter … Read more
Oregon Bicycle Racing Association wants to increase participation of Black riders
The Oregon Bicycle Racing Association, our state’s official sanctioning body for competitive cycling, knows it isn’t doing enough to support participation of Black, Indigenous and people of color. And they’ve taken a first step to do something about it. In a statement shared with the group’s 4,500 members yesterday, OBRA Board of Director members Stacy … Read more
Transit feedback session planned for Metro’s transportation bond measure
Climate change activism group Sunrise PDX is hosting an info session tomorrow (6/17) on Metro’s Get Moving 2020 transportation funding bond measure. It’s been easy to forget with the pandemic and protests dominating the news since March, but Metro still hopes to put this measure on the ballot in November. If all goes according to … Read more
Sheriff’s Office says Portland man found dead after riding bike east of Bend
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office says a Portland man was found dead Saturday on a dirt trail north of Highway 20 about 28 miles east of Bend. According to their statement, 36-year-old John Eric Sims was believed to have been riding a mountain bike prior to his death. Here’s more from DCSO: “On 6/14/20 at … Read more