Cover of scoping report.– Download PDF – Multnomah County is updating two plans that govern Sauvie Island and not surprisingly, bicycling and road safety have played key roles in the initial conversations. After garnering public feedback last spring, the County has put together a ‘Scoping Report.’ That report (PDF) was a central piece of the … Read more
Helltrack is coming! Just because Portland isn’t known as a mountain biking mecca (yet), doesn’t mean we don’t have our share of mountain bike news. Check out the updates on several fronts below… Helltrack at The Lumberyard The Lumberyard has partnered up with PlusSizeBMX on an interesting event next month: They call it “Helltrack.” According … Read more
Great for bikes — but not great for long trucks.(Photo: Washington County) A road in rural Washington County that’s a popular cycling route should become a bit nicer to ride on thanks to a new ruling by the county’s Board of Commissioners. The ruling prohibits vehicles longer than 30 feet from using Jackson Quarry Road … Read more
This man tried to sell this stolen tall bike to Aaron Brown for $20 last Thursday. Stealing a bike is bad enough; but stealing an artistic tall bike from a well-known local street performer and personality is a whole nother story.
The city installed the first on-street bike corral at Fresh Pot on N Mississippi Ave in 2004. Today there are 100 of them throughout the city.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has announced the installation of their 100th on-street bike corral. This milestone comes nine years after the first one was … Read more
Job Title Rapha Mobile Cycle Club Manager, North America Company/Organization Rapha Racing Job Description Title : Mobile Cycle Club Manager, North America Location: Portland, Oregon Rapha is a brand built upon rich and thoughtful experiences. Our approach to building relationships through riding allows Rapha to interact with our customers in a way that is both … Read more
Still from police video of traffic stop. Just after 6:00 pm on August 15th, 35-year-old Medford resident Dallas Smith was riding in the bike lane on Main Street in Ashland when he was pulled over by Ashland police officer Steve MacLennan. The offense? Officer MacLennan claimed that Smith was riding his bicycle outside of the … Read more
Just one new job was posted to our Job Listings this week; but it’s a great one. Check out more details via the link below… Bike Tour Guide – Worldwide – Trek Travel
The latest in bike lane technology.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland Bureau of Transportation will install the city’s first illuminated bike lane markers next week (sorry, it’s not the glow-in-the-dark “starpath” everyone’s talking about). According to PBOT Active Transportation Division Manager Dan Bower, on Tuesday crews will install 20 solar-powered LED lights in the bike … Read more
Last night, PBOT asked this committee to endorse its plan for a road diet on SE Foster Rd.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) for the Foster Streetscape Plan voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Bureau of Transporation’s recommended redesign of Foster Road last night. There was only one committee member who voted … Read more
PPB cleaning up a stolen bike ring in Old Town back in July.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Among the many disturbing bike theft trends I hear about these days are the growing number of allegations about “chop shops” or organized bike theft rings. I’ve been flagging reader emails about these for several months now. Below are … Read more
NW Broadway at Hoyt is a high-risk right-hook spot and it needs to be improved.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)