Wear your fancy hats and get ready for a good time at the Tweed Ride on Sunday.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) It must be spring because the bike event calendar is really starting to fill up. Check out some selected events below… Friday, April 5th Breadwinner Cycles Launch Party – 8:00 pm at Velo Cult (1969 … Read more
The Hussin brothers and their vehicles.(Photo: Hussin brothers) Two brothers who took a two-year, cross-country, roadkill-fueled bicycle journey while exploring “radical homesteading,” and “guerilla camping” will screen some of their films at Velo Cult tonight. Noah Hussin and his brother Tim documented the entire trip and are working on a film project titled America Recycled. … Read more
In a show of political force, six state lawmakers joined Mayor Hales at a press event for the SE 136th sidewalk project yesterday.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Standing on a dirt and gravel shoulder and squeezed between two parked cars, Mayor Charlie Hales announced yesterday morning that he intends to move forward with the sidewalk project … Read more
A very good opportunity to learn more and weigh in on transportation issues in east Portland is coming up later this month. See all the details below… Transportation Town Hall with East Portland Legislators SALEM – Senators Jackie Dingfelder (D-Portland), Rod Monroe (D-Portland), and Chuck Thomsen (R-Hood River) will be joined by Representatives Jeff Reardon … Read more
I’m not even sure where to begin about what happened yesterday. First, I want to say that I am deeply sorry for jumping the gun and choosing to publish that story prematurely. The impact of my actions have proven to be far greater than anything I intended. I got caught up in the story. As … Read more
As this photo attests, the Broadway Bridge is a great place for views of the Fremont Bridge and sunsets over Forest Park. (June 22, 2011)(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
TriMet has announced that the Eastbank Esplanade bicycling and walking path just south of OMSI to SE Caruthers Street will be closed for 14 months. The closure is due to construction of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail bridge. Here’s more from TriMet: Two contractors, Kiewit and Stacy Witbeck, will be working in the closure area to … Read more
Trip number 1,000,828 at 5:26 pm yesterday.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Yesterday at about 4:00 pm the bicycle counter on the Hawthorne Bridge logged its 1,000,000th trip. The counter went live on August 8th and reached 500,000 trips just three months later. Yesterday was a fitting day to break the 1 million mark as the daily … Read more
Sorry. This job has been filled. Job Title Retail Manager Company/Organization Pedal Bike Tours Job Description The ideal candidate has deep retail and merchandising experience. You will assist with running the day to day operations of the store as well as be the main point of contact for our guests from all over the world … Read more
Krisapon Chaisawat(Facebook profile) Note from the publisher, 6:14 pm: This story was originally posted described a situation wherein attendees at a ride on Sunday believed they were accompanied by a Portland Police officer named Chris Uehara. After seeing photos of the officer and learning other similarities, I posted a story describing the situation and included … Read more
This just in from Mayor Hales’ office… MEDIA ALERT Monday, April 1, 2013 What: Press Conference Topic: Safety solutions for Southeast 136th Avenue When: 8 a.m., Wednesday, April 3 Where: Southeast 136th and Holgate, northeast corner, in Gates Park. Media parking in all directions. Google Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and members of the … Read more
Movie-makers in LA are whining over green lanes.(LA Times screenshot) Welcome to Monday. If you missed some of the great bike stories last week, fear not: The links below will bring you right up to date… — One of pro bike racing’s biggest stars has pinched into some controversy after grabbing the rear-end of a … Read more