Screen grab of the trip planner in action. After 10 months of testing, TriMet has officially moved their multimodal trip planner out of beta mode. Here’s more from their announcement: Now riders can combine transit with biking and walking using the newest version of the online trip planner. This open source trip planning tool is … Read more
The bike world is buzzing today after a Sunday New York Times opinion piece by Randy Cohen laid out his personal, ethical case for riding illegally. In, If Kant Were a New York Cyclist, Cohen, formerly “The Ethicist” columnist at the paper, wrote: “I treat red lights and stop signs as if they were yield … Read more
This just in from PBOT (read background on this story here): NEWS ADVISORY First-in-U.S. bike counter to be unveiled on Wed. WHAT: A bicycle counter donated by Cycle Oregon will be turned on at a public event on Wednesday at the Hawthorne Bridge. The counter will visibly show the number of people on bikes who … Read more
Marilyn at Cycle Oregon 2006.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Marilyn Hayward, owner of Coventry Cycle Works in Southeast Portland, is in the Intensive Care Unit at Legacy Hospital in Portland today following a collision she was involved in while bicycling in Cornelius this morning. According to The Oregonian, the collision happened around 10:00 am at the … Read more
Job Title MARKETING COORDINATOR Company/Organization CYCLONE BICYCLE SUPPLY Job Description Marketing/Graphics Coordinator Cyclone Bicycle Supply is a progressive wholesale bicycle parts distributor located in Portland, OR. Founded in 2003, Cyclone now services dealers across the country and is known for its quirky Portland-style business approach. With the advent of exciting new upgrades to our website … Read more
Under wraps now; but it’ll start counting Wednesday.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Right on schedule, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has installed a bicycle counter on the Hawthorne Bridge. The device stands at the western end of the north side of the bridge, where the path splits down to Waterfront Park. It’s currently under wraps … Read more
Some serious loads for the Cargo Race.(Photos: Mike Cobb) Five Portlanders just returned from Chicago where they competed in the 20th annual Cycle Messenger World Championships. The event featured the 250 best professional cargo couriers and messengers from around the world who put their skills to the test with a race around Soldier Field, a … Read more
Anyone living in Portland has surely heard the doomsday predictions for tomorrow. It’s going to be well into the 90s! That’s like heat-ageddon around these parts. In all seriousness, it will be hot (so hot TriMet says their trains will slow down). But don’t let these scare tactics keep you from riding! Sunny and dry … Read more
We could do this if we wanted too.(Image: JC Choblet) Oh Paris, first you helped me fall in love with bike sharing thanks to your revolutionary Velib system. Now you’ve captured my heart once again by giving your iconic riverfront back to the people. I can only hope it sparks as many copycats as Velib … Read more
Expect a smoother road — and a traffic mess — on Sauvie Island.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) We’re smack dab in the middle of the long-awaited summer riding season here in the Portland region. Unfortunately, the dry weather is also prime time for city, county, and state transportation agencies to do major repaving and road projects. … Read more
Abra McNair (L) and Sue Grandjean are ready to take on the world.(Photo courtesy Abra McNair) The story below was submitted by northeast Portland resident Abra McNair. This August, two Portlanders will head across the globe to Veszprem, Hungary to represent the USA in the World Championships of Mountain Bike Orienteering (MTBO). This will be … Read more
Who says its “safe and reasonable” for bicycle use?(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) On August 13th, the City Council of Roseburg (about 170 miles south of Portland) will attempt to take a rare step toward strengthening the Oregon law mandating use of a bike lane (a.k.a. the mandatory sidepath law). That law, ORS 814.420, mandates that … Read more