Thoughts and photos from North Portland Sunday Parkways
Riding a completely carfree N Willamette Blvd was sheer bliss.– Gallery – (Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
BikePortland Articles by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
Skateboarding ban ordinance now excludes bicycles; but concerns remain
Roads under consideration for the ban are marked in red.(Graphic: City of Portland) An amendment to existing City ordinance that will ban skateboarding on several miles of roads in Portland’s West Hills near Washington Park will be brought up before City Council this Wednesday (6/27) at 9:30 am. As I’ve reported, the push for this … Read more
A closer look at PBOT’s new ‘Active Transportation Division’
Dan Bower, shown here in 2008, is in charge of PBOT’s new Active Transportation Division.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) As of July 1st, the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has completed a major organizational shift. As I reported back in February, the bureau decided to dismantle their Transportation Options division and fold it into … Read more
First look at Yuba’s new ‘Boda Boda cargo cruiser’
Portlanders got a sneak peek at Yuba’s new Boda Boda last weekend.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Sunday Parkways heads to North Portland for fifth year
This is what the largest Sunday Parkways crowd ever looks like.— See photos from the 2008 edition below. —(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
The national security argument for Safe Routes to School
More cycling = more soldiers.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland In case you haven’t heard, there’s a battle royale going on in the U.S. Congress over the transportation bill right now. Members of the House and Senate are in negotiations to come up with some sort of agreement about how to actually pass a bill, instead of … Read more
NW Trail Alliance teams with Portland Parks & Rec for kids MTB camp
Kids swarming the Ventura Park pumptrack.(Photo: NW Trail Alliance) For the first time ever, the City of Portland Parks & Recreation bureau will team up with local off-road cycling non-profit Northwest Trail Alliance to hold a kids mountain biking camp. “Whether you want to become a mountain bike pro or are just checking out the … Read more
PPB arrest motorcycle operator for I-205 bike path collision
*Scroll to end of story for major update* Last night at just after 1:30 am I got a phone call about a “weird occurrence” on the on I-205 multi-use path just north of NE Glisan St on-ramp (map). It turns out that someone on a motorcycle heading northbound somehow managed to end up on the … Read more
‘BikeSummer’ and Portland bike culture circa 2002
This happened 10 years ago. (Photos by Ayleen Crotty and Amy Stork)
Jobs of the Week
Check out the latest opportunities posted to our Job Listings. Two local shops are hiring as well as a national advocacy group… Full Time Summer Shop Hero – Seven Corners Cycles Communications Coordinator – Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals — Sorry, the deadline for applications to this job has passed. Mechanic/Salesperson – Revolver Bikes
The Oregonian: Skibowl owner Kirk Hanna gives $500,000 to hit-and-run victim
Kirk Hanna.(Photo: Multnomah County) Yesterday, The Oregonian published a detailed update on the story we shared last month regarding a settlement being reached in the case of a serious hit-and-run that occurred in May 2010 and involved the owner of the Mt. Hood Skibowl, Kirk Hanna, and a Lake Oswego resident named Robert Skof. Here’s … Read more
The ‘Bikesuit’: Perfect for Portland?
A one-piece, rain-proof bike suit.(Photo: Bikesuit) I don’t do a lot of product coverage here on BikePortland; but a reader sent me a link to something the other day that really got my attention. It’s called the “Bikesuit” and in a place like Portland where riding in the rain is a way of life, I … Read more