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Portland-based Better World Club will soon be the first company in America to offer affordable, comprehensive bicycle insurance*. Better World Club Marketing Director Lauri Fish says they are just ironing out some details and expect to have the new services available in June. Fish says Better World will add the medical and liability insurance — … Read more
Photo from the scene.(Photo source: Unknown) [Publisher’s Note: Normally I wouldn’t report this story. Traffic collisions happen every day and sometimes they involve a person on a bike. I don’t consider them newsworthy simply because a bicycle is involved. In this case, I decided to publish more information about this collision because of questions some … Read more
“This shows a level of negligence and disregard for other people’s lives that cannot be allowed in Portland if we want to keep our roads safe,”Sean DuBois, Skof’s attorney Lawyers for Robert Skof, who was hit from behind by Mt. Hood Skibowl owner Kirk Hanna while bicycling in southwest Portland last year, say a settlement … Read more
Broken window at A Better Cycle. A Better Cycle, a worker owned and collectively run bike shop in Southeast Portland (2324 SE Division St.), was broken into last night. Shop co-owner Ian Mitchell says sometime between 8:00 pm last night and 10:00 am this morning, someone threw a rock into one of the shop’s side … Read more
Still from a video shot of this morning’s bike train at Beach School.-Watch it below- Like a cycling tsunami washing over North Portland in several waves, students (and parents) from Beach School showed, once again, just how inspiring and effective the local bike train movement has become. And — on a week where we read … Read more
Reader Matt G. emailed us a few days ago to share an interesting experience. Matt got his bike stolen back in January and, like a smart and responsible Portlander, he immediately reported it to the police and listed it on our Stolen Bike Listings. A few months passed, then he got an email from what … Read more
A great sign for local biking and business.(Photos by The Lumberyard and Josh Harvey) The Lumberyard, an indoor bike park on NE 82nd Avenue in Portland, is now open for business. The new, privately-owned riding area swung open its doors to the public earlier this month. It’s the first facility of its kind west of … Read more
If you’re looking for work in the local bike scene, this is your lucky day. We’ve gotten a little behind in featuring the excellent opportunities posted to our Job Listings, so we’ve rounded up the last seven of them for your browsing pleasure… Bike Commute Challenge Program Coordinator – Bicycle Transportation Alliance Bikegeeks – Planet … Read more
Detail of Hazard Map for downtown and the eastside. Blue dots are unreinforced masonry structures, yellow diamonds are HAZMAT locations, red line is a major fault. The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) has released a series of maps showing where natural hazards exist in each neighborhood throughout the city. In the interest of being … Read more
Detail from a PBOT mailer sent to people who live near the Going Street Neighborhood Greenway.
Job Title Bike Commute Challenge Program Coordinator Company/Organization Bicycle Transportation Alliance Job Description Organization: Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) Job Title: BTA’s Bike Commute Challenge Program Coordinator Reporting To: Programs Director Rate of Pay: $12.50/hour Status: Full-time, temporary: July 9th- October 19th Location: Portland, OR Love getting around by bike? Interested in sharing what you know … Read more
Look what just opened downtown!(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Chrome, a well-known bag and urban bicycling/lifestyle apparel brand, opened a new retail store in downtown Portland yesterday. Staffers from the company’s San Francisco headquarters spent three weeks completely renovating a 1,300 square foot space at 425 SW 10th Avenue (around the corner from the Ace Hotel … Read more