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Aftermath of a fatal crash on December 31st.(Photo: Oregon State Police) 319 people died while traveling on Oregon roads in 2011; that’s two more than 2010 and the first increase since 2005. Another bit of preliminary data shows that 15 people on bicycles were killed last year — that’s a 114% increase from the seven … Read more
One of the best things I saw in my recent trip to Mill Valley and the Bay Area was this coconut cup holder. This bike was parked outside Tam Bikes in Mill Valley. They even sell them inside for $29.99!
This bike has an interesting backstory. Read it below… A few weeks back we kicked off our “Locked Up” column. The column takes a closer look at interesting bikes we find locked up throughout Portland. Our inaugural post featured a creative and quirky touring bike that seemed like it held many secrets and stories. Well … Read more
The East Bay city of Alameda, California has some gorgeous places to ride. — Photo Gallery / Flickr Slideshow — My family and I spent a few days in Alameda, California over the holidays. Some friends of ours from Portland recently moved down there and were eager to show us the local bikeways. I ended … Read more
NWTA’s trail building equipmentrecovered near Forest Grove A trailer full of equipment, including an $80,000 trail building machine, that was stolen from Stub Stewart State Park in November has been recovered by the Oregon State Police (OSP). The trailer and its contents are owned by local non-profit the Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA).
Join me for a ride on the Golden Gate. Scroll down for more photos. Yesterday I rode across the Golden Gate Bridge with my family and friends. It was invigorating, exhilarating, and pretty darn amazing.
Reader MeiLin Miranda recently had a traffic interaction I thought was worth sharing. It’s a story about a display of road rage being defused by a passerby on foot that came to the verbal aid of MeiLin and her daughter while they were biking in Southeast Portland… “My 14-year-old daughter and I had made a … Read more
Job Title Front End Manager Company/Organization The Vanilla Workshop – Web site Job Description The Vanilla Workshop houses three brands: Vanilla Bicycle Co., which specializes in one of a kind custom bicycles; Speedvagen, our limited production race bike brand; and Coat Paint Shop, painting and powder coating for Vanilla and Speedvagen as well as other … Read more
A new, unofficial sign at NE Ainsworth and 30th (westbound) urges people to ride one block over.(Photo: Stephen Upchurch) A new, unauthorized traffic sign attached to a utility pole on NE Ainsworth Street at 30th urges people on bikes to leave the narrow, busy street and take the neighborhood greenway one block over instead. Nearby … Read more
Last Friday, we shared photos and a story on the new plastic bollards (a.k.a. “wands”) installed by PBOT on the NW Lovejoy Ramp leading into the Pearl District from the Broadway Bridge. According to PBOT, the bollards were installed as an “experiment” in order to “discourage people who drive from entering the bike lane.” Well, … Read more
Expect to see more bike signals, like this one at Broadway and Williams, in 2012.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Starting January 1st, cities throughout Oregon will get the green light on bicycle signals. Bike-specific signals aren’t new in Portland, the City’s Bureau of Transportation has used them for years now; but technically they’ve been doing so … Read more
(Photo by Will Vanlue) Merry Christmas everyone. If Christmas isn’t your thing, then season’s greetings and holiday cheers to you and yours. Besides the fantastic photo above taken by Will Vanlue (the other half of the BikePortland News Team), I want to share three things with you today: A nice trend I noticed on the … Read more