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Event: Free Bike Maintenance Clinics from Western Bikeworks Date: October 5th 2011 Time: 5:30 PM Details: We will begin a series of Wednesday night maintenance classes that will be on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month. Participants will receive a 10% off coupon to purchase items for the next 30 days (some exclusions … Read more
Event: Springwater Cleanup with Willamette Riverkeeper Date: 8 October 2011 Time: 8:30am-12 Details: Meet at the Boathouse on Water Street to ride and pick up trash along the Springwater Corridor. As part of the larger Great Willamette River Cleanup, we’ll join the boaters for the after party and celebrate a clean river and riverbank. See … Read more
The latest news in the search for Mark Bosworth is that his suspected medical condition is likely worsening with each passing hour. That sense of urgency has led to pleas from his wife Julie Bosworth for the public’s help in stepping up search efforts. As I write this, friends, family and volunteers are calling hospital … Read more
This truck has made a habit of blocking the bike lane on N Greeley.(Photos © Brett McLane) A large armored truck has been making a habit of parking in the bike lane on the southbound side of N. Greeley Avenue and a citizen activist has taken it upon himself to make it stop. On September … Read more
Just another day in the Netherlands.(Screen grab) The Dutch Cycling Embassy launched this week. Their mission? “To facilitate cycling worldwide as the most modern, efficient and sustainable means of transportation by sharing our expertise and technology as the world’s number one cycling country.” They’ve also released Cycling for Everyone, a 7-plus minute video that gives … Read more
New striping gives bike traffic a buffer from cars on NE Wheeler behind the Rose Quarter.(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation has begun implementation of a project to make bicycling near the Rose Quarter more comfortable. NE Wheeler Ave between Winning Way and the Rose Quarter Transit Center now has wider bike … Read more
Two great opportunities to get your little one some off-road biking action this weekend.(Photos © J. Maus) Welcome to the weekend (well, not yet, I’ve still got some new stories to share)! I’ve put together another scintillating selection of cycling events for your perusal and planning purposes. Check them out below and let me know … Read more
Commissioner Amanda Fritz and Mayor Sam Adams listening to testimony on the 50s Bikeway project today.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland City Council voted in unanimous support of the 50s Bikeway project today (Commissioner Saltzman was not present). The $1.5 million, federally funded project will fill a 4.3 mile gap in the north-south bikeway along 52nd … Read more
A People’s Choice award will be given to one of these entries into the Oregon Manifest challenge.
PBOT project manager Ellen Vanderslice earned praise for her handling of the project.(Photos © J. Maus) Major changes on and around the NE 12th Avenue overcrossing of I-84 got a big green light this morning when the project’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee voted unanimously to support a proposal by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT). The … Read more
The 50s Bikeway project is at City Council today!(Map: PBOT) The 50s Bikeway project will be up for a vote at City Council today. While it’s expected to get the required three votes of support, you can also expect some loud opposition to one specific piece of the project — a diverter planned for SE … Read more
By mid-October, a new company called Zen Bicycle Fabrication will be the latest addition to Portland’s always-growing bicycle industry. A few weeks ago, a reader tipped me off to Zen’s website and today I confirmed that it is indeed a real business with a real plan. The person behind this new bike manufacturing start-up (whom … Read more