Meet Your Maker: Johnnie Olivan of Rejuiced Bikes
Using recycled bike frames and parts, Johnnie Olivan of Rejuiced Bikes in North Portland melds artistry and utility into his creations.(Photos © J. Maus unless otherwise noted)
Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
BikePortland Articles by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
Census: Portland and Oregon lead nation in biking to work
(Photo © J. Maus) New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey shows that the state of Oregon is a national leader in the number of people who ride a bicycle to work. According to the new “Journey to Work” numbers, 6 percent of people in the city of Portland use a … Read more
Bike ride for Mark Bosworth planned for this Saturday
The family of Mark Bosworth has just announced a bike ride this Saturday to raise awareness of his disappearance. Bosworth has been missing since Friday, September 16th and a massive effort to find him has been underway ever since. Mark’s wife Julie Bosworth hopes the ride leads to even more visibility of Mark’s disappearance. She … Read more
PBOT’s new plan for Holladay St bikeway includes auto parking swap
A new plan by PBOT would convert the auto parking on this stretch of Holladay into a 10-foot wide shared auto/bike lane.(Photo © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has released a new plan for how to turn NE Holladay Street into a major, two-way bikeway from the Rose Quarter Transit Center to … Read more
Volunteers gather to grow local bike train movement
Volunteers gather at theBike Train Meet Up last night.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland’s grassroots movement to get kids and families to hop aboard school “bike trains” continues to grow. Last night 15 schools were represented at the second annual Bike Train Meet Up. That’s quite a jump from the four schools that were a part … Read more
PBOT adds caution striping at dangerous SW Terwilliger intersection
Following an injury collision involving a Multnomah County Judge last month, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has re-striped the intersection of SW Terwilliger and SW Condor. Here’s how the intersection looked prior to the new treatment: (Photo: PPB) And here’s how it looks now (photo sent in by reader):
Mark Bosworth is still missing: Updates on the search
The Bosworth family at a news conference yesterday.(Photo: FindMark.org) It’s been a while since I shared any news about Mark Bosworth, the 54-year-old man who went missing from a Cycle Oregon campsite in Riddle on September 16th. While there are no solid leads or major developments to share at this time; there are several updates … Read more
Legal challenge against CRC will be heard Thursday in Salem
“This project is very risky. We shouldn’t gamble by skipping the steps provided by Oregon’s land use process.”— Mara Gross, Coalition for a Livable Future This morning the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN) and the Coalition for a Livable Future (CLF) announced an appeal of Metro’s decision last month to pass the project’s Land Use … Read more
$500 reward offered in Vancouver/Williams tack incidents
This tire and many others were flatted last week due to two separate tack incidents on the popular Vancouver/Williams bikeways.(Photo: @seniortrio/Twitter) A Portland resident concerned about the recent incidents of tacks being thrown into bikeways on N Williams and Vancouver Avenues, has announced a $500 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction … Read more
New report shows regional paths are key bicycle transportation corridors
The Waterfront path is the busiest in the entire region.(Photo © J. Maus) Metro has released its “2011 Trail Use Snapshot” report. The report (PDF here) is an analysis of local trail usage data complied by the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project from 2008 to 2010. Among the 25 multi-use paths (I prefer that … Read more
The Monday Roundup
Screen grab of trailer for new documentary about cargo bikes. Welcome to Monday. Here are the stories that caught my eye this past week… — Big news in Richmond Virginia. That city has been selected to host the 2015 UCI World Championships Road Race. That’s a very big deal. Organizers estimate the event will generate … Read more
Rain doesn’t dampen Sunday Parkways spirit
Sheets of rain didn’t stop big crowds from showing up to Sunday Parkways Northeast.(Photos © J. Maus)