Reporter Name – Steve Pilson How many people showed up? – 16 Brief Recap: We met up at Peninsula Park, and then went for a leisurely paced 2.5 mile ride to the Vanport Wetlands, where we saw Red-winged and Yellow-headed Blackbirds, tons of Swallows, Killdeers, a family of Pied-billed Grebes, ubiquitous Mallards, and a few … Read more
Reporter – Jim Eastman How many people showed up? – 12 Brief Recap: Bikes with trailers! Yay! Many wonderful and helpful cyclists arrived at my old house on a cloudy Saturday morning. Donuts and coffee were had to fuel us up, and about an hour was spent loading up everyone’s trailer with stuff. Then a … Read more
Take a tour of Latino art and artist studios on the Latino Art Bike Tour.(Photo © J. Maus) After a wild and wooly weekend, here’s what’s on tap for Pedalpalooza today… 11:00am Nude Beach Ride Ride to Sauvie Island’s clothing optional beach. A beautiful ride, at a moderate pace, to a lovely beach. About 20 … Read more
It will take speed, stamina and a bit of insanity to win the Zoobomb Century today.(Photo © J. Maus) 8:30am Birding by Bike Grab your binoculars and go for a ride to various birding areas in the Columbia slough! We’ll meet up at Peninsula Park and ride north to the Vanport wetlands before heading west … Read more
Part of our ongoing coverage of Pedalplaooza 2011. Ride Reporter – Tamara Rubin: Thanks to everyone who came! Fun was had by all, lots of good conversation (until almost 12:30! so much for the 10:30 posted end time…) and neat trailer information shared.
Part of our ongoing coverage of Pedalplaooza 2011.
New Pedalpalooza stickers… showing up at a ride near you. I hope you’re pacing yourselves. It’s only day 3 of Pedalpalooza and there are 21 rides today! If you’ve been waiting for an excuse to ride naked, or to venture north into Washington, today is your day. Check out the full list below and see … Read more
It’s tempting when there’s no viable alternate route.(Photo © J. Maus) This morning’s news that the Morrison Bridge multi-use path will be closed to both directions of bicycle traffic from this Monday until mid-September, was just the latest in a string of closures that impact vital connections in our bikeway network. This post will hopefully … Read more
Event Name: KeyBank Cycle Challenge Event Date: June 25 2011 Start Time: 8:00 AM Web Site: http://www.bgc-salem.org Event Description: This road ride through the Willamette Valley takes place on June 25 at Willamette Mission State Park. Participants will choose from three different bicycle routes including a family fun ride and walk, a half metric century … Read more
“Comments I made at the May 25 MPAC meeting created a stir in the bicycling community.”— Jerry Willey, Mayor of Hillsboro At a meeting of Metro’s Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC) late last month Hillsboro Mayor Jerry Willey raised eyebrows when he said “bicyclists” need to “participate” in paying for the costs of transportation infrastructure mandated … Read more
“By extending the community process to be more inclusive, by listening with respect to all voices, and by striving for a project that meets the multiple objectives we’ve identified, I believe we can arrive at a preferred project alternative that is well-supported and technically feasible.”— Ellen Vanderslice, PBOT The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) issued … Read more
Will close Monday.(Photo © J. Maus) Multnomah County announced yesterday that the multi-use path on the Morrison Bridge will close to all traffic beginning Monday (6/13) and the multi-use path that serves both directions of bike traffic will be closed until mid-September of this year. The closure is for a $4.2 million construction project that … Read more