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Tenth Annual Build It Green! Home Tour and Info Fair September 24th at 10:00 am – Website – The 10th annual Build It Green! Home Tour and Info Fair features twenty-two green remodels and new homes around the Portland metropolitan area on a self-guided tour. Start and stop where and when you like. Many of … Read more
Due to the presence of new streetcar tracks, people on NW Lovejoy routinely drive in the bike lane.(Photos © J. Maus)
Red line shows closure. A section of the Fanno Creek Trail southeast of Beaverton will be closed an estimated 6-8 weeks due to a sewage leak. Stephen Sykes, a spokesman for the City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, says a water leak was discovered last Friday (7/22) on the trail near SW 82nd Avenue. … Read more
Press release below: The City of Vancouver Long Range Planning Department in partnership with Bad Monkey Bikes, Board, and Skate is offering a chance to have your photo on the next cover of the City’s bicycle map. The City is preparing to update its ‘Cycling the Cities’ bicycle map and complete the fourth print run … Read more
Cover of new Washington County bike map. Washington County has a new bike map, and it’s a must-have for anyone with plans to enjoy the fantastic rural roads, trails, and towns west of Portland. I used the map extensively on a recent trip out to Stub Stewart State Park and Vernonia and it was key … Read more
Learn how to fly over barriers like this guy.(Photo © J. Maus) With the Tour de France in the rear view and August approaching, many Portlanders are beginning the annual mental (and physical) shift into cyclocross season. For some, that means it’s time to brush up on those ‘cross-specific skills. Fortunately, there are many clinics … Read more
Bike Pub: DIY Cycling Adventures w/ Michael Sylvester August 2nd at 7:00 pm Location: McMenamin’s Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan St., Portland Website Description: Join Michael Sylvester of Bicycle Fitting Services, Inc., for a lively talk on planning, preparing for and fulfilling your own memorable cycling adventure, featuring fun photos and riveting stories from Michael’s … Read more
Representatives from Coca-Cola join City Commissioner Randy Leonard, PBOT Director Tom Miller, Portland Safe Routes to School manager Gabe Graff and students from Beach and Sabin schools at halftime of the Timbers game.(Photo: John Q. Porter/JQP Design)
These high tech velomobiles (and 48 others just like them) are set to launch on a cross-country tour this Thursday from downtown Portland.(Photos: Ted Buehler)
The Sprockettes first-ever summer camp for girls concluded with a great performance at Salmon Street fountain during Sunday Parkways. Tiago Dejerk caught it on film:
This is why, “We must consider alternative transportation systems,” says Car and Driver.(Photo © J. Maus) Car and Driver Magazine, one of America’s most respected automobile enthusiast publications with a circulation of 1.3 million, published an investigative report in their July issue titled, The State of the Union’s Roads: What’s happening to our playground? The … Read more
Thanks to a PBOT construction project this weekend, the citizens of Portland will have a rare opportunity to enjoy NW Cornell Road through the West Hills with very little to no motor vehicle traffic.