Photos: 10th annual Worst Day of the Year Ride
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Man killed while bicycling on TV Hwy in Beaverton
View map of approximate location. 47-year old Michael Bret Lewis died in the hospital this evening at after he was struck from behind by a motor vehicle while riding his bicycle on SW Tualatin Valley Highway in Beaverton at around 6:30pm. Police say Lewis was hit by a 48-year old man driving a Toyota Prius … Read more
Police statement on fatal crash in Beaverton
Just for reference, below is the official Beaverton Police Department press release on the Saturday (2/12) crash that led to the death of Bret Lewis… BICYCLIST STRUCK AND KILLED BY VEHICLE On Saturday, February 12th, at 6:43 PM Beaverton Police were called to an accident involving a bicyclist and a vehicle near the intersection of … Read more
2030 Bike Plan one year old today
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4,000 expected for ‘Worst Day’ ride on Sunday
Funny folks from the 2009 edition.(Photos: Jim Parsons) The Worst Day of the Year Ride shoves off for the 10th year in a row this Sunday and organizers expect a record turnout of 4,000 participants. We caught up with Ayleen Crotty from Good Sport Promotion to share more about the event. Crotty says the ride … Read more
Weekend Event Guide
Bring on the weather!(Photo: Jim Parsons) Sorry we’ve been a bit behind in getting this out. See below for some fun bike events this weekend… Friday, February 11th 11:00 pm: Midnight Mystery Ride – Lightbar! Meet at Alleyway Pub (2415 NE Alberta) and at midnight, take off to a mystery location to enjoy the amazing-ness … Read more
One week later, man hit by distracted driver remains in ICU
Reese Wilson. 20-year old Reese Wilson remains in the ICU today, one week after a distracted driver ran into him as he pedaled home from work on SW Multnomah Blvd.
PBOT adds five new languages to its bike/walk maps
Detail from new Russian version of PBOT bike/walk map. The Bureau of Transportation’s SmartTrips program just got a lot smarter. The focus of the program, which resides in PBOT’s Transportation Options division, is to encourage people to bike, walk, and take transit. Today PBOT announced that their popular series of biking and walking maps are … Read more
Agenda set, registration open for Oregon Active Transportation Summit
The summit returns to Salem this year.(Photos © J. Maus) In case you missed it, organizers behind the Oregon Bike Summit — an annual event since 2006 with a goal to make Oregon the best state for bicycling in America — is now known as the Oregon Active Transportation Summit. The event took place in … Read more
Will Kitzhaber make a change at ODOT? We’ll know next week
Last month we delved into the possibility of Governor Kitzhaber naming a new Director at the Oregon Department of Transportation. Today, Kitzhaber’s office released a statement saying he has completed a “review process” of agency directors and that he’ll make a final decision about who stays and who goes next week. Read the statement below … Read more
Join us for a Get Together in North Portland
We had a great time at our Get Together last month.(Photos © J. Maus) I’m excited to announce this month’s Get Together… On February 22nd, we’ll host our monthly meet-up at the Lucky Lab Tap Room (1700 N. Killingsworth) from 5:30 to 7:30. We kicked off our 2011 Get Together season last month in Southwest … Read more
Bike Biz Briefs: Bike tours ranked #1 and a bike repair tutor
Bike tours are popular on TripAdvisor.(Photo: Pedal Bike Tours) I’ve got two Portland bike business tidbits to share. Pedal Bike Tours is currently ranked as the #1 tour on the Things to Do in Portland page of the juggernaut tourism website TripAdvisor.com (they claim to host 40 million reviews); beating out walking tours, food tours, … Read more