Cascade’s David Hiller with a souvenir newspaper clipping from a trail access battle.(Photo © J. Maus) The twists and turns to the bike advocacy drama up in Seattle just keep on coming. After Cascade Bicycle Club — a non-profit bike event and advocacy group with 13,000 members — abruptly fired its longtime leader Chuck Ayers … Read more
My neighborhood police officer, Derek Harris, passing out crime stats at a recent neighborhood meeting.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland is a town where being involved is just how we roll. Lots of folks here volunteer for non-profits, speak up at City Council when necessary, and are generally engaged on issues that impact their daily lives. … Read more
A look at the parcel as it stands today, with the I-205 path on the right.(Photo © J. Maus) At their weekly meeting yesterday, the Portland City Council passed an ordinance that included funding for operation and maintenance of Gateway Green, a project that will turn a vacant, 35-acre parcel of land in East Portland … Read more
Major Joseph Lontai serving and cycling in Iraq, 2006. Remember Joseph Lontai? He’s the BikePortland reader who, back in April 2006, emailed a photo of himself riding a Spinning bike in the desert while serving in the Iraq war. Since then, I’ve kept in touch with Major Lontai and I run into him at local … Read more
Local filmmaker Dan Kaufman has released a new video that takes viewers on a trip along the future location of the North Willamette River Greenway Trail. In the video (below), you’ll join the advocates from non-profit group npGreenway who are working towards making the trail — that will eventually connect the Eastbank Esplanade at the … Read more
A scene from 2009 BikeCraft. Some very super big news from BikePortland Headquarters… The sixth annual BikeCraft holiday gift bazaar is set for December 4th and 5th and our new venue this year is the Portland Design Works Mothership at 15 NE Hancock. We’re really excited about this year’s event. We’ve got a brand new … Read more
Elliott and Daniella Crowder, owners of Bike Newport.(Photos © J. Maus) Bike Newport, an independent bike shop based in Newport, Oregon has been named the winner of a 2010 National Bicycle Travel Award by the Adventure Cycling Association. Bike Newport has received the Sam Braxton Bike Shop Award for “incredible services and amenities that they … Read more
The Oregonian Editorial Board published a timely piece in today’s paper about the need for all of us who drive to take stock of our actions and do a better job looking out for people walking and biking on our roads. Here’s the opening: Hey, you. You need to have a “full and frank” conversation … Read more
This just in from Kidical Mass Headquarters…. Full details on this month’s ride (which happens on Sat, 11/20): Family Fun Bike Ride Plans Tour de Pie Portland, OR — November 9, 2010 — The Thanksgiving holiday is all about gathering with friends and family, giving thanks for our blessings, and eating pie. Lots of pie. … Read more
If marketing campaigns and PSAs don’t curb distracted driving and we lack the resources to enforce laws, how will we ever learn that driving a multi-ton vehicle on a road shared with people walking and biking is an extremely serious responsibility? As we struggle to figure out why an “alarming” amount of people are being … Read more
Garmin-Transitions rider Tyler Farrar will be in Portland Sunday.(Photo: Garmin-Transition) Tyler Farrar, one of the fastest professional road racers in the world, will sit down with local journalist Heidi Swift for an interview event in Portland this Sunday. Farrar, a 26 year old native of Wenatchee, Washington, ascended to superstardom with a stellar 2010 campaign … Read more
Residents have vocally opposed the project with signs like these.(Photo: ProtectRedland.com) A scenic road and popular bike route between Oregon City and the Clackamas River could be severely impacted if a proposed, 139 acre development moves forward. Clackamas Compost Products, LLC filed a permit in August with Clackamas County in hopes of building a yard … Read more