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A ‘Rider of Yule’ sets off on a delivery.(Photo: Trees By Bike) Like coffee, beer, food, and fashion, you can now add trees to the list of things with a strong connection to bicycling in Portland. This holiday season, a local non-profit that plants trees and a budding business that delivers them will both put … Read more
Our friends at the Kalkhoff USA retail store in Northwest Portland will celebrate a successful first year in business this Friday. The announcement is below (RSVP is requested, see below for details): 1 Year Anniversary Party at the Kalkhoff Showroom! Please come help us celebrate our showroom’s 1 Year Anniversary on Friday, November 26th from … Read more
This image shows the existing gap in the Rock Creek Trail (green) where it intersects with Evergreen Parkway.
Portland Parks will test a smoother ramp nose (black piece) as part of routine maintenance on the Esplanade.(Photos © J. Maus) Routine repairs to the guardrails of the ramps that lead to the floating portion of the Eastbank Esplanade are set to begin this monday (11/29). Also, according to Portland Parks and Recreation, the work … Read more
The new Delta Ponds Bridge in Eugene in all of its “visually strking” glory.(Photos: OBEC Consulting Engineers)
“Together, let’s say, ‘I solemnly pledge to behave as considerately as possible no matter how I get around.’” — Part of a crowd exercise led by Mia Birk in response to a fired up citizen One of the many things that keeps my fire burning here at BikePortland is a sense that knowledge is power. … Read more
This just in… our friend Mia Birk is set for a special author event at Powell’s Books: “Joyride, Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet” tells the dramatic and enlightening behind-the-scenes story of how a group of determined visionaries transformed Portland into a cycling mecca and inspired the nation, over the course of 20 years. Featuring local … Read more
Traffic through the Rose Quarter.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation released results of their 2010 bike counts today (PDF here). The counts — taken at 153 locations throughout the city — show that bike use climbed in Portland this year after a small dip in 2009. According to the report, … Read more
A stained glass chain ring from Sara Collins. Last week we shared the first of 30 vendors who will be at the sixth annual BikeCraft holiday gift bazaar (December 4-5th). Since then we’ve had more artisans sign up to be a part of what’s shaping up to be the best BikeCraft ever. Learn a bit … Read more
A woman rides down SW Broadway on Monday morning.(Photo © J. Maus) The big snow storm never really materialized, but the weather situation still deserves our attention. With lots of rain and a bit of snow last night (Monday) and with sub-freezing temps and possibly more snow in the forecast today, the roads could be … Read more
ODOT Traffic Safety Division Manager Troy Costales. Troy Costales is the Traffic Safety Division Manager for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). In that position, he oversees about $28 million per year in a variety of programs to decrease the amount of fatal and injury crashes on Oregon roads. Costales was also on the committee … Read more
A scene on SE Madison in January 2009.(Photos © J. Maus) There’s snow in the forecast! Weather pros think is very likely to begin tonight (just before the evening commute). With that in mind, I wanted to remind folks that using a bicycle when it’s snowing or when snow is on the roads is a … Read more