🚨 Please note that BikePortland slows down during this time of year as I have family in town and just need a break! Please don't expect typical volume of news stories and content. I'll be back in regular form after the new year. Thanks. - Jonathan 🙏
“We should avoid putting all of our eggs in the freeway basket. In the long run, the most efficient mass transportation is by means other than private automobile… catering to the whims of the individual in his own automobile has proven to be an outrageously expensive luxury…” — City Club of Portland, 1960 50 years … Read more
Ride Date – Monday, June 21, 2010 Ride Description Ride Report Rock fans gathered for a tour of Dandy Warhols history this past Monday. Accompanied by Zia McCabe from the band and Dan Kaufman’s disco trailer, we rode to the beat of Dandy tunes from SE through NW, stopping to see where “Welcome to the … Read more
Reporter Name – Ben Salzberg Ride Date – Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Ride Description Ride Report Once again, the theme was “tortillas hechos a mano” — only places with handmade tortillas. About 40+ riders showed up in spite of my best attempts to confuse and obfuscate the route and start location. We visited a brand … Read more
Reporter – Kristi Falkowski Ride Date – Monday, June 21, 2010 Ride Description Ride Report OMSI’s first Pedalpalooza ride was great fun! About 40 of us started at the Muddy Rudder for those 21+(and not on the clock). Rode down to Sellwood Park for some liquid nitrogen ice cream. Birding at Oaks Bottom led to … Read more
Who will be crowned the fastest sprinter in Portland?(Photo © J. Maus) Next month, Portland will be introduced to an exciting brand of bike racing: street sprints. The Ironclad Performance Wear Cycling Team (read my profile when they launched in 2007) has announced a Street Sprints competition that will take place on NW 13th Avenue … Read more
Yesterday, I featured an informative Pedalpalooza ride organized by a grassroots livable streets activism group called Active Right of Way (AROW). They led folks around to areas needing improvement, discussed possible solutions, and equipped them with the tools (literally) to implement them. Local filmmaker and founder of Microcosm Publishing Joe Biel was on the ride … Read more
A sun-drenched field at Benson Highwas a perfect spot for activities.-Slideshow below/Gallery–(Photos © J. Maus) Some (finally!) hot summer weather led to a big turnout on the Sprockettes Ride last night. The ride was part of Shift’s Pedalpalooza, which runs through Sunday. Here’s the report from Agent Rod Quake, followed by a slideshow of my … Read more
Reporter – Michelle Week Ride Date – Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Ride Description Ride Report Only 5 brave souls ventured to the pulp and paper land of Camas Tuesday. The ride went off without a hitch and exposed some new riders to the old evergreen hwy. In Camas we stopped by Camas bikes (the only … Read more
[via The Rachel Maddow Show Blog] Meet Malik Rahim, a former Black Panther and noted activist from Louisiana who’s training for a bike ride from Houma to Washington, D.C. to raise awareness about environmental justice and the loss of wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico…
Portland City Council officially adopted the Bureau of Transportation’s Division Streetscape and Street Reconstruction Project yesterday. The plan was over a year in the making and it will impact the stretch of SE Division between SE 10th and 39th Avenues. The $7 million project will repave the street, add a full complement of “green streetscape … Read more
Ride participants in action.(Photo: Steve Bozzone) [Publisher’s note: The ride report below came in as part of our ongoing coverage of Pedalpalooza 2010. I thought it was so informative that I decided to put in on the Front Page. The ride was led by volunteer members of Active Right of Way (AROW), a grassroots transportation … Read more
Bike traffic going onto Broadway Bridge.(Photo © J. Maus) Please note the PBOT traffic advisory below regarding an upcoming closure of the Broadway Bridge. The bridge will be completely closed to motorized traffic for two months starting July 6th, but it will remain open to biking and walking traffic. The closure is to facilitate streetcar … Read more