🚨 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 🙏
[Publisher’s note: I’ve got a lot of opinions, but it’s perilous for me to try and weave them into the daily news stories here. So I’m going to try and start writing them up, once a week, in the form of the Friday Opinion column. Here goes…] Seen on Mississippi Ave. over the weekend.(Photo © … Read more
Beth Hamon, Sunday Parkways volunteer.-Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus) OK Portland, it’s time to step up and take care of a good friend in need. That good friend is Sunday Parkways, an absolute gem of an event that we are all very lucky to have. Word from organizers is that the event is in need … Read more
This frame from onboard camera shows Sebastian Case on the sidewalk.-Watch video below- TriMet has released the onboard video from a collision between a bus and a bike that happened on SE Hawthorne earlier this week. The video clearly shows Sebastian Case — who was featured in an Oregonian story about the incident — riding … Read more
Commissioner Nick Fish.(Photo © J. Maus) City of Portland Commissioner Nick Fish, who oversees Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R), has just announced five new management initiatives that will “address ecological and recreational concerns about Forest Park.” Fish is reacting to mounting public pressure to do something about the deteriorating health of the park. This pressure … Read more
The man behind The Gary Fisher Collection.(Photo © J. Maus) Two big announcements in the bike world this week could result in some interesting new bikes showing up on the streets of Portland. The first is from the biggest bike brand in the world, Trek. Trek announced Tuesday that they will shelve the Gary Fisher … Read more
Last year.(Photo © J. Maus) Just a few days left until Portland’s annual skin-only cycling soiree, the World Naked Bike Ride. Last year, an estimated 5,000 took part (more than doubling the 2008 total), making it the largest naked bike parade in North America (if not the world?). If recent growth trends continue (see graph … Read more
Reporter – Scott Lieuallen Ride – Old French Bikes Ride Date – Monday, June 14, 2010 Ride Report We met at Petit Provence on Division and geeked out on all the old French bikes for a half hour or so. Trevor showed up and shared his very detailed knowledge of Cycles Peugeot. Other attendees had … Read more
Reporter – Amos Hunter Ride – Fallout Shelters of Portland Date – Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Report A great group of around 50 joined up at the Lloyd Center to hear the history of fallout shelters and the civil defense program in Portland. After a bit of history we bombed through the underground parking labyrinth … Read more
(Photos: Jeffrey Bernards)
Reporter – Shawn Granton Ride Date – Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Ride Report Despite all the rain we had yesterday, ten intrepid cyclists showed up at the Alberta Co-op (NE 15th and Alberta) for the PedalPalooza installment of this all-summer ride. We took lovely side streets through NE for about 6 miles, ending at Montavilla … Read more
Detail of slide location and detour map.–Download PDF/Photos below- Portland Parks & Recreation says a landslide in Forest Park has closed Leif Erikson Drive, resulting in a closure of the gravel road that is popular for biking, hiking and running. According to PP&R spokesperson Beth Sorensen, the road is now closed between milepost 7 and … Read more