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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
On Tuesday (6/29), the Architects Without Borders and the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium will host a free screening of PBS’s Beyond the Motor City. The film is part of the PBS special series, Blueprint America, which takes an in-depth look at the past, present and future state of our country’s transportation infrastructure (one … Read more
One of the many beautiful bikes displayed at the Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show last year.(Photos © J. Maus)
Reporter Name – Kristin Bott Ride Date – Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Ride Description Ride Report By the numbers: 20 people 38 miles 2,150 feet of climbing (estimated) 0 drops, crashes, flats, disasters 100% awesome With Rob Anderson (team P/T Rehab, category “wrist”) as rabbit and KBott (team P/T Rehab, category “hip”) as sweep, we … Read more
Reporter Name – Kate W. Ride Date – Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Ride Description Ride Report Approximately 18 intrepid, um, “soles” participated in the ride, including two barefoot, one Vibram Five Fingers, a Brompton cyclist wearing vintage pink leather mary janes, the raddest tweenager I’ve ever met in my life on a BMX, and one … Read more
Tandem Riders at Irving Park in NE Portland.(Photo: Morgan Moser) Reporter – Morgan Moser Ride Date – Monday, June 21, 2010 Ride Description Ride Report We had a fantastic time last night on the Tandem Ride. After my husband and I bought our tandem last year we knew we had to organize a ride for … Read more
(Photo: Greta Glitter) Reporter Name – Greta Glitter Ride Date Sunday, June 20, 2010 Ride Description Ride Report We had misty rain like the fjords of Norway, where Sven & I come from and our ride was in the shadow of WNBR — but still 25 Shiny friends showed up to our first Mobile Dance … Read more
Reporter – Joe Hand Ride Description Ride Report I randomly decided to try out the Mountain Hardware race up to Washington Park. I got there right when it was supposed to start and got a bit confused because there was no one there. Turns out, I was the only one there. Luckily, two of the … Read more
Reporter – Ben Helgren Ride Date – Saturday, June 19, 2010 Ride description Ride Report I had the idea to ride to Boring along SpringWater Trail. We had 8 riders ready fora peaceful night ride. Seems I didn’t read BikePortland when the trail was reported closed. We rode from Laurelhurst to the trailhead and found … Read more
Ride leader Kristi at Regretsy book signing.(Photo: April Winchell) Reporter – Kristi Falkowski Ride Date – Saturday, June 19, 2010 (ride link) Ride Report Alas! Twas naught but my co-leader, Julie and I who enjoyed this fun adventure. But we had a blast. Coffee and treats at Anna Bannana, a ried over to the craft … Read more
View of new bike lanes on Pennsylvania Ave. Photo taken today by League of American Bicyclists. See full photoset here.