🚨 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 🙏
Detail of bike route through River View Cemetery. It took less than a month for the community to raise $5,000 to fully sign and stripe a new bike route through River View Cemetery. The route through the privately-owned cemetery is a popular shortcut through Portland’s southwest hills. Public access is allowed, but that access has … Read more
How’s Bike Month going for everyone? Have you noticed more bike traffic than usual? Have you encouraged a friend to join you? I’ve come across three short films lately that I thought could serve as inspiration, validation and/or motivation to keep on pedaling.
Rollin’ on Front Street.-Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus) Just got back from a week in Maui. While there — besides swimming with dolphins and turtles and hanging with family and friends — I spent some time in the island’s most famous town, Lahaina. As per usual when I explore a new town (see my reports … Read more
The site features interactive route maps of the best rides in Oregonand much more. RideOregonRide.com, a website that promotes bike tourism in Oregon is set to receive the 2010 President’s Award from Travel Portland. The Ride Oregon site was first officially conceived at the Oregon Bike Summit in 2008, where attendees said having one place … Read more
Hard to believe it’s been a year since Jude Kirstein launched her custom wheel building business, Epic Wheel Works. Since then, Jude’s learned a lot about wheel building, running a small business, and what it means to work and ride in the vibrant bike ecosystem that thrives here in Portland. This Thursday, Jude will celebrate … Read more
Detail of map showing one of the paths through Delta Park near I-5. The City of Portland plans to start up a citizen bike patrol to work the paths around Delta Park and Interstate 5 in North Portland. According to an announcement for the upcoming training event that happens Tuesday (5/11), members of the new … Read more
Cobbled bikeway in Maastrich, The Netherlands.(Photo: Alex Hamlin) Since our story last week, people are still weighing in about the Bureau of Transportation’s decision to remove old cobblestones on NW Marshall in order to lay down new bike lanes. The story struck a chord with reader Alex Hamlin, who rode his bike around Holland for … Read more
Director of PBOT, Sue Keil.(File photo © J. Maus) Here’s the latest in the East Burnside Couch Couplet story. Yesterday PBOT released an official statement about the dangerous bike lane from head of that bureau, Sue Keil. In the statement Keil writes, “It has come to the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s attention that the bike … Read more
KGW-TV video of bike trail discovered in Madrona Park in North Portland. If video does not load, see KGW story here.
I tried out a hand-cycle a few years back.(Photo: Seven Corners bike shop) On May 16th, Portland Parks and Recreation will host their annual Adaptive Bike Day Clinic. It’s a very cool event that doesn’t get much publicity, so I thought I’d share it here on the front page. After being in local specialty bike … Read more
New bike lanes on NW Marshall. See whatit will look like when completed below.(Photo: Paul Peterson) New bike lanes are being constructed on NW Marshall between 12th and 14th Avenues in the Pearl District — but these aren’t just any bike lanes. What’s notable about this project is that the new lanes are being cut … Read more
