🚨 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 🙏
View Larger Map Tomorrow, (Tuesday, 4/27), a road in the lower portion of River View Cemetery will be close all day to all traffic due to a construction project at the mausoleum. Cemetery GM David Noble says bike traffic will not be able to get through: “A large crane with its outriggers will be completely … Read more
[I’m going to try out a new weekly feature – The Week in Review. Last week we published 33 stories on the Front Page and there were 495 total comments. With this weekly post I’ll point you back to the great conversations going on and other stories you might have missed in the past week. … Read more
A happy bike donater at the collection event Saturday. On Tuesday I shared the story of Jenny Leonard, the Portland resident who is on a mission to help schoolkids in rural South Africa get to school by bike. She met many of them while studying abroad and was shocked to find out they walked several … Read more
Go Blazers!(Photo © J. Maus) What are you doing on a bike this weekend (if you need some suggestions, check out our Weekend Guide)? As per usual, we’d love to hear about your two-wheeled adventures. Share your bike fun in the comments below to share the information and inspiration…and enjoy your weekend!
The IFCC on N. Interstate.(Photo: Ethos Music) What could be more fitting for a Portland community center than a combination of music, arts, food, kids, and bicycles? All those things are wrapped up in a new proposal to take over the lease on a former fire station that has been occupied by the non-profit Interstate … Read more
Robert Liberty wants to show the DOTs that they aren’t the only ones with ideas on how to fix the I-5 bridge over the Columbia.(Photo © J. Maus) Metro Councilor Robert Liberty has just taken his opposition to the Columbia River Crossing project up a notch. In a statement released today, Liberty urges people to … Read more
Big crowd fills the Chris King employee cafe at kickoff event for Portland Trail Fest.(Photos © J. Maus) The kickoff of the first annual Portland Trail Fest last night served as an inspirational kick-in-the-pants for local off-road riding advocates. It has been nearly three years since the lack of local trails was first brought to … Read more
Bikes have saved us from expensive road projects and congestion.(Photo © J. Maus) Bikes do a lot of great things for our city. We often hear about the environmental benefits, the health benefits, and so on. But what about the reduced impact on our road network and congestion? What if more Portlanders drove cars into … Read more
Doug Fir — not just for live music anymore! Doug Fir Lounge on East Burnside is the latest Portland venue looking to mix bicycles and business. They’ve launched a “First Mondays Biking Wonderland” event series that will run from May to October. Headlining the events is a Goldsprints competition with a championship slated for October … Read more
Detail of latest Oregon State Bike Map, now available online!
Ever since I moved to Portland six years ago, I’ve loved seeing all the interesting tattoos people have in this town. I don’t have any myself (yet), but if and when I ever get one, there’s a good chance it will have a bike-inspired design. I came across something in my Twitter feed this morning … Read more
IMBA Executive Director Mike Van Abel will keynote tonight’s kickoff party.(Photo © J. Maus) In case you haven’t noticed, off-road riding is the new commuting in Portland. Our regional mountain bike advocacy group, the Northwest Trail Alliance, is hitting their stride and there are a lot of new trails being built and talked about in … Read more