The Monday Roundup: Bike ergonomics, lawsuit incentives & more
A retired doctor’s tips for stopping long bike rides from screwing up your body, and other great bike links of the week.
Michael Andersen (Contributor)
BikePortland Articles by Michael Andersen (Contributor)
Thurman Street Bridge closure will complicate Leif Erikson trail access this summer
Bridge work by city crews this summer will block off the Thurman Street Bridge over Balch Creek in Lower Macleay Park from Tuesday, April 1 until Labor Day.
The Friday Profile: Andrew Reed, River City’s ad man on a deadline
But about 20 times each year for the last decade, Andrew Reed has sat down with Adobe Illustrator to put together River City Bicycles’ black and white quarter-page ad for page 3 of Willamette Week.
Collision at Killingsworth and Cully injures man on bike – UPDATED
The Portland Police Bureau’s major crash team is investigating a collision between a bicycle and car at Northeast Killingsworth Street and Cully Boulevard at 7:48 pm Thursday night.
3 lessons for Portland as Citi Bike struggles to break even
Readers may be hoping for signal in all this noise. I’ll give it a shot.
Photo collection: How do you park your bike at home?
A residential bike parking shelter in Southeast Portland. Here on BikePortland’s Real Estate Beat, we write a lot about commercial and apartment/condo bike parking. But we’ve never covered the bike parking Portlanders are probably best at: cool ways to store bikes at single-family homes. Let’s change that. Snap a photo of your setup and we’ll … Read more
Sauvie Island farm will offer free auto parking for island bike riders
Sauvie Island farm Bella Organic has started a program it says aims to reduce miles driven in the rural area northwest of Portland.
Local victim advocate wants hit-and-run alerts texted to every cab and UPS driver
A Portland safety advocate is calling for a statewide alert system that would send a text message to thousands of professional drivers and members of the public to help nab hit-and-run suspects.
‘Aftermass’ documentary, about Critical Mass in Portland, will open May 23
A local man’s documentary history of the Critical Mass movement in Portland will premiere May 23 at the Clinton Street Theater.
As Portland becomes famous in Japan, local firms will show off bike products
Portland is, city officials say, big in Japan right now. Two admired local bike companies are looking to ride that cultural wave.
How Oregon’s unequal tax laws deter density where it’s needed most
Oregon’s property tax system rewards developers who build new apartment buildings in Gresham while driving up the price of new units in inner Northeast.
The Monday Roundup: Roadside ethics test, glowing bike & more
Police in Belarus mocked up this scene in order to see how many drivers would stop. 186 cars drove past, but…