The Monday Roundup: The distorting power of windshields & more
When we see something from inside a moving car, we tend to perceive it to be more negative than if we see exactly the same thing from a different perspective.
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BikePortland Articles by Michael Andersen (Contributor)
Reader proposes two-way ‘bike track’ on NW Johnson (video)
Here’s an interesting and persuasive idea that could turn Northwest Johnson into the most pleasant crossing of Interstate 405 between Northwest Portland and downtown.
Miracle on 34th? Neighbors ask city to improve bike access by removing auto parking
A group of homeowners is asking the City of Portland to please remove a row of auto parking spaces from their street.
Low-income and senior housing projects see a bike parking boom, too
Bike parking has become a must-have for publicly subsidized apartments in Portland, too.
City contest offers rewards for sharing winter rides
PBOT recently joined a special Breakfast on theBridge event to promote winter biking.(Photo by PBOT) Though those scurvy (and yeah, OK, pretty badass) vikings in Minneapolis might not understand the concept of biking in the winter actually being fun, a new city promotion is looking to spread the word to more Portlanders. “The fresh air, … Read more
The Monday Roundup: Mayoral challenge, ‘Breaking Away’ & more
Is Charlie Hales going to take this lying down?
Pedal Nation cancels 2014 PDX Bicycle Show
The organizers of the five-year-old PDX Bicycle Show have announced that they’re pulling the plug on the annual event in the Portland Expo Center.
12th Annual Filmed by Bike weighs its first feature-length contender
Founding curator Ayleen Crotty said Friday that the festival may cross a new threshold this year: an epic. At least by festival standards.
27 questions about local biking this year (and only one is fake)
Predictions are for suckers. The trick to understanding the future is knowing which questions to ask.
Bike lanes may help spur big changes at Lloyd Center Mall
The two-story parking garage that for 50 years has walled off Portland’s biggest mall could be in for changes, people familiar with the plans say.
From The Oregonian, Jan. 1, 1895: ‘Reign of the wheel’
119 years later, this short case for the merits of biking still feels like the perfect way to kick off a year of progress.
The 4 biggest Portland bike stories nobody wrote in 2013
Let’s look at four that might have gotten lost in the cracks, but shouldn’t have.