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Tutus! Birds! Alleys! Serious wonking! French Bikes! There really is something for everyone on the Pedalpalooza menu today. View the full list below… 7:00am Sisyphean Cruller Crawl – East Side Join us for a mythic climb up one or two of Portland’s finest hills. We’ll haul breakfast to the top for anyone that makes it, … Read more
The 50s Bikeway Project aims to create a 4.3 mile, family friendly bike corridor.(Photo © J. Maus) The long-awaited 50s Bikeway Project — which will use $1.5 million in federal funds to build a low-stress bicycling environment along a 4.3 mile corridor from SE Woodstock to NE Thompson (near Sandy) along 53rd and 52nd Avenues … Read more
Make a clean sweep of grime.(Photos: Daniel Sharp) When you break it down, your bicycle only needs to do two things: Go and stop. In our last column we discussed the go (chains), today we’ll delve into the stop (brakes). The Pacific Northwest is known for many things, but one of the most insidious is … Read more
Approximate route of new bike boulevard coming to east Portland. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is close to the start of construction on a new “neighborhood greenway” that would parallel 82nd Avenue in northeast and southeast Portland. PBOT has put out a request for proposals to find a construction firm to start and the … Read more
The ‘Broads with Babes’ ride is today at 2:00.(Photos © J. Maus) 12:45pm The Outer Limits Join Hidden Portland author Carye Bye and Portland Native Kate on a daytime tour of Portland’s Outer Limits! We’ll start at the Fairley’s Pharmacy & Soda Fountain (still going since 1913!) at 72nd & Sandy. Then head East. Some … Read more
Inside BikeBar on Williams.(Photos © J. Maus) Hopworks’ new BikeBar on North Williams Avenue seems to be an instant hit. The small restaurant in the ground floor of the Ecoflats apartment building between N Shaver and Failing, is just the latest new bike-centric business to spring up on what Hopworks’ owner Christian Ettinger calls the … Read more
The Esplanade has been closed for 14 days due to high water.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland Parks & Recreation officials say they continue to monitor the water levels on the Willamette River and that a re-opening of the Eastbank Esplanade could come by the end of this week. The floating portion of the Esplanade path … Read more
Traffic analysis shows about 50% of car traffic on Willamette goes 40 mph (the limit is 35).(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is considering other options for how to improve bike access on N. Willamette Blvd after hearing loud and clear from adjacent homeowners that they don’t want to lose on-street … Read more
When local cargo bike manufacturer Metrofiets unveiled their “Hopworksfiets” back in September 2009, it was a sensation. The bike, custom made for Hopworks Urban Brewery to be a beer bar on wheels, was a media darling and even made it onto the Discovery Channel. The bike itself was a smash hit, but it also saw … Read more
Research will put numbers behind biking customers.(Photo © J. Maus) A research project at the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC, housed at Portland State University) is taking a closer look at how bike-riding customers and bike infrastructure (or lack thereof) impacts the business bottom line. The principal investigator is Kelly Clifton, an associate … Read more
Get ready to Hammercise — the most fun you’ll ever having biking around for impromptu, synchronized, MC-Hammer-inspired, jazzercising.A scene from last year’s ride.(Photo © J. Maus)
The “We Go Cargo” entry into the Cirque du Cycling Bike Parade.(Photos © J. Maus)