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NYC Is buzzing about an incident involving a skirt.(Photo © J. Maus) Here’s the bike news from around the world that caught my eye in the last week: – What do you do if your city isn’t home to a summer season of grassroots bike fun, like Portland’s Pedalpalooza, Vancouver B.C.’s Velopalooza, and now Calgary’s … Read more
Take a tour of Latino art and artist studios on the Latino Art Bike Tour.(Photo © J. Maus) After a wild and wooly weekend, here’s what’s on tap for Pedalpalooza today… 11:00am Nude Beach Ride Ride to Sauvie Island’s clothing optional beach. A beautiful ride, at a moderate pace, to a lovely beach. About 20 … Read more
It will take speed, stamina and a bit of insanity to win the Zoobomb Century today.(Photo © J. Maus) 8:30am Birding by Bike Grab your binoculars and go for a ride to various birding areas in the Columbia slough! We’ll meet up at Peninsula Park and ride north to the Vanport wetlands before heading west … Read more
New Pedalpalooza stickers… showing up at a ride near you. I hope you’re pacing yourselves. It’s only day 3 of Pedalpalooza and there are 21 rides today! If you’ve been waiting for an excuse to ride naked, or to venture north into Washington, today is your day. Check out the full list below and see … Read more
It’s tempting when there’s no viable alternate route.(Photo © J. Maus) This morning’s news that the Morrison Bridge multi-use path will be closed to both directions of bicycle traffic from this Monday until mid-September, was just the latest in a string of closures that impact vital connections in our bikeway network. This post will hopefully … Read more
“Comments I made at the May 25 MPAC meeting created a stir in the bicycling community.”— Jerry Willey, Mayor of Hillsboro At a meeting of Metro’s Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC) late last month Hillsboro Mayor Jerry Willey raised eyebrows when he said “bicyclists” need to “participate” in paying for the costs of transportation infrastructure mandated … Read more
“By extending the community process to be more inclusive, by listening with respect to all voices, and by striving for a project that meets the multiple objectives we’ve identified, I believe we can arrive at a preferred project alternative that is well-supported and technically feasible.”— Ellen Vanderslice, PBOT The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) issued … Read more
Clark County Cycling Coalition founder Eric Giacchino.(Photo: Marcus Griffith) The greater Portland metropolitan area is one step closer to having another regional non-profit bike education and advocacy organization. The necessary paperwork to receive official non-profit status for the Clark County Cycling Coalition (C-4), southwest Washington’s newest bike organization, is complete and ready to be mailed, … Read more
Will close Monday.(Photo © J. Maus) Multnomah County announced yesterday that the multi-use path on the Morrison Bridge will close to all traffic beginning Monday (6/13) and the multi-use path that serves both directions of bike traffic will be closed until mid-September of this year. The closure is for a $4.2 million construction project that … Read more
Famed filmmaker Casey Neistat’s latest video creatively tackles the issue of riding in bike lanes in NYC (and getting ticketed for it). It’s so well done that the video has exploded on the web. Watch it below…
Whether you’re into apparel, product design, or bike repair, some excellent job opportunities were listed this week. See the list of jobs and get all the details below. Good luck and make sure you tell folks you heard about it on BikePortland. Design Engineer — Yakima Products, Inc. Bike Mechanic — Discover Bicycles, Hood River … Read more
Spontaneous public dancing and loud music at the Bowie vs. Prince ride last year. It happens again tonight.(Photo © J. Maus)