🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
Alta Bicycle Share would operate a system like this on the streets of New York City.(Photo © J. Maus) Crain’s Insider, a New York-based business news publication, says two companies remain in the running for a $200 million contract to run a bike-share program in New York City. According to Crain’s, B-cycle and Portland-based Alta … Read more
Rap-tivism at its best.(Still from video by Joel Batterman) – Watch the video below – As an advocate, what do you do when you feel passionate about a project and want to convince others to share your perspective? If you’re former Portland resident and now Detroit-based transportation activist Joel Batterman, you get out some Legos … Read more
Much-loved Forest Park: better off in the hands of the State?(Photo © J. Maus) State Representative Mitch Greenlick (D-Portland) is sponsoring a bill (HB 2250) that would require the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission to enter into talks with the City of Portland about the possible state acquisition of Forest Park. Here’s the entire … Read more
Signs are currently the only thing warning people that humans might be present on this section of Barbur.(Photo © J. Maus) Southwest Portland transportation advocates have been pressing the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to improve the dangerous crossing of SW Barbur Blvd near the Rasmussen Apartments for many years. Now, after the death of … Read more
With the future of people stricken by the disaster in Japan on the minds of many Portlanders, two local bike companies are doing their part to help the relief effort. London-based Rapha, whose North American headquarters are in North Portland, is helping quake victims by doing the thing they do best — hosting a ride. … Read more
Detail of SW Moody cross-section. As we noted recently, US DOT Sec. Ray LaHood is making a visit to Portland next week. While here, LaHood will join Mayor Adams, Congressmen Earl Blumenauer, David Wu, Kurt Schrader, and regional transportation bigwigs in the South Waterfront District.
As a custom frame builder, I pay a lot of attention to the distances between the three primary contact points that a rider shares with their bicycle — their saddle, pedals, and grips. The millimeters in between guide my decision making from design to assembly. Component and accessory designer Ergon concerns itself, not only with … Read more
City bike rack at N Rosa Parks Way and Interstate.(Photos: Jimmy C.) Back in 2007, we shared what looked to be a clever method of stealing bikes — unscrewing the bolts that anchor the rack to the sidewalk. Then about a year ago, we reported an actual theft that had occurred in Southwest Portland after … Read more
Hi everyone, you might have noticed that things have been quiet here on the Front Page. Here’s why… We have a new baby in the house! Everett Raine Alexander Maus (the “Raine” part was inspired by the intense rainstorm that hit Portland just a few minutes after he was born around 3:00 pm on Sunday). … Read more
Japanese disaster victims turning to bicycles was major news. Here’s the news that caught our eye in the last week: – After the major earthquake in Japan, bike retailers quickly sold out their entire stock as train systems stopped running and people looked for alternatives to walking long distances home from work.
Heather McCarey at the 2010 Bike to Blazers ride.(Photo © J. Maus) Heather McCarey has been hired to be the next executive director of the Westside Transportation Alliance (WTA). McCarey takes over for Karen Frost, who retired from the position last month. Based in Beaverton, the WTA is a non-profit Transportation Management Association (TMA) founded … Read more
