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In honor of International Women’s Day, I thought it apropos to delve into the photo archives to share memorable images of women. In the photo essay below, you’ll get a glimpse of women on bikes and women that are working the halls of power to make biking easier for the rest of us. They say … Read more
200,000 people have signed up since last year.(Photos © J. Maus) The National Bike Summit doesn’t officially kick off until tonight; but there’s already been several bits of news to leak out of D.C. Check out the roundup below… Portland State named “Silver” bike-friendly university The League of American Bicyclists just announced their first-ever recipients … Read more
Ray LaHood’s speech was the defining moment of last year’s Summit.(Photos © J. Maus) As I write this, hundreds of bike advocates and industry bigwigs from across the country are making their way to Washington D.C. to attend the 11th annual National Bike Summit. They’ll hear inspiring speeches from national transportation figures and elected officials, … Read more
PBOT Traffic Safety Manager Mark Lear is a member of new TriMet safety committee.(Photos © J. Maus) TriMet announced the formation of their Safety Education Advisory Committee last night. The committee is part of a renewed effort to improve safety following a high profile, double fatal crash last April. Earlier this month, TriMet began testing … Read more
Check out the image below from local business owner Joel Grover. Joel is the man behind Splendid Cycles, a cargo bike specialty shop on SE Belmont. His work vehicle is a Bullitt cargo bike powered by an electric-assist unit made in Portland by Ecospeed. Joel also uses a custom-made trailer by yet another Portland bike … Read more
This year’s kickoff event for Sunday Parkways will be in East Portland on May 22nd. Last year, one of the highlights of the East Portland route was supposed to be a freshly repaved Springwater Corridor Trail; but unfortunately, pavement crews weren’t quite ready for the traffic and PBOT had to make a last-minute route change. … Read more
The proposal includes three types of trails, including some single-track.(Photos: USFS) The U.S. Forest Service has begun the official, 30-day public comment period on the ‘Preliminary Assessment’ of the Timberline Mountain Bike Trails and Skills Park Project. The project would include watershed restoration projects and the development of 17 miles of lift-assisted downhill mountain bike … Read more
Signs of life abound for the controversial project.(Photo © J. Maus) Rolling with momentum in recent weeks from national and statewide elected officials, the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project will be the focus of a public forum in Northeast Portland tonight. The event is being hosted by the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, an umbrella non-profit … Read more
They’re headed up again.(Photo © J. Maus) Here’s the news that caught our eye last week: – A look at some factors behind the “disconnect” between many bicycle advocacy programs and communities of color. – In Tucson, the path of a family’s decision to trade in one of their cars for a cargo bike.
What a splendid day for a bike ride with a rather large group of well-dressed and quite amicable fellow Portlanders! The weather cooperated in a most pleasing way for the 2011 Tweed Ride and a good time was had by all. Observe some of the smashingly dressed folks and fun in the photos and slideshow … Read more
Stakeholder Advisory Committee member Justin Zeulner explains the NE Holladay project to an open house attendee.(Photos © J. Maus) Last night was the first public open house for the City of Portland’s Lloyd District Bikeway Development Projects. Within this planning process, PBOT is taking a close look at three projects that could dramatically improve the … Read more
See below for before/after shots. This morning I shared how PBOT’s neighborhood greenways could have a dramatic impact on how it feels to move around our city’s residential streets. A perfect case in point is the NE Holman Street project. Back in May, I took a closer look at the project, with a focus on … Read more