Photo essay: Riding the new Burnside bikeway
The new bikeway on E. Burnside — while not the separated facility we should have — gives people dedicated space to ride along one of Portland’s vibrant commercial corridors.(Photos © J. Maus)
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Helmet design contest winner to be announced Saturday
Some of the many submissions in the Nutcase Helmet Design Contest.(Photo: Clever Cycles)
PBOT, advocates prep for 50s Bikeway project open house
One concept under consideration is buffered bike lanes and removal of parking on both sides of SE 52nd north of Woodstock. One year ago today, the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation accepted a $1.3 million grant to build the 50s Bikeway project. That grant came 13 years after the project — a 4.5 mile … Read more
Friday is last day to nominate your “bike hero” for Alice Award
For some heroes, winning an Alice is quite emotional.(Photo © J. Maus) There are just a few days left to nominate your bike hero for an Alice Award. The annual Alice Awards and Auction event hosted by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance is always a good time and it’s also a time to recognize the work … Read more
Highway group: Walkable communities, “aggressive pedestrians” to blame for road deaths
Actually, people in cars should stop and look (not to mention, that’s the law).Photo taken on Sunday in Portland’s Pearl District.(Photo © J. Maus) My friend (and Streetsblog founding editor) Aaron Naparstek sent along an unbelievable story that ran in the Washington Examiner today with the headline — Exercise, iPods could be causing pedestrian deaths. … Read more
‘Crossbikes’: Crosswalks for bikes coming soon to Portland?
PBOT is considering new bicycle crosswalks, like this one in concept stage forSE 53rd and Stark. Crosswalks are standard engineering treatments designed to help people get across streets with a bit more safety; now the City of Portland is looking to do something similar for bike traffic with bicycle crosswalk markings, a.k.a. the “cross-bike”. The … Read more
PBOT-backed legislation would change speed limit authority
Portland hopes new law will lead to 20 mph limit on streets like these.(Photo © J. Maus) As we reported back in October, the City of Portland is working the legislature to gain more control over speed limits. Mayor Sam Adams is aware of the impact high speed motor vehicles have on our neighborhoods and … Read more
Latest jersey from Retro Image Apparel based on Artcrank print
This print has inspired a licensing partnership and a new jersey.-See it below-(Photos © J. Maus) Portland based Retro Image Apparel has a new jersey coming out this spring based on a print by local artist Jimmy Cavalieri. Jimmy is a long time reader and supporter of BikePortland, so we’re really excited to see this … Read more
Join us for a Get Together in Southwest Portland
Rolling to Barbur Blvd.(Photo © J. Maus) We’re excited to announced our first Get Together of 2011. Next Wednesday (January 26th) from 5:30 to 7ish we’ll meet up with readers and other bike-interested folks at Macadam’s Bar and Grill (5833 SW Macadam Avenue). If you live, ride, or work in or around Southwest Portland, you’re … Read more
River City Bicycles to open outlet store
This corner building at SE 6th and Belmont will soon be the River City Bicycles Outlet store. River City Bicycles has purchased a new, 5,000 square foot building that will soon become a new outlet store selling discounted bikes and clothing just a few blocks from their existing location. The River City Bicycles Outlet is … Read more
Another look at HB 2602, which would prohibit biking with headphones on
Should it be illegal?(Photo © J. Maus) Lost in last week’s kerfluffle about a potential ban on biking with kids, was another bill proposed in the current Oregon legislative session that deserves our attention. House Bill 2602 (text), sponsored by Representative Michael Schaufler (D-Happy Valley), would create a new traffic violation for “unsafe operation of … Read more
Hopworks plans new location on N Williams Ave
Hopworks would occupy a street-level spot in this new building on Williams.(Photos © J. Maus) Nearly a year after we first noted the bike-oriented development taking place on N Williams Avenue, the trend is as strong as ever. Today we confirmed that, while the ink’s not quite dry on all the paperwork, Hopworks Urban Brewery … Read more