🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
Did you spend this week wondering what to do with your life now that Obama dropped you from his staff? Is your seat in the one hundred twelfth Congress being warmed by somebody new? Here are three opportunities for a career change. Consider them “serving your country” hyper-locally. Check the links below for full job … Read more
Artist rendering. Construction of the Gibbs Street Pedestrian Bridge is set to being this month and Portland Mayor Sam Adams will host a ground-breaking event this Tuesday. Once complete, the Gibbs Bridge will extend 700 feet over I-5, connecting the Lair Hill Neighborhood to the South Waterfront District near the Aerial Tram. The bridge will … Read more
Photo from New Year’s Day ride on January 1, 2010.(Photos © J. Maus) I know we’re already getting down to business in 2011, but I can’t let 2010 slip away without reflecting on it a bit more. After all, 2010 gave us a lot to get excited about. Here are just some of the big … Read more
A bit of sharrow-flower mixed with binary… What do you think?! Thanks to BikePortland Sales/Business Manager Jonathan “JR” Reed for the design.
Stills from just some of the many films that will screen during the Bicycle Film Festival. Get ready to be inspired and entertained by a wide variety of bicycle-themed films. The Bicycle Film Festival and Filmed By Bike are both gearing up for 2011. The Bicycle Film Festival has just announced dates and screenings for … Read more
Caleb Pruitt’s booking photo taken on 12/15/10. After two weeks of testimony, a Multnomah County grand jury has upgraded the charges against Caleb Pruitt, the 28-year old man who struck and killed Angela Burke with his car as she attempted to cross SW Barbur Boulevard on December 15th. Pruitt was arrested that night and booked … Read more
It has been a horrible start to a new year for the safety of people walking on the streets of Portland. In the past 24 hours, two people have been hit (one of them killed by a hit-and-run driver) while attempting to cross SE Division Street. SE Division street as it appears on PBOT’s High … Read more
Costco in Vancouver, BC. With the news yesterday that Mayor Adams is in talks with a developer to bring a Costco store to the central city, it’s become clearer than ever that a big box store could very likely be in Portland’s future. Let’s remember that back in September, Adams was actively courting Target to … Read more
A class gets down to work at Upper Echelon Fitness in Northwest.(Photo: Russell Cree) Bike racing is a big deal in Portland. This time of year, many of the folks you see biking around town aren’t headed to the store or to work, they’re putting in base miles and doing intervals — all with an … Read more
Artist Buster Simpson’s rendering of covered bike rack and green street features. See more at BusterSimpson.net/Dekum
“Public streets are for the movement of people, not long-term storage of vehicles.”— from Bicycle Facilities for Portland: A Comprehensive Plan, 1974 A two-way cycle track at NE Glisan and 39th, a physically separated bikeway on SE 52nd, on-street parking removal to make room for bike traffic, painted crosswalks specifically for bikes (crossbikes?), a multi-use … Read more
A shot of West End Bikes last night.(Photo © J. Maus) Portlanders will get a sneak peek at a major new bike shop in downtown Portland this Thursday. West End Bikes (which we reported on in more detail back in October) at the corner of 11th and Stark will host a party in their shop … Read more