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Cascade’s David Hiller with a souvenir newspaper clipping from a trail access battle.(Photo © J. Maus) The twists and turns to the bike advocacy drama up in Seattle just keep on coming. After Cascade Bicycle Club — a non-profit bike event and advocacy group with 13,000 members — abruptly fired its longtime leader Chuck Ayers … Read more
My neighborhood police officer, Derek Harris, passing out crime stats at a recent neighborhood meeting.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland is a town where being involved is just how we roll. Lots of folks here volunteer for non-profits, speak up at City Council when necessary, and are generally engaged on issues that impact their daily lives. … Read more
A look at the parcel as it stands today, with the I-205 path on the right.(Photo © J. Maus) At their weekly meeting yesterday, the Portland City Council passed an ordinance that included funding for operation and maintenance of Gateway Green, a project that will turn a vacant, 35-acre parcel of land in East Portland … Read more
Major Joseph Lontai serving and cycling in Iraq, 2006. Remember Joseph Lontai? He’s the BikePortland reader who, back in April 2006, emailed a photo of himself riding a Spinning bike in the desert while serving in the Iraq war. Since then, I’ve kept in touch with Major Lontai and I run into him at local … Read more
The Cross Crusade rolls into Barton Park in Estacada Sunday.(Photo © J. Maus) This weekend starts off slow and then builds up to some great events starting Saturday afternoon. Take some time to enjoy the beautiful fall colors or clean up the bike, just in time to take it out and cover it with more … Read more
Mark Hoskins, co-owner of Upcycles.(Photos © J. Maus) On Sunday, May 16th, a long-unused garage door creaked open at 911 NE Dekum Street, revealing the newest business in the Woodlawn neighborhood, Upcycles. Based in a single car garage space that’s been lightly remodeled, Upcycles is co-owner Kai Druzdezel and Mark Hoskins’ entry into the growing … Read more
Local filmmaker Dan Kaufman has released a new video that takes viewers on a trip along the future location of the North Willamette River Greenway Trail. In the video (below), you’ll join the advocates from non-profit group npGreenway who are working towards making the trail — that will eventually connect the Eastbank Esplanade at the … Read more
A scene from 2009 BikeCraft. Some very super big news from BikePortland Headquarters… The sixth annual BikeCraft holiday gift bazaar is set for December 4th and 5th and our new venue this year is the Portland Design Works Mothership at 15 NE Hancock. We’re really excited about this year’s event. We’ve got a brand new … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus) This guest post is by Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, a new “10-minute newsmagazine” and wiki about low-car life in Portland. Read more of his contributions to BikePortland here. Will the walking movement ever be as successful as the bike movement? Across the nation, biking advocates spent the last decade winning. … Read more
Elliott and Daniella Crowder, owners of Bike Newport.(Photos © J. Maus) Bike Newport, an independent bike shop based in Newport, Oregon has been named the winner of a 2010 National Bicycle Travel Award by the Adventure Cycling Association. Bike Newport has received the Sam Braxton Bike Shop Award for “incredible services and amenities that they … Read more
The Oregonian Editorial Board published a timely piece in today’s paper about the need for all of us who drive to take stock of our actions and do a better job looking out for people walking and biking on our roads. Here’s the opening: Hey, you. You need to have a “full and frank” conversation … Read more
If marketing campaigns and PSAs don’t curb distracted driving and we lack the resources to enforce laws, how will we ever learn that driving a multi-ton vehicle on a road shared with people walking and biking is an extremely serious responsibility? As we struggle to figure out why an “alarming” amount of people are being … Read more