🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
Roger Geller.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland’s Bicycle Coordinator, Roger Geller, is in Melbourne this week to deliver the keynote speech at the 2010 Bike Futures conference. Armed with Portland’s biking success story, he’s making headlines and spreading the gospel of separated bikeways. In a story published this morning in the Sydney Morning … Read more
New location on SE 40th and Hawthorne.(Photo: New Seasons) Local grocery store chain New Seasons Market will open its tenth store tomorrow on the corner of SE 40th and Hawthorne (former location of Daily Grind), smack-dab in one of the most bike-centric parts of town. According to a press release sent out by the company … Read more
A big crowd turned out on Saturday.(Photos © J. Maus) Last weekend’s Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show (see my slideshow and mini-report here) made it clear that our region’s custom bike building industry is stronger than ever. Below are my notes from conversations I had with builders who displayed at the show… Tony Pereira / Pereira … Read more
Traffic on Grand Ave. north of Burnside.(Photos © J. Maus) Mayor Sam Adams emceed an event this morning to mark the official grand opening of the East Burnside/Couch Couplet project. The project (which is still not quite finished) began nearly eight years ago and the estimated cost is about $17.8 million. Adams touted the project … Read more
Racers young… and old gave it a go at Rainier.(Photos © J. Maus)
Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – Organizers guess that 100,000 people turned out on Sunday for CicLAvia, Los Angeles’ first open streets event, where 7.5 miles of streets were opened up for bicycling, walking, and hanging out. Check out this short video with on-the-street interviews and great footage:
Riding north on Going Street on the new two-way cycle track. – Video and slideshow below- (Photos © J. Maus)
Watch the slideshow below(Photos © J. Maus) The Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show has once again shown that the bicycle building industry and craft is alive and thriving in Oregon. Despite steady rain, the aisles were full of people interested in meeting the hands behind their favorite bikes and getting up close and personal with some … Read more
The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has just announced details on their project to make the notoriously dangerous Broadway/Williams intersection safer for bike traffic. PBOT’s solution revolves around a new, bike-only traffic signal. Learn more about the City’s plans in our report last month. The new signal and lane re-striping is slated for installation … Read more
The latest sign of bike-oriented development on Williams.(Photos © J. Maus) North Williams Avenue has yet another claim to its title of best bike street in Portland — the Friendly Bike Guest House. I noticed the sign for the new business a few days ago and yesterday I met the owner of the establishment, Chris … Read more
This is what happens when you bring a bunch of great, affordable bike art to Portland.-Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus)
You’ve got to have a lot of bike parking at a Bike Commute Challenge pary.(Photos © J. Maus) At a packed party in the Central Eastside last night, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance announced results and gave out awards for winners of their annual Bike Commute Challenge. The month-long event that took place in September pitted … Read more