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The Monday Roundup

The First Family on a bike ride! Welcome back to Monday everyone. Here are the news items and other interesting tidbits that caught our eye last week… – President Obama and his family enjoyed a bike ride on their recent trip to Martha’s Vineyard. This news video (below) of the Obama bike path sighting is … Read more


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Weekend Open Thread

Bike traffic on N. Interstate Ave.(Photo © J. Maus) The weekend is upon us. Pull up our excellent and jam-packed Weekend Event Guide and plan out your bike fun. I’ve been in Lake Tahoe, California for the past few days (last-minute family thing, I’ve been writing stories late at night and early morning!), so I … Read more


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Exclusive: Earl Blumenauer to speak at opening of Interbike 2010

Rep. Earl Blumenauer U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer will kick off Interbike in Las Vegas next month. His presence will put advocacy front and center at North America’s largest bike trade show. Blumenauer will be joined by Interbike Show Director Andy Tompkins and Bikes Belong Coalition President Tim Blumenthal at a press conference to open the … Read more


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Job of the Week

This week’s featured job opening could have you walking the talk (or biking or carpooling the talk) as the Westside Transportation Alliance’s Programs representative to Tigard and Tualatin in Washington County. If you want to spread the good word and help create healthier cities and lifestyles through transportation planning, follow the link to learn more … Read more


E-bikes, the law, and you

E-bikes are popping up all over Portland these days.(Illustration: Mark Young/Portland Storyboard) Whether you like them or not, electric bikes have arrived and it looks like they’re here to stay. E-bikes can now be found in almost every local bike shop, major manufacturers are adding e-assist to a growing number of urban and cargo bikes, … Read more


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Architecture Foundation names Cycle Oregon its 2010 ‘Honored Citizen’

Cycle Oregon riders riding over a bridge on the Rogue River.(Photo © J. Maus) Cycle Oregon, the marquee bike ride that attacts over 2,000 participants every year, has been named the 2010 Honored Citizen by the Architecture Foundation of Oregon, (AFO) a non-profit organization that “advocates for the enhancement of our built environment, the livability … Read more