🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
Streetcar construction means a full closure of the Broadway Bridge later this month — even for bike traffic.(Photo © J. Maus) When we last chimed in about a two month closure to the Broadway Bridge slated to begin on July 6th, the plan from PBOT and Portland Streetcar Inc. was to maintain biking and walking … Read more
Spotted this sound system at the Bowie vs. Prince ride.(Photos © J. Maus) I can remember a time when bike-mounted sound systems were a novelty. When someone rolled up with tunes blaring they’d be met with oohs, aaahs, and a crowd of smiling onlookers. The smiles are still there, but the novelty has warn off … Read more
A scene from the film.(Photos © J. Maus) If aliens dropped into the free screening of PBS’s documentary Beyond Motor City at the Bagdad Theater Tuesday night, they would have gotten a crash course in America’s transportation history and the challenges we face as a nation to recover from our love affair with highways and … Read more
Freight or bikes? A Metro committee is being pulled both ways.(Photo © J. Maus) Next week, Metro’s 17-member Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) will vote on a policy direction that will guide them in handing out $20-24 million in federal transportation funds. With scarce transportation dollars at stake these days, freight and active … Read more
We’re just a few days away from the start of the 2010 Tour de France and signs of the race have already popped up in downtown Portland. The window of Bike Gallery’s store on SW 10th and Salmon features some cool drawings of Tour de France legends. The art was created by Bike Gallery’s on-staff … Read more
While standing on SE Hawthorne Blvd last night I looked up and saw an ad on the side of a TriMet bus that caught my eye… (Photo © J. Maus)
There was a serious injury crash just north of Ladds Circle yesterday during the evening commute. At about 5:15, I started getting reports from witnesses about someone on a bike that was being tended to by emergency medical personnel. Here are photos taken at the scene by reader Robby Russell:
Matthew Vilhauer at the Tweed Ride.(Photos © J. Maus) According to The Columbian newspaper, Matthew Vilhauer’s naked biking case has finally come to a close. Vilhauer was arrested for indecent exposure after biking naked during a Pedalpalooza ride in Vancouver in June 2009. Last month, a deadlocked jury left the case unresolved.
Richard German1946-2010(Photo courtesy Annie Blooms Books)
Keep your eyes peeled for this unique bike that was stolen from North Portland last night.(Photos: Johnnie Olivan/Rejuiced Bikes)
TriMet has made a policy change in light of complaints about a bus operator who made videos of himself and his passengers — sometimes while driving — and then posted them on this blog. The issue surfaced after I published a video statement by bus operator Al Marguiles. In the comments of that story, Marguiles … Read more
KGW TV ran a story Monday night titled, “Another rogue bike path in Forest Park.” Here’s the opening of the story: “A new illegal bike path in Forest Park has trail users upset, with near misses between docile people on foot and speeding mountain bikers emerging out of nowhere. And here’s the video: