PDX airport now offers bike assembly station – Updated
New bike assembly station at PDX Airport.(Photo: Port of Portland)
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Sunday Parkways North Portland recap and slideshow
Slideshow below(Photos © J. Maus) Huge crowds filled the streets to bask in the sun and the Sunday Parkways spirit yesterday. People walked and rolled on a seven-mile loop of carfree streets in North Portland that stretched from Piedmont, to the bluffs of Willamette Boulevard and north to Kenton Park. It was the second of … Read more
Pedalpalooza Daily: Sunday, June 27th
Sunday Parkways North is today!(Photo © J. Maus) The final day of Pedalpalooza includes Sunday Parkways North and the Multnomah County Bike Fair. See the links below for more options and details. Share the fun with our Ride Report Form. We’ll be posting some of these and other Pedalpalooza news on our Pedalpalooza Special Coverage … Read more
Pedalpalooza Daily: Saturday, June 26th
St. Johns Saturday(Photo © J. Maus) It’s a North Portland special Saturday with no fewer than six events out and about St. Johns way. Other great options from Beaverton, to Woodstock to Vancouver. Follow the link for details. Share the fun with our Ride Report Form. We’ll be posting some of these and other Pedalpalooza … Read more
PBOT asks for donations to keep Sunday Parkways alive
City is asking for help to fund all five Sunday Parkways events this year.(Photos © J. Maus) The second of five Sunday Parkways events happens this weekend and the City of Portland needs financial help from the community to keep them going. A similar call for help went out last year when Sunday Parkways program … Read more
Multnomah County Bike Fair location announced!
MCBF won’t be at Colonel Summers Park this year, but it will still be awesome!(Photos © J. Maus) Organizers of the Multnomah County Bike Fair — the event that marks the end of Pedalpalooza — have just announced its location. This year’s MCBF will take place place this Sunday from 2:00 – 7:00pm on SE … Read more
A sunset ride to Rocky Butte (Slideshow)
The sun was a welcome companion as we snaked through Northeast Portland on our way up to Rocky Butte last night.-Slideshow below/Gallery–(Photos © J. Maus)
‘Safety’ concerns prompt biking ban in Colorado town
A “No Bikes” sign greets visitors to Black Hawk, CO.(Photo: Bicycle Colorado) As you probably have already heard, a small casino town in Colorado has passed – and is now enforcing – a ban on biking. The town of Black Hawk has drawn national attention for the ban and Colorado bike advocacy group Bicycle Colorado … Read more
City Club, freeways, and the ‘monstrous problem’ of cars in 1960
“We should avoid putting all of our eggs in the freeway basket. In the long run, the most efficient mass transportation is by means other than private automobile… catering to the whims of the individual in his own automobile has proven to be an outrageously expensive luxury…” — City Club of Portland, 1960 50 years … Read more
Pedalpalooza Daily: Friday, June 25th
Sunset ride to Rocky Butte last night.(Photo © J. Maus) From infrastructure and planning discussions to outdoor film showings to mobile dance parties, Friday offers a variety of rides from your friends and neighbors. Follow the link for details. Share the fun with our Ride Report Form. We’ll be posting some of these and other … Read more
‘Street sprints’ competition coming to downtown Portland
Who will be crowned the fastest sprinter in Portland?(Photo © J. Maus) Next month, Portland will be introduced to an exciting brand of bike racing: street sprints. The Ironclad Performance Wear Cycling Team (read my profile when they launched in 2007) has announced a Street Sprints competition that will take place on NW 13th Avenue … Read more
Video from yesterday’s ‘Transport Your Activism’ Ride
Yesterday, I featured an informative Pedalpalooza ride organized by a grassroots livable streets activism group called Active Right of Way (AROW). They led folks around to areas needing improvement, discussed possible solutions, and equipped them with the tools (literally) to implement them. Local filmmaker and founder of Microcosm Publishing Joe Biel was on the ride … Read more