🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
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
“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
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
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
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
A sun-drenched field at Benson Highwas a perfect spot for activities.-Slideshow below/Gallery–(Photos © J. Maus) Some (finally!) hot summer weather led to a big turnout on the Sprockettes Ride last night. The ride was part of Shift’s Pedalpalooza, which runs through Sunday. Here’s the report from Agent Rod Quake, followed by a slideshow of my … Read more
[via The Rachel Maddow Show Blog] Meet Malik Rahim, a former Black Panther and noted activist from Louisiana who’s training for a bike ride from Houma to Washington, D.C. to raise awareness about environmental justice and the loss of wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico…
Portland City Council officially adopted the Bureau of Transportation’s Division Streetscape and Street Reconstruction Project yesterday. The plan was over a year in the making and it will impact the stretch of SE Division between SE 10th and 39th Avenues. The $7 million project will repave the street, add a full complement of “green streetscape … Read more
130 people showed up for the Sprockettes Ride last night!(Photo © J. Maus) Food, dance and trees factor prominently in today’s pedaling parties. Two Vancouver options, as well. Get out when you can, enjoy the sun and make a friend or three. Share the fun with our Ride Report Form. We’ll be posting some of … Read more
Ride participants in action.(Photo: Steve Bozzone) [Publisher’s note: The ride report below came in as part of our ongoing coverage of Pedalpalooza 2010. I thought it was so informative that I decided to put in on the Front Page. The ride was led by volunteer members of Active Right of Way (AROW), a grassroots transportation … Read more
Bike traffic going onto Broadway Bridge.(Photo © J. Maus) Please note the PBOT traffic advisory below regarding an upcoming closure of the Broadway Bridge. The bridge will be completely closed to motorized traffic for two months starting July 6th, but it will remain open to biking and walking traffic. The closure is to facilitate streetcar … Read more
On Tuesday (6/29), the Architects Without Borders and the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium will host a free screening of PBS’s Beyond the Motor City. The film is part of the PBS special series, Blueprint America, which takes an in-depth look at the past, present and future state of our country’s transportation infrastructure (one … Read more