🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
Twenty-three hours of scheduled events today beginning with Breakfast on the Bridges and ending with an all-nighter out the Springwater corridor. Many fun options in between with lots of chances to make friends, eat well and have fun! Share the fun with our Ride Report Form. We’ll be posting some of these and other Pedalpalooza … Read more
Beth Hamon, Sunday Parkways volunteer.-Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus) OK Portland, it’s time to step up and take care of a good friend in need. That good friend is Sunday Parkways, an absolute gem of an event that we are all very lucky to have. Word from organizers is that the event is in need … Read more
This frame from onboard camera shows Sebastian Case on the sidewalk.-Watch video below- TriMet has released the onboard video from a collision between a bus and a bike that happened on SE Hawthorne earlier this week. The video clearly shows Sebastian Case — who was featured in an Oregonian story about the incident — riding … Read more
Commissioner Nick Fish.(Photo © J. Maus) City of Portland Commissioner Nick Fish, who oversees Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R), has just announced five new management initiatives that will “address ecological and recreational concerns about Forest Park.” Fish is reacting to mounting public pressure to do something about the deteriorating health of the park. This pressure … Read more
The man behind The Gary Fisher Collection.(Photo © J. Maus) Two big announcements in the bike world this week could result in some interesting new bikes showing up on the streets of Portland. The first is from the biggest bike brand in the world, Trek. Trek announced Tuesday that they will shelve the Gary Fisher … Read more
Last year.(Photo © J. Maus) Just a few days left until Portland’s annual skin-only cycling soiree, the World Naked Bike Ride. Last year, an estimated 5,000 took part (more than doubling the 2008 total), making it the largest naked bike parade in North America (if not the world?). If recent growth trends continue (see graph … Read more
Lots of good stuff on tap today including a Columbia River Gorge ride, GPS art project, Waterfront starting points for skaters/beginners/tutu wearing foodies all topped off by the Midnight Ridazz playland romp. 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
Detail of slide location and detour map.–Download PDF/Photos below- Portland Parks & Recreation says a landslide in Forest Park has closed Leif Erikson Drive, resulting in a closure of the gravel road that is popular for biking, hiking and running. According to PP&R spokesperson Beth Sorensen, the road is now closed between milepost 7 and … Read more
League President Andy Clarke riding in Vancouver in 2005. (Former BTA Executive Director Evan Manvel is on his left).(Photo © J. Maus) Andy Clarke, President of the national non-profit League of American Bicyclists has personally weighed into the fight to save Vancouver’s bike program from impending budget cuts. As currently proposed, Vancouver’s Transportation Improvement Program … Read more
Improvements to the Klickitat Mall pathway are being considered.(Photo © J. Maus) The CIty of Portland Bureau of Transportation is currently creating a list of projects they hope will earn a share of about $12.5 million available in statewide grants this year. There are three pots of money (all being administered by ODOT) that PBOT … Read more
Cover of report. New data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration shows that biking and walking have increased by 25% in America since 2001. The National Bicycling and Walking Study: A 15-Year Status Report, put together by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (and funded by the FHWA) … Read more
Your daily calendar for Wednesday gives up some interesting options including tours of: Fallout shelters, food carts, Oaks Bottom, taco stands and Irish pubs. Several other goodies mixed in. Share the fun with our Ride Report Form. We’ll be posting some of these and all the Pedalpalooza news that’s fit to print over on our … Read more