In Forest Park, near location where Land Rovers were spotted.(Photo © J. Maus) Back in February, dogged by intense media attention and reprimand from Portland Parks & Recreation, mountain bike advocates were forced to defend an illegal trail that was discovered in Forest Park. Now comes word that a pair of Land Rover SUVs were … Read more
Screenshot from Alice Awards site. The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) has unveiled a new website and theme for their 2010 Alice Awards and Auction event. They have also confirmed this year’s list of nominees. “Alice lifts off: Soar with us on two wheels” is the tagline on the new website, which features a vintage aviator … Read more
Detail of Tickle Creek Trail from map in Bi-State Regional Trails System plan. I caught an article in the Daily Journal of Commerce yesterday about an effort by the City of Sandy to fund and build a new trail that would connect to the Springwater Corridor Trail and result in an unbroken path all the … Read more
Aaron McBride of Pedal Nation Events.(Photo © J. Maus) For a first-year event, there’s a lot of buzz in the bike scene about The Bicycle Show, which is coming to the Oregon Convention Center this weekend (and I’m not saying that because they’re an advertiser). Aaron McBride with Pedal Nation events has packed the schedule … Read more
Detail of Oregon portion of new Sierra Cascades Bicycle Route. The Adventure Cycling Association will officially launch their new Sierra Cascades Bicycle Route tonight at the REI store in the Pearl District. As I reported back in February, the new route stretches nearly 2,400 miles from Canada to Mexico. It will also give Oregon a … Read more
Detail of trail system plan. View larger version here.
Detail of Sunday Parkways route through Northwest Portland.Download full size PDF here
“More cars on more roads may not be the best way to move people more effectively.” — Ray LaHood, US Secretary of Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is doing more than his part to dismantle our nation’s car-centric status-quo. After his “end of favoring motorized transportation” proclamation last month, LaHood is now … Read more
“There’s a lot going on in Portland, but there are other cities having more astonishing success at this point.” — Loren Mooney, Editor-in-Chief Bicycling Magazine Bicycling Magazine’s annual list of America’s top bicycle cities puts Portland in unfamiliar territory: second place. Since 1995, Portland has consistently been ranked as the #1 biking city, earning the … Read more
Event flyer Leave it to Portland’s very own Team Beer to do what might possibly be the most outlandish bike team sponsorship promotion ever: The Team Beer/WaxOn Wax Off. According to Team Beer spokesman John Howe, the event is a way to get some attention for their newest sponsor, WaxOn Spa on East Burnside. Howe … Read more
Cookies by bike. There are so many bike-centric business sprouting up in Portland these days that I need a business editor just to keep up. Adding to the long list of Portland businesses that are either operated from bicycles or focused on the people who ride them are Cookie Pedalers and The Bicycle Chiropractor. The … Read more
One lucky person will win this collectible helmet signed by Bill Walton.(Photo © J. Maus) All the pieces to the big Bike to Blazers event are coming together. The rally, ride, and mini-expo at the Rose Quarter are all set. The big news is that the bike section is sold out! We had 100 seats … Read more