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Weekend Open Thread: Share your bike fun
Sunday Parkways!(Photo © J. Maus) With sunny weather and two major events on tap, this weekend is going to be big. The 20th annual Reach the Beach ride is Saturday, which is followed by Sunday Parkways Northeast. Besides those two headliners, there are a lot of other events going on. Check out the Shift calendar … Read more
A Sunday Parkways primer
When streets are open for people, strange and wonderful things emerge — like this fish bike spotted at Sunday Parkways in Southeast Portland in August 2009.(Photo © J. Maus)
Portland Police seek bike-riding volunteers to help with Grand Floral Parade
Last year, the Mayor and his staff rode in the parade.(Photo © J. Maus) In a bid to save money, the Portland Police Bureau hopes to replace some of its sworn officers with volunteer bike riders in this year’s Grand Floral Parade. Lieutenant John Brooks with the PPB’s East Precinct is in charge of the … Read more
Fundraising success: River View Cemetery bike route coming soon
Detail of bike route through River View Cemetery. It took less than a month for the community to raise $5,000 to fully sign and stripe a new bike route through River View Cemetery. The route through the privately-owned cemetery is a popular shortcut through Portland’s southwest hills. Public access is allowed, but that access has … Read more
Three films to stoke your Bike Month
How’s Bike Month going for everyone? Have you noticed more bike traffic than usual? Have you encouraged a friend to join you? I’ve come across three short films lately that I thought could serve as inspiration, validation and/or motivation to keep on pedaling.
The bikes of Lahania, Maui
Rollin’ on Front Street.-Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus) Just got back from a week in Maui. While there — besides swimming with dolphins and turtles and hanging with family and friends — I spent some time in the island’s most famous town, Lahaina. As per usual when I explore a new town (see my reports … Read more
Updated — Jobs of the Week
Another Friday and another opportunity to hook you up with your future employer. This week we feature two job opportunities with one influential and respected local company: Bike Gallery. Plus: Update 10:00am PST — This just in from the other coast: On a short hiring timeline, the City of Portland, Maine seeks a Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator. … Read more
Metro’s Bike There! Map Launch is Today
Today is the official launch celebration of the new edition of Bike There!, Metro’s regional map publication. This very useful resource was last published in 2007 and the new 8th edition includes broader regional coverage along with edits necessitated by our constantly evolving infrastructure. You can purchase your copy at this afternoon’s festivities for $9.00 … Read more
Pedalpalooza 2010 – Countdown Begins
Pedalpalooza is coming!(Photo © J. Maus) [This article was written by contributor Carl Larson.] It’s officially time to start getting excited about Pedalpalooza — Shift’s 2+ week festival of bike fun that hits the streets of Portland in June. There are lots of ways to get excited… -You could read Jonathan’s late-night dumpster-side account of … Read more
‘Ride Oregon’ website wins top tourism award
The site features interactive route maps of the best rides in Oregonand much more. RideOregonRide.com, a website that promotes bike tourism in Oregon is set to receive the 2010 President’s Award from Travel Portland. The Ride Oregon site was first officially conceived at the Oregon Bike Summit in 2008, where attendees said having one place … Read more
Event of the Week: Epic Wheel Works’ ‘Live the Revolution’ party
Hard to believe it’s been a year since Jude Kirstein launched her custom wheel building business, Epic Wheel Works. Since then, Jude’s learned a lot about wheel building, running a small business, and what it means to work and ride in the vibrant bike ecosystem that thrives here in Portland. This Thursday, Jude will celebrate … Read more