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Roland Couture wants to start the Portland Framebuilder Club as a resource for new and existing builders.(Photo courtesy Roland Couture) A local graduate of United Bicycle Institute’s frame building school plans to start a club that will help builders pool resources and have a better chance at success. Roland Couture is a 41 year-old, self-described … Read more
A better bikeway on Vancouver leading into the Rose Quarter area is one of the projects PBOT wants help on.(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has put out Request for Proposals to hire a consultant that will help them further develop five new bikeway projects and to assess the feasibility … Read more
Clever Cycles co-owners Martina Fahrner (L) and Rachel Mullin.(Photo © J. Maus) On Thursday night, twenty local, women-owned bike businesses will take center stage and a new scholarship fund will be created at Bike Economics. The event is being put together by Elly Blue and Ellee Thalheimer and will be hosted at the Portland campus … Read more
The Express from Giant is one of the models available for rent. Two local businesses have teamed up to put more electric bikes on the road in Portland. A new partnership between The eBike Store (201 N Alberta Ave) and Pedal Bike Tours (2249 N Williams Ave) gives tourists and locals alike a chance for … Read more
Blake Sharkey Steve; arrested for hit and run and vehicular assault.(Photo: Clackamas Co. Sheriff’s Office) Given our recent discussion of police responses to vehicular assault, I thought this story from Clackamas (about 11 miles SE of downtown Portland) that just came over the wire was interesting. According to the Oregon State Police, at just before … Read more
NE Holman is already a relatively pleasant place to ride, but improvements are needed.(Photo © J. Maus) We’ve already mentioned how important it is to speak up at PBOT’s bike boulevard open houses (a.k.a. neighborhood greenways), so today I’ll just offer a gentle reminder of two that are coming up this week. Tomorrow (5/4) and … Read more
Bikes await loading into South Africa-bound container.(Photo: J. Leonard) Thanks to a huge effort by Portlander Jenny Leonard and her friends and volunteers, 315 bikes and a bunch parts, tools, tubes and tires will soon be headed to rural South Africa where they’ll be used by kids who need a quicker and easier way to … Read more
Portlanders demo’d public bikes at a City hosted event last summer.(Photos © J. Maus) With their recent launch of 500 bikes and 50 kiosks, Denver is now home to the largest bike-sharing system in the United States. Bike-sharing has yet to catch fire in the U.S. like it has in Europe, so Denver’s foray will … Read more
Sarah Gilbert(Photo: Amy McMullen) [This article was written by Portland resident Sarah Gilbert, a professional writer who blogs at AOL’s Daily Finance, CafeMama.com, and many other places. She’s also known as the woman who got a local food chain to open up their drive-thrus to bicycles. When not writing, Gilbert is tending to her three … Read more
Here’s the news that caught our eye this weekend: – As the news about the oil gusher on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico continues to get worse, some are suggesting ways to prevent future disasters like this. – And that isn’t even the only bad news this week in the genre of fossil … Read more
Parks staffer Dan Moeller on the illegal trail back in February.(Photo © J. Maus) A work party scheduled for tomorrow will work to decommission a rogue bike trail that was discovered in Forest Park back in February. The event has been jointly organized by Portland Parks & Recreation and the Northwest Trail Alliance. Volunteers will … Read more
Sweeping curves on NE Couch are causing a lot of safety concerns.(Photo © J. Maus) The new segment of NE Couch Street that leads onto the Burnside Bridge from NE MLK Blvd. raised red flags as soon as it opened. Sweeping curves make it difficult for people on bikes to avoid riding on slippery bike … Read more