Weekend Open Thread: Share your bike fun
What have you got planned for the weekend? (Photo © J. Maus)
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Want better biking in Forest Park? Come to the open house next week
If you want to see more of this in Forest Park, come to the openhouse on Tuesday.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland Parks & Recreation will host an open house on Tuesday (April 20th) to hear feedback on how to improve access to single track mountain bike trails in Forest Park. The event comes after eight … Read more
Vancouver Ave bridge demolition starts next month: Here’s your detour
The bridge is currently open to bike traffic.(Photo © J. Maus) A popular bike route in North Portland is about to be closed until the end of December. The Vancouver Avenue bridge over the Columbia Slough has been closed to motorized traffic since the end of 2008 (due to a fire that damaged wooden supports), … Read more
Event will showcase woman-owned, bike-oriented businesses
Freelance journalist, photographer and copywriter, Heidi Swift, is one of the entrepreneurs who will be featured.(Photo © J. Maus) Women who own local bike-oriented business will get a boost next month thanks to a new event that will showcase their businesses. The event will also be the first fundraiser for a new scholarship fund to … Read more
Your Big Bike Weekend Event Guide
Filmed by Bike is here! April has turned into quite an amazing month of bike events in Portland and this weekend keeps the momentum strong. Filmed by Bike is The Big Deal this weekend. There’s a big opening night street party on Friday and screenings through the weekend. But that’s not the only thing going … Read more
Google map documents active transportation hot spots
Portlander Alexis Grant has embarked on an effort to document all the streets and intersections in the city that are dangerous to people who walk, bike, and take transit. She’s started up a Google-powered Portland Active Transportation “Hot Spots” map. Check it out below:
Kerr Bikes debuts a free, DIY fix-it station in Waterfront Park
At Kerr Bikes, you’re free to use their bike stand and tools.(Photo: Kerr Bikes) Bike rental company Kerr Bikes in Waterfront Park (just north of Hawthorne Bridge) now offers a “U-Fix-It Bike Station.” Director of the Kerr Bikes, Craig Rusch, says anyone who stops by during business hours will now have free access to a … Read more
Updated — Council candidate Cornett opposes Green Streets funding plan
“An avid cyclist, Jesse knows it’s wrong to take $20 million from sewer ratepayers already suffering from 95% increases this decade to pay for bike improvements.” — From Cornett’s voter pamphlet statement City Council candidate Jesse Cornett is in a race to unseat Commissioner Dan Saltzman. Not surprisingly, Mayor Sam Adams’ plan to divert $15 … Read more
For PBOT, “neighborhood greenways” is more than just a new name
Rolling on NE Tillamook.(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland recently unveiled “neighborhood greenways” as a term to replace bike boulevards. At the monthly meeting of the City’s Bicycle Advisory Committee last night PBOT traffic safety staffer Greg Raisman showed up to explain more about their thinking behind the new name.
LaHood gets heat for bike stance (but truckers still like him)
Headline on Huffington Post isn’t quite true. An Associated Press story about US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood that’s making rounds on the Internet today (it’s running on Huffington Post and BusinessWeek.com just to name a few) says there’s “A backlash is brewing over his new bicycling policy.” There might be a backlash from some who … Read more
Updated — Thieves unbolt staple rack to take bike in Goose Hollow
Thieves simply unscrewed the rack to get Bryan Thompson’s bike.(Photo: Bryan Thompson) Back in 2007, upon coming across a wobbly staple rack in Northwest Portland, I wondered if it was the work of thieves or just a natural occurrence. It seemed plausible that someone intent on stealing a bike could just loosen the bolts of … Read more