🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
Alison Hill Graves at a presentation held in the Portland Building on Thursday.(Photo © J. Maus) It’s been over a year since the Community Cycling Center embarked on an effort to better understand why Portland’s bike riding masses lack racial diversity. In a story published here back in October, CCC executive director Alison Hill Graves … Read more
The article below is a guest post by U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer. Blumenauer (right) and US DOT Sec. LaHood at the National Bike Summit.(Photo © J. Maus) When I first came to Congress in 1996, the concept of cyclists as a powerful advocacy group was, at best, near fetched. Now, almost fifteen years later, I … Read more
A section of the Springwater Trail on the Willamette River near the Sellwood Bridge that has been closed since September officially re-opens today. The Bureau of Environmental Services had been working on a sewer pipeline project that had closed the trail from SE Spokane St. to Umatilla. To celebrate the re-opening of the trail, BES … Read more
Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – Some European airports are beginning to resume flights today, after four days during which no air travel to or from Europe was possible due to clouds of ash from an Icelandic volcano, heavily disrupting global trade, particularly in perishable goods. Some stranded travelers have found … Read more
The following article is by Jennifer Clunie. Formerly the executive director of the New York Bicycle Coalition, Clunie has been a Portland resident for less than two weeks. She came for no other reason than to immerse herself in a city where bicycles are part of the culture. In the article below, she shares her … Read more
What have you got planned for the weekend? (Photo © J. Maus)
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
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
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
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
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:
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