🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
Michael Andersen gives us a sneak peek at Portland Afoot.(Photo © J. Maus) Former reporter with The Columbian newspaper, Michael Andersen, is set to launch Portland Afoot, a publication that will cover “low-car life” in Portland. Billed as “PDX’s 10-minute newsmagazine on buses, bikes and low-car life,” Andersen hopes his new endeavor will capture Portland’s … Read more
Thought I’d take a minute to remember five years ago today, when I wrote my first blog post about biking in Portland. Back on April 8th, 2005, I emailed some text to an editor at OregonLive.com (the website for The Oregonian newspaper) and they published what became the first post on their “Bike Fun” blog. … Read more
Tracey Sparling’s ghost bike, as it stood on the corner of W. Burnside and 14th from October 2007 to October 2009.(Photo © J. Maus) The ghost bike that served as a memorial to Tracey Sparling, the 19-year old art student who was struck and killed by a cement truck on W. Burnside back in 2007, … Read more
This weekend is the big Pedal National Bicycle Show at the Oregon Convention Center. There will be lots to do and see, but I wanted to remind everyone that BikePortland is hosting a special section for local BikeCrafters. We’ve reserved two exhibitor booths and will host six local artisans and business owners who will share … Read more
In just the latest sign that the Portland Trail Blazers are looking to lead the NBA in biking, I just came across a great ad put together as part of their Make it Better campaign. It features Blazers front office employee Steve Farnsworth and their reserve point guard Jerryd Bayless. Check it out:
Rob will be in Portland next week.(Photo © J. Maus) The newly hired top gun at the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, Rob Sadowsky, won’t officially take the helm until July 1st, but you can meet him and hear him speak at our big Bike to Blazers Rally in Waterfront Park on April 14th. Sadowsky will be … Read more
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.