🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
April 14th! Bike to Blazers is shaping up nicely and now we’ve even got the blessing of Blazers icon and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton (watch video below). But before I bring you up to speed, get your tickets if you haven’t already. We’ve got a limited amount set aside so all us bike … Read more
Local rider Ben Kaufmann riding on trails near The Grotto.(Photo: Andrew Callaci) Local BMX riders are hoping to stop what they say are plans to bulldoze a popular network of trails and jumps located in a forested area near The Grotto in outer Northeast Portland. Shad Johnson, owner of Goods BMX shop, told us that … Read more
The time is ripe for a new bike shop in South Waterfront near the tram.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland is an ideal place to start a bike-related business. Not only do we have a vast array of people who enjoy riding all types of bicycles, but we’ve also got an increasingly supportive business and development … Read more
Detail of PBOT plans for a new bikeway through Ed Benedict Park in Southeast Portland.
A bike tax has more supporters than you might think.(Photo © J. Maus) 2010 will be a year of major discussions about how to finance America’s transportation system. As the use of bicycles is taken more seriously and more money is spent on bike-centric facilities, calls for a revenue stream taken directly from people who … Read more
DOT Sec. Ray LaHood’s comments at the National Bike Summit continue to reverberate.(Photo © J. Maus) My, what a difference a few years makes. It was less than three years ago when then US Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters proclaimed that “bike paths” were not a part of transportation infrastructure. Fast forward to early this … Read more
The Hauler is solar, electric and leg-powered.– Full gallery – (Photos © J. Maus) Introducing the Hauler — a solar, sweat and electric powered vehicle its designers hope will bridge the gap between bicycle and car and bring a new level of utility and affordable mobility to millions in the process. The Hauler is a … Read more
MLK at Going looks a lot different now.-More photos below-(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation is moving forward on their Going Street Bicycle Boulevard project. One of the centerpieces of the estimated $250,000 project is the crossing of MLK Jr. Blvd. For the uninitiated, MLK is a major north-south arterial … Read more
Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – Yes, the newly minted health bill has a transportation angle. – Think bike parking corrals are cool? The ribbon was just cut on San Francisco’s first public “parklet” in a former street parking spot. – An Oregon farmer is arguing that it would be better … Read more
Obama during a visit to Portland in 2008.(Photo: Ethan Jewett/Stickeen) Congress passed an historic piece of health care legislation last night. Will the vote lead to a strengthened Obama Administration that’s able to take on other big issues? Will the passage of health care melt some of the glacial gridlock in Washington? Having just been … Read more
Given our experience with a shock jock condoning violence against people on bikes, I (like everyone else) have been following with interest the Lance Armstrong/Tony Kornheiser flap. I might chime in with more thoughts about that next week, but for now, I thought I’d share what’s happening on the radio here in Portland.
Survey hopes to figure out what makes women more likely to ride.(Photo © J. Maus) Women are widely regarded in bike wonk circles as an indicator species of a city’s level of bike-friendliness. If women are riding, the thinking goes, then biking conditions must be good. But why is this? What specific factors motivate women … Read more