🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
Rain? What rain?(Photo: Good Sport Promotion/Flickr) The Worst Day of the Year Ride is now the second largest ride in Oregon. This past Sunday organizers say that 3,500 people showed up, putting it behind only Bridge Pedal’s 20,000 or so participants in terms of size. This was the ninth annual Worst Day Ride, so named … Read more
More and more local businesses are eschewing the utilitarian and mundane City-issue bike racks and opting instead for a more artistic version. There are a lot of reasons this might be happening: Perhaps it’s a way stand out in the crowd (now that bike parking is no longer a novelty); or maybe it’s a way … Read more
Which part of the city should get the September Sunday Parkways? Vote below.(Photo © J. Maus) The Transportation Options Division within the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) recently announced the routes and dates of four of the five Sunday Parkways events planned for this summer. The September edition of the event remains the “Mystery Sunday … Read more
At the 2007 summit, we helped PBOT with the safety chapter of the 2030 Bike Plan.(Photo © J. Maus) Tonight from 6:30-8:30pm at the White Stag Building (70 NW Couch St) is the 4th Annual Transportation Safety Summit. Hosted by Mayor Sam Adams, this event will be an excellent opportunity to learn and to share … Read more
– China is forging ahead in building high speed rails for sleek, fast trains, while the Obama administration warns of the US falling behind. – What if every time there was a crash involving a car and someone on foot or on a bike, the person behind the wheel of the 2,000 pound machine were … Read more
The Ben Hurt Chariot Wars were held Saturday in North Portland. – Chariot Wars Gallery/Slideshow below – The seventh annual Mini Bike Winter ruled the streets of Portland this past weekend. Hosted by Zoobomb, the event showcased one of Portland’s distinct brands of bike fun.
Aftermath of bike crash on the I-5 bridge Saturday.(Photo: Todd Boulanger)
Author, columnist and “adventure cyclist” Willie Weir recently rolled through Portland. While here he soaked up our bike culture, interviewed locals, and snapped some fantastic photographs. The result was a feature article in Adventure Cycling magazine and a nifty audio slideshow that shows Portland through the eyes of an experienced traveler and unabashed bike lover. … Read more
In case you’re curious about the “finance task force” I’ve mentioned several times in my recent 2030 Bike Plan coverage, I now have more details. According to the City Council resolution passed yesterday, the official name of the group with be the “Sustainable Transportation Finance Task Force.” The group will be corralled by the Bureaus … Read more
ODOT grant will boost City’s efforts to tame dangerous roads.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has received a $98,000 grant from the Oregon Department of Transportation that will go toward development of plans and processes to tame dangerous traffic corridors citywide. According to PBOT traffic safety specialist Sharon White, the … Read more
New funds will install crosswalks and other improvements.(Photo © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation has just announced that their Safe Routes to School program has received a $495,000 grant from the Oregon Department of Transportation to build engineering improvements at seven local elementary and K-8 schools. In a press release, PBOT Safe Routes … Read more
