Weekend Event Guide

Are you prepared for this rainy weather? (Photo © J. Maus) What’s a little rain? At least it isn’t freezing this weekend. (The good news is that if icy conditions did get you down, literally, support is out there.) There are plenty of opportunities this weekend to go out and enjoy bike fun, either out … Read more


The time is now to comment on new trails at Powell Butte

Powell Butte could become a nicer place to ride.(Graphic: City of Portland) The Portland Water Bureau is constructing a second reservoir at Powell Butte Nature Park and the project comes with an exciting opportunity to improve the park’s off-road trail network. The 600-plus acre extinct cinder cone in outer southeast Portland already allows multiple uses … Read more


Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

New FHWA rules give engineers more tools for bike traffic

Shared-lane markings, like this one in San Francisco, are now officially recognized by the FHWA.(Photo © J. Maus) This morning the Federal Highway Administration released a 135-page comprehensive update to their Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), a standards guide that has driven (pun intended) the design of traffic controls in America for over … Read more