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(Photo © J. Maus) Because I know many of you would love to pedal before you eat, here’s a quick notice about two rides happening in Portland tomorrow (Thanksgiving) morning. 9:00am: Thanksgiving Morning Fixed-Gear Food ‘n Ride This ride is being led by local racing legend David Auker. You can find meet-up and location details … Read more
Brian Campbell is selling this trailer home. (A weather-proof siding is yet to be added).-Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus) The Thanksgiving holiday is all about home for many people. For Brian Campbell, home has been a bicycle for over thirty years. Brian is the man known far and wide for his amazing RV bike. He’s … Read more
A “Rider of Yule” at your service.(Photo: TreesByBike.com) Portlander Max Kirchoff plans to spread holiday cheer around the city in a novel way this year. He’s launched TreesByBike.com, a new service that will deliver locally grown Christmas trees by bike. Max, a.k.a. the “Yule Dispatcher”, says the idea came to him last year as he … Read more
A scene from the Tweed Run in London.(Photo: M.J.S. on Flickr/ Some rights reserved) Grab your tweed and your steed because the Tweed Ride is coming to Portland. The date has been set for January 30th. Portlander Jocelyn Gaudi is organizing the ride. She says it will include tea time and a civilized lunch. The … Read more
Paul Steely White in a still from video.-Watch it below- Since many of us in Portland’s bike advocacy sphere are wondering who will take the reins of our state’s largest bike advocacy organization, I thought I’d share a short video (which I found via Intersection 911) featuring the leader of New York’s Transportation Alternatives, Paul … Read more
Scaled-back CRC plans have not stopped grassroots opposition.(Photo © J. Maus) Last week, Columbia River Crossing project staff and state DOT officials from Oregon and Washington pitched a kinder, gentler version of the controversial project to legislators in Salem. Responding to widespread criticisms that the project is too big and too expensive, CRC backers have … Read more
A snipped cable lock spotted a few weeks ago near SE Belmont and 34th.(Photo © Elly Blue) For some reason there seems to be a rash of bike thefts happening in Portland right now. I just noticed that we’ve had nine bicycles listed as stolen in Portland in the past 12 hours alone. I can’t … Read more
Tired of waiting for innovation.(Photo © J. Maus) An exciting new coalition of America’s largest cities has joined together to push for more innovative bikeway design guidelines. Cities for Cycling, which will formally launch in Washington D.C. on December 8th, will look to break the shackles of rigid federal roadway design guidelines that have long … Read more
“To support, promote, and actively participate in bicycle-powered commerce for a healthier world.” — Mission statement of the Bicycle Business League Back in May, we reported from the first meeting of a group of local bike-based business owners who came together to discuss the formation of a new organization. The idea was to join forces … Read more
The Broadway/Williams intersection is in dire need of improvements. [Adams Carroll contributed reporting to this story.] The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has known for years that the intersection of NE Broadway and Williams is one of the most dangerous in the city for bike traffic. Significant plans to improve the intersection were drawn … Read more
Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – Over one third of US young people between the ages of 17 and 24 are unfit for military service — primarily due to obesity and poor health. – The Netherlands may soon become the first European country to charge a kilometer tax (with higher fees … Read more
[This story was co-written by Elly Blue and Jonathan Maus] Scott Bricker(Photos © J. Maus) Last week the Board of Directors of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) — Oregon’s largest bicycle advocacy organization — fired Scott Bricker after he served just two years as the organization’s executive director. “What’s going on down there?” we were … Read more