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Racing was far from the onlyattraction at the Cirque du Cycling.(Photos © J. Maus) Saturday’s Cirque du Cycling event, held on N. Mississippi Avenue, managed to do something very special: It brought together just about every aspect of Portland’s diverse culture of bike lovers. From kids (young and old!) to tall bike builders and everything … Read more
Yes, there is non-Pedalpalooza related news in the world. Here’s a quick list of stories that caught our eye this week: – Among other bike-ish content in the Portland Mercury’s annual Bike Issue, Sarah Mirk exposes various pernicious Bike Myths. – 200 French prison inmates are participating in a character-building Tour de France of their … Read more
The masses assemble in Northwest Portland prior to the World Naked Bike Ride. There were bikes and flesh as far as the eye could see in every direction when I took this photo (from the roof of a school bus).– View slideshow below –– More images –(Photo © J. Maus)
This was the scene today on N. Mississippi when the Sunny Nekkid Bike Ride crashed the Art Bike Parade at the Cirque du Cycling.– More photos here/Slideshow below –(Photos © J. Maus)
Racing action is just the start of the fun at the Cirque du Cycling, coming to Mississippi Ave. tomorrow!(Photo © J. Maus)
The mystery storefront at 515 SW 3rd.(Photo: Dana Troy) Several readers have alerted me to a mysterious sign posted on a vacant storefront on SW 3rd that reads, “Coming Soon… Portland Bike Station”. I made a few calls and couldn’t find out much about it. One source did confirm for me that it is legit … Read more
I still don’t know who’s responsible for this stencil. I spotted it on the bikesignal loop detector at the corner of NE Lloyd and the Steel Bridge.(Photos © J. Maus) It seems like an eternity has passed since I put together the Bike to Blazers ride. And in Blazer terms, it is. Back in April … Read more
Jacqueline Authier honks Stephen Upchurch’s horn.– Slideshow and video below – (Photos © J. Maus) The 2009 Pedalpalooza got off to a rollicking start last night as an estimated 300 people turned out for the traditional Kickoff Parade. The ride met at St. Francis Park in southeast Portland and then meandered through main streets (including … Read more
TriMet will allow only walking of bikes only through this section (and more) of the Esplanade path.– Detour map below – (Photo © J Maus) It’s the opening day of Pedalpalooza and summer bike season is getting underway. Unfortunately, TriMet needs to partially close a section of the highly trafficked Eastbank Esplanade starting this Monday … Read more
Commute mode split Portland has now… The City of Portland and Multnomah County will co-present their Climate Action Plan to citizens at a series of town halls beginning this Monday. The plan is their “40 year roadmap for the institutional and individual change needed” to reach their ambitious climate protection goals. The over-arching goal is … Read more
“Paving that section of abandoned rail would go a long way to making it easier for residents of that part of Tigard to get into downtown.”— KT, from a comment on our story last week On Tuesday, the Tigard City Council approved a resolution that would allow them to assume responsibility for an abandoned railroad … Read more
Lents looks to be more bike-friendly. A potential new baseball stadium isn’t the only hot topic in the Lents neighborhood these days. Residents have teamed up with community organizations and the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation to start identifying a network of low-traffic bike boulevard streets. It all started when PBOT traffic/bike safety specialist … Read more