I’ll be helping a friend with a rainy bike move today.(Photo © J. Maus) What are your plans for this rainy weekend? I’m planning on some quality time at home, catching up on laundry and other projects. But this morning I’m going to venture out in the rain with my trailer and panniers for a … Read more
Bike Gallery owner Jay Graves takes an employee (his son Simon) for a spin on a Madsen cargo bike at the kickoff event last night.(Photos © J. Maus)
This is my most comfortable winter biking outfit: wool tights, a wool skirt, and a wool top. (Photo ďż˝ J. Maus) As the urban cycling revolution continues, more people than ever are using bikes to take their kids to school, haul groceries, or go out for a night on the the town. Thankfully, a quick … Read more
Former Captain of the Traffic Division, Larry O’Dea (Officer Robert Pickett in foreground).
Last night I had one of those comments that reminds me why I’ve devoted so much of my life to this site. It came from “Nick’s mom”. Nick is Nick Moreno, a 17-year-old boy who died in the ICU on October 29th, one day after he was struck by a car while trying to cross … Read more
Bike traffic in Portland has tripled since 2001.(Photo © J. Maus) I gave you a little sneak peek last week, but now PDOT has released their full, 29-page, 2008 Bicycle Count Report (download the 11MB PDF here). In general, biking is way up all over the city. That’s not exactly earth-shattering, but some of the … Read more
Adams has forwarded to Congressional leaders a request for $24 million to build a 110-mile network of bike boulevards.
A scene from last year’s event.(Photo: J. Maus) BikeCraft, the bike-lover’s gift bazaar that showcases local, handmade, bike-themed arts, crafts, fashion, and more, is coming next month. BikeCraft IV will be held on Wednesday, December 10th at Roots Organic Brewing (on SE 7th, just south of Hawthorne) from 5:30pm until late. The location is right … Read more
Cover of Lance in France by Ashley Maceachern. Lance Armstrong is coming to the Wordstock Festival. Well, OK, not really. But Lance fans (especially little ones) still have a reason to get excited about Wordstock. That’s because local author Ashley Maceachern tells us she’ll be a featured author. Ashley is a friend of Lance’s and … Read more
Ben Farver’s track bike won “Best in Show” over the weekend.(Photo: Argonaut Cycles)
52% of California voters said yes to a proposition that helps fund a $45 billion “bullet train” between Orange County in the south to the San Francisco Bay Area. This was a closely watched vote by transportation advocates nationwide because, if built, it will be the first project of its kind in America. While driving … Read more
One of the Pacific ReCycles bikes.(Photo: Pacific University) Back in 1994, the Northeast Portland-based Community Cycling Center helped get Portland’s infamous Yellow Bikes program off the ground. The CCC donated bikes to kick-off the program and later became an official co-sponsor. The Yellow Bike program only lasted for about a year before the bikes vanished … Read more