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A growing number of Portland’s homeless —like Bill and his dog Buster shown here — use bicycles to carry their belongings.(Photos © J. Maus) Project Homeless Connect is a city-funded program that provides services and information to Portland’s homeless population via a series of annual events. Among the many types of help offered is a … Read more
Tony Pereira in his shop.(Photos © J. Maus) This afternoon I stopped by the shop of local bike builder Tony Pereira. Tony has come a long way since I first made note of his arrival in Portland (via Salt Lake City) back in November of 2005. Since then, his business has matured, he’s moved into … Read more
Kaiser Permanente’s “Thrive” ad campaign is nothing new to Portlanders. They’ve run an extensive billboard campaign throughout the city for months now. One of my favorites features a photo of a bike and the copy (I’m paraphrasing), “The latest in the battle against heart disease”. Now they’ve made bikes the centerpiece of a new commercial … Read more
Detail from event poster.(Large version here) A custom bike show in Southern Oregon will feature builders from Oregon, Washington and California, including the debut of two new builders from Portland. The first-ever Southern Oregon Custom Bicycle Show is a joint effort between the Ashland-based United Bicycle Institute (UBI) and the Oregon Bicycle Constructors Association (OBCA, … Read more
This sign placed in the bike lane forced bikes into motor vehicle traffic.(Photos © J. Maus) Back in June, I was biking my normal route to the office (southbound on N. Interstate near the Rose Quarter), when I came across something appalling. It was right out of a horror movie.
From L to R: State Rep. Jackie Dingfelder, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, and State Rep. Ben Cannon.
Just some of the bike fun at Geek Fair last year.(Photos © J. Maus) This Saturday is Free Geek’s annual Geek Fair, an event that is sure to be full of bike fun for the entire family. Free Geek is a local non-profit that recycles and refurbishes computer equipment and operates a community technology center … Read more
Janet Bain(Photo © J. Maus) The Portland arm of media juggernaut Clear Channel is in the process of developing an educational series of messages that will help educate Oregonians about the benefits of biking to our communities and encourage more positive behavior on the roads. The effort is being spearheaded by Janet Bain of Southwest … Read more
Freshly installed bike lanes on SE 162nd.(Photo by Jeff Smith/PDOT) The City of Portland Office of Transportation (PDOT) has completed the installation of 1.6 miles of bike lanes in Outer Southeast Portland. The new lanes are on SE 162nd Avenue from Powell to Stark and they create a continuous route of over three miles of … Read more
Screenshot of new crash and close call reporting tool.(Click to enlarge)
Portland will be part of a nationwide effort to document bike use.(Photo © J. Maus) For the first time ever, Portland will take part in a nationwide effort to document the number of people biking and walking on our streets. The National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project was initiated in 2003 by Alta Planning and … Read more
“The purpose is to increase our aspirations – to move from contentment at being the “best in the U.S.” to the ambition of being truly world-class.”–Metro President David Bragdon Members of a committee formed by Metro to focus on funding new biking and walking trails in the Portland region are packing their bags for a … Read more