Bureau of Maintenance outlines bike safety measures
The City of Portland’s Bureau of Maintenance is pushing forward to improve bike/truck safety.
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Bikes at the Barack Obama rally
Bike parking at the Memorial Coliseum this morning.(Photo © J. Maus) Regrettably I won’t be inside the Barack Obama rally this morning. However, I did stop by the Coliseum on my way into the office to check out the bike parking situation. While there are definitely a lot of bikes parked illegally (a technicality, since … Read more
Obama backers scramble for bike parking
Cyclists in front of the Memorial Coliseum during a ride in 2006.(Photo © J. Maus) Volunteers working on Barack Obama’s event in Portland tomorrow at the Memorial Coliseum are scrambling to make sure they’ve got enough bike parking capacity. They’re well aware of what happened back in February when cyclists didn’t find enough parking at … Read more
New Portland bike map: Bigger, better, Beaverton
The Transportation Options division of PDOT has just printed up 30,000 new city bike maps (not to be confused with Metro’s “Bike There” map). I got a look at them first-hand today thanks to long-time Options staffer and mapping guru Jeff Smith. Jeff pointed out that for the first time ever, they’ve devoted a full … Read more
PDOT announces bike box press event; will unveil educational video
(Photo © J. Maus) Billing it as an, “event to celebrate Portland’s new ‘Green Space’,” the City of Portland’s Office of Transportation has just announced details of a press event next week that will draw attention to their first installation of a series of bike safety improvements around the city. The event will be held … Read more
Consultant looks to expand Portland’s bike industry economic study
Former PDOT bicycle coordinator and now head of a local bike planning firm, Mia Birk, wants to study the economic impact of bicycles in Oregon.(Photo © J. Maus) In the past two years, Portland’s bicycle industry and the economic impact of our bike culture has gotten plenty of attention — from the New York Times … Read more
Updated: Washington advocates sound alarm over National Park bike ban
[*Updated, 11:45am: I have heard back from Olympic National Park spokesperson Barb Maynes. Her comments are now included at the end of the article.] “This is an unnecessary exclusion of bicyclists on what is a federally funded road open to all other forms of traffic.”–Bicycle Alliance of Washington At the recent National Bike Summit, much … Read more
Update on Portland’s newest bikey brewpub
It was almost two years ago when I first shared the news about a new brewpub in Southeast Portland that was taking bike-friendly to a new level. Now, thanks to the Oregonian’s bike-and-beer loving reporter John Foyston, I learned this morning that Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) is all set to open next Tuesday.
Election update: Bikey endorsements, ‘wild’ candidates, and more
Election madness is heating up in Portland. Here’s my attempt to help keep you updated on the latest happenings…
Biking bunnies set for Easter tradition
The fifth annual Bunny on a Bike Ride has become a welcome (and fun!) tradition for hundreds of Portland cyclists.
Locally made panniers for a locally made bike
A local bag maker has created a custom set of panniers that are just as gorgeous as the bike they were made for.
Columbia River Crossing dialogue heats up
(Photo © J. Maus) As key decision points approach for the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project, chatter about how we move forward is heating up in Portland. Local media, bike and environmental groups, and Portland’s City Council are beginning to make their voices heard about the estimated $4.2 billion project. On Monday of this week, … Read more