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BTA leader Scott Bricker (shown here at an event last week) has joined other groups in calling on City Council to re-think the CRC project.(Photo © J. Maus) As expected, the BTA and a coalition of environmental groups have stepped up their oppositional stance to the Columbia River Crossing project. They have just issued a … Read more
Racers in repose between heats.More imagesSlideshow below(Photos © J. Maus) On Friday, the local racing community came together to support an injured friend. Zak Kovalcik (pictured here at the event) broke his collarbone while racing at Alpenrose Velodrome a few weeks ago and, without insurance and being unable to work (he is a bike messenger), … Read more
[Updated 7/7, 12:00ppm: Read this story for an update.] With just a few days before the Portland City Council takes an important vote on the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) (along with a growing coalition of organizations) is stepping up its drumbeat of concern. The BTA has struggled to find … Read more
This “Get off your (g)ass & ride” shirt, spotted at MCBF last weekend, was created by Bike Punk Printing in Portland.(Photo © J. Maus) As we heard earlier this week, there’s a new campaign underway to encourage “Gas Free Fridays”. I would love to see this concept really take hold throughout the country. Hopefully, the … Read more
This is a monthly feature to remind you that when you buy a used bike from the Community Cycling Center’s retail shop (1700 NE Alberta) you are not just getting a cool bike, you’re also helping fund their amazing education programs for low-income youth and adults.
Here’s another excellent job opportunity listed this week on the BikePortland Job Listings. Check out all the details in the link below (and good luck if you apply!): Front Counter Sales – Bike Gallery
Marion Rice and daughter Gleneden [This article was written by our Carfree Families columnist Marion Rice. For previous articles in this series, and for links to other articles and photos on family biking, check out the Carfree Families Page.]
Everyone loved Sunday Parkways.(Photos © J. Maus) Sunday Parkways — an event that created a six-mile, carfree loop through North Portland — was nothing short of an historic day for our city. Has Portland ever seen such a large-scale, accessible, and free event that promoted neighborhood unity and public health with such fun and success? … Read more
Here’s a great, bike-friendly sign put out by a small coffee cart at N. Fremont and Vancouver streets. This photo was sent in by Emily Gardner of the BTA. Thanks Emily!
The new bike box at W. Burnside and 14th.Video below(Photos © J. Maus) On Monday, the city of Portland installed a bike box in the SE corner of W. Burnside and 14th streets in downtown Portland — the same intersection where Tracey Sparling was killed nine months ago. This is the eighth bike box the … Read more
The Clever Cycles storefront on SE Hawthorne Blvd.(Photos © J. Maus) It’s been just over a year since Clever Cycles open their doors in Southeast Portland, and now they’ll be closing them. Co-owner Todd Fahrner says that a lack of business is not in the problem. In fact, it’s just the opposite.
“…he’s “seriously considering” not supporting the resolution at all.”–from a Portland Mercury story about Commissioner Dan Saltzman’s position on the CRC project. A week from today (July 9th), Portland City Council will take an important vote on the Columbia River Crossing project. On June 24th, in advance of a meeting of the CRC Task Force, … Read more