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Greg Raisman wants to make the bike corrals on SE Belmont a bit more pleasing to the eye.(Photos © J. Maus) By the end of this summer, sculpted sunflowers will adorn the on-street bike parking (PDOT calls them “bike corrals”) on Belmont Street. The project is community-wide effort being spearheaded by Greg Raisman, a Sunnyside … Read more
(All photos © J. Maus) The Columbia River Crossing project — A $4.2 billion plan to improve safety and relieve congestion on I-5 between Portland and Vancouver — continues to hit speed bumps. On Friday, a coalition of 13 groups issued a press release calling for a 60-day extension to the official comment period currently … Read more
Peace.(Photo © J. Maus) What do you have planned for the long, holiday weekend? If you need some advice on what to do, check out the Weekend Guide…and be sure to share your adventures in the comments below. I’m taking a trip with the family and won’t be reporting back until Tuesday. Enjoy the weekend!
The League of American Bicyclists has just launched their Bicycle Friendly States program. Similar to their successful Bicycle Friendly Communities program this new campaign will look to “rank and recognize states that actively support bicycling.” Here’s more from the League’s website:
“Here in the thick, nervous mainstream, some of us may even be convinced that biking to work would be healthier, cheaper and better for the environment than the typical car commute. We just don’t do it.”–Shelby Wood in the Oregonian It’s a problem some of you reading this might be facing right now. You want … Read more
League of American Bicyclists Executive Director Andy Clarke.(Photo © J. Maus) The eighth annual Towards Carfree Cities Conference is coming to Portland in less than a month (June 16-20) and organizers have lined up an impressive list of speakers, events, and workshops. The latest addition to the program is a keynote presentation by head honcho … Read more
An animated Earl Blumenauer speaking at the Oregon Bike Summit a few months ago.(All photos © J. Maus) As the nation’s political winds shift from right to left, the future of the transportation issue in America begins to look very different. Remember last summer, when U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters referred to “bike paths” as … Read more
Human powered speed machines at PIR on Saturday.(Photo © BikePortland/File) Hope you haven’t made all your plans for this holiday weekend yet! We can’t count on the weather, but we can always count on plenty of bike rides and events going on. This weekend’s highlights include the ninth annual Human Powered Challenge. I checked out … Read more
With many local shops overflowing with repairs and customers, Portland is a great town for bike shop jobs. This week, three opportunities to get your foot in the door of Portland’s bike scene have been listed on the BikePortland Job Listings. Check them out at the links below (and good luck if you apply!): Sales … Read more
Current bike access on I-84 over the Sandy River is not so great.(Photo © J. Maus) A special unit within the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) — formed to manage their $3 billion Oregon Transportation Investment Act (OTIA) State Bridge Delivery Program — is moving forward on a project to replace the I-84 highway bridges … Read more
Unlike most group rides, last night’s Ride of Silence was a solemn affair.Full gallery here(All photos © J. Maus) About 70 Portlanders took part in the Ride of Silence last night. After a brief speech by BTA executive director Scott Bricker, the crowd rode from the North Park Blocks, made a loop through downtown, went … Read more
“The most original, spirited, and spectacle-laden boutique bike show in the nation.” That’s the vision of an ad-hoc coalition of Portland framebuilders, bike lovers, and creative professionals that have come together to create Oregon Manifest — a new event coming to Portland this fall that just might re-define the traditional bike show.