Outside Cinema 21 last night.(Photos: Jonathan Maus) What do you get when you cross the world’s biggest bike film festival with America’s best biking city? You’d think it would be a winning combination, but organizers of the Bicycle Film Festival – which opened at Cinema 21 last night — are scratching their heads over the … Read more
The Bicycle Film Festival rolls into its second day of screenings today with a full day’s worth of amazing films. Today’s line-up brings some local flavor to the festival: St. Johns resident Bob Crispin will display his Hall of Fame mountain bike in the lobby before the screening of “Klunkerz” at 3:00 and local filmmaker … Read more
Still from Monkey Warfare Tonight at 7:00pm the Bicycle Film Festival kicks of with three separate film programs that are sure to please film buffs and bike lovers alike. To get things started, local cyclist Carl Larson is leading a ride to the opening program at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave.). It will be … Read more
The view from my bike last year.View my 2006 Cycle Oregon Gallery It hasn’t really sunk in yet, but tomorrow morning I’ll be in a car, driving to Sisters for the start of Cycle Oregon. It’s the 20th anniversary of the ride and the route looks spectacular. I’ll join 2,000+ other folks for an adventure … Read more
[BikePortland contributor Stephanie Chase co-wrote this article.] Dave Aldersebaes moved to Portland just one year ago, but, as founder and leader of the Ironclad Cycling Team, he has already made an impact. The man behind Team Ironclad,Dave Aldersebaes.(Photo: Jonathan Maus) The former Wisconsin State Criterium Champion and freelance bike journalist (he writes for Pez Cycling … Read more
On their 11 o’clock newscast last night, KGW (who has been covering this case since the beginning) reported that the family of accused road rager Johnny Eschweiler has freed him on a reduced bail. KGW reporter Scott Burton said that Eschweiler’s attorney, “argued the (bail) amount (originally set at $500,000) was not only excessive but … Read more
Potential Sunday Parkways route. The City of Portland’s Transportation Options division has taken a step forward in their quest to pull off a ciclovia-type event — which they call “Sunday Parkways” — in Portland by next summer. The event is being modeled after a successful program in Bogota, Colombia which shuts down 113km of major … Read more
Insert NPGreenway Trail here.(Photo: Jonathan Maus) The folks behind the North Portland Greenway Trail are some of the hardest working advocates I’ve ever come across. They are constantly doing whatever they can to share their vision for a new riverfront trail that would connect the Eastbank Esplanade (at the Steel Bridge) to Cathedral Park in … Read more
(Photo: Jonathan Maus) The death of 66 year-old Timothy O’Donnell last June in Washington County continues to spark activism over safety concerns on rural roads. The tragedy helped shine a light on bike safety during the last legislative session in Salem and was a key ingredient in the passage of the Vulnerable Roadway Users Bill. … Read more
New markings on SE Madison Ave.(Photos: Jonathan Maus) The new, double-wide bike lane on SE Madison Ave that I reported about last week is now fully complete. The new markings include side-by-side bike lane symbols to denote the passing lane and skip-striping both where the lane widens (and then narrows) and to separate the slow … Read more
With the Bike Commute Challenge in high gear this month, many local companies are going the extra mile to get their employees to go by bike. From free maintenance clinics to group rides, here’s a rundown of what three different companies are doing to rise to the occassion of the Bike Commute Challenge.
On-street “bike corral” in north Portland.(Photo: Jonathan Maus) It looks like Portland’s on-street bike parking program has inspired the city of Victoria, British Columbia. An article published Sunday in the Victoria Times Colonist reports that, due to a demand for on-street, high-quality bike parking that outstrips supply, Victoria has modeled a bike parking program after … Read more