After it seemed like the final nail had been put in the coffin on SK Northwest’s development proposal, they have announced yet another appeal. A quick look back at my coverage shows that this would be their fifth appeal since June 2006.
Gil Penalosa My recent post on the efforts of PDOT to create a ciclovia-type event (which they would call “Sunday Parkways”) somehow made its way to Gil Penalosa. Penalosa (I previously wrote about his brother Enrique) is the former Commissioner of Parks, Sports and Recreation for the city of Bogota, Colombia. During his tenure in … Read more
Coming soon to NoPo: a bike-friendly cafe! North Portlanders are eagerly awaiting the opening of the Little Red Bike Cafe at 4823 N. Lombard Street. I came across the upcoming eatery via the blog of cafe owners Ali and Evan Jepson-Dohrmann. They wrote about Joel Domreis of Courier Coffee and my handy Google News alert … Read more
Not to be confused with the City of Portland’s Bicycle Master Plan, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has its own Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. Here’s how ODOT describes it:
Love it.(File photo) It’s a pleasure to point out yet another bike-friendly business in Portland; Staccato Gelato on NE 28th. Not only do they make mouth-watering gelato and fresh donuts, but have you seen their Frequent Biker Card? Or how about their cool cycling jerseys? The other thing I love about Staccato is how they … Read more
A Sorella Forte rider at PIR.(File photo) When Colleen McClenahan from local cycling club Sorella Forte (means “strong sister”) contacted Adnan Kadir from Peaks Coaching Group about putting on a women’s cycling skills clinic, Kadir didn’t know what to expect. After twenty-five women showed up for the first one he quickly realized two things: there … Read more
Pedicab operators try to pick up a rider at the North Park Blocks.(File photo) First they gave a free bike to new condo buyers, now Hoyt Street Properties in the Pearl District continues to promote car-free transportation options for visitors and residents. The company has partnered up with Rose Pedal Pedicabs and PDX Pedicabs to … Read more
Portland single speeder Matt Slaven.(File photo) This coming November, a group calling themselves the Portland Single Speed Collective (PSSC) will host the first “Official UnOfficial World Championship” event for single speed cyclocross racers. River City Bicycles employee Dani Dance is helping to organize the event and she says, “They’ve got a mountain bike single speed … Read more
Detail of route map with notes. Full map here (PDF). The seventh ride in PDOT’s monthly Bike Master Plan ride series will tackle the sometimes daunting routes in southwest Portland. City bike coordinator Roger Geller says the focus of August’s ride will be on Terwilliger and Barbur and will look at some of the challenges … Read more
Due to troubles finding a reliable wi-fi signal in Oakridge, I wasn’t able to post as many stories as I had hoped from Mountain Bike Oregon. I’ve put together a special coverage page and I just finished uploading and organizing all my photos.
A welcome sight for mountain bikers.(File photo) If Oakridge had an unofficial base camp for mountain biking adventurers, it would be The Trailhead. This aptly named cafe is right at the start of Main Street in Oakridge (which is actually a highway), and I couldn’t think of a better welcome to town.
Camping on the banks of the Middle Fork of the Willamette River.(File photo) The quality of riding in Oakridge can be illustrated in many ways. One of them is by the success of Mountain Bike Oregon. The first MTB Oregon was held in 2005 and was attended by 38 hearty soles. Founder Randy Dreiling says … Read more