Wheelmen club launches family-friendly, easy ride series

(File photo) The Portland Wheelmen Touring Club (PWTC) wants to encourage families and novice riders to explore local bike routes and get more comfortable on group rides. They’ve teamed up with River City Bicycles to offer a series of short, slow-paced rides that are perfect for families and/or novice riders. PWTC family ride coordinator Ann … Read more


TriMet gets $254 million for new Willamette River Bridge

[Via the Oregonian] TriMet map shows proposed bridge location (enlarge).Graphic: TriMet TriMet’s plans to build a new bridge over the Willamette River for their Portland to Milwaukie light rail line got a big boost in Salem on Saturday. The Ways and Means Subcommittee on Capital Construction approved a funding bill (backed taxpayer and lottery bonds) … Read more


Krummel decries dems for memorial sign bill failure

Rep. Jerry Krummel(Photo: Krummel) State Representative Jerry Krummel (R-Wilsonville) is blaming House Democrats for killing HB 3020, a bill that would have directed the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadside memorial signs for pedestrians or bicyclists killed in motor vehicle collisions (upon application by a family member). Less than an hour after a … Read more


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Mountain bike race series begins tonight

And they’re off! Short track racing at PIR.(File photo) Tonight at Portland International Raceway, mountain bikers will race shoulder-to-shoulder on a mix of singletrack, whoop-de-doos, and banked corners usually reserved for motorcycles. The Portland Mountain Bike Short Track Series is a popular weekly event that is promoted by Portland Racing and runs each Monday evening … Read more