Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Take the Sellwood Bridge survey

We all know the failing, old, Sellwood Bridge is a major broken link in our transportation network. Or, as the BTA puts it: “The Sellwood Bridge has extremely dangerous and inadequate bicycle and pedestrian facilities (a single 4-foot sidewalk on one side only)….the BTA has determined that the Sellwood Bridge is the major barrier to … Read more


Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Southwest bike network map shows potential

Click for larger view (157kb JPEG) After months of planning, residents of southwest Portland, led by super-citizen trail advocate and Alice Award nominee Don Baack, have come up with a map of a new southwest bike network. Baack, who leads the group Southwest Trails, has been working hard to garner neighborhood feedback and collaborate with … Read more


River City Bicycles singles out special commuters

River City ad in the Willamette Week announcing Commuter awards. Back in January, River City Bicycles announced a contest to find Portland’s “Commuter of the Year”. Owner David Guettler asked for nominations through ads in local weekly newspapers and according to the shop’s Event Manager Jason Bietz, over 60 people responded to the challenge, “They … Read more