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Bike riders take note: Masks now required outdoors when close to others
We’re in a strange phase of this pandemic: Infections and deaths are going up while many peoples’ familiarity with the virus and eagerness for normalcy is causing them to let their guard down. This is definitely true with the local bike scene. After all but shutting down in-person rides and events for the past few … Read more
Person thrown to the ground and arrested while biking on SW 4th Avenue
WATCH – Portland Police officers knock a protester off of his bicycle and arrest him outside of Lownsdale Square Park near the Federal Courthouse downtown #LiveOnK2 pic.twitter.com/tow0GzeyzW — Dan McCarthy (@DanMcKATU) July 16, 2020
Guest Article: Community Cycling Center food delivery program ramps up to meet demands
(NOTE: Written by Community Cycling Center Cesar Chavez Safe Routes to School Coordinator William Francis.)
These local bike businesses received federal coronavirus relief loans
Local bike businesses were among the hundreds of thousands of U.S. companies that asked the federal government for assistance to weather the coronavirus storm. Data released from the Small Business Administration last week revealed that at least four Portland bike shops and two other bike-related businesses received loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Here’s … Read more
‘Better Red’ light rail project includes new bike paths near airport, Gateway
A $206 million project that will improve service on TriMet’s Red light rail line will also come with significant benefits to bicycle riders. The “Better Red” project will extend the Red Line further west in Washington County; but what we’re watching closely is how the improvements will impact the I-205 path in east Portland. According … Read more