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Cool reflective pinwheel logo sticker made just for us! If you haven’t grabbed your tickets for Blazers Bike Night on November 2nd yet, now is the time to do it. If you buy tickets through our special link — using promo code “bike” — through this Monday (10/6) you’ll be guaranteed to sit in one … Read more
Sugahara spoke out during a community forum on safety issues on Skyline Blvd in 2011.(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland) Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber has appointed Kenji Sugahara to a seat on the Oregon Tourism Commission. The nine-member commission, better known by its business name of Travel Oregon, manages the state’s $9.6 billion tourism industry. Sugahara, 41, … Read more
Artcrank on Saturday is where art, friends and a love of bicycling comes together.(Photo: J Maus/BikePortland) Welcome to your menu of weekend rides and events, lovingly brought to you by our friends at Hopworks Urban Brewery. This is one of those weekends that will take some serious planning to make sure you don’t miss anything … Read more
The city’s counts for auto traffic on Michigan south of Rosa Parks have fallen by an average of 25 percent.
The central city, not its more auto-oriented suburbs, has been leading the region’s charge out of the recession.
“I’ve had it up to here with the stolen bike parts in Portland… This is just another notch in the belt of biker discrimination and injustice.”— Reader email, 9/24/14 As we reported back in July, bike theft in Portland is out of control. The problem shows no sign of going away and in fact, if … Read more
The “bike poster party” is back!(Photo by J. Maus/BikPortland) Artcrank is one of our favorite events. For the past five years, this one-night gallery show and party has brought a refreshing mix of art and community to Portland. With the show returning this Saturday night (10/4), we thought it’d be fun to share a special … Read more
Boris Kaganovich of Better Block PDX with a half-built planter in the rooms where he and other volunteers have been preparing for a “pop-up” plaza and protected bike lanes on 3rd Avenue.(Photos: M.Andersen/BikePortland) Working every evening for two weeks in a warren of unfinished rooms three stories above Old Town, more than a dozen enthusiastic … Read more
Currying favor with ‘cross crowds is easy once you know the secrets.(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland) Spectating at the cyclocross races is entertaining, educational, and usually results in fewer stitches than racing yourself. I recommend it for anyone who’s feeling cross-curious.
“This is the image that pops into my head every time I have to listen to bicyclists or deal with them on the road.”
The ballot issue would allow people who came to Oregon illegally to once again take driving tests and buy car insurance.
Our lifestyle columnist, who died this week, left behind four truly remarkable columns about the relationship between her personal transportation choices and her body’s physical decline.