New TriMet path carves better route to South Waterfront, but PSU link still awkward
Almost everybody who bikes into the South Waterfront should probably be using this path now.
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A how-to guide for the ultimate carfree Crater Lake rim ride
A how-to guide for getting the most of a carfree Crater Lake rim ride.
Weekend Event Guide: Bike & Beer Fest, Parkways, carfree Crater Lake, and more
Your last chance (until next summer) to ride carfree around Crater Lake. (Photo: J Maus/BikePortland) Welcome to your menu of weekend rides and events, lovingly brought to you by our friends at Hopworks Urban Brewery. How will you mark the change in season? How about a trip south to Crater Lake for 24-miles of carfree … Read more
ODOT ‘listening session’ aids quest to modernize bike/walk plan
ODOT heard from experts about how they should tackle biking and walking policy.(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland) The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) hosted a “listening session” at their Portland regional headquarters yesterday. It was the fifth of five such meetings they’re using to gather insights and learn key issues they should address in a major … Read more
Sunday vigil set to honor and remember Steve Fritz
All of Portland is hurting for Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz’s family this week.
Eliot neighborhood gets temporary diverter on Rodney as part of Williams work
“I’ve received quite a few phone calls in the past week,” the project manager said.
PBOT’s first ‘advisory bike lanes’ coming to SE Caruthers
Trucks frequently (and sometimes illegally) encroach on the SE Caruthers bike lane. A new street design will help bike riders navigate SE Caruthers more smoothly.(Photo: Besty Reese) Anyone who has ridden on SE Caruthers in the pathway gap between the southern end of the Eastbank Esplanade and the start of the Springwater Corridor trail (map) … Read more
Guest article: Take a kid mountain biking and help grow the ‘Dirt Roots Movement’
Andy Jansky practicing what he preaches on a ride at Mt. Saint Helens with his two teenage daughters.(Photo courtesy Andy Jansky) This article was written by Andy Jansky, a volunteer trail steward with the Northwest Trail Alliance. It’s time to start a new cycling movement. I call it the “Dirt Roots Movement” and it’s all … Read more
Portland’s pedal-powered street library blooms into a beloved institution
“This year everybody has been reading Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I just cannot keep him in there.”
Panel ponders Portland’s slide from cycling superstardom
What do the bike experts think about our #4 ranking? It’s complicated.
2,000 missing homes: Prices soar in bikeable areas as Portland’s rental shortage deepens
New construction in the central city hasn’t come close to relieving one of the country’s harshest rental housing shortages.
Locally made bikes, beer and music on tap for weekend festival
At this weekend’s Bike & Beer Fest, you can drink local beer while getting to know local bike makers like Eric Estlund of Winter Bicycles.(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland) What happens when you mash together two of Portland’s best fall bike events into one, big, blowout weekend party? The Handmade Bike & Beer Festival.