Seattle’s friendliest insurgent group visits Portland, eager for wisdom and dispensing their own
This three-year-old organization could be a model for bike advocates across the country.
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Tomorrow: ‘Tiny Bikeshop Concert Series’ comes to northwest Portland
Like bike shops and free live music? Then head over to Western Bikeworks tomorrow night.
Even a 6-year-old can feel Portland’s massive bike theft problem
Sometimes it takes a 6-year-old to help us see things clearly.
Good excuse to try biking: TriMet’s week-long MAX detour next month
It’s likely to be one of the hottest weeks of the year, but Aug. 11-15 is looking like a good time for east-side MAX riders to test alternatives.
If you could change one thing about Sunday Parkways, what would it be?
We asked folks out on the course what one thing they’d change about Sunday Parkways. Most people had a hard time thinking up anything at all!
Dispatch from Paris: ‘La Course by Le Tour’ was much more than just a race
Women figured prominently at a bike race in Paris on Sunday — and we’re not talking token “podium girls.”
The Monday Roundup: Credit for swerving, a ‘Happy’ dance and more
The aftermath of a fatal high-speed chase.(Photo: Graham T. Beck via Streetsblog) Here are the bike links from around the world that caught our eyes this week: A for effort: New York’s top court found that a car thief who “fatally struck a Brooklyn pedestrian during a high-speed NYPD chase” isn’t guilty of murder because … Read more
Five cities reveal ‘Ultimate urban utility’ bikes: How does Portland’s entry compare?
The “Solid” bike drew a crowd at the big reveal party Friday night.(Photos by J Maus/BikePortland) What happens when top design firms are paired with expert bike makers and told to create the “ultimate urban utility bike”? Thanks to the Oregon Manifest Bike Design Project we now know the answer to that question.
Comment of the week: How paying for on-street bike parking could be awesome
A vision for paid on-street bike parking that almost won me over.
City’s Comp Plan makes it clear: Portland is mostly finished adding auto capacity
In case you weren’t sure whether Portland is truly unusual as mid-sized U.S. cities go, the comprehensive plan map released this week ought to make it clear.
Go boldly into the bike/tech frontier at Oregon Manifest unveiling tonight
The culmination of an eight-month collaboration between Ti Cycles and Portland design firm Industry will be unveiled tonight as part of the Oregon Manifest Bike Design Project competition. (Photos: Industry) Portlanders will have an opportunity to dwell on the frontier of bicycle design and technology tonight at the Reveal Party for the Oregon Manifest Bike … Read more
Friday news bits: Promotion, police, parking, and… eggs benedict?!
One convenient post to get you caught up on all sorts of noteworthy bike news.