Should central-city apartment buildings charge extra for bike parking?
The new landlord of an inner North Portland apartment building is putting the question to the test.
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Jobs of the Week
Two great job opportunities have been posted to our listings this week. Check out all them via the links below… Mechanic / Sales – Holy Spokes Bike Shop Sales Associate – Cynergy E-Bikes
Watch out bike-friendly cities, Steve Clark is coming for you
The League’s Steve Clark is on a mission to “ground-truth” bike friendly cities and he might be coming to your town next.
Weekend Event Guide: Parkways, a picnic, the ‘ultimate urban bike’, & more
Don’t miss out on Sunday Parkways this weekend.(Photo J. Maus/BikePortland) Welcome to your menu of weekend rides and events, lovingly brought to you by our friends at Hopworks Urban Brewery. Now that we’ve gotten this storm out of our system, the forecast for the weekend couldn’t be better. 70s and 80s and lots of sun. … Read more
PBOT’s new guide takes the guesswork out of family biking
PBOT’s new Family Biking Guide is a handy resource for navigating what are often tricky choices.
BikePortland Podcast: The Great Blinking Light Debate (and more)
There’s more to lights than meets the eye. Have a listen to the latest episode of the BikePortland Podcast.
Want to breathe as little pollution as possible? Pedal at exactly 11 mph
With a homebuilt $300 pollution monitor strapped to his bicycle and seven years of Portland State University education in his brain, Alex Bigazzi has been leading a deep exploration into your lungs.
If only every stolen bike story ended this well
To offer hope to those who have had bike stolen recently, we present this stolen bike story with a happy ending.
Local bike shop news roundup: Major closures, big moves, and smoothies!
Openings, closings (a few that might surprise you), expansions, and more! It’s another bike shop news roundup!
New path link will open in time to greet Sellwood Bridge, County says
An edited overhead map of the new path (highlighted in orange) along the west side of the Willamette River, with east up and Macadam Avenue along the bottom.(Map: November 2011 Multnomah County open house, edited by BikePortland) Noting that the current detour along a narrow Macadam Avenue sidewalk “has some challenges,” Multnomah County says it’ll … Read more
City’s most underrated bike jump? A driveway near Peninsula Park, Mercury says
Merc reporter Dirk Vanderhart says Portland’s “most underrated bike jump” is a private driveway on North Ainsworth.
City drops 84 bike parking spaces into East Portland parking lots
Portland may have just solved a very important puzzle: how do you get bike parking into suburban-style commercial developments?