The overlooked barrier to biking: me and my fellow klutzes
To really change the Portland area, hundreds of thousands of us will need to make a choice to do something where our lack of skill is embarrassing.
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Driver cited in serious injury collision on SE Ankeny and 7th
A collision on SE Ankeny and 7th resulted in serious injuries and an unexpected message from the PPB.
Seeing business upsides, Old Town retailers propose protected bike lanes on 2nd, 3rd
A coalition of 30 Old Town bars, restaurants and entertainment venues is proposing adding a quarter-mile of planter-protected bike lanes and street cafe seating.
In Cascade Locks, it’s all-hands-on-deck for bicycle tourism
A trip to Cascade Locks in the Columbia River Gorge reveals a small town with big bicycling ambitions.
City mulls wider bike lanes on N. Willamette Blvd
With a paving project on deck, PBOT is considering widening the bike lanes on a key stretch of N Willamette Blvd.
Portland business lets you turn your bike into a rolling billboard
(Screen capture from BikeCommuterAds.com) Here’s an idea: a local business is setting out to sell ads attached to each side of local bike commuters’ front wheels. “It’s a first-of-its-kind-in-the-nation business, because it’s basically for the bike commuters, the year-round riders,” BikeCommuterAds.com founder Gary Courter said in an interview Tuesday. “They’ve been riding green all this … Read more
Comment of the Week: Rethinking car/bike choices among public housing residents
“Where did we get the idea that a bike is too expensive to buy and maintain but a car is not?”
3 places to watch the Tour de France in Portland
Bored with the World Cup? Looking for a shot of racing inspiration that only the Tour de France can provide? Here’s where to watch it.
‘Stumptown Crit’ and a family bike ride to be part of MLS All-Star Game festivities
Bike racing will return to downtown Portland in a big way thanks to a tie-in with the 2014 Major League Soccer All Star Game.
Grafitti in northwest Portland rages against blinking bike lights
Someone has scrawled graffiti in northwest Portland that expresses anger at people who ride with flashing bike lights.
‘Rolling coal’, deemed illegal by the EPA, enjoys 15 minutes of fame
Ugh. It appears that the “rolling coal” phenomenon is real and is being done to annoy “environmentalists” and Prius drivers. It’s also a violation of the Clean Air Act.
Leading the march: 10 questions for Noel Mickelberry of Oregon Walks
We caught up with the group’s new executive director to talk about the differences between walking and biking advocacy and the new vision she’s been hired to execute.