Get Legal: Auto insurance, biking, walking, and you
How do auto insurance policies impact our legal rights while bicycling and walking? Attorney Charley Gee breaks it down.
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$10,000 REI grant will help boost MTB trails at Stub Stewart State Park
A $10,000 grant and big trail work party later this month are latest signs of life for mountain biking trails at Stub Stewart State Park.
Full details about Saturday’s World Naked Bike Ride
The weather is looking fantastic so far.
In Portland, there’s a local bike race every night of the week
Bike racing curious? Portland is full of options and opportunities whether you want to race off-road, on-road, or at a velodrome.
Mayor pushes back street fee vote to November – UPDATED
Portland City Council at the public hearing for a transportation street fee last weeek.(Photo J. Maus/BikePortland) Portland Mayor Charlie Hales says a planned City Council vote on a street fee, originally scheduled for tomorrow, will be pushed back to November. In a statement released a few minutes ago, Hales said the vote is “temporarily delayed … Read more
TriMet weighs closing path near Willow Creek MAX station due to mischief complaints
The south end of the path, looking northfrom Baseline Road.(Image: Google Street View, 2012) A series of complaints about illegal and annoying activity on a narrow 350-foot path near the Willow Creek MAX stop has TriMet considering closing the route to the public. The link runs from the Beaverton MAX platform to West Baseline Road, … Read more
Outside the bike box: Four ways Portland’s bike believers can connect the city
Portlanders discuss the Williams Avenue bikeway in 2011.(Photos: J.Maus/BikePortland) Welcome to the first of a new series of guest posts: America’s Next Bicycle Capital. Two weeks ago, we invited Portlanders of every stripe to share ideas on how Portland can regain its sense of direction and keep using biking to improve our city. This first … Read more
Expect traffic impacts on SW Barbur as ODOT begins bridge rehab project
Expect to see orange cones, closures, and construction work on SW Barbur Blvd for the next five months.
Senate names two new members of Oregon Transportation Commission
The all-powerful, five-member Oregon Transportation Commission has two faces as the state faces major financial crises.
The Monday Roundup: Bike lane retail boost, commuting by highway & more
This bike lane in Vancouver BC seems to have caused arestaurant’s business to briefly tank … and then soar.(Photo by M.Andersen/BikePortland) Good morning! Our roundup of the best bike links on the web this week is sponsored by Western Bike Works, longtime BikePortland sponsor and one of the city’s best bike shops. Here are the … Read more
‘Groundbreaking’ new study gives big thumbs up to U.S. protected bike lanes
A major new study analyzed protected bike lanes from across the country (including Portland) and the results are very positive.
Does it matter if politicians ride?
Empty bike racks at Portland City Hall.(Photo by J.Maus/BikePortland) In a downtown brimming with bike commuters, there’s still one Portland workplace that currently posts a solid 0 percent bike commute rate: City Council chambers. Portland’s five city commissioners aren’t opposed to bicycling by any stretch. But, since former Mayor Sam Adams left the council in … Read more