’20s Bikeway’ moves forward as ‘commercial greenway’ idea gains support
PBOT will move forward with their plans for the ’20s Bikeway’, despite many people hoping for a more robust bikeway on 28th.
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Election roundup: Mixed results for the region’s transportation issues
The cultural divide between Portland’s increasingly low-car-friendly inner suburban voters and its more auto-oriented exurban voters was visible in many of last night’s elections.
Portland’s bike festival is upon us – enter your Pedalpalooza rides by Friday
Four of the best weeks of biking you’ll see anywhere start June 5, but they only happen because people like you create them. Pedalpalooza, Portland’s annual open-source festival of bike fun, is welcoming anyone’s additions to its calendar until 11:59 p.m. this Friday, May 23. Anyone can keep adding rides after that, but they won’t … Read more
Guest article: Envisioning a ‘commercial greenway’ along 28th Avenue
Kirk Paulsen introduces us to the commercial greenway concept: a potential solution to the 28th Avenue debate.
On the podcast: Fashion on bikes, from long skirts to Lycra
If you are what you wear, being yourself is often a challenge for people who ride bikes.
PBOT offers bikers a ‘Quick Fix’ of donuts, coffee and conversation
PBOT hosted a busy free breakfast stop on N Willamette Blvd this morning and I stopped by to check it out.
A historic day for gay marriage, and a busy one for pedicab operators
It’s a historic day for gay marriage in Oregon! And a busy one for Portland pedicab operators.
Profile: Nicholas Caleb, lonely voice for better biking in race for council
The best way to understand the only vocally pro-bike candidate in tomorrow’s city elections might actually be to watch him drive a car.
Bike ride will raise funds for Oregon State Police Fallen Trooper Memorial
A bike ride in Salem on August 2nd will give you a chance to support the Oregon State Police.
The Monday Roundup: The cost of zigzags, Swedish secrets and more
A detour on Indy’s downtown trail.(Photo: Curtis Ailes) Here are the bike links from around the world that caught our eyes this week: Commercial appeal: Much of the beautiful Indianapolis Cultural Trail has started to hum with new developments, but one section of the first-rate bike network hasn’t: Massachusetts Avenue, where planners decided to zigzag … Read more
At Employers Bike Summit, Novick praises health benefits of bike investments
Commissioner Steve Novick speaks Friday atRegence headquarters.(Photo: M.Andersen/BikePortland) Portland should be proud of its 6.1 percent bike commuting share, the highest of any large city, Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick said at a summit Friday that gave local employers advice on supporting bike commuters. “We beat Madison,” the city council member said. “We beat Minneapolis.” The … Read more
Babies, brains and bikes
Benefits of seeing your baby’s face while biking have been proven in literacy studies.