Lifestyle column: What a car is good for
I have recently rediscovered that the typical car is much more than what I remembered it to be.
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SprocketFly.com creates a web platform for bike-repair housecalls
Portland is great at delivering things by bike: flowers, beer, plumbing. A new company wants to be a platform for delivering … bike repairs.
The Dalles at a tipping point says “bike freak” Mayor Stephen Lawrence
Meet Stephen Lawrence, mayor of The Dalles and a self-described “Blumenauer bike freak.”
PBOT’s new Sunday Parkways promo video is awesome
You’ve simply got to watch this new video put out by the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation. PBOT is just over a one month away from their first Sunday Parkways event of the year (May 11th) and the video was made to kick off their fundraising efforts.
Neighborhood group will gather support for Burnside road diet near Mt. Tabor
A neighborhood activist is looking for volunteers to help him research the effects of adding buffered or parking-protected bike lanes on Burnside.
Gallery: Here’s how Portlanders store their bikes at home
Portlanders have known for years that we’re blessed with some of the best public and commercial bike parking in the country. But our private bike parking goes unsung.
Sam Oakland, leader of the ‘Shift of the 1970s,’ dies at 80
Sam Oakland, an English professor, poet and author who rode his bicycle to work at what was then Portland State College, started rallying bicycle riders to attend City Hall hearings in the late 1960s.
A bike tour of The Dalles: No spandex required
You don’t have to own spandex to enjoy cycling in The Dalles. Join me on a little tour of the town I did today…
Chad Sperry, The Dalles’ bike ambassador
Chad Sperry, a bike race and event promoter, has become a bicycle ambassador for The Dalles.
City telephone poll puts PBOT’s possible monthly street fee at $8 to $12 per home
An 800-person phone poll that wraps up tonight is offering some new insight on the city’s leading ideas for raising money for transportation projects.
The Monday Roundup: Bike ergonomics, lawsuit incentives & more
A retired doctor’s tips for stopping long bike rides from screwing up your body, and other great bike links of the week.
Riding Rowena: A mini Gorge Roubaix gallery
Ever heard of the Rowena Loops road? It’s one of the most spectacular roads in the country and today it was part of the Gorge Roubaix race course.