Prototype custom carbon fiber bicycle stolen from builder’s garage
A local builder’s high-end carbon fiber road bike has been nabbed from his northeast Portland garage.
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Sauvie Island farm will offer free auto parking for island bike riders
Sauvie Island farm Bella Organic has started a program it says aims to reduce miles driven in the rural area northwest of Portland.
Local victim advocate wants hit-and-run alerts texted to every cab and UPS driver
A Portland safety advocate is calling for a statewide alert system that would send a text message to thousands of professional drivers and members of the public to help nab hit-and-run suspects.
‘Aftermass’ documentary, about Critical Mass in Portland, will open May 23
A local man’s documentary history of the Critical Mass movement in Portland will premiere May 23 at the Clinton Street Theater.
As Portland becomes famous in Japan, local firms will show off bike products
Portland is, city officials say, big in Japan right now. Two admired local bike companies are looking to ride that cultural wave.
Barbur Blvd construction will be a real-life test for a road diet, city says
If SW Barbur Blvd were redesigned to improve safety and bicycle access, how would the changes impact traffic? That question is the a key sticking point to any big changes for the road.
A rainy race in Italy leads to major exposure for Showers Pass
Guess what piece of the Portland bike commuter uniform appeared front-and-center on the world professional cycling stage yesterday?
How Oregon’s unequal tax laws deter density where it’s needed most
Oregon’s property tax system rewards developers who build new apartment buildings in Gresham while driving up the price of new units in inner Northeast.
NYT writer and ‘Life is a Wheel’ author Bruce Weber at Powell’s Books tonight
New York Times obituary writer Bruce Weber will discuss his new book, “Life is a Wheel” tonight at Powell’s City of Books.
The Monday Roundup: Roadside ethics test, glowing bike & more
Police in Belarus mocked up this scene in order to see how many drivers would stop. 186 cars drove past, but…
Video lets you go behind the bars for a zippy e-bike commute
Ever wondered what it’s like to zoom through Portland on a 19-mile bike commute aboard an e-bike? Wonder no more! Watch this video!
Manufacturing commitment raises stakes for 2014 ‘Oregon Manifest’ competition
Launch party was at Ace Hotel Cleaners last night.(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland) The details of the 2014 Oregon Manifest Bike Design Project were announced in downtown Portland last night. Among a crowd of professional product designers, bicycle builders and bike industry tastemakers, event director Shannon Holt introduced five teams that will compete to create the … Read more