Scofflaws abound on local freeways: Police make 452 stops in five hours
What happens when police are given the proper amount of resources to enforce laws on freeways? They find massive levels of law-breaking and dangerous driving.
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Report and photos from test ride of Organic Transit’s ELF trike
The ELF solar and pedal-powered trike was recently available for test rides in Portland. We went out to take a closer look and meet the company’s founder.
Weekend Event Guide: Cycle City, Sects, Caddyshack and more
Won’t you please consider these fine choices in bike rides and events while planning your upcoming weekend of bike fun?
BTA up for national ‘Bicycling Magazine People’s Choice’ advocacy award
The BTA’s push to make bicycling and walking projects eligible for an Oregon State Lottery-backed funding program has garnered them national recognition.
At current rates, Washington County bike network will take 62 years to finish
It’s a little odd that the county’s plan seems to contradict the preferences expressed by its voters in the county’s own polls.
Woman files complaint after harsh encounter with Union Pacific police on Cement Road (updated)
A Portland woman who concedes she was illegally biking on the private Cement Road with her 6-year-old daughter says she was bullied by a railroad police officer and has filed a formal complaint.
First look at PBOT’s official design drawings for Williams Ave project
Finally some real progress on the construction of the Williams Avenue project. Get a first at the official plan drawings.
Portland Police now put stolen, unclaimed bikes up for auction at GovDeals.com
Looking for a good deal on a bike? Or maybe you got a bike stolen but were never able to claim it? Now you can search the PPB’s stolen property listings — and bid on them — at GovDeals.com.
Portland, model city: Six skeptical questions for author Julie Campoli
Writer Julie Campoli.(Photos courtesy Campoli) Julie Campoli’s mission is to convince the world that Portland is, more or less, right. In her books, Campoli makes the case that density is desirable, mixed-use neighborhoods are the best ones, and designing streets for walking and biking is good for everyone — even if it reduces auto travel … Read more
Travel Oregon launches USA’s first statewide bike-friendly business program
Oregon’s public tourism agency is going statewide with a program that publicly recognizes businesses for bike-friendly practices.
Microcosm is latest bikey business to open on N Williams Avenue
The local bike-friendly bookstore that also happens to be one of the country’s largest zine distributors and publishers has grown again and joined the row of bike-friendly businesses on North Williams.
The Ride: Exploring Columbia County backroads outside of Scappoose
Just northwest of Scappoose are many miles of logging roads just waiting to be ridden.