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Three things to be thankful for
When the wind isn’t at your back any more, it’s easy to get discouraged. But holidays are for taking your eyes off the handlebars of life for a moment and enjoying where you are.
Portland transportation isn’t ‘stagnating’ after all, city director says
Four months after joining the Portland Bureau of Transportation as its director, Leah Treat is walking back an idea she shared in her job interview.
NE 28th Avenue business owners split on bike access and parking, interviews show
If there’s one thing this project doesn’t have, it’s consensus – not among the bike community (whatever that is) and not among the business community (whatever that is).
After another fatality on Barbur Blvd, ODOT tweet hits a nerve
Another person died while traveling on SW Barbur Blvd this week. It’s the fourth fatality since 2010 on the notoriously dangerous 1.6 mile section of the road between Terwilliger and Hamilton. With a record of so much carnage and rampant high speed and high risk driving, many Portlanders want to see the Oregon Department of … Read more
New event will take riders through the ‘Oregon Outback’
Do you have what it takes to ride 360 miles (mostly off-road) through the legendary “Oregon Outback”?
What if you could auction off the right to park a car in front of your home?
If you didn’t need it, you could sell it to someone who does.
CCC’s Tetteh says creating new ‘avenues to advocacy’ is top priority
After his first 50 days as the CEO of the Community Cycling Center, Mychal Tetteh sees a big problem in the local advocacy ecosystem: Too many people aren’t sure how, where and when to get engaged. And as a result, their voices aren’t being heard.
Citizen urbanists launch ‘Better Block PDX’ to perk up public spaces
The indie planners who two months ago reimagined a block of downtown Portland parking spaces as a public lounge have made plans for a sequel.
Portlanders raise $1,500 for charity with Cranksgiving bike ride
In an event organizers said might be the first of a new tradition of charity-oriented bike fun in Portland, 96 cheerful people pedaled across the city Saturday to gather an assigned list of goods from the city’s grocery stores and co-ops.
The Monday Roundup: Arrested for parenting, red lights for speeders & more
A Tennessee dad was arrested this month after being told he couldn’t pick up his children from school on foot. For some reason, this upset him.
Broadway Bridge closed to all crossings for much of Sunday
The Broadway Bridge will be closed to motor vehicles and sidewalk traffic on Sunday, November 24 from 7:30 a.m. until as late as 5 p.m. while crews make a repair to the lift span.