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A City Club sponsored panel discussion will look at who’s riding — and who’s not. There’s a reason Portland is such a haven for transportation wonks, advocates, and civic engagement superstars. There is never a shortage of advocacy-related events to attend. I have six events on my calendar scheduled for tonight and tomorrow night — … Read more
Two years after Old Town’s Southwest Ankeny Street closed to cars and became Portland’s first human-only street, it continues to overflow with cool new ideas.
Chris DiMinno, shown here at the 2013 Chris King Gourmet Century.(Photo by J. M Chris King Precision Components has hired well-known Portland chef Chris DiMinno. DiMinno has spent the past five years as head chef at Clyde Common, a popular restaurant on SW Stark adjacent to the Ace Hotel. The move by King has made … Read more
One car damages the road about as much as 9,600 bicycles.
King Tut, traffic victim … and 20 more of the week’s most interesting bike links.
Five new bike speed bumps greet riders heading onto the Hawthorne Bridge sidewalk.(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland) Multnomah County has installed a series of speed bumps (a.k.a. rumble strips) on SE Madison Ave as it approaches the Hawthorne Bridge (westbound). The bumps are aimed at reducing bicycling speeds as riders transition from the on-street bike lane … Read more
OBRA Executive Director Kenji Sugahara in the office of U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley in March 2012.(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland) Welcome to the fourth installment in our series audio interviews with local cyclocross personalities. We’ve partnered with the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) to broadcast these interviews in advance of their 2013 Cyclocross Championship event coming … Read more
For months, the city has been mum about its ideas for how to spend $6.6 million for better biking and walking downtown. Let’s start the speculation now.
If you are looking for an awesome job in the apparel, retail or event ride industries, you have come to the right place. We’ve had three great opportunities posted to our Job Listings this week. Check out more details via the link below… Production Designer – Castelli US Sales Manager – Performance Bicycle Customer Service … Read more
Electrically assisted bikes are finally becoming common enough in the United States for people to start studying their many benefits.
Landscape crews at Rose City Golf Course in northeast Portland have blown leaves into the bike lane on NE Tillamook.(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland) It’s that time of year when the beauty of fall becomes a bane to bike riders. We marveled at the leaves last month and rejoiced while riding through them. But now that … Read more
Portland is nationally known as the city with the highest number of bike riders. But when it comes to making bikes, our reputation is about quality, not quantity.