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Hooked.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Seeing people get hooked on a new type of cycling is one of the things that keeps cycling industry veterans going. And for some reason, cyclocross is especially good at reeling people in: Maybe it’s the challenging courses; the relaxed, non-competitive atmosphere; the support of family, friends and complete strangers; the … Read more
As we noted last week, the planning process for River View Natural Area is already well underway. This 146 acre parcel of land sandwiched between the Willamette River, Lewis & Clark College, River View Cemetery, and SW Palatine Hill Road, is being restored and re-imagined for public use and conservation. One of the uses being … Read more
Two group bike rides have been planned to celebrate the lives of Anna Dieter-Eckerdt and Abigail Robinson. The two girls, who were half-sisters, were playing in the leaves in the street outside their home in Forest Grove on October 20th when an 18-year old woman driving a car inadvertently swerved into them. Anna, 6, died … Read more
A rendering of the new micro-apartment buildingpermitted for Northwest Thurman near 23rd.(Image: Footprint Investments) The tiny house movement for apartment dwellers has arrived. Think 200 to 300 square feet, and a kitchen shared with five similar units. It’s a new milestone for the Portland area’s off-the-charts rental shortage, the third-tightest in the nation in the … Read more
With one week left in his course at Portland’s United Bicycle Institute, Muthanna sat down to talk about intersections, helmets, auto parking prices and other oddly familiar topics from a perspective I’d never heard before.
Two races to Portland’s north ended last night in interesting ways, for better or worse.
A man rides on the brand new bike lane on SE Stark in Montavilla.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has been busy making bike-related tweaks and additions to several streets across the city. We’ve noticed a few of them lately and figured it was time for an update…
What is perfectly aligned in my sights as the crowd of bikers swarms ahead of me, heading west up the Hawthorne bridge? I’ll give you a hint – it ain’t the sunrise.
My bike parked under a tree in North Portland’s Arbor Lodge Park on October 22nd.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Did we have an amazing October or what?!
My bike was stolen last night. Please keep an eye out for it. I'm devastated. pic.twitter.com/i87mqVotED — Emily Finch (@1lessgmsuburban) November 4, 2013
