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Poster from Distraction.gov campaign. One of the things I spend time on everyday is monitoring headlines. I liken this part of my job to a military intelligence officer listening to “chatter” from satellites and other broadcast signals. It’s fascinating to watch various memes and issues go from a tiny whisper to a roar in a … Read more
Still from Kevin Collier’s video.-Watch it below- Last week the Portland police arrested Robert Charles Dady, who they referred to as a “prolific bicycle thief.” We now know more details about one piece of the case that helped make that arrest possible. Kevin Collier was one of Dady’s victims. His bike was stolen on the … Read more
As bikes become a bigger part of normal life for people at Hacienda CDC in Northeast Portland, there’s a shortage of something that holiday charity bike drives seldom offer: bike trailers.
New path on the Columbia Slough at Vancouver Ave entrance.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Please note: As of 10/28, the City of Portland has notified us that the path won’t be opened to the public until November 8th. We regret any confusion. The Oregon Department of Transportation and the Portland Parks & Recreation Bureau have teamed … Read more
Detail of PBOT’s draft recommendation for SE Foster Road. Nearing the end of a one-year public process to update the Foster Road Transportation and Streetscape Plan, yesterday the Portland Bureau of Transportation released its official draft recommendation for how to re-design SE Foster Road from 52nd to 90th. Their plan, which will be put in … Read more
Deb Hubsmith on Capitol Hill in 2010.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Deb Hubsmith, the woman who played a vital role in the establishment of Safe Routes to School in the United States, has been diagnosed with acute myeloid luekemia (AML). Hubsmith is currently the founding director of the Safe Routes National Partnership and she has been … Read more
Have you heard about Walktober? It’s “Three weeks of fun on foot” and it’s in full swing right now. The event is organized by Oregon Walks and it was inspired by Shift’s bike-centric Pedalpalooza that happens each summer. Similar to Pedalpalooza, the event consists of several individual events created and led by community groups and … Read more
Are the bad parts of San Francisco coming to Portland, too?
A half-funded new Kickstarter promises an app-activated U-lock that could decentralize bikesharing.
Bike thieves are a clever bunch.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The world of bike theft continues to both fascinate and deplore us. It seems like just as innovation and technology promises better bike theft prevention and recovery tools, thieves are becoming more brazen, devious, and numerous. In our ongoing quest to arm you with as much … Read more
This proposed path in South Waterfront could finally get funded. The Portland Bureau of Transportation is zeroing in on a list of projects they hope to get funded with a special pot of state Lottery-backed funds and it looks like bike share might be in the running. Thanks to a change in the law this … Read more
Sign on an empty Cascade Cycling.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) By the end of this month, Portland’s long list of bike shops will be a little shorter. Cascade Cycling in north Portland has already closed its doors and the Bicycle Repair Collective in southeast plans to be closed by the end of this month. Both of … Read more