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(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Tomorrow morning over 60 schools throughout Portland will make an extra effort to walk and bike school as part of International Walk + Bike to School Day. The event helps kick off the City of Portland’s annual Safe Routes to School program which has seen impressive growth since its start just … Read more
I learned two things: That everyone I met more or less likes it, and that low-car life is now very common in mid-Southeast Portland.
“… The idea of a Barbur road diet is obviously not something all our regional partners have signed off on. We hope they will not be perturbed by the prospect of a study of a road diet…”— Steve Novick, City of Portland Transportation Commissioner At tomorrow’s City Council meeting, Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick had the … Read more
Local academics hit the curbs of the Lloyd District Friday to gather data that’ll examine Portlanders’ attitudes toward the neighborhood’s newest protected bike lane.
“The term ‘cyclist’ continues to provide us with a damaging mental barrier and convenient scapegoat. It serves only to alienate and denigrate an entire segment of society, and cast them aside as ‘others’.”— Chris Bruntlett, via Hush Magazine In our ongoing effort to raise awareness about how the words we use establish (sometimes harmful) cultural … Read more
Screen grab from OregonBikeList.com. Oregon’s home-grown bicycle industry is very impressive. We know this because we’ve been covering our state’s bike builders and bike companies for many years here on the Front Page. Now there’s a site that’s trying to bring it all together in a simple, visual directory format: Oregon Bike List. Oregon Bike … Read more
A man driving a truck in Springfield, Ore., allegedly chased a man on bicycle down after a road-rage incident and attacked him. The man on the bike then pulled a knife.
It took all most of the day for a grassy sectionto wear down to mud.(Photos: M.Andersen/BikePortland) One of the country’s biggest amateur bike races drew an estimated 1400 participants to the former dairyfields of Southwest Portland Sunday as the Cross Crusade season kicked open. “If you ride ‘cross, the one you have to go to … Read more
UPDATE, 10/8: The BTA is no longer holding a rally, but they still encourage folks to show up and testify. More on their blog here. Next week’s Portland City Council agenda has been published and it doesn’t include a key amendment on the SW Corridor Plan resolution that the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) was hoping … Read more
Flyer for the Country Bike Ramble(By Shawn Granton) We know it’s a bit late, but there are some great events this weekend. And, in case you hadn’t noticed, the sun is out! Check out the details of this weekend’s events below… Saturday, October 5th Rough Stuff/Country Bike (in the city) Ramble – 11:00am – 5:00pm, … Read more
There’s nothing quite like the Cross Crusade.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Believe it or not, Portland’s Cross Crusade cyclocross series enters its 20th season this weekend. Founded in 1993 when Rick Potestio and Russ Humberston took over a smaller series dubbed “The First Mud”, the Cross Crusade has grown by leaps and bounds. Today it’s known … Read more
One more night to experience Artcrank.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) “Bikes are the world’s most fun, accessible way to get around. Posters are the world’s most fun, accessible art form. ARTCRANK brings them together.” That’s the simple yet powerful idea behind Artcrank, an event that opened last night in downtown Portland and continues tonight at 5:00 … Read more