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Detail of flyer for this weekend’s opening race in the Grand Prix Erik Tonkin series. This weekend the Portland area’s legendary cyclocross racing tradition will commence. The first big event of the year is the opening race of the Grand Prix Erik Tonkin series, and it takes place this Saturday at David Douglas High School … Read more
Just one new job posted to our Job Listings this week; but it looks like a good one. Check out more details via the link below… Part-Time Sales – Chrome Industries
TriMet’s stepped-up rules that forbid the use of electronic devices while driving seem to be working, though some of the transit agency’s operators still seem to flout the rule.
The eBike Store has moved.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) I’ve got several bits of local bike shop news in my brain and my inbox, so I figured it’s a perfect time for another roundup… Congressman Earl Blumenauer turns attention to bike shops today Portland’s representative on Capitol Hill is in Portland today focusing on bike shops’ … Read more
Bicycling is allowed in both directions, while driving is only allowed southbound.(Photo: Matthew Arnold)
ODOT managers inspected Highway 101 pavement conditions on Monday.(Photo: ODOT) A regional manager with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has responded to a paving issue that was brought to the agency’s attention last week because of its impact to bicycle safety. ODOT Region 2 Manager Sonny Chickering says he is already looking into taking … Read more
Fall is coming, and in Oregon, unlike in the many places that foolishly declare May to be their official bike month, that means it’s time for the annual Bike Commute Challenge. A major annual project of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, it’s grown into one of the most popular and successful bike-to-work challenges anywhere, spawning fun … Read more
Join us in welcoming lifestyle columnist Cathy Hastie to BikePortland. Cathy is a former contributor to Portland Afoot and we’re excited to bring her perspective to our pages. Her first article is about a certain local civic engineering project that still needs a name. And it turns out, Cathy has an idea… Lifestyle columnist Cathy … Read more
Portland’s public bikeshare system is too expensive to have stations everywhere. But what if the city had a low-cost private system, too?
Streetview looking south on SE 7th at Taylor. The Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division have located a tow truck and driver involved in a hit-and-run collision that injured a 16-year old boy who was riding his bicycle. The incident occurred at around 10:50 a.m. at the intersection of SE 7th and Taylor. According to the … Read more
A proposed Salmonberry trail would link to the existingBanks-Vernonia Trail 25 miles northwest of Portland.(Photo: J.Maus/BikePortland) A proposed 86-mile rail-to-trail project that would link Washington County to the Pacific Coast is the subject of two public meetings next month at either end of the future route. The trail, whose cost would run into the tens … Read more
A big crowd showed up to learn more about the project. (Photos: Jacob Brostoff) A Washington state legislator, the bicycle-pedestrian coordinator for the Washington State Dept. of Transportation, the mayor of Vancouver and several city council members and council candidates and representatives of the Port of Vancouver and the US Congress were among the more … Read more