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Get an inside look at Islabikes at their open house today.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) There are two events today you won’t want to miss (actually three, but we’ll share the third one in a separate post later today). Islabikes, the UK-based purveyor of fine children’s bicycles is hosting an Open House event at their new … Read more
As many people seemed to notice, last week was particularly thick with serious bike-related collisions. We’re continuing to track relevant parts of several, so here’s the latest.
Bike Milwaukie, a community group in Portland’s inner southern suburb, has been holding 12 to 13 rides a year since it formed in 2011 and is gearing up for a minor milestone: they’ll be joined this Sunday by Milwaukie Mayor Jeremy Ferguson.
Brian Willson, a widely known veteran of the Vietnam War and the movement to end it, is on the mend after a crash at the corner of Southeast 51st Avenue and Clinton, not far from his home.
After six years of promising to fix one of the most persistent chinks in downtown’s bike lane grid, city planners have a new plan to link the bike lanes north and south of the Steel Bridge on the Naito Parkway.
Two recent stories — one local and one national — illustrate that bicycles and the people who ride them can be powerful forces for good. The first story is from The Oregonian. Last week, reporter Simina Mistreanu shared a heart-wrenching story about how northeast Portland resident Bonnie Holtgrew prevented a man from committing suicide: … … Read more
A year-old service that lets you rent bikes from ordinary people has new ownership, a new iPhone app and quite a few bikes for rent in Portland.
TriMet says its drivers are temporarily emphasizing a longstanding rule that bikes loaded on its bus racks ares supposed to be stripped of bulky accessories before boarding.
The UK is considering recommending that people on bikes prevent pollution exposure by wearing “cycle masks” over their mouths. Or maybe, some point out, people on bikes could be physically separated from tailpipes.
Portland’s 30-mile catastrophe-themed urban bike competition returned for a second year Saturday with a splash and a lot of grunts.
The garbage truck that hit the man is at right.(Photo courtesy Jason Lee.) A man riding across a McLoughlin Boulevard crosswalk on his bike was “traumatically injured” Friday morning when a man in a garbage truck turned left on a green light and the two collided in the middle of the crosswalk, two witnesses said. … Read more
It’s here! The biggest event of its kind in the world. One of the most interesting and influential bike events in Portland starts with a kickoff party tonight. The Disaster Relief Trials was first held last year at Velo Cult Bike Shop in Hollywood and since then the event has ridden a wave of interest, … Read more