The Monday Roundup: Is bad driving inevitable? and more
“We cannot address fundamental human failings by changing the law or proposing more punishment for failure while the underlying task that we are asking drivers to perform remains so difficult.”
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Travel Oregon wants to film (and fund) your bike trip around the state
Now that’s a headline we don’t get to write every day.
Vespertine and Vanilla: Two sales you won’t want to miss this weekend
One of the perks of living in a great bike town is great bike shopping. This weekend you’ve got two opportunities to find major scores from two very cool bike companies: The Vanilla Workshop and Vespertine. Vanilla needs no introduction. This is the brand developed by southeast Portlander Sacha White and it includes his world-famous … Read more
County makes improvements to long-term detour on Willamette Greenway
County detour map. – Download PDF – Multnomah County is improving a major bike detour between downtown and the Sellwood Bridge, and wants to thank BikePortland readers for their help making it better.
Summon-a-car service Uber courts Portland with ice cream Friday
Uber’s website. Uber, a California-based startup on a crusade to make taxis and towncars better, is the latest company lining up to serve low-car Portlanders. Uber’s basic product, which it calls Uber Black, lets users book a nearby towncar using a smartphone, then electronically pay the driver and privately leave him or her a rating, … Read more
Jobs of the Week
We’ve had six great job opportunities posted to our Job Listings this past week. Everything from prime positions at major bike advocacy organizations to jobs at major local bike businesses. Check out all the jobs via the links below… Commute Programs Manager – Cascade Bicycle Club Bicycle Mechanic/Salesperson – Revolver Bikes Warehouse Manager – BicyclingHub.com … Read more
New Columbia’s new skills park opens to the public
The New Columbia skills park directly servesthe development’s 2500 residents.(Photo: Community Cycling Center) The residents of North Portland’s public, mixed-income housing development New Columbia now have one of the city’s handful of bike skills parks in their backyard. Enhanced with paths, wood ramps, a berm and a bicycle teeter-totter, the park at the corner of … Read more
Mayor Hales is rolling up his sleeves on road safety
Mayor Hales has had traffic safety on his mind for months — now he’s starting to do something about it.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) In light of a spate of serious injury and fatal roadway collisions, Mayor Charlie Hales held a top-level meeting in his City Hall office yesterday. Billed as, “An urgent/time sensitive meeting request … Read more
‘It’s not called ‘Coast”: Zed Bailey on bringing new energy to Shift, starting tonight
Zed Bailey doesn’t know if anyone will show up to Velo Cult tonight to talk about the future of bike fun in Portland. He doesn’t know because he didn’t put the event on Facebook.
Today: Islabikes Open House and Rider Appreciation Day on Williams
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
Carnage updates: Sun glare on 142nd, new crosswalks on SE 17th & 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.
Milwaukie Mayor Jeremy Ferguson joins community ride Sunday
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.