New Fred Meyer policy allows biking customers at outdoor service windows
Four years after a Portland woman won a social media campaign to get Burgerville to open its drive-throughs to bikes, a couple tweets is all it takes.
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Outside Magazine names Velo Cult one of best bike shops in America
Not your ordinary bike shop.(Photo: Jeff Strange) Sky Boyer’s big bet that Portland’s Hollywood neighborhood could support a 10,000-square-foot headquarters for bike culture is looking smarter every month. In June, Outside Magazine named the shop Boyer owns, Velo Cult, one of the top 10 bike shops in the country. The joint “stands out as a … Read more
Portland bike racer Matthew Slaven shot by wallet thief in California
Gell well soon Matthew!(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) North Portland resident and well-known local mountain bike racer Matthew Slaven is recovering in a hospital today after being shot while walking through a park in Santa Cruz, California last night. According to a story the Santa Cruz Sentinel, Slaven and a group of friends were walking through … Read more
Did we learn anything from Portland’s newest dead freeway?
With this big project in the rear-view, we want to ask the BikePortland community what the Portland region has learned.
Full median diverter coming to N Rosa Parks Way on Michigan Ave greenway
A full median diverter would allow people on bikes to pass through, but would prohibit left turns by drivers from northbound on Michigan onto Rosa Parks and the I-5 freeway one block to the west.
Man cited for unlawful turn in harrowing North Portland collision
Thankfully, this looks a lot worse than it was. The man riding the bike was not seriously injured.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) A collision yesterday at North Fremont and Borthwick has resulted in a citation for a man who turned his mini-van into the path of 26-year-old David Collins, who was cycling in the opposite direction. … Read more
Portland’s cargo bike businesses attract national media spotlight
Portland’s flourishing cargo bike scene has once again made major national headlines. Over the holiday weekend, the owners of Joe Bike, B-Line Sustainable Urban Delivery, and Portland Pedal Power — all local businesses that use or sell cargo bikes — were featured in articles in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal (the … Read more
New bike shop opens in Southwest Burlingame neighborhood
Glenn and Mark Vanselow of Burlingame Bikes.(Photos: Glenn Vanselow) Burlingame Bikes is Portland’s newest bike shop. The shop was started by the father-son duo of Glenn and Marc Vanselow. Marc (the son) is a professional bike mechanic who got his start in 2001 by working on Alfa Romeos. When the auto shop he used to … Read more
Major new pro-transit advocacy group prepares to launch in Portland
A new nonprofit advocacy group is setting out to be public transportation’s answer to the Bicycle Transportation Alliance.
State Rep secures $3.6 million in state funding for East Portland sidewalks
State Rep. Shemia Fagan at a press conference in April.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) State Representative Shemia Fagan has delivered $3.6 million in state capital funds to build sidewalks and crosswalks in East Portland. At a press conference back in April, Rep. Fagan announced her intentions to pursue this funding, which she saw as her duty … Read more
Biking/walking projects now eligible for $42 million in state lottery funds
Text in bold shows new additions to Senate Bill 260, which passed both chambers of the Oregon Legislature today. For the first time ever, with the passage a few minutes ago of Senate Bill 260, the Oregon Legislature has agreed to open up the state’s lottery-backed Multimodal Transportation Fund (a.k.a. ConnectOregon) to biking and walking … Read more
Sellwood Bridge project detour routes riders onto SW Macadam sidewalk
This new culvert will improve wildlife passage; but it comes with a detour off the Westside Trail.(Image: Multnomah County) Multnomah County has announced a major detour that will impact people who ride bicycles between downtown Portland and the Sellwood Bridge on the west side of the Willamette River. As part of the Sellwood Bridge project … Read more