Five things to know about tonight’s World Naked Bike Ride
2) Nobody cares that your body is not perfect. Nobody’s body is perfect, so for one night, everybody’s body gets to be perfect.
Front Page
The Hovenring and Rijksmuseum path: Two wonders of the bicycle world
A $30 million suspended bicycle overpass in Eindhoven. A bicycle-only path underneath the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePorltand)
When should streets use sharrows, painted lanes and separation? (graphics)
Where, exactly, do sharrows belong?(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Update: See below for a few other examples of graphics that try to answer this question. There’s an interesting, useful bit of transportation wonkery in The Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s “Blueprint for World-Class Cycling” that came out this week: a visual guide to which sort of streets should … Read more
Jobs of the Week
Check out the great job opportunities were posted to our Job Listings this past week… Retail Store Manager – Portland (NW) – Western Bikeworks Bicycle Mechanic/Salesperson– Orenco Station Cyclery Bike Mechanic/Service Writer– Abraham Fixes Bikes LLC
NSFW (but safe for people): 5 questions for Portland’s brainy bike pornographer
The inimitable Phil Sano.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) For some people, the connection between bikes and sexuality starts and ends with 5,000 nude bodies at this Saturday’s World Naked Bike Ride. For seven years, the man who created Bike Smut has been proving that those people aren’t thinking nearly big enough. Next Wednesday, Portland-based porn pro … Read more
Kickoff parade riders share hidden gems of Pedalpalooza
For Portland bike lovers, the Pedalpalooza Kickoff Parade is the gathering of the tribes, and also the time to start planning your month.
In Rotterdam, a peek at Dutch road design in an American-style city
On this shared street in Rotterdam, cars are “guests” and bicycles have priority.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland
Can we fix SE Foster while saving room for auto parking?
At an open house Tuesday night about rethinking the street, there was only one type of bike infrastructure on the menu: White paint.
The 2013 World Naked Bike Ride is ready and waiting for you (full details)
As of Thursday morning, the weather forecast for Saturday night is 68 degrees with zero chance of rain.
Ready to roll: Pedalpalooza kicks off today
With 257 different bike rides and events in the next 23 days, it’s geospacially impossible to keep up with the world’s best bike festival. But here are some places to start.
Milwaukie police join Portland bike shop to offer bikes to kids in need
A three-year-old experiment that distributes unclaimed bikes to low-income kids in Milwaukie has taken root, with the help of Milwaukie’s police and Sellwood shop The Bike Commuter.
BTA’s new ‘Blueprint’ prioritizes 16 bike projects for Portland region
The state’s bike advocacy group chose 16 “almost metaphorical” projects in four categories. Oregon’s leading bike advocacy group has named sixteen projects in four categories as their top bike infrastructure priorities for the region. Released Tuesday, it’s the first update of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance‘s “Blueprint for World-Class Bicycling” since 2005, when the organization named … Read more