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.
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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
Driver in Interstate Avenue crash cited on two violations
The driver of a pickup truck whose illegal right turn led to a bike/truck crash last Wednesday has been cited for two traffic violations typically associated with $695 in fines, Portland police said Tuesday.
A day of ‘nice cycling’ in Den Bosch
They’re not afraid to try new things in Den Bosch, and it’s paying off in more ways than one.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) This is part of ongoing coverage of the Green Lane Project/Bikes Belong Netherlands Study Tour. ‘Lekker Fietsen’ is a promotional slogan used by ‘s-Hertogenbosch, a town about 60 miles south of Amsterdam. It … Read more
Learning the Dutch way and exploring Utrecht
This smooth, wide and direct cycle track leads from downtown Utrecht to a large housing development.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) This is part of ongoing coverage of the Green Lane Project/Bikes Belong Netherlands Study Tour. The secret to success of cycling in the Netherlands is their practical approach. Somehow, while the United States suffers from a … Read more
Commissioner Steve Novick gets PBOT bureau assignment
Portland’s new Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Mayor Charlie Hales has just announced the city bureau assignments and he’s given the Bureau of Transportation to Commissioner Steve Novick. Another bureau shake-up that impacts bicycling is Portland Parks & Recreation now being in the office of Commissioner Amanda Fritz instead of Nick Fish. Hales … Read more
Photos: Cycling style in Amsterdam
An Amsterdam family dressed to ride.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland
Cycling is social in Amsterdam
If your city’s bike riders look like this, you’re doing something right.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Like I mentioned in my last post, I had a few “free” days in Amsterdam after my time in Copenhagen and before the official study tour began today (more on that later). Since I’ll be back in Amsterdam to do … Read more
The Monday Roundup: The country’s biggest bike-hater and more
Here’s the bike news from near and far that caught our eyes in the last week: — Everybody’s talking about this amazing video of a Wall Street Journal editorial board member telling us what she really feels about bikesharing in New York City. Definitely worth waiting through a 15-second Honda or Chevron ad to see … Read more
Checking in from the road as our study tour begins
Amsterdam scene.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland This is part of ongoing coverage of the Green Lane Project/Bikes Belong Netherlands Study Tour. Hey everyone. Thought it would be a good time to check and let you know what’s happening with my trip. As you might have gathered, I was in Copenhagen last week. Over the weekend I … Read more
‘Flex parking’ gives space to bikes and cars
Reserved parking for bikes in the street — but only for part of the day.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) This post is part of ongoing coverage from Europe. Read more stories from my trip here. You might have a perception that everyone bikes in Copenhagen, or that the City has carte blanche to put cycle tracks … Read more