It’s been another big momentum-building week for bicycle tourism in Oregon. Yesterday, during a special hearing on bicycle tourism at the House Transportation and Economic Development Committee in Salem, representatives from Travel Oregon released a major new report on the economic impact of bicycle-related travel. Also yesterday, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department named two … Read more
This should do the trick.(Photo: Bob Kofstad/Washington DOT) Last month, a woman driving a medium-sized sedan somehow managed to travel nearly two miles on the I-205 bike path before she panicked and a passerby on a bike called 911. And it turns out this was the second such incident in the past few months. That’s … Read more
Big turnout at an open house last night shows support to improve Lombard Street.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The fact that 100 people showed up to last night’s Lombard Re-Imagined open house, is a clear sign that a group of Portland State University graduate students has spurred an important conversation about the future of Lombard Street. … Read more
Passing other people on bikes can be a risky proposition on Williams Ave.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) If you’re one of the thousands of Portlanders who has spent time in the bike lane on North Williams Avenue, you have almost certainly seen this happen: When the bike lane is crowded, some riders will move to the … Read more
The scene this morning at Beach School in north Portland.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Today is National Walk and Bike to School Day. According to the National Center for Safe Routes to School, over 1,400 schools nationwide registered for the event and there was even a story about it on US Department of Transportation Secretary Ray … Read more
2013 Pedalpalooza poster by Fred DeMeglio.
I hope to see this magnificent, suspended bicycle path in Eindhoven (as seen in this month’s National Geographic!). Finally. After years of covering bike projects and policies, I’m going to Europe to observe, research, and document the world’s leading bicycle-friendly cities. At the end of this month I leave for a two-week trip that will … Read more
Metro levy would bring more single track to Portland.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Off-road bicycling advocates in the Portland area have two major reasons to throw their weight behind Metro’s parks and natural areas levy: Agency Creek and McCarthy Creek. Both parcels are called out by name in the text of Measure 26-152 as having potential … Read more
This old rail corridor deep in the Tillamook Forest will someday be a biking and walking path.(Photo: Salmonberry Corridor Preliminary Feasibility Report) The third annual Regional Trails Fair will be held tomorrow at Metro headquarters from 1:00 to 3:30 pm. The event will bring together more than 35 trail advocacy organizations and government agencies to … Read more
Joe Partridge competing in the 2012 event.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Disaster Relief Trials, an event that showcases the capabilities of cargo bikes in disaster response, will be bigger and better and this year. After a successful inaugural event last year (which has already spawned similar events in Boulder and Seattle), organizers have loaded up … Read more
Alice Award winners Kristen Warren (L) and Alison Hill Graves with former Bike Gallery owner Jay Graves and the BTA’s Rob Sadowsky. (Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) On Saturday night, the stars of bike advocacy from around the region aligned in northwest Portland for the 18th annual Alice Awards benefit auction. Known as “Alice,” it’s the … Read more
Before and after cross-section of plans for Broadway Bridge viaduct project. The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation is planning a major re-design of NW Broadway from the Broadway Bridge (at Lovejoy) to Burnside.