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New street tree on N Central Ave neighborhood greenway.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) For years now, local transportation agencies have embraced trees as a key component in street and path design. In Portland, there has also been a strong connection between people who ride bikes and those who care about street trees. Now a national non-profit, … Read more
If you’re looking for a bike or transportation-related job in the Portland area, look no further than the five excellent opportunities posted to our Job Listings this past week… Programmer/IT Support – Castelli USA Sales Coordinator / Tech Support – Stages Cycling Junior Warranty Technician – Chris King Precision Components and Cielo Bicycles Transportation Options … Read more
“I thought it kind of strange that bikers can’t enjoy the same convenience as drivers.”— Brenda H. on being refused service at Walgreens People in Portland who shop at Walgreens stores on a bicycle are being refused service at outdoor service windows (also known as drive-thrus). Several people have contacted BikePortland over the years to … Read more
Tim Goodall works with a family during a fitting appointment yesterday.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) There’s a new bike company based in Portland that caters especially to kids. Islabikes, a seven year-old company based in Shropshire, England, opened their North American headquarters in southeast Portland back in March. To set up their U.S. operation, Islabikes sent … Read more
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