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Screen grab of City Club website. The City Club of Portland has just announced their next crop of ‘Civic Salons‘ and I’m excited to share that — along with news, sports, schools, books, and food — bicycling is among the topics they’ve chosen to focus on. Not only that, but guess who they asked to … Read more
A bike lane could be in Division’s future A road diet on one of Portland’s most dangerous “high crash corridors” is looking more and more likely as the Bureau of Transportation gets set to hold its final open house on the SE Division Street Safety Project later this month. PBOT has proposed re-striping Division between … Read more
Rider at the 2008 Ride of Silence.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland edition of the Ride of Silence will take place on May 15th. The ride, which is meant to honor people who have been injured or killed while bicycling, marks its 10th anniversary this year. Portland first took part in 2006 and we’ll join … Read more
Map of SE Water Ave just north of OMSI in the central eastside. TriMet plans to install a left-turn box for bicycle traffic as part of their light rail project.(Turn box graphic: TriMet)
“While business and political support is strong it could be stronger, especially in key constituent groups.”— Roger Geller, PBOT Bicycle Coordinator in a League of American Bicyclists Bicycle Friendly Community award application Back in 2008 Portland became the first major U.S. city to be given a “Platinum” level Bicycle Friendly Community award by the League … Read more
Flyer for bike theft workshop on April 30th. Bike theft is a major issue in Portland. So far this year we’ve had 259 bikes posted to our Stolen Bike Listings and the numbers are on the upswing. Now a pair of graduate students at Portland State University want to raise public awareness about bike theft … Read more
A trail in River View Natural Area.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) If you care about off-road bicycling in Portland, take note that a very important planning process is getting underway. Portland Parks & Recreation is seeking members of the public to sit on an advisory committee that will help plan the future of their River View … Read more
Bike Corrals: Local Business Impacts, Benefits, and Attitudes, by Drew Meisel.(Click for larger image – Download PDF)
You’ll be seeing this lion in your dreams — or nightmares depending on your fitness.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) This weekend will be an excellent chance to test your early season fitness. Or your sanity. Organizers behind Saturday’s unsanctioned De Ronde PDX ride have just told us that they’ve also marked a companion ride for Sunday … Read more
The Downtown Retail Council, a Portland Business Alliance affiliate, opposes parklets in the downtown core.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) After a successful pilot program last summer, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) recently announced an update of their Street Seats program. While the newly proposed guidelines show the scope of the program has broadened, a group … Read more
Stolen Littleford.(Photo: Littleford Custom Bicycles) Portland bicycle maker Jon Littleford (Littleford Custom Bicycles) spent two months building a touring bike for the North American Handmade Bicycle Show last February. On Thursday it was stolen from him while parked in front of the Multnomah County Courthouse (1021 SW 4th Ave) for less than an hour. Now … Read more
Nope. That’s not going to work.(Photo the Magnificent Octopus/Flickr) Here’s the local and national bike news that caught our eyes this past week… — Our friends in New York City are freaking out right now because their Citibike bike share system is hitting the streets and membership is now open. — With a bold plan … Read more