As seen just south of SW Whitaker St.(Photos: Jim Parsons) As we reported back in September, PBOT has repaved SW Barbur Blvd just south of downtown Portland. As part of that project, they’ve widened the bike lanes and have painted a striped buffer. The new buffered lanes are about 3/4 of a mile long and … Read more
Emily Finch pedaling talk show host Ricki Lake during a recent trip to L.A.(Photo: The New Ricki Lake Show) When I first saw Emily Finch with her six kids in tow at a local farmer’s market this past summer, I had no idea she would become a bona fide bike celebrity before the year was … Read more
This little device plugs into you car’s diagnostic port and then records mileage and other trip data.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) MetroMile, which launched in Oregon today, is the first company in the nation to offer pay-per-mile auto insurance. The company is targeting its services at the growing number of Americans — particularly those under 40 … Read more
Portland Parks & Rec says they’ll move forward with using this portion of N Interstate for the Willamette Greenway Trail. (Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The dream for the North Portland Greenway trail project has always been to extend the Eastbank Esplanade to St. Johns along the river. It was envisioned as a path that would … Read more
New bike lanes on Dearborn; just in time for holiday shopping.(Photo: Green Lane Project) Like New York before them, Chicago has just taken a major step forward in becoming a city where biking is given equal respect to driving. Advocates are buzzing today as the Chicago Department of Transportation has striped a new, two-way bikeway … Read more
Carl Larson proves you don’t need a car — or cargo bike — to pick up your tree.(Photo: Carl Larson) Portland not only has more people who use their bikes for transportation than any other major U.S. city, we are also the epicenter of cargo bike construction, sales, and appreciation. Given those two things, it’s … Read more
Photo from the scene.(Photo: Chris Dorr) On Thursday evening the unthinkable happened. While waiting behind two cars at a red light on SE 60th at Division, a Portland man — with his four year-old son in a trailer behind him — was rear-ended by someone driving a car. The police haven’t released many details, but … Read more
Gail Shibley(Photo: Hales campaign) Mayor-elect Charlie Hales has chosen Gail Shibley to be his chief of staff. Shibley has a very impressive background of public service ranging from positions at the city, state, and federal levels. I have not met Shibley, but judging from buzz I’m hearing and from local media reaction to the news, … Read more
The “Ninja Lock” from Rejuiced Bikes is made from recycle fork legs and inner tubes.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Another BikeCraft is in the books! I hope everyone found something worth buying and enjoyed meeting the talented artisans and makers who shared their work. I felt like I needed several more hours to really take it … Read more
Bike the Lights is tonight from 5-9pm out at PIR.
Let’s get started shall we? Here’s the news and stories that caught our eyes this past week… — So what really happened in terms of transportation behavior in New York after Sandy? The Rudin Center at NYU has released results of a survey. One takeaway: “Walking and biking commuters were, on average, the least frustrated.” … Read more
Happy BikeCraft everyone!(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)