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Welcome to Monday. Hope you enjoyed the holiday. Let’s get right back to it shall we? — The big news (just hit this morning) is that Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford — a bike hater who will live in infamy for ripping out a bike lane — was removed from office for improprieties surrounding a … Read more
A major new mountain bike park on Mt. Hood is all set to move forward. The United States Forest Service (USFS) has just approved the permit for the Timberline Mountain Bike Park, concluding that the plans are in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and that as proposed would have “no significant impact.” … Read more
Auker is back in the saddle.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) David Auker, a 62-year-old Portland resident who has been racing and riding in the Pacific northwest since the 1970s, will once again lead his annual Thanksgiving day ride tomorrow. The ride was first held in 1997; but this year’s edition is especially sweet given that it … Read more
Participants in a cargo bike building workshop in Texas led by Portland resident Tom LaBonty.(Photos: Tom LaBonty) There are few things I love more than to see bike culture spread. It happens so frequently, I think, because people are passionate about bicycling and they can’t help but share it with others. For southeast Portland resident … Read more
New buffered bike lanes have been installed west of MLK Jr Blvd as part of the ongoing changes to NE Multnomah Street through the Lloyd District.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
New bike lane on SE 112th near Powell Blvd.(Photos: Gretchin Lair) I love receiving dispatches about bike stuff from readers in parts of town that I don’t often get to myself. I rely on your eyes and ears to help me cover more than just the central city. Case in point is reader Gretchin Lair. … Read more
Screen grab of The Rachel Maddow Show last night. It’s been a good year for the idea that bikes are the ultimate disaster response vehicles. What started as a niche thing here in Portland (promoted by a few emergency preparedness hobbyists with a penchant for cargo bikes), spread east to New York after superstorm Sandy; … Read more
NW Broadway is a federally controlled piece of the National Highway System.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) We continue to track an interesting policy development that could have wide-ranging impacts on several local streets here in Portland. As we first shared back in September, the new federal transportation bill, MAP-21, included an expansion of the National Highway … Read more
People on bikes take the lane to avoid floods on N. Interstate Ave.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Art infuses the bicycling experience in New York City. (From our 2012 visit)
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The small, north Portland neighborhood of Kenton now has a bike shop to call its own. Kenton Cycle Repair has been open for about a month and I finally stopped in to take a peek yesterday. Located on McClellan Street, right off Kenton’s main drag of Denver Ave, the shop is … Read more
Mud left its mark on the Crusade finale out at PIR yesterday.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)