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Earlier this month, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) welcomed five new members to their Board of Directors. This brings the total up to 22 people on this important advisory body. You may not realize it, but the BTA Board has a major influence on the organization’s tone, focus, and direction. As the BTA gears up … Read more
Elly Blue, publisher.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) These are boom times in the bike book publishing world. From big coffee-table books detailing the beauty of bike design, to guidebooks on where and how to ride and everything in between — the cycling renaissance in North America is being mirrored by an equally robust uptick in the … Read more
Kirk Reeves, shown here at his usual spot on the Hawthorne Bridge in 2008, was impossible to miss.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Livable streets activist Mark Gorton stands near the protected bike lane on Columbus Ave., just a few blocks from his home on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. (Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Screen grab of PAM email announcing the exhibit. The Portland Art Museum has just announced that their summer exhibition schedule will include Cyclepedia: A Century of Iconic Bicycle Design. The exhibit is based on the book by the same name which documents the bike collection of Vienna-based designer and bike connoisseur Michael Embacher. According to … Read more
Home page of Sharing the PCT. The 2,663 mile Pacific Crest Trail is a hiking paradise that stretches from Canada to Mexico and winds through Washington, Oregon, and California. Up until 1988, people were allowed to ride bicycles on the trail; but then the U.S. Forest Service decided to ban bikes completely. Now, a new … Read more
Charlie Hales is promising to “minimize the drama and maximize the results.”(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) After last night, Portland’s City Council has two fresh faces and the White House retains a familiar one. Both our mayoral race and the race for President were never really in doubt as Charlie Hales easily beat Jefferson Smith and … Read more
Your next mayor.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
The BTA’s Susan Peithman shows how we do it in Portland. – See more reader photos below. – With tonight’s election, Portland and the nation are on the verge of major changes. As we settle in to watch how the votes come in, I thought some of you might want to share your thoughts and … Read more
Kirk Reeves in 2008.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Screen grab of Woodlawn’s cargo bike disaster response unit.– Watch video below – KGW TV (Portland’s NBC affiliate station) ran a feature segment last night about how cargo bikes will play a role in our disaster response plans. It’s a story we shared back in March, and after superstorm Sandy proved once again that bikes … Read more
Ian Collins’ stolen bike turned up at the Bike Gallery in downtown Portland.(Photos courtesy Ian Collins) Ian Collins had his Cannondale stolen off his porch in Northeast Portland back in August. Now, thanks to the quick thinking of the Bike Gallery employee, he’s got a lead on a suspect and he’s hoping more people seeing … Read more