🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
Over 516,00 of them since August 8th, 2012.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Since it went live on August 8th, the bicycle counter on the Hawthorne Bridge has tallied over a half-million bike trips. Or, to be more precise, 516,778 as of 2:00 am this morning.
Made in Portland for Anthropologie.(Photos: Signal Cycles) North Portland based bicycle makers Signal Cycles‘ new “picnic bikes” will soon be available for sale at Anthropologie.com. The national retail chain contacted Signal after several months ago after learning about the “Fremont” bike they created for the Oregon Manifest Design Competition last year. Signal Cycles co-owner Matt … Read more
Out with the old. The Willamette Pedestrian Coalition will not exist — at least in name — after Saturday night. The non-profit that pushes for infrastructure and policies to encourage more walking has been operating in Portland for over two decades, and now it’s ready for a major change. Major changes at our region’s walking … Read more
What used to be a sad little bike lane on NE Multnomah is now a protected bike lane.– More photos and video below – (Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Are your or someone you know looking for a new job? There have been three excellent job opportunities posted to our Job Listings this week. Check out the links below to learn more… Wheel Builder – Chris King Precision Components Food Courier – Taco the Town Human Resources / Safety Administrator – Chris King Precision … Read more
U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler wants the CRC to go back to the drawing board.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Columbian just reported a whopper of a story about the Columbia River Crossing project: It’s time to go back to the drawing board and come up with a new plan to replace the Interstate 5 Bridge … Read more
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