🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
“ODOT used the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (1995) when designing this project, which does not… mention buffered bike lanes or cycle track and design criteria.”— ODOT It’s a shame that outdated engineering guidelines continue to prevent us from designing streets in a way that matches our goals — but that’s exactly what’s happening out … Read more
Mat Barton working out at a training center at Beaverton.(Photos: Mat Barton) Nearly two months since a freak crash in a local bike race left him paralyzed from the chest down, southeast Portland resident Mat Barton is pushing his body through physical therapy and coming to grips with his new way of life. Mat is … Read more
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Last month, a who’s-who from local active transportation planning and advocacy circles gathered around a table at the Charlie Hales for Mayor campaign headquarters on the central eastside. Hales called the meeting to have a “lively discussion” about walking, bicycling and transit. He asked questions. He took notes. Last night, Hales … Read more
Event poster detail. See full version below. The Portland Mercury is putting on what should be a fun and informative Portland mayoral candidate debate next week. It’s their “Mayoral Inquisition!” — an even that, according to Mercury reporter Sarah Mirk, will look to, “get away from the stiff, soundbite-inducing structure of a formal debate and … Read more
As promised, last week I sat down with KATU News anchor Steve Dunn and local business owner Bob Huckaby to discuss his plans to seek a ballot measure that would mandate license plates for all bicycles in Oregon and would require people to have a bicycle operators license. Dunn moderated a discussion between Huckaby and … Read more
Bryan Hance has helped the PPB get better at catching bike thieves.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Southeast Portland resident Bryan Hance has received a “Distinguished Service Medal” from the Portland Police Bureau. Hance is the man behind StolenBicycleRegsitry.com. Back in 2009 he stepped in to resurrect the Stolen Bike Listings on BikePortland and shortly thereafter we … Read more
Portland is once again received major national press coverage for being bike-friendly. A ‘Cover Story’ (front page, below-the-fold) in yesterday’s edition of USA Today — the paper with the second largest circulation in America — gave major props to Portland as a place where “bikes rule the road.” The story has also been picked up … Read more
From race car to handcycle. My usual Monday Roundup columnist Will Vanlue is out on Cycle Oregon right now, so I’m stepping in to share some of the week’s best stories. Here we go… – Urban traffic issues are often boiled down to a simplistic duality of either being too auto-centric or an all-out “war … Read more
One of the many bikes rolled out by residents of Bly, Oregon to welcome Cycle Oregon riders. The 25th anniversary of the ride starts today.(Photos by Will Vanlue)
Portland based builder Ben Farver of Argonaut Cycles has emerged with a new focus on custom carbon fiber.(Photo: Argonaut Cycles) In recent years, I haven’t kept pace with all the great work being done by our talented crop of bike makers here in Portland. For whatever reason, I don’t do as many shop visits and … Read more
Chris King (far left) gave U.S. Dept. of Commerce staffers a tour of his manufacturing facility last year.(Photo: Dylan Van Weelden) Chris King, the founder of Portland-based Chris King Precision Components, has been invited the White House next week for a discussion about how American manufacturing can spur job creation. According to company staff, the … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) This weekend will mark one month since the “bicycle barometer” was installed on the Hawthorne Bridge. According to data posted online by the manufacturer of the counter, there have been 180,556 bicycle trips over the bridge since August 7th — or an average of about 6,000 bike trips per day (including … Read more