Bikes make gardens bloom in more ways than you think.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Here’s the news and other cool stuff that caught our eyes this past week… – Business is booming at Zen Bicycle Fabrication, Portland’s newest frame manufacturer. – In another sign of bicycling’s economy growth, Full Speed Ahead has announced it will bring … Read more
Crowds flocked to the ‘Show Me Yours’ event at the Ace Hotel Cleaners Friday night.
(Image: Rapha North America) I sometimes get annoyed with Internet memes, but there’s a new one that I’ve had a lot of fun following. In the lead up to tomorrow’s pre-NAHBS Show Me Yours event, local bike lover Chris DiStefano is encouraging folks to share their handmade bikes on Twitter with the hashtag, #showmeyourbike. In … Read more
Harrington in a news clip a few weeks after the collision.(Photo: KATU-TV) Back in August, former NFL quarterback and star at University of Oregon, Joey Harrington, was riding his bike on SE Foster Road when someone driving a car struck him from behind. It was the hardest hit of Harrington’s life. Now his charitable foundation … Read more
PPB making the arrest this morning.(Photo: Michael Kloeppel) Earlier this month we brought you news of a bike theft from Seven Corners Cycles in southeast Portland. A thief had made off with a Surly Long Haul trucker by removing the window pane near the front door, lifting the window out, and then riding away on … Read more
A student group at Portland Community College’s Cascade campus in North Portland has launched a bike rental program. The Associated Students of PCC says the new program — that offers bikes (refurbished by the Community Cycling Center) for $15 a term — is an effort to, “increase access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable transportation.” Here’s … Read more
Dave Levy of Ti Cycles at NAHBS in Austin last year.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Next week the focus of bikes lovers around the globe will turn to Sacramento, host city for this year’s eighth annual North American Handmade Bicycle Show. Portland-based builders have always made a a big impression at NAHBS (pronounced “nabs”), and this … Read more
The Oregonian Editorial Board weighed in on the state of bicycling in Portland today. The editorial appeared on the same week that PBOT released its annual bike counts showing a 6.4% increase between 2010 and 2011. Whenever our state’s newspaper of record devotes major opinion space to bicycling, it’s worth noting. Regardless of what you … Read more
Tim Blumenthal has been named acting CEO.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Massive news in the national bike advocacy world… The Alliance for Biking & Walking, Bikes Belong, and the League of American Bicyclists — the three largest national bicycling advocacy organizations — intend to merge into one group. According to an official statement, the goal of … Read more
Shop owner Wakefield Gregg set up the sting.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) A bike stolen from The eBike Store on N. Vancouver and Alberta two years ago has been recovered thanks to some citizen sleuthing and a sting operation by the Beaverton Police Department. The shop’s owner, Wakefield Gregg, checks Craigslist for stolen bikes everyday. His … Read more
This drawing shows how the left-side cycle track idea would look just north of Broadway. (Note the left-side cycle track with a bike passing lane in the upper left.)(Image: PBOT/Alta Planning)
Detail of Broadway St. bike parking concept.(Sketches by Bob Foster/Robert Foster Architects) As we’ve mentioned before, the City of Beaverton is working to make SW Broadway Street safer and more pleasant for people on foot and on bikes. They held an open house in early February and last week Mayor Denny Doyle was available for … Read more