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Businesses on Williams Ave. made it clear yesterday: They love bikes!(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Tired of reading headlines about local business owners and associations coming out in opposition to bike access improvements, the folks at Portland Design Works wanted to change the narrative. They knew that on N. Williams Avenue, there are numerous businesses that … Read more
Officers look for a serial number before loading a stolen bike into a truck in Old Town this morning.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland Police Bureau served a search warrant early this morning in Old Town and among the confiscated property was 18 stolen bicycles. The bust happened at 211 NW 3rd Avenue. I was … Read more
PBOT project manager Ross Swanson explains the plans to BAC members.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is trying to broker a compromise between real estate owners and developers in the Lloyd District and concerned citizens who want high-quality bicycle access on NE Multnomah Street. When staffers brought the latest plans for … Read more
The Faraday, shown here at the Oregon Manifest field test in Portland last September, will soon be available as a production bike.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Back in September, when the entries in the 2011 Oregon Manifest Design Challenge competition were revealed, one bike in particular caught my eye. It was the “Faraday” electric-assist bike built … Read more
The Steel Bridge, which turns 100 this year, has worked its way into the hearts of many bicycling Portlanders.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) One of the attractions to city cycling often left out of policy debates is how simply being on a bike lets you to interact with your environment in a completely different way than … Read more
Photo of this morning’s collision at Broadway/Flint.(Photo: Gerik Kransky) A man riding her bike down N. Broadway and came in contact with a truck at the intersection of N. Flint this morning. The collision occurred at about 9:15 am. According to a source who spoke to the responding police officer, the man on the bike … Read more
“Re-paired” orphan gloves awaiting a new home.(Photos: Dave McCabe) You know how when you’re riding around and you see a lonely glove lying in the gutter? Ever wondered what could/should be done with those? Well, northeast Portland residents Dave McCabe and Heather Morrill have created a fun new project that has hit the shelves of … Read more
“Once the province of aggro bike messengers and pressed-for-time deliverymen, cycling has gone mainstream in much of New York City. “— TIME Magazine Here’s the news and other cool stuff that caught our eyes this past week… – Scientific American asks, “Has the U.S. reached ‘Peak Car’?” – The auto industry has finally come up … Read more
Rolling the (deteriorating) Columbia Slough path.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Has this weather been great or what? It’s the first big sunny summer weekend we’ve had and I bet most of you spent at least part of it on a bike. In and around Portland, the streets are filled with people on bikes. Yesterday (Saturday) alone … Read more
Another serious injury collision happened today on Highway 101. According to the Oregon State Police, at about 1:25 pm, a 35-year old woman was riding northbound on the shoulder of Hwy 101 five miles south of Cannon Beach near milepost 35 (just south of Hug Point Road) when she was struck by a 78-year old … Read more
The new Gibbs Street bridge as seen from the Aerial Tram.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Gibbs Street Pedestrian Bridge — a bridge built solely for people to be able to safely walk and bike across I-5 between the Lair Hill Neighborhood and the South Waterfront district — is now set to open on July 14th. … Read more