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Detail of event poster. With summer weather finally looking like it’s here to stay, I can’t think of a better time to kick-off the Northwest Trail Alliance’s annual Trailfest mountain biking festival. This year’s theme is “Fun in every direction!” Beginning this evening with a ride in Forest Park (meet at 5:30 pm in parking … Read more
Portland resident Ian Jaquiss and his handcycle.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Portland International Raceway (just north of the Kenton Neighborhood) is set to host yet another type of bicycling to its schedule. I’ve recently reported on the mountain bike and road bike racing that happens out there and I’ve also shared the annual human powered vehicle … Read more
Fire bike!
The new transportation bill will makeit easier to push Safe Routes projects through.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) One key set of reforms Republicans fought for in the transportation bill was to ease environmental and other regulations in order to hasten project delivery. For active transportation and environmental advocates, this is a scary thought because it conjures … Read more
The already controversial $3.6 billion Columbia River Crossing mega-project was slapped with two new lawsuits yesterday; one from environmental advocacy groups and the other from a 200-employee business. A trio of regional non-profits — the Coalition for a Livable Future, Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, and Northwest Environmental Defense Center — filed a federal lawsuit under … Read more
Mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith (R) chats with Portland resident Joel Shapiro as they ride on the Eastbank Esplanade.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Portland mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith has set himself apart from his challengers by not being much of an everyday bike rider. However, despite his lack of biking credentials, he managed to snag the endorsement … Read more
In stark contrast to some downtown businesses who have made it clear to the Bureau of Transportation that they have reservations about the value of bicycling, a long list of businesses on N. Williams Avenue want to let the city know that they understand bicycling is great for their bottom line. Local bike part and … Read more
Hey wait! Let’s get a drink!(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) This guest post is by Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, PDX’s 10-minute newsmagazine about buses, bikes and; low car life. Summertime might not have quite reached the sky yet, but it’s sprouted in Portlanders’ hearts. I’ve got evidence. Now and then, Portland Afoot publishes a feature … Read more
Blumenauer on the Hawthorne Bridge.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) As the dust has settled a bit on the new, two-year transportation bill that was passed last week, it’s time to start understanding what it means for bicycling going forward. On Friday, I got a chance to talk about it with one of the most important national … Read more
“…biking and walking save money, promote better health than sitting in a car, and ease traffic congestion, which makes the city more livable for everyone. Opponents of bike and walking paths are going to have come up with a better reason than an ominously named UN document.”— The Economist Here’s the news and other cool … Read more
A partial group shot taken at Sewallcrest Park before the ride began.-More photos below-(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
They’re already crunching numbers in Salem.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Congress officially passed a new, two-year transportation bill today. As I shared yesterday, it’s regarded by active transportation advocates as being downright bad. Even Portland Congressman Earl Blumenauer, who was on the conference committee that hashed out the final bill, calls its passage “strangely anti-climactic” (I … Read more