🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
EV incentive programs should not leave out bikes.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Last week the Oregon Department of Transportation announced the availability of $4 million in incentives for electric trucks. The money comes from the federal government’s Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) program and it’s aimed at, “encouraging the purchase of zero-emission urban delivery trucks.” … Read more
“Council finds: Skateboarders use neighborhood streets as a venue for an extreme thrill sport, and not as a means of transportation for which the streets were designed;”— Text from the skateboarding ban ordinance The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) has waded into the debate over whether or not City Council should support a proposed ban on … Read more
Whether you love to ride dirt or pavement, PIR has you covered on Monday nights.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) To understand how vibrant and healthy Portland’s bike racing scene is, you needn’t look any further than Portland International Raceway (PIR) on a Monday night. Nestled in former wetlands just north of Kenton and west of I-5, … Read more
Ready to rumble?(Photo: Missouri DOT) As part of their ongoing High Crash Corridors program, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is considering installing rumble strips on NE Marine Drive. PBOT bicycle projects staffer Jeff Smith is currently looking for feedback on the plan. Since Marine Drive is a very popular route for weekend riders and … Read more
PLEASE NOTE: The Missing Link was bought by a new owner and the shop is open and going strong! Same location at 7215 NE Sandy. Check them out at MissingLinkPDX.com. Shop owner Joe Rettke behind the counter.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Missing Link bike shop on NE Sandy and 72nd will close at the end … Read more
Riding a completely carfree N Willamette Blvd was sheer bliss.– Gallery – (Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Roads under consideration for the ban are marked in red.(Graphic: City of Portland) An amendment to existing City ordinance that will ban skateboarding on several miles of roads in Portland’s West Hills near Washington Park will be brought up before City Council this Wednesday (6/27) at 9:30 am. As I’ve reported, the push for this … Read more
The pedal-powered Gamera II helicopteris close to hovering for a full minute. (Screenshot of video by Team Gamera) Here’s the news and other cool stuff that caught our eyes this past week… – Portland’s own Elly Blue discusses a study from an Oregon-based research group that shows automobile use and economic growth don’t correlate like … Read more
Dan Bower, shown here in 2008, is in charge of PBOT’s new Active Transportation Division.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) As of July 1st, the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has completed a major organizational shift. As I reported back in February, the bureau decided to dismantle their Transportation Options division and fold it into … Read more
Portlanders got a sneak peek at Yuba’s new Boda Boda last weekend.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
This is what the largest Sunday Parkways crowd ever looks like.— See photos from the 2008 edition below. —(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
More cycling = more soldiers.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland In case you haven’t heard, there’s a battle royale going on in the U.S. Congress over the transportation bill right now. Members of the House and Senate are in negotiations to come up with some sort of agreement about how to actually pass a bill, instead of … Read more