(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) This morning, TriMet unveiled a proposal of service cuts and fare increases they plan to move forward with in order to make up for a $17 million budget shortfall. If you’re a fan of transit, and of making our city one that is less reliant on private automobiles, this is not … Read more
Riders gather in the Tiger Woods Centerbefore the route announcement.(Photo: Will Vanlue/BikePortland) This evening a group of roughly 700 people joined Cycle Oregon staff and volunteers at the Tiger Woods Center on the Nike campus in Beaverton to hear where the two Cycle Oregon rides are headed in 2012. Everyone was excited to hear this … Read more
Hi folks. I want to interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to address an important issue. As the publisher of this site (and president of Pedaltown Media Inc., the company that owns it), everything that is written on these pages — and everyone who writes them — is a reflection on my business, and in some … Read more
Aerial view of Williams and Failing. During the monthly stakeholder advisory committee meeting for the North Williams Traffic Operations Safety Project today, PBOT announced that it’s “unlikely” they would be willing to redesign the street in the section between N Cook and Skidmore (known as Segment 4) into a one-lane configuration for auto traffic. Segment … Read more
A rapid flash beacon at work.(Photo from beacon manufacturer) The Oregon Department of Transportation flipped the switch on a new crossing treatment on SW Barbur this morning. The location, south of SW Hamilton Street near Rasmussen Village, is just up the road from where Angela Burke was struck and then killed on December 15th, 2010 … Read more
Eileen Brady, Charlie Hales, and Jefferson Smith on stage at Lincoln Hall.
When a book says it’s “all about the bike” and proudly displays images of disassembled bike components on its cover I assume it will eventually be sitting on a shelf in my garage, close to a pedal wrench and a bottle of chain lube. William Fotheringham’s Cyclopedia from Chicago Review Press is far from the … Read more
Jefferson Smith making a point during an interview in our downtown office.
Event flyer.(PDF) The North American Handmade Bike Show (NABHS) is about one month away. I’m sure some of you plan to make the trip to Sacramento; but for those that won’t be there, a few local builders have put together a preview party right here in Portland. “Show Me Yours” is a new event put … Read more
An amped up cheers a racer during the ‘Cross Up’ event held at a former bowling alley on SE 82nd Ave on Saturday.(Photo Gallery/Slideshow)
Google map of route [Welcome to the first of what we hope will be a series of posts highlighting useful bike routes around the Portland metro area. We’ll be looking at routes that don’t have clear directional signs but can still get people from A to B on a bicycle. If you’ve got a favorite … Read more
Is congestion a sign of success?The Atlantic Cities says “yes”.(Photo: Will Vanlue/BikePortland) – Copenhagen has released its Bicycle Strategy for 2011-2025. The plan lays out how the city will reach its goal of becoming “the world’s best bicycle city” by the end of 2015. – A mile-long section of trail in Clark County is receiving … Read more