Interview with ODOT Director Matt Garrett (Part 2)
ODOT Director Matt Garrett, photographed in Salem.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
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Advocates fight to keep key amendment in transportation bill
Rolling toward a new bill (finally!).(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) It’s been a very long and winding road for the federal transportation bill. And while it looks like the end is finally in sight, there is still some nail-biting ahead. The law that dictates how the federal government funds transportation expired over 900 days ago and … Read more
Portlander launches ‘It’s in my heart’ cycling apparel brand
Portland resident Chris Chapman has launched a new cycling apparel brand called, “It’s in my Heart“. The business is just getting off the ground; but Chapman, a former brand manager at Castelli/Sportful, says he’s already got orders flowing in from all of Portland’s major bike shops as well as the Made in Oregon store and … Read more
A look back at a look ahead: Portland’s bikeway evolution
Please note: I’ve posted an updated version of this animation that is much more detailed. Portland’s paltry network of bike-specific infrastructure, circa 1980. See how it has evolved below. Portland’s bike network was not built overnight. Most of our bike-specific infrastructure was built in the mid to late 1990s, but it really started in the … Read more
Today is the day: Vote
To all of our readers in Portland and Oregon (which is just over half of our audience by the way), your ballots are due by 8:00 pm tonight. There really is no good reason to sit this one out, so if you haven’t mailed in your ballot yet, check out BallotDrop.org for a location near … Read more
An interview with ODOT Director Matt Garrett (Part 1)
The director of the Oregon Department of Transportation, Matt Garrett, in his office in Salem.(Photos © J. Maus)
Over 28,000 turn out for first Sunday Parkways of the year
NE Simpson Street in the Cully neighborhood has never seen bike traffic like this before!(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Sunday Parkways got off to a great start yesterday as throngs of Portlanders enjoyed the warm sun and rolled through eight miles of carfree northeast neighborhoods.
Women step up, speak up at inaugural CycloFemme ride
Janis McDonald pumps up the Cyclofemme crowd prior to the ride.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) CycloFemme — a global ride to honor, celebrate, and empower women — rolled through Northeast Portland during Sunday Parkways yesterday. Women of all shapes, sizes, ages and ethnicities met at Woodlawn Park, attached blue balloons to their bikes, attached “Women on … Read more
Photos, first impressions of new sharrows on St Johns Bridge
ODOT installed 16 sharrows on the St Johns Bridge Saturday.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) On Saturday night, the Oregon Department of Transportation installed sharrows and new signs on the St. Johns Bridge. Their “St. Johns Bridge Safety Awareness Project” was done in order to, “encourage motorists to be aware that the bridge and roadway is a … Read more
Portland 2nd to Minneapolis in new ‘Bike Score’ rankings
Walk Score, a group that has earned widespread respect for its walkability rankings of cities and individual addresses across America, have launched Bike Score. The folks at Bike Score have released a ranking of 10 major U.S. cities and Portland came in second behind Minneapolis. Bike Score calculates the bikeability of a location on a … Read more
The Monday Roundup
Police in the UK are seekingthe identify of these two individuals. Here’s the news and other stuff that caught our eyes this past week… – This past week it was announced that Citi Group will sponsor New York City’s bike share system to the tune of $41 million. – Protests against Putin’s (some say illegitimate) … Read more
Einstein Bros says hello to Portland with free bagels for bikers
One week from today, Einstein Bros. Bagels will hold a grand opening for 13 stores in the Portland area (the stores were previously Noah’s Bagels and Kettleman Bagel Co. locations that they’ve rebranded). And, while some local bagel lovers grumbled at the takeover of Kettleman by a national company, perhaps Einstein will fall back into … Read more