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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.
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
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
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
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
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
2012 Pedalpalooza poster by Ben Guernsey.
Just one mile away from each other, Gateway Green (L) and The Lumberyard will offerfun new options for riding in outer northeast Portland.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Trying to get caught up on emails after my 10-day break and I’ve come across two exciting project updates — both of which are located east of 82nd Ave.
Cover of Portland Public School’s Bike Shelter Project Development Guide. In an effort to make bicycling even more appealing to students, staff, and parents, Portland Public Schools (PPS) now offers a Bike Shelter Project Development Guide (PDF). The new guide was developed in conjuction with the City of Portland’s Safe Routes to School program. PBOT’s … Read more
My mom strutting some cycle chic in Siesta Key, Florida.(Photos © Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) Hi folks. If you’ve been wondering why I haven’t chimed in on local bike news or why the volume of posts has been lighter than usual, it’s because I’ve been on vacation since May 1st. The family and I are just now … Read more
[This story was submitted by Kristi Finney, who became a traffic safety activist after her son Dustin was killed by a hit-and-run driver while bicycling in Portland last August.] Less than a year ago I’d never heard of the Ride of Silence. I don’t remember how I found out about the website but I came … Read more
Sharrows, signage on the way.(Photo © J. Maus) Back in February, we reported that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) was considering a slate of changes to the St. Johns Bridge with an eye toward making bicycle travel safer and more pleasant. Now those plans have been confirmed. In what they’re calling their “St. Johns … Read more