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A locally owned business in Northeast Portland is doing its part to support Sunday Parkways. As we all know, despite being one of our city’s most cherished traditions, Sunday Parkways is in need of funding help. City Council has made it clear that they do not have the appetite to fund it to the extent … Read more
Security camera photo of thief in action.-More photos below- Late Sunday night (4/22), two men broke into the employee bike parking at the New Seasons Market on SE Hawthorne Blvd and made off with three bicycles. According to store manager Michael Wolff, one of the bikes taken was a custom “cycle truck” cargo bike made … Read more
Your hut awaits.(Photos: Cascade Huts) Mountain biking on Mt. Hood isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a family-friendly summer bike adventure; but that might change thanks to Cascade Huts. Since their launch five years ago, the founders of Cascade Huts — James Koski (yes that James Koski) and … Read more
New cover of Effective Cycling(MIT Press) A book by the man who coined the termed “vehicular cycling” is set to be re-published by MIT Press on May 18th (which is Bike to Work Day). In 1993, John Forester’s Effective Cycling aimed to explain his perspective on how people should operate bicycles. That book, and Forester … Read more
It’s not getting any better on its own.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) It’s been about six weeks since cracks started forming and chunks started falling off the busy Springwater path south of OMSI. Since then, the damage has worsened and as rain continues to fall, the Portland Parks & Recreation bureau is still a bit nervous … Read more
Bike train coming through.(Photos: Bill Griesar) Just got a wonderful email from Kiel “Bike Train” Johnson with a photo essay from Sabin K-8 School parent Bill Griesar. Bill was named Bike Train Conductor of the Year last year and the bike train he led this morning (in the rain no less) swelled to 102 people … Read more
There’s still work to be done and money to be raised.(Photo: Brian List/OBRA) Since a project to renovate the aging surface at Alpenrose Velodrome was announced last month, the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) has seen an outpour of support. Although much of the work to smooth the straightaways is complete, there’s still a big … Read more
Detail of new mural. See it below.(Photo: Cyclone Bicycle Supply) One measure of a great bike city that you won’t find in academic research papers or on various “Best Of” lists is the extent to which bicycles are represented in public art. Here in Portland, bikes are everywhere. Not just in racks and on the … Read more
The sign (on the Moody cycle track) is done, and the bridge itself is coming along nicely.-More photos below-(Photos © J. Maus) It’s been just about 16 months since the Gibbs Street Pedestrian Bridge broke ground. And lo and behold, it’s set to open late next month. I took a ride in the Aerial Tram … Read more
“Typically project scopes of work are influenced by the funding stream. This does not always lead to the best solution to the problem.”— ODOT We’ve been reporting on an evolution away from a freeway-first mentality and toward a mode-neutral approach that’s been taking place at the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) over the past year … Read more
KATU-TV (Portland’s ABC affiliate) and Willamette Week hosted a televised mayoral debate on Sunday night. It was a very good debate with questions taken from live audience members, online fans, and seasoned political reporters from both outlets. Then this happened…
Peer into Portland’s flourishing cargo bike scene just over a decade ago.