🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
The jobs numbers are looking up! We had three great opportunities posted to our Job Listings this past month. Check them out below… Mechanic/Salesperson — 21st Avenue Bicycles Mechanic/Bike Builder — Sunset Cycles Professional Bicycle Mechanic — Portland Bicycle Studio
The Rose Garden Circuit Race was held for the first time last night. The course took riders through the scenic hills of Washington Park. More photos below.
Say hello to Oregon’s 9th State Scenic Bikeway. Lots of local and national bike news today. Instead of letting it all pile up on my various story lists, I figured I’d drop it all into one post. So here goes… — Some big national attention on biking today with NPR’s Talk of the Nation taking … Read more
The crowd at Crank bike shop waits to hear from the candidates endorsed by Bike Walk Vote. Portland’s Bike Walk Vote political action committee hosted a party last night in southeast Portland to introduce the community to the candidates they’ve endorsed. A huge crowd packed into Crank bike shop where candidates had tables set up … Read more
Christopher Williams(Photo: Beaverton PD) Yesterday evening Beaverton Police arrested a man who drove his car into someone on a bike, attempted to flee, and then aggressively confronted the rider. The altercation happened in the parking lot of Cedar Hills Crossing Mall on SW Hall Blvd. According to a Beaverton PD statement, 22-year old Portland resident … Read more
ODOT Director Matt Garrett is moving forward with changes at the agency. Back in July I shared that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) had embarked on a major organizational shift with the creation of a new Active Transportation Section. A memo from ODOT Director Matt Garrett sent to staffers on Tuesday, and a new … Read more
Eileen Brady, photographed in BikePortland’s downtown office.
Nolan gets the nod over Fritz for City Council.(Photo: Mary Nolan campaign) Political action committee Bike Walk Vote has just announced their endorsements for Portland City Council and Metro Council. The group endorses Mary Nolan for Portland City Council Position #1. Nolan, a former Oregon state legislator, is looking to unseat incumbent Amanda Fritz. Bike … Read more
Detail of project plans.(ODOT graphic) The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has just rolled out plans for a project that will improve biking and walking access along SW Kelly Avenue near US 26 and the western end of the Ross Island Bridge. Along with project partners TriMet and the City of Portland, ODOT will make … Read more
It’s been two-and-a-half years since the cycle track on Broadway went in.(Photo © J. Maus) Bikes Belong has just announced that Portland has been selected as one of six “focus cities” to participate in their Green Lane Project. The other cities that will join Portland are: Austin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Memphis, Tennessee; San Francisco, California; … Read more
Riders await the start of the Friday the 13th Alleycat in northwest Portland back in January. (Photo: Brenton Salo)
Schouten at our Get Together event in Tigard in 2010.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Incumbent Washington County Commissioner Dick Schouten has earned the endorsement of political action committee Bike Walk Vote. The announcement was made today and the organization is expected to make endorsements for Portland City Council and Metro races later this evening. Schouten represents … Read more