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The Bike Snob (Eben Weiss) has a new book and he’s headed to Portland next month as part of an 11-city promotional tour. The Snob’s eponymously named first book was a smash hit and he’s back for more with, The Enlightened Cyclist: Commuter Angst, Dangerous Drivers, and Other Obstacles in the Path to Two-Wheeled Transcendence … Read more
Just one job posted this week; but it’s a good one! A great opportunity to work at one of Portland’s coolest neighborhood bike shops. Check out the details in the link below… Store Manager/Mechanic — The Bike Commuter
The future “Coolest street in Portland?” Maybe.
What if government agencies and advocacy groups spent a greater portion of their time and resources creating online content that connected with their constituents and members and then used that audience to support their work? I’m excited to announce that, thanks to the forethought and effort of Portland Afoot‘s Michael Andersen, I’ll be joining a … Read more
Coming to a street near you.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) 2012 is shaping up to be a big year for women on bikes. Everywhere I turn I see signs of a growing recognition that there needs to be more women riding bikes in American cities and increasingly — both from the grassroots and on a national … Read more
Five way-finding signs will be installed in Tigard along the Fanno Creek Trail.(Map courtesy City of Tigard) Riding a bike on Portland’s streets is made easier by the presence of way-finding signs. Unfortunately once you get off the street and on to a trail you don’t find many (if any) directional signs. That’s especially true … Read more
A view of the Bridge of the Gods from Thunder Island in the Marine Park.(Photos: Celilo Planning Studio) A group of planning students at Portland State University need your help on an ambitious project that could lead to much better bicycling in the Columbia River Gorge. The project, ‘Connect Cascade Locks’ is a joint effort … Read more
Committee Chair Debora Hutchins.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The citizen-led committee tasked with how to improve bike access and traffic safety on N. Williams Avenue met for the 14th time yesterday. And as the clock winds down on making an official recommendation to PBOT on how to move forward, they appear no closer to reaching consensus. … Read more
Lost on I-5 south of Morrison Bridge. Portlander Rebecca Bookman is heartbroken today because her beloved bike is missing. To make matters worse, it suffered a violent fate and it all happened in agonizingly slow motion. Rebecca’s boyfriend, local bike shop employee Todd Foreman-Kinder says he was driving her to school on I-5 southbound near … Read more
Knowing where to focus your energy in Washington County can be as tough as navigating the county’s roads on a bicycle.(Photos: Will Vanlue/BikePortland)
The Tour de France is the ultimate stage in all of pro cycling; but it’s a stage where only men stand. What would happen if a team of women with regular jobs and just a little racing experience upstaged the men and rode the exact same route a day before them (all 3,479 kilometers/2,162 miles … Read more
Rob Sadowsky(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) University of Oregon players are on a roll when it comes to football victories; but they’re also racking up quite a few traffic violations. And we’re not talking about minor stuff like parking tickets and rolling a stop sign. Fed up with the dangerous driving, the executive director of the … Read more