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LeBron James (R) and his publicist.(Photo by Jack Balayla, Twitter) LeBron “King” James is arguably the biggest star in the NBA. So when the Miami Heat player was spotted by a fan riding his bike to the arena for a game last night, it was sort of a big deal. The photo was snapped by … Read more
For the latest installment of our People on Bikes series, Will Vanlue headed out to the Eastbank Esplanade to catch some evening commuters enjoying a bit of winter sunshine. The photos were taken near the Hawthorne Bridge between 4:00 and 5:00 o’clock this past Friday. For those of you not familiar with Portland, the Esplanade … Read more
Seattle is switching gears from sharrows on busy streets to neighborhood greenways.(Photo: Will Vanlue/BikePortland) Here’s the news that caught our eyes this past week… – After telling a crowd at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting that it’s, “very unlikely we will have a surface transportation bill during this year of Congress,” USDOT Sec. Ray … Read more
Gail Achterman speaking at the Oregon Bike Summit in April 2008. She died Saturday afternoon.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Gail Achterman, known and respected by many for her role in setting Oregon transportation policy, died this afternoon after a bout with pancreatic cancer. She was 62 years old.
Velo Cult is moving into this former antique mall on NE 42nd Ave in Hollywood.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortlanD) Velo Cult Bike Shop is moving into the Hollywood neighborhood. I swung by the space on NE 42nd Avenue yesterday to meet owner Sky Boyer, and Portland, I’m happy to say, we’re in for a big treat. … Read more
The pole has narrowed the busy entrance onto the Broadway Bridge.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Epic’s logo Hoping to get in front of a growing interest in triathlons in the Portland area, the venerable Bike Gallery has opened Epic Tri Shop, a new store located in the upper level of their existing Beaverton location. Although Epic Tri is in the same building as the Beaverton Bike Gallery, it will have … Read more
We had two fantastic job opportunities posted this week. Check out the details in the job listings below… Bicycle Product Manager — Renovo Design Senior Design Engineer — Yakima Products, Inc.
“You can’t imagine the horrific draining feeling of realizing that you just hurt someone and getting this intense panic that screams at you to get away as fast as possible because you’re about to be in the worst trouble of your life.” Yesterday we shared information about two recent hit-and-runs. Not surprisingly, an interesting discussion … Read more
A recent flap over Sunday Parkways funding at City Council underscores what seems to be a growing reality for people who run active transportation programs: You better start looking for private funds because city/state/federal budgets are shrinking fast. Portland would not be getting a bike-sharing system (at least right now) if it weren’t for the … Read more
Could the route for the streetcarbecome a bicycle highway?(Image: Metro) After what the Oregonian called “persistent doubts from suburban taxpayers and a wealthy enclave of homeowners” the Lake Oswego streetcar project is on the rocks. Concerns about construction and operating costs of the streetcar were the reasons for its demise, but over $2 million has … Read more
(Image: BikePortland) Bikes Belong just announced that Volkswagen will donate “significant funding” to support their ongoing People For Bikes campaign and other programs the organizations funds like like the Safe Routes to School National Partnership. Here’s an excerpt from the press release: “We are working with VW as part of its Think Blue initiative, which … Read more