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Kris Akins(Photos courtesy Kris Akins) A few years ago, I called a GPS bike tracker the “Holy Grail” of bike theft. If someone could just develop a discreet, affordable GPS device that would allow someone to track their bike after it was stolen, I thought, we would have a potent weapon against the scourge of … Read more
A new pole for the streetcar (marked with orange/white stripes) has narrowed the entry to the Broadway Bridge path.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) As the story unfolds about how and why Portland Streetcar Inc. installed a utility pole on the Broadway Bridge bike/walk path, it is becoming more clear that they made a bad move. We’ll … Read more
Adams on the streets of DC. (Note: This is a still from a video, he’s about to roll up onto the sidewalk) Portland Mayor Sam Adams took a ride on Washington D.C.’s bike-sharing system last week. Adams took a break from the U.S. Conference of Mayors annual meeting to rent a bike from D.C.’s Capital … Read more
Cycle Oregon’s Executive Director Jerry Norquist addressed volunteers and staff last night.(Photos: Will Vanlue/BikePortland) Volunteers and staff gathered in the World Forestry Center over the weekend to toast the past year and look ahead to the 25th annual Cycle Oregon. At the front of everyone’s minds was Mark Bosworth, the Metro employee and Portland resident … Read more
SoupCycle Founder and CEO Jed Lazar pedals in downtown Portland. He estimates he’s made about 15,000 of the company’s 50,00 deliveries since July 2008.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Sometime this week, locally based SoupCycle will make its 50,000th delivery. It’s a milestone that company founder Jed Lazar says “feels incredible and unreal.”
One UC school is home to four new bike repair stands(Photo: Will Vanlue) Here’s the news that caught our eyes this past week… – Portland didn’t make it to the top of The Fixie Index but we did come in at the top of The Guardian‘s five best places to live in the world. One … Read more
Cover of the report The Alliance for Biking & Walking, a non-profit coalition made up of 180 member organizations across the country, released its 2012 Benchmarking Report today. Full of statistics and charts, the 243 page report provides a window into our nation’s progress in promoting non-motorized transportation; and the numbers — on everything from … Read more
A new pole for the eastside streetcar project has been placed at the mouth of the Broadway Bridge.
“I was totally shocked and amazed that they were willing to do this, and had the heart to help a complete stranger out.”— Camille Hook When 30 year old Concordia neighborhood resident Camille Hook got her high-end, custom wheels stolen off her bike earlier this month, she didn’t think she’d ever get them back. She … Read more
Corner of 15th and Killingsworth. Residents of the Vernon Neighborhood in northeast Portland are organizing opposition to a proposed 7-Eleven at the corner of NE Killingsworth and 15th (map). Among their list of concerns about the potential store are how it would impact traffic safety — particularly among people walking and biking. In a newsletter … Read more
Proposed alignment of the new trail from a City of Tigard leaflet The City of Tigard (COT) has announced plans to close a gap in the Fanno Creek Trail located about 10 miles south of downtown Portland along Highway 99.