Parkways set to take over downtown Sunday
The scene on NW 13th during last year’s event. Expect bigger crowds if the sun holds out through the weekend.(Photos © J. Maus)
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Four new bike guidebooks for Portland, Oregon coming in 2012
New guidebooks will help you explore more of the city (and state) with confidence.(Photo © J. Maus) What good is a city and state that’s absolutely brimming with great bicycling if you don’t know the best routes or the insider tips? By the end of next year, four new cycling guidebooks — two for Portland, … Read more
Landslides, then budget keep NW Thompson closed through summer
NW Thompson Road has been closed for nearly seven months. A section of NW Thompson Road between Cornell and Skyline Blvd has been closed since January and Multnomah County says they still don’t know when it will re-open. This portion of Thompson is very popular for people bicycling from northwest Portland up into the West … Read more
Bike tour company offers guided Forest Park ride
Tour company will bring you here.(Photo © J. Maus) Forest Park, Portland’s 5,000 acre urban park and wooden wonderland, might not offer the type of trail access many off-road advocates would prefer; but it’s still a great place to ride a bike. Now, Portland-based Pedal Bike Tours is taking advantage of the park’s many miles … Read more
Get ready to race on ‘Circulus’ mini-velodrome
Head-to-head racing this weekend.(Photo © J. Maus) Remember the Circulus mini-velodrome? It’s the 132-foot circumference wooden track and former art project that was purchased by local bike company Portland Design Works. Since PDW bought the track earlier this year and then set it up in their warehouse just off N Williams Avenue, it has become … Read more
City looks to promote ‘respectful traveling’ on Williams
Traffic on Williams.(Photo © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation has announced a new twist in their North Williams Traffic Safety Operations Project — an educational campaign “to encourage safe and respectful traveling.” The announcement was sent out via email to a list of project stakeholders. It comes just over one month after PBOT … Read more
TriMet’s largest Bike & Ride opens in Beaverton
Inside the Beaverton Transit Center Bike & Ride. Officially opened today, it’s the largest such facility in TriMet’s system.(Photos © J. Maus)
PBOT says truck operator was “unaware” he sprayed riders
A spray truck similar to this one was involved in the incident.(Photo: City of Wyoming) The Portland Bureau of Transportation says a City employee who soaked a group of people riding up N. Williams Avenue on July 7th was completely unaware of the incident. PBOT spokesperson Chery Kuck says the driver of a street flusher … Read more
Bike industry “tip sheet” helps make business case for funding
Greg Cowan, president of bike apparel company Castelli USA, in their Northwest Portland warehouse.(Photo © J. Maus) After what many felt was an assault on bike funding from the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this month, the non-profit Bikes Belong Coalition has released a new weapon in the fight to save the dedicated bike funding … Read more
First look: SW Ankeny is now carfree
PBOT has installed a bike corral to deter vehicles from SW Ankeny between 2nd and 3rd Aves.(Photos © J. Maus)
The Monday Roundup
The bikes won! (see first item for explanation) Here’s the bike news from around the world that caught our eye this week: – First, the fun news. LA’s much hyped freeway closure this weekend resulted in traffic free streets throughout the city — and a friendly, ad hoc race between contestants traveling across the city … Read more
The trouble with trash cans on the Cully cycle track
Trash cans obstructing the cycle track on NE Cully Blvd. Garbage trucks have trouble getting to them up on the curb. (Photos © J. Maus)