🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
Cans on cully.(Photo © J. Maus) After being made aware of a problem with garbage and recycling containers being left on the Cully Blvd cycle track, the City of Portland has decided to launch an education effort to encourage residents to keep the bikeway clear of obstructions. In a story last week, I shared the … Read more
The newest section of trail along the east side of the Willamette River has been built as part of the new SK Northwest retail store and warehouse.(Photos © J. Maus)
Dave Feucht(Photo © J. Maus) This guest article was written by Dave Feucht and it originally appeared on his Portlandize blog. Dave, 31, does IT work at the OHSU School of Dentistry up on Marquam Hill and lives in the Kerns neighborhood in northeast Portland. His story is a follow-up to news of road projects … Read more
OPB.org screenshot The popular Oregon Public Broadcasting radio show, Think Out Loud, will tackle PBOT’s North Williams Traffic Safety Project tomorrow. Here’s how OPB sets up tomorrow’s one-hour discussion: “North Williams Avenue in Portland has become a controversial street in the last few months. Currently, on the one way street, there are two lanes for … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus) Having commanded ownership of the road for decades, sharing it is an often unfamiliar and difficult idea for many motor vehicle operators. To now be required to share that space with people on bicycles is for some, rather difficult. Many people honestly believe bicycles don’t have the same legal rights to … Read more
The scene on NW 13th during last year’s event. Expect bigger crowds if the sun holds out through the weekend.(Photos © J. Maus)
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
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
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
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
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
Inside the Beaverton Transit Center Bike & Ride. Officially opened today, it’s the largest such facility in TriMet’s system.(Photos © J. Maus)