Now on sale: That amazing 1896 Portland bike map
The map includes several amazing details that give you a window into Portland bike culture at the turn of the 19th century.
Housekeeping
A quick note about our server attack
Yes, something is up. I realize many of you have experienced errors and/or slow load times when visiting this site. There’s a very good reason for it. Last Friday we were hit with a major bot attack. According to our web guy, it emanated from Russian sources and started as a distributed denial of service … Read more
Our calendar now lists key regional transportation committees
There are a lot of government advisory committees in the Portland area (too many, some might say) that are open to the public, several of which are extremely relevant to transportation issues. And while they don’t always sound thrilling to attend, a lot can go down at these meetings and they often have a big … Read more
Checking in on BikePortland comment moderation
The BikePortland comment section is a core strength of this site. Commenters flesh out stories, provide examples, share expertise and historical knowledge, and add heft to our reporting. So thank you for your contributions! We couldn’t do our work as well without you. Providing a safe platform for discussion and the exchange of differing opinions … Read more
Welcome to our new site!
Things look a lot different around here huh? To you and me both. On Monday afternoon we did the first complete update to this site since we launched in July 2005. I’m not sure if I should be embarrassed or proud that we kept the same theme and basic style for 17 years. Regardless, we … Read more
Our first post was 17 years ago today!
Please Support Our Work We cannot survive without your financial support Visit our Support Page 17 years ago today I wrote the first post on what would become BikePortland. It was such an innocent post, and written without a clue that I would devote much of my life to this work for the next 17 … Read more
No Monday Roundup this week, but here’s a word from yours truly
Hi friends and readers. Because I just got back to my desk after nine days away, I won’t be sharing a Monday Roundup this week. Sorry about that. This column will return next week. But since I have you on the phone… How are you? I feel like we don’t talk as much as we … Read more
Happy New Year everyone!
Hello friends (and everyone else too). You’ve probably noticed things have been pretty quiet around here. That’s because I just got back from visiting family in California for Christmas, and unlike years past I decided to leave my computer in my bag the entire time. I know it’s New Year’s Eve and most of you … Read more
Hi I’m Taylor, BikePortland’s new reporter
[Publisher’s note: Thank you BikePortland subscribers and financial supporters for making this hire possible! If you read and appreciate this site, please consider supporting us. We are building a better news operation and we need your help to do it. BikePortland.org/support. – Jonathan] Hi! My name is Taylor Griggs and I’m excited to introduce myself … Read more
Happy Birthday to us! BikePortland is 16 years old today
16 years ago today we published our first post as BikePortland (if you see posts before that it’s because I’d been posting since mid-April of that same year for The Oregonian before launching my own thing here). About 16,000 Front Page posts and 500,000 comments later here we are, still serving this community with news, … Read more
Let’s talk about the BikePortland comment section
On Saturday, Tony Jordan, a parking reform advocate I’ve known and respected for years and who’s written stories for BikePortland, posted something on Twitter about a BikePortland comment. The conversations and concerns triggered by his Tweet (which I’m still responding to, three days later) have made me think deeply about our comment section. Here’s Tony’s … Read more