Inside the new River City Bicycles Outlet store
Open for business New logo and wooden sign.– Gallery –(Photos © J. Maus)
Neighborhoods
Get Together brings SW Portland issues to the table
Getting down to business.– Full gallery – (Photos © J. Maus) Our 2011 Get Together season got off to a fantastic start last night. About 40 people who live and/or work in Southwest Portland gathered at Macadam’s Bar and Grill to hear from advocates and experts, share their experiences, and to meet other fine folks … Read more
Talk, listen, learn at SW Portland Get Together tonight
A bit of guerrilla marketing by our friend Kiel Johnson! I hope some of you will stop by Macadam’s Bar and Grill (5833 SW Macadam Ave) tonight for the first Get Together of the year. We’ll learn about bike issues, meet others who care about bicycling, give out some great prizes (thanks to our Get … Read more
City embarks on North Williams bikeway project (just don’t call it that)
The fate of Williams is at stake.(Photos © J. Maus) A much anticipated project to improve the bikeway on North Williams Avenue will officially begin on February 1st when the Stakeholder Advisory Committee meets for the first time. But when a hand-picked group of neighborhood leaders and business owners sit down to come up with … Read more
Meeting to discuss SW Portland active transportation strategy
I got the information below from well-known Southwest Portland neighborhood activist (especially on trail and transportation issues) Don Baack. I don’t have the time to make this into a Front Page story but wanted to spread the word because it’s important. Don wants everyone to know about an important meeting of SWTrails this Thursday (1/27). … Read more
Vancouver Avenue Bridge project delayed until end of February
Those detour signs will be up for another month or so.(Photo © J. Maus) A project to repair and rebuild the Vancouver Avenue Bridge in North Portland has been delayed and isn’t expected to be completed until the end of February. The bridge — which crosses the Columbia Slough just west of Martin Luther King … Read more
River City Bicycles to open outlet store
This corner building at SE 6th and Belmont will soon be the River City Bicycles Outlet store. River City Bicycles has purchased a new, 5,000 square foot building that will soon become a new outlet store selling discounted bikes and clothing just a few blocks from their existing location. The River City Bicycles Outlet is … Read more
Hopworks plans new location on N Williams Ave
Hopworks would occupy a street-level spot in this new building on Williams.(Photos © J. Maus) Nearly a year after we first noted the bike-oriented development taking place on N Williams Avenue, the trend is as strong as ever. Today we confirmed that, while the ink’s not quite dry on all the paperwork, Hopworks Urban Brewery … Read more
Metro gets funding to do Latino-focused bike/walk map project
Biking in downtown Hillsboro.(Photo © J. Maus Metro has been awarded a $75,000 grant from health care company Kaiser Permanente for a biking and walking map project in Cornelius, Forest Grove and Hillsboro. The goal of the project, which Metro staffer Katie Edlin says is currently called, “Vámanos! Let’s explore Cornelius, Forest Grove and Hillsboro … Read more
PBOT’s ‘SmartTrips’ program results in fewer drive-alone trips in East Portland
Detail from SmartTrips Green Line mailer. The Transportation Options Division of the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), has released the final report on its SmartTrips Green Line target area. The SmartTrips program (in its eighth year) aims to educate Portlanders about their travel options with a goal to encourage more biking, walking, and transit trips. … Read more
Vigil brings light to tragic stretch of Barbur Blvd
People lit candles and gathered at a gravel turnout on SW Barbur Blvd to remember Angela Burke and to raise awareness of safety concerns.–Full Gallery–(Photos © J. Maus)
Woman riding bike struck by MAX train in Gresham
At about 2:20 this afternoon, a woman attempting to cross E Burnside on SE 181st Avenue was hit by a MAX train. The woman remained conscious at the scene and sustained non life-threatening injuries (a possible broken leg). According TriMet spokesperson Bekki Witt, they believe the woman on the bicycle was heading southbound when she … Read more