Backpedal Cycleworks now open for biz!(Photos: Adams Carroll for BikePortland) Story and photos by BikePortland news intern Adams Carroll Rick Shaputis, owner of SE Portland’s newest bike shop, Backpedal Cycleworks, knew it was crazy to open a bike store in the middle of a recession. He knew it was even crazier to open up his … Read more
Concerned citizens and traffic safety advocates held signs on SE Foster last night at a notorious crossing just east of 80th.(Photos © J. Maus)
Mayor Sam Adams.(Photo © J. Maus) As we hinted at yesterday, Mayor Adams has released a statement in response the fatal collision on SE Foster last week. Adams was expected to share plans for “immediate changes” to a crossing of SE Foster that was the site of two collisions last week (one woman died and … Read more
Intersection of Willamette and Haven.(Photo © J. Maus) Bryan Parman with the Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division has just confirmed that the two people operating motor vehicles that struck and killed a man on N. Willamette this morning were cited for driving under the influence. Portland Police PIO Mary Wheat has also released the identity … Read more
– Latest updates posted here – [I’ve just published a new story with photos, notes and a video of the area around the crash. — Jonathan] Street view of Willamette and Haven (University of Portland is on the right). The Portland Police Bureau has determined that a man was hit by two motor vehicles while … Read more
“The people riding and making decisions about bicycles is a white, middle class group.” — Alison Hill Graves, Community Cycling Center The staff at Community Cycling Center, a 15 year old Portland-based nonprofit that aims to increase access to bicycling, has been doing some soul searching in the last few years. In the process, community … Read more
Hillsdale Bicycle Coalition in the news. From the Hillsdale News comes word of the Hillsdale Bicycle Coalition (HBC), a fledgling bike advocacy group that is already working on its first project. According to the story, the group was formed to go after a $5,000 grant created through proceeds of a community book sale. They got … Read more
Farmer Juvencio Arqueta chats with Washington County Commissioner Dick Schouten during a tour of the area on Monday. Arqueta’s farm is on land that the County wants to designate for future development. – Slideshow below – (Photos © J. Maus)
City of Vancouver employees measure out future on-street bike parking.(Photos: Marcus Griffith) By the end of this year, transportation planners with the City of Vancouver plan to have their first-ever on-street bike parking corral. The new bike parking is slated to be installed in front of Angst Gallery at 11th and Main Streets (maps). The … Read more
“We are formulating a strong core of people who are in leadership positions in the bicycle community… to discuss how our concerns can be mitigated without simply closing the cemetery to bicycle traffic.” — David Noble, Executive Director of River View Cemetery David Noble, the executive director of River View Cemetery in Southwest Portland, has … Read more
The Springwater Corridor(Photo © J. Maus) The city has issued an advisory that there will be a temporary detour early next month on the portion of the Springwater Trail that runs through the Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, just north of the amusement park. The 75 foot long detour will run directly parallel to the trail, … Read more
Bikes and beer will be celebrated in true Portland style this weekend at Biketobeerfest, a carfree event being thrown by Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB). The event is Saturday, September 19th, from noon to 10pm. And it’s totally free and open to the public. There’s one catch — the event is carfree. There will be plenty … Read more