🚨 Please note that BikePortland slows down during this time of year as I have family in town and just need a break! Please don't expect typical volume of news stories and content. I'll be back in regular form after the new year. Thanks. - Jonathan 🙏
Racing was far from the onlyattraction at the Cirque du Cycling.(Photos © J. Maus) Saturday’s Cirque du Cycling event, held on N. Mississippi Avenue, managed to do something very special: It brought together just about every aspect of Portland’s diverse culture of bike lovers. From kids (young and old!) to tall bike builders and everything … Read more
Racing action is just the start of the fun at the Cirque du Cycling, coming to Mississippi Ave. tomorrow!(Photo © J. Maus)
“Paving that section of abandoned rail would go a long way to making it easier for residents of that part of Tigard to get into downtown.”— KT, from a comment on our story last week On Tuesday, the Tigard City Council approved a resolution that would allow them to assume responsibility for an abandoned railroad … Read more
Lents looks to be more bike-friendly. A potential new baseball stadium isn’t the only hot topic in the Lents neighborhood these days. Residents have teamed up with community organizations and the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation to start identifying a network of low-traffic bike boulevard streets. It all started when PBOT traffic/bike safety specialist … Read more
Detail of ride flyer. Cascadia Rising Tide — a grassroots network of activists that, “take direct action to confront the roots causes of climate change and promote local, community-based solutions to the climate crisis” — will lead a ride next week exploring areas of North Portland that will be impacted by the Columbia River Crossing … Read more
“Interim trail use will provide a broad range of community benefits, including:… giving the downtown an economic stimulus by providing a new off-street transportation route to downtown businesses of all kinds…”— from a resolution to create a new rail-trail in Tigard On Tuesday, June 9th, Tigard City Council will vote on whether or not they … Read more
Nearby residents Gregg Lavender and Nikki Kress steal a kiss in the middle of Alberta Street last night.– Slideshow below –(Photos © J. Maus) Last night, warm weather and the onset of summer brought throngs of Portlanders out to enjoy their neighborhood and the riches of their City at the first carfree Last Thursday on … Read more
Jim “K’Tesh” Parsons is always looking out to make your ride (or walk) safer and more enjoyable.-Slideshow Below-(Photos © J. Maus) It wasn’t long into a full day tour through Beaverton and Tigard that Jim “K’Tesh” Parsons needed to stop and get to work. We were riding on the path adjacent to Highway 26, just … Read more
I think it’s safe to say thisis the most bikes ever parked in front of the Rumpus Room.(Photos © J. Maus) Last week we held our third monthly Get Together event. In previous months we’ve held them in North (St. Johns) and Southwest Portland (Multnomah Village) and this time we rolled to the Rumpus Room … Read more
The eBike Store openedlast week in North Portland.(Photos © J. Maus) Opening a new retail business in the midst of an historic economic downturn isn’t exactly a safe bet, especially when there’s not a very big existing market for your product. But that didn’t stop Wake Gregg from opening Portland’s first all-electric bicycle store, The … Read more
A group merge during a Bicycle AdvisoryCommittee tour of east Portland last July.(Photo © J. Maus) You’re invited to our next BikePortland Neighborhood Get Together in the Powellhurst neighborhood of outer Southeast Portland — that’s right, we’re going east of I-205. Anyone who lives, works, commutes, or otherwise spends time in outer Southeast Portland is … Read more
At a meeting in City Hall last night, Parks Commissioner Nick Fish (in suit in upper left corner) learned more about urban mountain biking issues from a host of experts and advocates.(Photos © J. Maus)