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City is asking for help to fund all five Sunday Parkways events this year.(Photos © J. Maus) The second of five Sunday Parkways events happens this weekend and the City of Portland needs financial help from the community to keep them going. A similar call for help went out last year when Sunday Parkways program … Read more
MCBF won’t be at Colonel Summers Park this year, but it will still be awesome!(Photos © J. Maus) Organizers of the Multnomah County Bike Fair — the event that marks the end of Pedalpalooza — have just announced its location. This year’s MCBF will take place place this Sunday from 2:00 – 7:00pm on SE … Read more
Who will be crowned the fastest sprinter in Portland?(Photo © J. Maus) Next month, Portland will be introduced to an exciting brand of bike racing: street sprints. The Ironclad Performance Wear Cycling Team (read my profile when they launched in 2007) has announced a Street Sprints competition that will take place on NW 13th Avenue … Read more
A sun-drenched field at Benson Highwas a perfect spot for activities.-Slideshow below/Gallery–(Photos © J. Maus) Some (finally!) hot summer weather led to a big turnout on the Sprockettes Ride last night. The ride was part of Shift’s Pedalpalooza, which runs through Sunday. Here’s the report from Agent Rod Quake, followed by a slideshow of my … Read more
Portland City Council officially adopted the Bureau of Transportation’s Division Streetscape and Street Reconstruction Project yesterday. The plan was over a year in the making and it will impact the stretch of SE Division between SE 10th and 39th Avenues. The $7 million project will repave the street, add a full complement of “green streetscape … Read more
Bike traffic going onto Broadway Bridge.(Photo © J. Maus) Please note the PBOT traffic advisory below regarding an upcoming closure of the Broadway Bridge. The bridge will be completely closed to motorized traffic for two months starting July 6th, but it will remain open to biking and walking traffic. The closure is to facilitate streetcar … Read more
One of the many beautiful bikes displayed at the Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show last year.(Photos © J. Maus)
View of new bike lanes on Pennsylvania Ave. Photo taken today by League of American Bicyclists. See full photoset here.
New bike parking at Doubletree Hotel in Lloyd District.(Photos: Heather McCarey)
Ken Southerland(Photos © J. Maus) Ken Southerland, the man who got a $143 ticket back in February for carrying someone on the rear rack of his bicycle, earned a victory when the case went to traffic court this morning. Southerland pleaded no contest to the charges and Portland Police Officer David Scott agreed to have … Read more
Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt.(File photo/2008 © J. Maus) Despite pressure from citizens, business owners (including the CEO of Burgerville), and advocacy groups from around the region and the country, last night the Vancouver City Council voted unanimously to pass their six-year Transportation Improvement Program plan with no dedicated funding for the Bike Program.
Coming to high schools this fall.(Photo © J. Maus) The Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) will launch a cyclocross development league and training program at high schools throughout the state this fall. OBRA, a non-profit with nearly 5,000 members across Oregon, has created a white paper on the new initiative that identifies cyclocross as “a … Read more