🚨 Please note: BikePortland is currently on hiatus and only publishing guest articles. Learn more here. Thank you. - Jonathan 🙏
Jeff Bernards is getting tough on studded tires.(Photo © J. Maus) Remember Jeff Bernards? He’s the citizen activist I wrote about in early March who wants to push the state legislature to finally do something to curtail the use of studded tires. Since that story published, Bernards has been busy. After many years of writing … Read more
Bike corral on N. Russell near Widmer Brewery.(Photo © J. Maus) In an effort to assess the usage rates and demand for on-street bike parking, the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation will conduct its first ever bike parking counts this summer. The counts will be done annually and the idea is to tally the … Read more
Mike Luther and his grandson, Lucas.(Photo: Family of Mike Luther) Last August, Portlander Mike Luther was intentionally run over by a car driven by a man incensed with road rage. Luther survived, but he and his family have suffered ever since. The road to recovery has been difficult because Luther is still unable to work … Read more
Senator Jeff Merkley.(Photos © J. Maus) U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley wants to help Oregon become a mecca for bicycle tourism. Merkley and his policy aide Jeremiah Baumann, spent nearly an hour in a video conference with staff of Travel Oregon discussing steps Congress can take to help make bicycle tourism a larger part of Oregon’s … Read more
Oregon’s official state bike rack (as seen in Sisters at the 2007 summit).(Photo © J. Maus) If you followed my National Bike Summit coverage, you know that these are exciting times for bike advocacy in Oregon. We’ve got the advocates, planners, partners, and politicians — from small communities to Capitol Hill — to make Oregon … Read more
On the Right Track from Sam Adams on Vimeo.
(Photo: Portland Triathlon) The Freshwater Trust Portland Triathlon has been named the “Greenest Race in the World” by Triathlete Magazine. The accolade appears in the March issue. Race owner and organizer Jeff Henderson sent us over a clipping from the magazine. Here’s an excerpt:
Multnomah County Commissioner/Chair Jeff Cogen.(Photos © J. Maus) After more than 12 years of planning and advocacy a new non-motorized pathway opened on the Morrison Bridge today. The 15-foot wide, $1.9 million facility on the south side of the bridge is expected to become a popular route for bike traffic and take pressure off the … Read more
Eben “Bike Snob” Weiss in the Wall Street Journal. It was big news on the bikey interwebs yesterday when the man behind the most popular bike blog in the world BikesnobNYC revealed his identity. Eben Weiss is the Bike Snob and his coming out day was a pretty big deal. In addition to his uber-popular … Read more
Neal Fegan, builder of sculptural velocipedes.(Photos © J. Maus) Custom bike artist and fabricator Neal Fegan of St. Johns-based Montana Transit Authority has done it again. Back in 2008 we shared his amazing and functional, sculptural art bikes, last summer he wowed onlookers with his interpretation of a pedicab, and now he’s got a new … Read more
New bike lane on NE 12th at Sandy.(Photos © J. Maus) Last week I shared how the East Burnside/Couch couplet project would impact bikeways. One of the biggest changes I warned you about was a new lane configuration on NE 12th at Sandy. PBOT crews installed the new treatment over the weekend and I ventured … Read more