Hillsboro’s Tour de Parks will showcase places to play for the whole family.(Photo © J. Maus) As the biking spirit grows around the Portland region, so do the number of interesting and noteworthy event rides. Many of these rides benefit a specific cause and others are simply an excellent way to meet new people and … Read more
Portland-based KEEN Footwear has announced a partnership with the 88bikes Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides bicycles to young people in developing countries. The partnership is part of KEEN’s Hybrid.Care campaign whose mission is to “support social and environmental organizations that have paved the way for change through community, education and understanding”. The company plans … Read more
Transforming a parking spot into a living room at Last Thursday in 2006. (Photo © J. Maus) Today, Friday September 18, livable streets enthusiasts across the United States are celebrating Park(ing) Day — with many locations around the Portland region. Started in 2005 by San Francisco public space activist group Rebar, Park(ing) Day is a … Read more
Update: A candlelight vigil for Gordon Patterson will be held at 8pm on Thursday, September 17th at Hudson’s Bay High School (map). NE 41st and St Johns in Vancouver(See street view at end of story) A teacher at Hudson’s Bay High School in Vancouver, Washington was killed in a hit and run yesterday around 4pm … Read more
A new sign (of change) at the Burgerville on SE 11th and Hawthorne in Portland: “Bikes in Lane” with a picture of a bicycle and a car(Photo © Elly Blue) Responding to last month’s biking momma drive-thru debacle, Burgerville has announced that they’ll welcome people on bikes to each of their 37 drive-thrus (which are … Read more
Riders take a trails survey on the Hawthorne Bridge just before rush hour. (Photo © Elly Blue) It’s bike counting season again, and for the second year in a row there are two concurrent counts going on in Portland.
Beloved’s “Half Full” model. One of six bikes in their lineup. See the others below.
“He [Jeremy Jordan] implies that he is new to the criminal system and that his serious crimes are, at heart, the result of an “accident” fueled by an alcohol problem he did not know he had. This is far from the truth.” — Michael Schrunk, Multnomah County District Attorney 31-year old Jeremy Jordan, who was … Read more
A $38 million project focused on N/NE Portland could bring a cycle track to N. Williams.(Photo © J. Maus) Metro has selected four active transportation projects to include in a grant application for possible funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s $1.5 billion Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program. The four projects, with an … Read more
We need more like him.(Photo © J. Maus) Yesterday the Safe Routes to School National Partnership launched their “Dear Congress: Why Safe Routes to School is Important” campaign. The intention of this grassroots lobbying effort is to send a clear message to members of Congress that their constituents care deeply about getting more kids to … Read more
Mike Luther and his grandson, Lucas.(Photo: Family of Mike Luther) The family of Mike Luther — the man who was seriously injured while riding his bicycle near NE 122nd and Glisan one week ago — has released a statement on the eve of a grand jury hearing in the case. According to his family, Luther, … Read more
PBOT’s Greg Raisman shared a preview of Going plans at our recent Get Together.(Photos © J. Maus) In case you haven’t heard, the City of Portland’s Bureau of Transportation is smack dab in the middle of a major campaign to create 15 miles of new bike boulevards in Portland. We’ve covered the projects and the … Read more