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[UPDATE, 10:50am: Event organizers say due to harsh weather, the event is being cut short. They will finish helping families that are already there, and anyone on the way, but doors will close shortly.] Bikes await kids at last year’s Holiday Bike Drive.(Photo © J. Maus) With an Arctic blast of snow and wind hitting … Read more
From the Holiday Bike Drive in 2006. – Slideshow below –(Photo © J. Maus) The Northeast Portland-based Community Cycling Center and their army of bike elves are all set to continue their 13-year Holiday Bike Drive tradition this weekend. The event will provide refurbished bikes, new helmets, and basic safety education (delivered with fun) to … Read more
Event poster– Trailer below – Macaframa, a movie about the culture around urban fixed-gear/track bike riding, will premiere in Portland on Sunday. Prior to the event, organizers will host an alleycat race that begins in Southeast Portland at Colonel Summers Park (20th and Belmont) and ends with the screening at Backspace (115 NW 5th). I … Read more
TriMet’s 7.3 mile Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project includes a new bridge that will cross the Willamette River. The bridge is poised to be the nation’s first-ever transit/bike/ped only crossing and TriMet, along with bridge designers and other project stakeholders have narrowed down the design to two — a cable-stay, or a “wave” design. The adopted … Read more
“It appears the bike riders have gotten a little soft over the years…Just be careful, folks. It’s not Afghanistan.”— Eugene resident Marty Casado in a letter in the Eugene Register-Guard about concerns over leaf piles in the bike lane We’ve been following the issue of leaf piles as a danger to bike traffic both in … Read more
Commissioner and future Mayor Sam Adams’ office has announced the details of his public inauguration event. Details are January 5th, from 5-7pm at City Hall. The event is free. View flyer below:
Pretty tight, but it’s better than riding on the highway — isn’t it?(Photo © J. Maus) Anyone who has attempted to ride across the Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington knows that it’s not for the faint of heart. The bikeway/sidewalk is barely wider than a cargo trailer and there’s … Read more
A reader (thanks Blair!) sent in this fantastic illustration titled, “Green Christmas” that graces the December 15th New Yorker magazine cover:
Joe Doebele’s new retail shop (not the building in this photo) is now open for business on SE Hawthorne.(Photo © J. Maus) Joe Bike, a new retail shop that sells imported (and then modified) utility and cargo bikes, is open for business on Hawthorne Blvd. We reported on owner Joe Doebele’s business back in October … Read more
Santa Lucia surrounded by admirers.(Photos © J. Maus) If you commute by bike from North/Northeast Portland across the Steel Bridge (or if you don’t mind going out of your way for a bit of fun), you’ll be happy to know that tomorrow, there are several places you can stop and partake in the proud Portland … Read more
Just got this notice from the guys at Metropolis Cycles and Pedal Bike Tours (we did a little profile of them when they opened last month): On Friday, December 12, come help us celebrate the opening of our shop at 2249 N Williams with prizes, food, drinks and lots of bike talk. Grab a donut … Read more
After six (eventful!) weeks on the staff here at BikePortland HQ, I am headed out into the world beyond the Portland bike bubble. This Monday afternoon I board Amtrak’s Empire Builder, and three days later will disembark in our nation’s capital, where my east coast tour begins. I’ll be out east for a month, hanging … Read more