One concept on the table is the creation of a new public plaza at the end of Ladd Ave. As I reported last month, the Office of Transportation and the Bureau of Planning have embarked on a project to improve the 7 Corners intersection (where SE Division, Ladd, 20th, and 21st streets converge). At last … Read more
In 1993 an upstart bike advocacy group called the Bicycle Transportation Alliance — headed by Rex Burkholder (now a Metro councilor) — filed a lawsuit against the City of Portland because of a lack of bicycle facilities around the Rose Garden Arena. This morning, 15 years after that legal battle (which ended after the BTA … Read more
Cover of the forthcoming report. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is shifting their efforts into high gear with the planned October 20th release of their new report, Active Transportation for America: The Case for Increased Federal Investment in Bicycling and Walking. The report will try to make it clear to policy makers, advocates, the media and the … Read more
Cast photo.(Photo: Craftmaster Productions) I first reported about The Bicyclist back in February of 2007 — just before the Internet-only “webisode” premiered. Since then, Craftmaster Productions has filmed 30 episodes of the series, which follows the adventures of its four main characters Conrad (Jayme S. Hall), Steve (Elle Poindexter), Lissa (Melissa Goad), and Zack (Paul … Read more
Joel and his wife Barb at the 2007 Cross Crusade Prom. This guest article was written by Joel Grover. Joel is a 20-year bike industry veteran and the head buyer for Bike Gallery, a locally owned shop with six locations in and around Portland. He recently attended Interbike, a large bicycle industry trade show held … Read more
The Bike Show on KBOO FM (90.7 in Portland) was home to a discussion of Portland’s bike economy last week. Show hosts Tori Bortman (a part of that economy herself as the owner of Gracie’s Wrench) and Carl Larson talked about bikes and business with Matt Cardinal of Signal Cycles, Jennifer Nolfi, bike industry sector … Read more
Bright lights set the stage for cycling showmanship at the Rapha Roller Race event Saturday night.Slideshow belowPhoto Gallery
[Note: I’ve updated the slideshow with captions.] Freak bikes were part of the show at the Oregon Manifest.– Slideshow below – The first annual Oregon Manifest Bike Show is now in the history books. I’ve got more coverage to come — including a full report on last night’s Roller Races, updates on several local builders, … Read more
Here are selected images (full gallery here) from my first day at the Oregon Manifest Handmade Bike Show:
The new Metrofiets cargo bike.(Photos © J. Maus) I first shared news that a pair of Portlanders were working on a locally made version of the legendary Dutch “bakfiets” cargo bike back in February. Since then, I haven’t heard much from Metrofiets, so I was excited to see their progress at the Oregon Manifest show … Read more
A display at the Oregon Manifest show brings Oregon’s framebuilding history to life.– Audio slideshow below – I intended to have reports and photos from the Oregon Manifest show up starting on Friday afternoon, however, due to some serious issues with my server (the site was down for over two days!), I haven’t been able … Read more
[Editor’s note: This story was originally posted on Friday 10/10 but has been re-posted after a server outage.] Joe Doebele in front of the future home of Portlands first bike industry incubator.(Photos J. Maus) Joe Doebeles big idea is to help other Portlanders with theirs. The 44-year-old Doebele, who grew up in Chicago and moved … Read more