You can rent this bike: Now there’s no excuse not to give ‘cross a try! In the latest sign that Portland is gearing up for another crazy cyclocross season, a downtown bike rental business has announced they’ll offer cyclocross bikes as part of their fleet. Eric Roden, the manager at Waterfront Bicycles (now at 10 … Read more
Many people enjoy the Eastbank Esplanade by bike.(Photo © J. Maus) Metro, is set to join Portland, Vancouver (WA), Hillsboro, Gresham, Tigard, Tualatin, and 30 other cities across the nation in an effort to document the number of people biking and walking on multi-use trails. The counts are organized by the National Bicycle and Pedestrian … Read more
“If I had $1000 dollars for every community that’s contacted me about their bike trails plan, I could fund an entire system.”— Sheila Lyons of ODOT Sheila Lyons, the bicycle and pedestrian program manager for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has responded to the League of American Bicyclist’s Bicycle Friendly State rankings that put … Read more
I took my 5 1/2 year-old daughter to school this morning and was overjoyed to see the bike racks over flowing… Not enough space for all the bikes at Trillium Charter School in North Portland.(Photos © J. Maus)
(Photos: Good Sport Promotion) It’s no secret that Portlanders love dogs and bikes. So, it might come as no surprise that Sunday’s inaugural Tour de Lab bike ride was a huge success. Ayleen Crotty with Good Sport Promotion (the company that put on the ride) says 1,200 people came out to enjoy a day of … Read more
It’s been way too long since I chimed in on the one remaining race for a Portland City Council seat. I hope to offer more coverage of both remaining candidates (Charles Lewis and Amanda Fritz) soon, but in the meantime, here’s a news release fresh from the Fritz camp: “Mayor Elect Sam Adams Endorses Amanda … Read more
Rep. Jim Oberstar addressing the Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference in Seattle.(Photos © J. Maus) In the closing address of the 2008 Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference in Seattle on Friday, bicycling’s Grand Man in Congress, Jim Oberstar, shared a history of America’s bike movement, and inspired the assembled crowd with his trademark energy and bravado. For … Read more
I received the information below from Ellen Rogalin with the Clackamas County Department of Transportation & Development: The first new Clackamas County bike map, Bike It!, to be produced in 14 years will be released at two special events in September: · Kaiser Sunnyside Transportation Options Fair: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Thursday, September 4, … Read more
Chris King’s marketing director Chris Distefano (L) and Jay Sycip at an event in Portland back in May.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland’s reputation as a hotbed for custom bike building has just taken another major leap forward with news breaking over the weekend that Chris King Precision Components has hired SyCip Designs co-founder and renowned … Read more
They fought it tooth and nail, but in the end the path prevailed.
The BTA has embarked an effort to create a bicycle boulevard on N. Going St.(Photo © J. Maus) Just two weeks after announcing an effort to establish a bicycle boulevard on NE Going Street, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance has scheduled a series of neighborhood meetings for the project. If your neighborhood association is listed below, … Read more
A story published today in the New York Times confirms previous speculation that America’s Highway Trust Fund is all but empty. Here’s a snip from the NT Times story: “Because the fund is draining away so fast, the Transportation Department will have to delay payments for the local projects, or reduce their amount, Ms. Peters … Read more