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Long known as the place to recycle used bike parts, now the CCC has a tire recycling program.(Photo © J. Maus) For years, Portlanders have taken their used bikes to the Community Cycling Center (CCC). Donors can rest assured their old bikes will be lovingly restored and then re-used in a variety of social service … Read more
Poster for the Sprockettes Bicycle Bash. Portland’s Sprockettes — an all-female mini-bike dance crew — are all set to host bike dance troupes from all over the West Coast at their upcoming “Bicycle Bash”. The big party will follow the Multnomah County Bike Fair this Saturday (6/28) and will feature a prize giveaway, a silent … Read more
Lawyer Ray Thomas during a press conference earlier this month.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland lawyer Ray Thomas has released a do-it-yourself toolkit of resources and case studies meant to help anyone who seeks to bring violators of traffic laws to justice. The process, known as a “citizen initiation of violation proceedings,” is based on an … Read more
Blumenauer outside his office in March 2008.(Photo © J. Maus) U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer shared his daily ride to his office on Capitol Hill with a reporter from National Public Radio yesterday. Here’s one of the exchanges they had while riding the streets of D.C.: NPR: “Why hasn’t Congress been able to do anything on … Read more
“This has left many in the mountain biking community very frustrated.”–Shane Gould, Portland United Mountain Pedalers Mountain bikers throughout Oregon, with support from the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) and the Oregon Mountain Bike Alliance (ORMBA), are miffed at a recent proposal by Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland) to ban mountain bikes from the Boulder Lake … Read more
How many bikers do you see?(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland is expanding the scope of their annual bike counts and they need volunteers to help them do it. Denver Igarta, a transportation planner with PDOT, says they want to cover 140 locations this year. That’s an increase over the 98 locations they … Read more
“This is definitely the future of cities…of civilization frankly.”–from Streetfilms’ video on Sunday Parkways OK folks, just as your tears of joy were finally drying up from the awesome Sunday Parkways event in North Portland, Clarence Eckerson of Streetfilms has posted his video of the event. Watch this great video below and feel the magic … Read more
Artists rendering of new I-5 bridge.(Graphic: CRC) Portland City Council has added their voice to the list of agencies and organizations that want the replacement bridge and light rail option to receive further study in the $4.2 billion Columbia River Crossing project. Their unanimous support comes in the form of a letter to the Co-Chairs … Read more
(BikePortland file photo) 30 year-old bike racer Colby Brooks collapsed while participating in the singlespeed race at the Portland Mountain Bike Short Track Series held tonight at Portland International Raceway (PIR). Race organizer Kris Schamp was riding alongside Brooks just moments before the incident. He told me via telephone this evening that according to several … Read more
Patrick Barber takes in bike photographs at the Tea Zone in Northwest Portland.More photos here(Photos © J. Maus) It seems like everywhere you turn in Portland these days you see bikes. As if near daily bike parades and rides weren’t enough to convince Portlanders that this city is absolutely bike-crazy, the Cycle Seen: Picturing Portland’s … Read more
“We have learned how to survive, now we really need to learn how to live.” –Gil Penalosa at the Carfree Conference last Tuesday I have finally gotten a chance to upload my audio recording of Gil Penalosa’s keynote address to the Towards Carfree Cities Conference at Portland State University last Tuesday. Penalosa’s speech and presentation … Read more
Showers Pass, designers of popular rain-gear, are now based in Southeast Portland (they were previously in the Southwest Hills area). I have been meaning to do a story on them, but I noticed Bicycle Retailer & Industry News Magazine had a story on them today: Showers Pass Moves, Boosts Management