The animated and always inspiring John Pucher.(Photo: Still from video) Remember John Pucher? He’s the Rutgers University scholar who shared his thoughts back in November about how to make cycling “irresistible”. Now, the bubbly, bike-loving academic who signs his emails as “Carfree John” and who was dubbed “The Bicycle Scholar” by Momentum Magazine, is at … Read more
Jeremy Towsey-French loves the Mundo.(Photos © J. Maus) Jeremy Towsey-French dropped by BikePortland.org headquarters today to introduce me to the Yuba Mundo. The Mundo (it means “world” in Spanish) is a cargo bike dreamed up by an ex-employee of Xtracycle and Jeremy is the Portland distributor. He’s set up a website at StumptownMundo.com and he … Read more
Denied.Download letter (945k, PDF) A request by a coalition of 13 advocacy groups that sought an extension to the comment period on the Draft Environment Impact Statement of the Columbia River Crossing project has been denied. In a letter (download PDF here) from the U.S. Department of Transportation, to Tom Buechele of the Pacific Environmental … Read more
Michael Khadabux and his new bike.(Photo courtesy Michael Khadabux) May 23rd was a bad day for Portlanders who buy a lot of gas, but for Michael Khadabux, it was he’ll always remember with a smile. That’s because he was the lucky winner in a contest to guess which day gas would hit $4.00 a gallon … Read more
Bikes and people squeezeonto a MAX train.(Photos © J. Maus) As reported yesterday, TriMet is working to improve the bike hooks on their MAX trains. However, if you’re like many people who take a bike onboard (especially during peak hours), the bigger problem is that there are just aren’t enough hooks available. If you’re waiting … Read more
Bike legislation is moving forward in D.C.(Photo © J. Maus) House Congressional Resolution 305, also known as the National Bike Bill, has passed through a vote by the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week. The resolution — which was introduced by Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) back in February — recognizes the importance of bicycling … Read more
OPB’s Think Out Loud show is discussing the Columbia River Crossing project this morning (9-10am). They’ll have guest experts from all perspectives on the controversial project and they’ll also take questions from callers and commenters on their website. You can listen live, wait for the re-broadcast tonight at 9:00pm, or check the show website for … Read more
“Lycra meets Lycra”. Nice. The award for best event logo of the summer so far has to go to Bike to the Ballet — coming this June from the Portland-based Oregon Ballet Theater. But far from just a catchy logo, the event looks like a lot of fun and it’s great to see a new … Read more
Rubber coated MAX bike hook.(Photo: Tomas Quinones) TriMet has confirmed that they are testing a rubber coating on the bike hooks in some their MAX light rail trains. According to bike programs intern Colin Maher, they have been testing the rubber coating on five trains for the past two months. “We’re testing the durability of … Read more
A common sight at bike events.(All photos © J. Maus) Voodoo Doughnuts — a staple of baked goodness that has fueled countless Portland bike events — is celebrating their fifth anniversary and the opening of their second location, Voodoo Too (at 1501 NE Davis, just north of Sandy Blvd.) According to employee Robin Ludwig, 90% … Read more
Lucky kids.(Photo © J. Maus) Attention ice-cream lovers: Tomorrow is your chance to join Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield on a bike ride and get free ice cream gift certificates just for showing up by bike. Greenfield will visit three local Ben & Jerry’s shops tomorrow afternoon beginning at the SE Hawthorne location (1428 … Read more
I’ve been getting emails all morning because a bicycle is the lead photograph on CNN.com today. Here’s a screenshot… A young woman and her bike for all the world to see.