A bike-themed corn maze on Sauvie Island
[Updated 10/10, 3:47pm] Check out the design of this year’s corn “maize” at The Pumpkin Patch on Sauvie Island…
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City announces Streetcar System Plan open houses
Like we are doing with our Bicycle Master Plan, the City is working on a Streetcar System Plan. Since we all share the same roads, we have to make sure bikes and streetcars coexist nicely. The City of Portland just announced a series of public open houses where you can learn more and offer your … Read more
Clever Cycles expands out to Hawthorne
Clever Cycles now faces Hawthorne Blvd.View more photos(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Clever Cycles, the shop known for bringing Dutch bikes and European cycling sensibilities to Portland, has announced a new expansion that will give them storefront real estate on one of the City’s busiest bikeways; SE Hawthorne Blvd.
PDOT unveils plans for bike lanes in “Naito Gap”
[Updated 10/10, 10:24am] “There was quite an outcry from the cycling community, so PDOT engineers came up with a design that would allow bike lanes.”–From meeting minutes of the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee At the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting last night, committee Chair Mark Ginsberg confirmed that PDOT work crews will hope to soon … Read more
Portland cyclists star on Google Maps’ Street View
A bicyclist on the Hawthorne Bridge captured on Google Maps’ Street View function. (Screenshot)
PDOT project will beef up bike boulevards
[Updated: 10/9, 4:37pm] (Photo © Jonathan Maus) Chapter 19.90.030 of Portland’s official City Code, defines a bicycle boulevard as “A roadway with low vehicle traffic volumes where the movement of bicycles is given priority.” Many savvy Portland cyclists know which streets are bike boulevards, but because most of them lack design cues or visible markings, … Read more
Help make light rail stations more bike-friendly
You can help decide the future design of light rail stations.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) As part of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project, Metro is looking for your input to design “vibrant, attractive and safe” light rail stations. Here’s more from Metro: “Light rail stations have the ability to transform the communities they are in. Areas … Read more
Update on Single Speed ‘Cross Championships
I heard from Dani Dance this morning. She’s organizing the upcoming Official UnOfficial Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships. When I first mentioned this event back in July, I didn’t have many details and now I’ve got the latest scoop.
New corporate-sponsored racks in the Pearl
(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Thanks to a partnership between Kryptonite and the City of Portland, bike parking just got a lot easier for students at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. Last Friday, work crews installed 9 staple racks (that’s room for about 18 bikes), in what was formerly one car parking spot. The new … Read more
Cross Crusade off to record start
View photo gallery or watch slideshow below(All photos © Jonathan Maus) The 2007 Cross Crusade kicked off in fine style yesterday at Alpenrose Dairy. Race organizers reported that a record 1,078 racers took part in the action (that’s up from 760 at the same event last year!). The course was a challenging mix of bumpy … Read more
Cyclist survives run-in with MAX
[Updated 10/8, 2:13pm] [Updated 10/9, 9:18am] (File photo © Jonathan Maus) Somehow, a cyclist survived a run-in with a MAX train on N. Interstate Avenue today. Here’s the Oregonian’s report: “A bicyclist who was hit by a MAX train and ended up lying flat underneath it seems to have gotten away with non-life-threatening injuries, rescuers … Read more
OBRA announces leadership changes
T. Kenji Sugahara(Photo © Jonathan Maus) The Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) has just announced major leadership changes. The OBRA Board of Directors has named T. Kenji Sugahara as the Assistant Director with the intention that he will advance to the Executive Director role within the next twelve months. Current Executive Director Candi Murray — … Read more