Illustration by Portland artist Shawn Granton and story by Portlander Mykle Hansen. The current issue of the always excellent Vancouver BC-based Momentum Magazine has some notable Portland coverage. There’s a great story titled Bicycle Dream Date by local writer (and much more) Mykle Hansen. Its a great account of a full day on a bike … Read more
(File photo) In a meeting room nine floors above Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland, bike lawyer Mark Ginsberg hosted a mini-summit Thursday between representatives of Zoobomb and the Traffic Division of the Portland Police Bureau.
Poster for the Old School BMX show.(File photo) For many Generation X’ers, BMX bikes were the gateway drug into a lifetime love of bicycling. I can still remember following my older brothers to the local dirt jump track and coveting brands like Hutch, G.T., and P.K. Ripper. That’s why this event poster pinned to the … Read more
Portland Karen Werstein in the NY Times. The Fashion and Style section of today’s New York Times features a gear test of family biking products. Chosen as testers and photographed for the story were Portland couple Nick Fenger and Karen Werstein along with their 2 year-old son Max and his friend Aidan Kinney. I love … Read more
After the meeting. L to R: Lawyer Mark Ginsberg, Traffic Division Sgt. Mike Fort, Commander Mark Kruger, and Zoobombers Dave Terry, Leah Bendlin, and Corey Sevigny.(File photo)
A Velib station on rue Saint-Honoré in Paris.(Photo: luc legay/Flickr) After nearly a month since the launch of their ambitious “Velib” bike-sharing program, the city of Paris has been transformed by two-wheeled transit. An article published today in the Times of London states that in the first three weeks, the bikes were borrowed a whopping … Read more
Gabe Graff at the CCC.(File photo) Gabe Graff started working at the Community Cycling Center (CCC) over two years ago. That may not seem like long, but given the expansive changes the organization has gone through in that time, Graff could be considered a well-worn veteran. Later this month, his tour of duty in the … Read more
The City of Vancouver is set to unveil a new bike map (cover graphic below) at Bridge Pedal this Sunday. The map is the first to cover local bike routes for both cities since the “Cyclists Road Map of Portland District” was published way back in 1896.
In light of the attention being given to the TriMet Bikes on MAX survey, I want to encourage everyone to not distribute and complete copies of the on-board survey. I linked to a PDF of it yesterday solely to present the information, not to encourage folks to print it out and send it in. An … Read more
Bikes rule the city during Bridge Pedal.(File photo) It’s that time of year again when the entire city surrenders to bicycles for the annual Bridge Pedal ride. This Sunday close to 20,000 people are expected to register for their once-yearly chance to contemplate freeway bridge views undeterred by the noise and risk of motorized vehicles, … Read more
[Post updated at 11:33am] There is mounting evidence that TriMet is considering a shift in their bike policy that may include a rush-hour prohibition of bikes on trains and an increased emphasis on bike parking at stations to encourage cyclists to park-and-ride. Currently, bicycles are allowed on MAX trains during all hours with some restrictions. … Read more
Reverend Phil Sano.(File photo) Local bike community personality, filmmaker, and self-described “bike culturist” Reverend Phil Sano plans to ride his bike to the West Coast Convergence for Climate Action which starts tomorrow in Skamokawa, Washington. The event is billed as, “6 days of low-impact living and high-impact action.” Reverend Phil plans to leave on his … Read more