City will celebrate Naito, but new bike lane lacks key connection
The City of Portland will lead a bike ride to celebrate the grand opening of the recently completed Naito Parkway Reconstruction Project.
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Hawthorne bike oasis no longer an illusion
New bike oasis on SE 36thand Hawthorne.(File photo) This morning on the northwest corner of SE 36th and SE Hawthorne Blvd., crews installed the long–awaited bike oasis parking structure. The $40,000 project is part of PDOT’s Hawthorne Boulevard Project. The new bike parking structure sits on a newly-extended curb (that took away 1 1/2 motor … Read more
Fixed gear bill passes last test
The case that started it all.Mark Ginsberg defends Ayla Holland in July ’06.(File photo) The Oregonian has the word from Salem on the fixed gear bill. Senate Bill 729 — which seeks to clarify the existing bicycle brake requirement so that fixed-gear bicycles don’t need an additional brake (as long as they meet the performance … Read more
Rose Festival permit allows restriction, diversion of cyclists
In doing some research for my story about Casey Martell being thrown out of Waterfront Park for riding his pedicab, I came across the Rental Contract and Facility Usage Permit that the Rose Festival has purchased (for $89,760) from the Parks Department. The permit — which includes, “Salmon Street Spring Fountain and all Park walkways,” … Read more
SK Northwest persists, appeal hearing tomorrow
SK Northwest — one of Oregon’s largest dealers of personal watercraft and ATV’s — refuses to give up on their plans to develop property on the Willamette (without granting riverfront trail access) just south of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI).
PUMP will show singletrack to stakeholders
(File photo) The Portland United Mountain Pedalers (PUMP) want to show Portland officials what singletrack is all about. They’ve sent an invite to City Commissioners, Parks Department staffers and other key stakeholders for a mountain bike ride through Forest Park later this month. According to PUMP, the ride will show “what is possible if we … Read more
Belmont gets grant to bolster bike parking
Bill Stites accepts grant from APNBA.Photo: APNBA The Belmont Area Business Association has received a $5,000 grant that will go towards a project to install two on-street bike parking facilities on SE Belmont Ave (you might recall my story on this project from back in February). The grant was awarded April 23rd at the annual … Read more
20,000 comments and counting…
Screenshot from the adminpanel of my blog program. I’ve been watching my comment counter creep up to 20,000 the last few weeks and as I write this is already up to 20,106! It took about 15 months to reach 10,000 comments and less than half that to reach 20,000.
BTA urges action on Vulnerable Roadway Users bill
It has come down to the final stretch for one of the BTA’s last remaining pieces of legislation. They have worked hard to craft a sensible proposal and move it through the system. Now, H.B. 3314 awaits just one final vote on the Senate floor before becoming law.
Sprockettes will tour with New Belgium’s Tour de Fat
Illustration by Shawn Granton Portland’s beloved mini-bike dance team the Sprockettes, will soon embark on their very first tour. They’ve been tapped by bike-loving brewer New Belgium to perform at four stops on the company’s popular Tour de Fat. Starting in July, the ladies will board a converted, veggie-oil powered Greyhound bus for their first … Read more
Pedicab operator ousted from Waterfront Park
Casey Martell, owner ofRose Pedal Pedicabs.(File photo) Every year since 2003 Casey Martell of Portland Rose Pedals Pedicab has given rides to weary Waterfront Village attendees. This year was no different, until Thursday afternoon. That’s when Martell says he was approached by Rose Festival security personnel and told he must leave the park once the … Read more
Clever Cycles opens for business
Clever Cycles is now open.View gallery(File photo) It’s been almost ten months since I first mentioned bakfiets on this site. Back in August, I spotted one on NE Broadway and I was blown away by the simple, elegant utility of it. That story sparked a lot of interest and it was clear Portland was ready … Read more