🚨 Please note that BikePortland slows down during this time of year as I have family in town and just need a break! Please don't expect typical volume of news stories and content. I'll be back in regular form after the new year. Thanks. - Jonathan 🙏
Draft cover of new Where to Bike: Portland guide book. (Final cover will have different image). Yesterday I got a visit from Phil Latz, Director of Bicycling Australia and publisher of (among other things) an exciting new series of guide books titled, Where to Bike.
The Rose Garden Circuit Race was held for the first time last night. The course took riders through the scenic hills of Washington Park. More photos below.
The crowd at Crank bike shop waits to hear from the candidates endorsed by Bike Walk Vote. Portland’s Bike Walk Vote political action committee hosted a party last night in southeast Portland to introduce the community to the candidates they’ve endorsed. A huge crowd packed into Crank bike shop where candidates had tables set up … Read more
Christopher Williams(Photo: Beaverton PD) Yesterday evening Beaverton Police arrested a man who drove his car into someone on a bike, attempted to flee, and then aggressively confronted the rider. The altercation happened in the parking lot of Cedar Hills Crossing Mall on SW Hall Blvd. According to a Beaverton PD statement, 22-year old Portland resident … Read more
ODOT Director Matt Garrett is moving forward with changes at the agency. Back in July I shared that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) had embarked on a major organizational shift with the creation of a new Active Transportation Section. A memo from ODOT Director Matt Garrett sent to staffers on Tuesday, and a new … Read more
Eileen Brady, photographed in BikePortland’s downtown office.
Nolan gets the nod over Fritz for City Council.(Photo: Mary Nolan campaign) Political action committee Bike Walk Vote has just announced their endorsements for Portland City Council and Metro Council. The group endorses Mary Nolan for Portland City Council Position #1. Nolan, a former Oregon state legislator, is looking to unseat incumbent Amanda Fritz. Bike … Read more
Detail of project plans.(ODOT graphic) The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has just rolled out plans for a project that will improve biking and walking access along SW Kelly Avenue near US 26 and the western end of the Ross Island Bridge. Along with project partners TriMet and the City of Portland, ODOT will make … Read more
It’s been two-and-a-half years since the cycle track on Broadway went in.(Photo © J. Maus) Bikes Belong has just announced that Portland has been selected as one of six “focus cities” to participate in their Green Lane Project. The other cities that will join Portland are: Austin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Memphis, Tennessee; San Francisco, California; … Read more
Schouten at our Get Together event in Tigard in 2010.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Incumbent Washington County Commissioner Dick Schouten has earned the endorsement of political action committee Bike Walk Vote. The announcement was made today and the organization is expected to make endorsements for Portland City Council and Metro races later this evening. Schouten represents … Read more
A ways to go before May 13th. Sunday Parkways needs our help. Yes, the transformative, widely loved, amazing community event that has endeared itself to our city since it first happened in 2008, is getting less love from the City budget these days. That means PBOT and their presenting sponsor Kaiser Permanente are hitting the … Read more
Chris Lewis of Lewd Bikes and his Nor’Westerner model. The other day while riding home up N. Mississippi just off of Interstate Ave, something caught my eye near the new Green Garage bike shop. A banner for “Lewd Bikes” and what looked like a party going on inside. I was already late getting home, but … Read more