Community welcomes Velo Cult at grand opening party
The Velo Cult grand opening party.
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PDX Bicycle Show takes over the Expo Center this weekend!
The show is a great place to check out new bikes and other cool stuff.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Pedal Nation/PDX Bicycle Show is back for its third year and it looks to be better than ever. Organizers have added a new Bike Swap to the mix, and there are over 120 exhibitors and vendors … Read more
East Portland bike access will improve thanks to ODOT grant
Federal funds awarded through ODOT will help make biking easier in East Portland.(Photo © J. Maus) The Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) — a governor appointed group that sets policy for ODOT — approved a $23.6 million list of “non-highway” projects through their Flexible Funds Program today. The projects are biking, walking, and transit centric and … Read more
Bike maker Metrofiets inks deal with Starbucks-owned juice cafes
The Evolution Fresh delivery vehicle.(Photo: StarbucksMelody.com/Metrofiets) Evolution Fresh, a California juice company purchased by Starbucks back in November, opened its first cafe on Monday in Bellevue, Washington. Why is this on the front page of BikePortland? Well, it turns out that Evolution is seriously considering offering bike delivery for their stores and to test out … Read more
‘Walk to Work Day’ comes to Portland
Official logo© Pedestrian Council of Australia Ltd Bike to Work Day has a long and storied legacy in Portland; but what about walking to work? Why no big to-do for that? That’s what the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition (WPC) thought too, so they’ve done something about it. On April 6th, the WPC — along with PBOT, … Read more
The ‘Bike Snob’ crashes League’s annual meeting
Eben Weiss, known to many as simply the Bike Snob, stopped into the National Bike Summit today
Decision on Williams: Left side, (mostly) one lane for autos, a ‘mix zone,’ and more
The new configuration will put bike traffic on the left side.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Stakeholder Advisory Committee for the N. Williams Traffic Operations Safety Project met today and came to a decision about how to reconfigure the street to improve bike access. I’m in Washington D.C. attending the National Bike Summit, but thanks to … Read more
Bike stolen from Community Cycling Center retail shop
Klein Palomino stolen from the CCC today.
Velo Cult opening party set for Saturday in Hollywood District
The bar at Velo Cult.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Velo Cult Bike Shop will celebrate its grand opening with a party this Saturday. The shop’s owner Sky Boyer and his close-knit crew of employees, have worked tirelessly since January to transform a former antique mall on NE 42nd Avenue in the Hollywood District into what is … Read more
Alta Bicycle Share wins Chicago contract; responds to questions about selection process
Headlines in Chicago not what Alta was hoping for. Portland-based Alta Bicycle Share chalked up another huge victory last week when they were chosen by the City of Chicago to develop their $21 milllion bike sharing system. Alta already runs the highly successful Capital Bikeshare system and they were chosen last fall to implement New … Read more
New Forest Service plan would make 3,835 miles of eastern Oregon roads motor-free
New rules, if they survive a public comment period, would outlaw ATVs and other motorized vehicles in nearly 4,000 miles of eastern Oregon forest land.(Photo: US Forest Service) The new Travel Management Plan for the 2.3 million acre Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in eastern Oregon could be a boon for bicycling and the growing bicycle tourism … Read more
Portland releases RFP for future bike share system
We could see bike share on the streets (at least in test form) by this coming fall.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)