…this just in off the Shift email list newswire… The Oregon Transportation Commission approved a $1.2M Transportation Enhancement grant to the City of Portland for construction of the Waud Bluff Trail to Swan Island! This project will upgrade an existing “made trail” down the bluff from Willamette Blvd to the north end of Basin Avenue … Read more
Local bike messenger Ira Ryan (center in photo) won the first-ever Trans-Iowa endurance mountain bike race on Sunday. Ira beat a field of top-notch riders in the 2-day, 300+ mile, self-supported event. A downtown ticker-tape parade is scheduled for next weekend (just kidding)! Visit the Trans-Iowa event blog for more information.
(From Jessica Roberts of the BTA) Did you know that Oregon has the most bike shops per capita of any state? Oregon is one of only two states to have every Congressperson be a member of the Congressional Bicycle Caucus? Oregon brought the largest per-capita delegation to the National Bike Summit last week of any … Read more