🚨 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 🙏

Follow-up: Drivers uproot several bike lane protectors on NW Lovejoy

Last Friday, we shared photos and a story on the new plastic bollards (a.k.a. “wands”) installed by PBOT on the NW Lovejoy Ramp leading into the Pearl District from the Broadway Bridge. According to PBOT, the bollards were installed as an “experiment” in order to “discourage people who drive from entering the bike lane.” Well, … Read more


On January 1, bike traffic signals get the green light in Oregon

Expect to see more bike signals, like this one at Broadway and Williams, in 2012.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Starting January 1st, cities throughout Oregon will get the green light on bicycle signals. Bike-specific signals aren’t new in Portland, the City’s Bureau of Transportation has used them for years now; but technically they’ve been doing so … Read more


Two new committees kick off Washington County Transportation Plan update

Hal Ballard, executive director of the Washington County Bicycle Transportation Coalition, will help shape the plan.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Earlier this week the Washington County Board of Commissioners took a major step towards updating the county’s Transportation Plan by appointing two new committees. One is a 22-member Interagency Coordinating Committee (ICC) representing Washington County’s local … Read more


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Local startup ‘Athletepath’ lands $300,000 investment

Athletepath President David Embree.(Photo courtesy David Embree) The Oregonian reports today that yet another arm of Portland’s local bike economy is alive and well: Athletepath, a software startup that launched this past February, has received $300,000 from investors. The company was founded by Portland resident and bike racer David Embree as a tool to offer … Read more


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San Diego bike shop ‘Velo Cult’ relocating to Portland next month

(Photo: Velo Cult) Bicycle Retailer & Industry News is reporting that Velo Cult, a well-known bike shop based in San Diego, California, plans to relocate to Portland by mid-January: “Boyer has narrowed his location search to two spaces in Portland that are four to five times the 1,200 square feet he has been operating out … Read more