City’s first pump track taking shape: Lend your hands Friday
Berm taking shape at Ventura Park Pump Track.(Photos: Tom Archer)
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Cycling legend Greg LeMond to appear in Portland Thursday
LeMond is still riding strong.(Photo: LeMond Fitness) Greg LeMond, the Nevada-born bike racer who endeared himself to millions as the first American to win the prestigious Tour de France, is set to make an appearance in Portland this Thursday (9/22). LeMond, who won the Tour in 1986, 1989 and 1990 and is now CEO of … Read more
50 Portlanders now in Riddle to lend a hand in search for Mark Bosworth
A bus full of Portlanders organized by Cycle Oregon is aiding Douglas County authorities in the search for Mark Bosworth. (That’s Washington County Commissioner Dick Schouten in the lower left.)(Photo: Steve Durrant)
Tacks move to Williams, claim several more victims
Small tacks continue to cause flat tires on a popular North Portland bike route.(Photos: Rob Story) When I reported about tacks in the bike lane on N. Vancouver Avenue last week, I hoped it was just an isolated incident. They could have even been — as one commenter suggested — debris from a construction site … Read more
Oregon woman dies from injuries following crash, hit-and-run in Pasadena
Facebook profile photo of Jocelyn Young Jocelyn Young, a 24-year-old woman who graduated from University of Oregon and had lived in Portland has died following a hit-and-run collision in Pasadena, California early Sunday morning. According to the Pasadena Star News, Young fell off her bicycle while riding on Los Robles Avenue and was then run … Read more
Oregon Manifest kicks off this Friday
As of this Friday night, the rules of utility bike design might be changed forever. At least that’s the hope of the entrants and organizers of the Oregon Manifest. The Manifest has challenged a field of the best and brightest builders and designers in the country to create the “ultimate modern utility bike” and the … Read more
Cycle Oregon seeks volunteers to help find Mark Bosworth
Cycle Oregon just announced that they will charter a bus tomorrow morning full of volunteers from Portland to step up search efforts for Mark Bosworth. Bosworth was volunteering with Cycle Oregon on their week-long ride when he disappeared late Friday night from the town of Riddle. A large search effort headquartered in Roseburg is being … Read more
Another unauthorized road sign; this time in Vancouver
This sign was posted on NW Lower River Road in Vancouver. It has since been removed.(Photos: Marcus Griffith) For the third time this month, an unauthorized road sign has been discovered in the greater Portland metro area; and the trend has now hopped across the Columbia River into Vancouver.
At 11th, Portland is top-ranked U.S. city in first-ever Copenhagenize Index
The top 12 Regular readers know that I don’t usually give any attention to the myriad lists of bike-friendly cities that are published each year. However, I’ve just stumbled on a new one that I think merits attention. Copenhagenize, the influential consulting company and blog with outspoken advocate Mikael Colville-Andersen as its CEO, has published … Read more
Mark Bosworth is still missing: Updates and links
Missing person flyer from Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.–Download (PDF)- The search continues today for Mark Bosworth, the Metro employee who went missing from the Cycle Oregon campsite in Riddle on Friday night. Unfortunately, there aren’t any major leads or developments in the case at this time. However, since many people who read this site are … Read more
Portlander Mark Bosworth missing since Friday night from Cycle Oregon campsite
Mark Bosworth Search and rescue teams and law enforcement officials have set up a command center in the small town of Riddle, Oregon (map) in an effort to find Portland resident Mark Bosworth. Bosworth, a 54 year old father of two who works at Metro as a GIS analyst, has been missing since around 11:00 … Read more
Tacks on Vancouver Ave bike lane cause several flats
Tacks have strewn across the bike lane on Vancouver Ave have caused several flats this week.(Photo: @seniortrio/Twitter) Small and very sharp tacks have been showing up in the bike lane of N Vancouver Avenue for the past few days and they’ve claimed several victims. I got the first report about them on Tuesday from reader … Read more