PNCA plans ‘Tracey Sparling Memorial Pedal Garden’
Preliminary concept drawing of Tracey Sparling Memorial Pedal Garden.(Drawing by David Boekelheide and Evan Holt/PNCA)
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Heading to the ‘Couve? Don’t forget your helmet
Heading to the ‘Couve? Remember your helmet.(Photos © J. Maus) Back in 2008, Vancouver (WA) passed an all-ages, mandatory helmet law. While enforcement has been nearly nonexistent since then, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) says that’s about to change. Hoping to increase compliance with the law, VPD spokesperson Kim Kapp tells us new police patrols, … Read more
Local bike trailer designer looks to Kickstarter to launch production
Len Rubin has a dream to mass produce these trailers in Portland, and he’s asking the community to help him make it happen.(Photo: Tamara Rubin) Remember Len Rubin? He’s the Sellwood resident whose one-of-a-kind, custom folding bike was stolen and then recovered a few weeks later. Now Rubin is asking the community to help him … Read more
Portland’s oldest office building could house major bike parking facility
The Dekum Building could become Portland’s first major public bike parking facility.(Photo: Naito Properties) The Dekum Building on SW 3rd and Washington in downtown Portland was built in 1892. It’s the oldest office building in the city and the former home of famed global ad agency Wieden + Kennedy. Now, building owner and manager Naito … Read more
Portland bike shop boom continues with openings, expansions
New storefront for Western Bike Worksat NW Lovejoy and 17th.(Photos © J. Maus) Even in a down economy, Portland’s bike business boom shows no signs of letting up, especially when it comes to bike shops. Throughout the city — from Northwest to East Portland — shops large and small are expanding or opening their doors … Read more
Oregon slips to 8th in ‘Bike Friendly States’ rankings
Oregon State Parks’ Scenic Bikeway Program wasn’t considered in the rankings.(Photo © J. Maus) New ‘Bicycle Friendly State’ rankings by the League of American Bicyclists put Oregon in 8th place, a loss of three places since last year and the first time since the rankings began in 2008 that Oregon has not made the top … Read more
Amity police chief responds to Reach the Beach ticketing incident
“Officers attempted to educate the riders by issuing traffic tickets since all other attempts to educate the riders have failed… It is unfortunate that such a great event and fundraiser should be tainted by such a widespread disregard for the laws.”— Dan Brown, City of Amity Chief of Police This past Saturday during Reach the … Read more
Center for Performing Arts proposal includes new building on SW Main
Concept drawing of proposed new Portland Center for Performing Arts building on SW Main Street at Broadway. (View looking west on SW Main St)
East Burnside gets new bike lanes over I-205
A woman enjoys the newly designated bike-onlyspace on E Burnside over I-205.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland has installed new bike lanes on the East Burnside overpass of I-205. The bike lanes had previously dropped on either side of the overpass (at NE 94th and 97th). The new lanes take advantage of a … Read more
Riding Portland’s first (real) cycle track on Cully Blvd.
The new cycle track on Cully, part of a large-scale road reconstruction project, is now complete.(Photos/video © J. Maus) As strange as it may sound, Cully Boulevard in outer Northeast Portland is now home to the most significant piece of bike infrastructure in our city. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has just completed a … Read more
‘Bike boys of Portland’ pose for water project fundraiser
One of a series of “Bike Boys of Portland” postcards being used to raise money for a local cause. A calendar is in the works too.