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Our friends at Filmed by Bike are prepping for another year of great bike movies and they’ve just released this year’s official event trailer. Watch it below, and remember, submissions are due January 20th! Filmed by Bike 2013 Trailer from Filmed by Bike on Vimeo.
2013 is shaping up to be a huge year for The Lumberyard indoor bike park. Yesterday I shared news about two clinics/events this month and today they’ve just shared news of yet another big event. Check out full details below… Lumberyard Indoor Bike Park will host Sugar Showdown Woman’s Weekend The Lumberyard MTB, Portland’s unique … Read more
Cool (and free!) event coming tomorrow (1/3) night at Upper Echelon Fitness (1420 NW 17th Ave, #388). See details below: Northwest Natives Tyler Farrar and Jacob Rathe talk professional cycling and more at a presentation at Upper Echelon on Thursday, January 3rd, 2013. PORTLAND, ORE – Upper Echelon welcomes back Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda professional cyclists Tyler Farrar … Read more
See the notice below from Oregon Walks: Pedestrian and Bike Safety Vigil Tonight SW Portland neighbors hold vigil to raise awareness, remember Mara Rosanne Forsythe-Crane WHAT A silent vigil will be held at the intersection of SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway and Shattuck Road Thursday, December 20th, where Mara Rosanne Forsythe-Crane was struck and killed the morning … Read more
Fresh news from the BTA… Bicycle Transportation Alliance Manager, Tom Rousculp Parks His Bike at The Vanilla Workshop Long Time BTA Membership and Marketing Manager Makes Move to Respected Bike Builder. Tom Rousculp is departing the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) after six years. Rousculp held many posts during his tenure at the BTA, most recently … Read more
Cycle Oregon has just posted a new documentary, Beyond the Ride, that chronicles the history and the power behind their annual week-long ride. The documentary was created by the biking film crew at Path Less Pedaled. Watch the video below and learn how Cycle Oregon is far more than just a bike ride…
Portland Parks & Recreation is holding an open house for the North Portland Greenway Trail alignment project on January 9th. This event will be your chance to view the updated route maps. As we reported earlier this month, there are some big decisions on the table in terms of where Parks planners should focus their … Read more
As a follow-up to our Front Page story yesterday, see the City of Portland press release below. City Council voted 4-0 (Saltzman was out) to approve Alta Bicycle Share as the bike share operator. (For past coverage, see our bike sharing story archives.) Portland Bike Share moves forward with council approval of Alta contract Private … Read more
There’s a big open house for PBOT’s St. Johns Truck Strategy project tomorrow (12/12). I have not followed this one closely, but I have heard enough to know that it will be important for people that live nearby N Columbia/N Fessenden area to show up and make their voices heard. The goal is to figure … Read more
This month’s regularly scheduled City of Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting will be a join meeting with the City’s Pedestrian Advisory Committee. It’s this coming Tuesday 12/11 at the Lovejoy Room in City Hall from 6 to 8pm. Check out the agenda below and consider attending.. AGENDA Announcements/Introductions Letter of Support for TE-OBPAC Grant Applications … Read more
This just in from the PPB: This evening, Thursday November 29, 2012, at 5:57 p.m., Portland Police officers assigned to East Precinct responded to the report of a traffic crash involving a vehicle and a bicycle at Southeast 60th Avenue and Division Street. Officers arrived and learned that two vehicles were stopped at a red … Read more
This just in… ODOT reports fatal collisions involving someone walking are up significantly in 2012. Just an FYI, the number they use is a bit outdated. As of 11/26, there have been 55 people killed while walking (not 52). Please note: I’m aware that this press statement, which seems to be about an increase in … Read more