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Reporter Name – Lisa G. How many people showed up? – 9 Brief Recap: The Southeast Unimproved Road Ride rolled at a much more social pace this year. Nine of us traversed the Woodstock byways which boast the widest variety of unimproved roads in Portland. There were plenty of dips and bumps to satisfy the … Read more
(Photo: Scott Batchelar)– More photos here– Reporter Name – Scott Batchelar How many people showed up? – 35 Brief Recap: The Water Wonderment Wride started at Waterfront Bikes with oodles of Kids and their Parents winding around Downtown Portland visiting some well known and some lesser known fountains. Waterfront Bikes provided free rentals to anyone … Read more
Ride Reporter: Joe R How many people showed up? 8 Recap: There was much rejoicing. We started with a great tour and video at freegeek. We rode to city bikes and talked about cooperative workplaces. We then had a great meal at the red and black cafe. Known as the “bring out your dead laptop … Read more
Reporter Name – Steve Pilson How many people showed up? – 16 Brief Recap: We met up at Peninsula Park, and then went for a leisurely paced 2.5 mile ride to the Vanport Wetlands, where we saw Red-winged and Yellow-headed Blackbirds, tons of Swallows, Killdeers, a family of Pied-billed Grebes, ubiquitous Mallards, and a few … Read more
Reporter – Jim Eastman How many people showed up? – 12 Brief Recap: Bikes with trailers! Yay! Many wonderful and helpful cyclists arrived at my old house on a cloudy Saturday morning. Donuts and coffee were had to fuel us up, and about an hour was spent loading up everyone’s trailer with stuff. Then a … Read more
Part of our ongoing coverage of Pedalplaooza 2011. Ride Reporter – Tamara Rubin: Thanks to everyone who came! Fun was had by all, lots of good conversation (until almost 12:30! so much for the 10:30 posted end time…) and neat trailer information shared.
Part of our ongoing coverage of Pedalplaooza 2011.
The City has been working on the new bike boulevard/neighborhood greenway on NE Klickitat Street. Readers Esther and Timo sent in the photos below of the brand new speed bumps and an interesting decoration on one of them. Does anyone know what the spider signifies? (There’s also a Batman symbol on the same street).
This just in from the US DOT office: MONDAY: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood to Bike to Work with DOT Employees On Monday, June 6, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will bike to work with a group of DOT employees. The route will begin at the Washington Monument, and will end at DOT headquarters. The group … Read more
Just got word of yet another bike book… The Urban Biking Handbook. It’s not out yet, but you can pre-order from Powell’s. Here’s a blurb from the publisher: The Urban Biking Handbook The DIY Guide to Building, Rebuilding, Tinkering with, and Repairing Your Bicycle for City Living by Charles Haine Bicycle culture is bigger than … Read more
The info below was sent to Lloyd District project stakeholders by the City of Portland’s project manager (we’ll have more analysis on the front page later): This message is an update on the test process for the traffic signals in the vicinity of the NE 12th Avenue overcrossing. The Portland Bureau of Transportation has installed … Read more
On Friday, June 10th, the Lord Mayor of Sydney Australia will be in Portland to present on “Sydney’s Cycleway Network”. The event is hosted by Portland State University’s “First Stop Portland” program. See flyer below…