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Ride poster illustrated by ride leader Shawn Granton. Shawn Granton is an urban history renaissance man who delights in sharing Portland’s backroads. He’s well known in bike circles for his monthly Pedal Potluck Picnics, theater history rides, and illustration talents that have graced countless ride and event posters over the years. This Sunday he’s leading … Read more
Framebuilder Ira Ryan and lawyer Mark Ginsberg hob-nob at last year’s Alice Awards.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) The BTA’s Alice Awards (sort of like the Academy Awards for the bike community) are coming in late March and they’ve just announced this year’s nominees. The 37 nominees (full list is below) were culled from all across Oregon … Read more
“Rethinking Mobility, Rediscovering Proximity” This summer, Portland will host the eighth annual, international Towards Carfree Cities Conference. For the past several months, conference organizer Elly Blue and a dedicated volunteer crew have been working to solidify the program schedule, find sponsorships, and take care of the myriad tasks and tedium involved with hosting an event … Read more
Professional road racing is coming to Portland.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Event organizers with the Mount Hood Cycling Classic stage race, one of the premier professional road races on the West Coast, say the first two stages could be coming to Portland. Race director Brad Ross, the man behind the Cross Crusade and the Twilight Criterium, … Read more
Daniel Johnson hopes his pothole art gets noticed.(Photos: Heather Andrews) Over the weekend, Portland’s roads got a little safer thanks to a bit of effort and a bag (or two) of chalk. Daniel Johnson (in photo) and Heather Andrews took to the streets over the weekend to literally draw attention to potholes and other road … Read more
Kids got new bikes, and the skills to ride them.(View slideshow below) Today at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in North Portland, 519 kids received a special holiday gift: a new bicycle. Culminating over 5,000 volunteer hours over the past year, the Community Cycling Center’s (CCC) Holiday Bike Drive was once again a big success. Speaking at … Read more
Back in July I brought you news of “Cycle Seen”, an upcoming photo exhibition that will celebrate Portland’s bike culture. Now comes word from organizers that they’ve officially began accepting submissions. Here’s they press release they sent out: WHAT IS Cycle Seen? Cycle Seen is an exhibition celebrating the diverse and dynamic culture of cycling/cyclists … Read more
Last week we learned more about what the City of Portland is planning for their inaugural Sunday Parkways event this coming June. Portland’s event was inspired by the “Ciclovia” that happens each week in Bogota, Colombia. In that city, nearly 2 million people pour out onto the over 70 miles of city streets that are … Read more
A scenes from last year’s event.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) On Sunday, December 9th, 519 Portland kids will receive a shiny recycled bicycle, lovingly prepped and polished by an army of volunteers. But despite the heart-warming smiles of anxious kids ready to pedal their new rigs, handing off the bike is just one part of this … Read more
PDOT unveiled the graphic for their “Sunday Parkways” event at a steering committee meeting last night in North Portland.(Photos © Jonathan Maus)
It’s coming… This weekend, cyclocross racing will put Portland in the national cycling spotlight when the finale of U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross comes to town.
Former Oregon Governor T.T. Geer was known for his cycling, over100 years ago.(Photo courtesy Eric Lundgren) Local author and historian Eric Lundgren — who previously shared his research on Portland’s first “Cycle Park” — will speak on the topic of Portland’s bike history this Friday (11/30) at Portland State University. Lundgren’s talk is part of … Read more