Shift unveils Pedalpalooza poster
With just one month before the kickoff of Pedalpalooza, Shift has unveiled this year’s event poster:
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Forum members plan bike path clean-up
This Sunday, at 10AM several members of the Portland Bike Forums will meet up at Gateway Transit Center to clean up the I-205 bike path. It all started with a post to the forums on April 2nd by “Oldguyonabike”,
PDOT will lead Bike to Work Day rides
Free food, tune-ups, music, speakers, and smiles await you.File photo: 5/17/06 If you’ve been wanting to dust off your rig and ride to work, Bike to Work Day (May 16th) is the perfect day to start. No matter what part of the city you live in, PDOT wants to make it even easier for you … Read more
Sam Adams, cyclists show support at Master Plan Ride
Commissioner Sam Adams and the media. Roger Geller addresses the crowd. In the background are Roland Chlapowski (Policy Analyst for Sam Adams), Commissioner Adams, and PDOT’s Linda Ginenthal. [View my photo gallery of this ride. ]
Sam Adams to make Master Plan Ride appearance
Word from City Hall is that Commissioner Sam Adams will make an appearance at the beginning of today’s Bicycle Master Plan Ride. Rumors are that he might make a statement about Mayor Potter’s recent decision to cut funding for the Plan. Cyclists at the April Bike Master Plan Ride. File photo: 4/4/07
Portland, Milwaukie to host Three Bridges Celebration
Officials including Director of Parks Zari Santner, Milwaukie Mayor Jim Bernard, and Congressman Earl Blumenauer, cut the ribbon last October.File photo: 10/20/06 The Cities of Portland and Milwaukie, Metro, and local neighborhoods have announced plans to celebrate the completion of the Three Bridges on the Springwater Corridor Trail The $5 million project, that created three … Read more
City gears up for Bike to Work Day
Hot off the presses, here’s the City of Portland’s official Bike to Work Day flyer… The City will have “free continental breakfast served to all who ride, and free fun for everyone who shows up.” Flyer: Courtesy Dat Nguyen
Portland bike polo team wins big in B.C.
The Axles of Evil.(L to R) Bjorn, Ringer, MasonPhoto: Bjorn Warloe Portland’s Axles of Evil bike polo team made a trip up to Vancouver BC over the weekend to compete in The Last Riders of the APOLOclypse, an event put on by East Van Bike Polo. The team of northeast Portland residents, Bjorn, Ringer, and … Read more
Despite rain, bikes and Sprockettes shine at Earth Day
The Sprockettes performed at a wet Earth Day in front of a hardy crowd.File photo: 4/21/07
Pedalpalooza preview: The Stumptown Joustdown
The man behind the eventaboard “Juggernaut”.File photo:6/24/06 With Pedalpalooza just around the corner (June 7-23), I thought I’d feature some of the interesting events already on the calendar. The first one is the inaugural Stumptown Joustdown. Jousting is nothing new on the Portland scene, but what makes this one different is that it’s open to … Read more
Pedalpalooza is coming, are you ready?
The Pedalpalooza Kick-off Parade is one of the best events of the summer.File photo: 6/8/06
Send Bikes to Rwanda via Vancouver
Bikes to Rwanda, a local effort to supply Rwandan coffee farmers with reliable cargo bikes, has announced “Africa in a Cup,” a benefit bike ride happening Saturday (4/21). Check out the flyer: