🚨 Please note that BikePortland slows down during this time of year as I have family in town and just need a break! Please don't expect typical volume of news stories and content. I'll be back in regular form after the new year. Thanks. - Jonathan 🙏
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Freak Bike Fall is back and there’s a ride, race, and other fun stuff all weekend.(Photo: J Maus/BikePortland) Welcome to your menu of weekend rides and events, lovingly brought to you by our friends at Hopworks Urban Brewery. Finally fall has really set in. After a summer that just didn’t want to go away, we’ve … Read more
(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland) Portland’s proclivity for planning and process can make activism on certain topics daunting. The city’s Comprehensive Plan is one such topic: it’s as large and complicated as it is important. So, when our friends at Lancaster Engineering and Bike Walk Vote wanted to make it the theme of a Wonk Night, … Read more
Stagnation got you down? Tired of over-compromised projects that don’t move the needle? Looking for exciting transportation projects you can really sink your teeth into? Than we’ve got an event for you! The Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC) is hosting Let’s be Fearless: Big Ideas for our Transportation Future on October 27th.
Wonk Night is where people and policy mix. We’re excited to announce our next Wonk Night. On Wednesday, October 15th (one week from today) we’ll take a Romp in the Comp Plan. The City of Portland is updating our Comprehensive Plan and the time is now to make sure they hear your feedback. A draft … Read more
Cool reflective pinwheel logo sticker made just for us! If you haven’t grabbed your tickets for Blazers Bike Night on November 2nd yet, now is the time to do it. If you buy tickets through our special link — using promo code “bike” — through this Monday (10/6) you’ll be guaranteed to sit in one … Read more
The “bike poster party” is back!(Photo by J. Maus/BikPortland) Artcrank is one of our favorite events. For the past five years, this one-night gallery show and party has brought a refreshing mix of art and community to Portland. With the show returning this Saturday night (10/4), we thought it’d be fun to share a special … Read more
A how-to guide for getting the most of a carfree Crater Lake rim ride.
At this weekend’s Bike & Beer Fest, you can drink local beer while getting to know local bike makers like Eric Estlund of Winter Bicycles.(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland) What happens when you mash together two of Portland’s best fall bike events into one, big, blowout weekend party? The Handmade Bike & Beer Festival.
It’s back and better than ever: It’s Blazers Bike Night at the Moda Center!
The Bike Commute Challenge is in its final few weeks, and the BTA is headed out to the bridges to remind you about it.
The final descent into Riverfront Park in The Dalles.(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland) After seven days, 489 miles, and 35,000 feet of climbing, my Cycle Oregon 2014 experience concluded in The Dalles on Saturday.
Riding outside of Maupin alongside the roaring Deschutes River.(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland)