Video: Portland Bike Path Conditions Report
Use it as evidence in debates over just how bad – or not – the paths are.
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Protestor blocks bus and bike lanes on Division with his car
The protest lasted four hours and the most tense moment came before it even started.
See the Pedalpalooza Kickoff Ride video and get inspired for #BikeSummer
Relive the epic ride and hear what rides folks are looking forward to most.
Closer Look: S-Curve at SE Woodstock and 69th
One person who lives on the intersection says he suffers from mild PTSD due to the constant threat of cars slamming into his house.
(Video) Thief unbolts rack and steals bike in downtown Portland
The victim used a heavy-duty u-lock, but it didn’t matter.
A Zoobomb rebirth at 20th anniversary event
To the uninitiated, Zoobomb might seem like just a quirky sidebar of Portland’s vaunted bike cultural legacy, but there was a time when it was much more than that. At its peak from around 2007 to 2012, Zoobomb was something of a religion for hundreds of Portlanders who’d gather every Sunday night at the “Pyle” … Read more
Interview-by-bike with Breakfast on the Bridge volunteer Lily Karabaic
For the past 15 years, Hollywood neighborhood resident Lily Karabaic has woken up around 4:00 am on the last Friday of every month. Like you, the first thing she does is make coffee. Unlike you, she makes 42 cups. And then she straps a percolator, a few dozen donuts (a vegan sampler from Doe Donuts), … Read more
Man flashes gun during Sunday Parkways road rage incident
The calm on Portland’s marquee open streets event was shattered Sunday when the driver of a large pickup truck yelled at volunteers and participants, drove onto the route while screaming obscenities, and at one point during the heated exchanges, slammed a handgun onto his dashboard. It happened around 11:30 am during the east Portland edition … Read more
Biked & Mic’d! at Bridge Pedal
Many of you already saw my photos and reflections from Bridge Pedal on Sunday. While out there I was also working on a brand new thing: interviews by bike. It’s a thing I’ve been wanting to do for years, but has taken some time to get the headspace and gear to the point where it … Read more
Drivers are figuring out Portland’s new advisory bike lanes (video)
The two installations of this rare treatment show the city’s willingness to innovate — and to trust everyone will play nice. Photos and video by Jonathan Maus What are city planners to do when they want to give cycling more priority on a street but don’t want to take the space needed for high quality, … Read more
First Look: NE Couch bus/bike only ‘Rose Lane’ (Video)
The red paint is still fresh on NE Couch where the Portland Bureau of Transportation has installed their latest ‘Rose Lane’. It’s all part of their ongoing effort to speed up bus service and re-allocate road space away from drivers and toward bike and bus riders. PBOT’s Rose Lane project began in 2019 and the … Read more
Racers brave technical course at OBRA Criterium Championships (Video)
Signs of a resurgence in Oregon bike racing are easy to spot these days — a far cry from recent years when the Covid pandemic nearly wiped it out. We got a taste of the action when the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association hosted the 2022 Criterium Championships on the University of Portland campus in north … Read more
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project