Oregon Department of Transportation - Transportation Safety Division's 2019 Transportation Safety Conference The $50 registration fee includes conference registration and lunch both days of the conference. The Transportation Safety Conference will provide a forum for multiple disciplines of traffic safety advocates to learn about traffic safety issues and what is being done from a safety perspective to reduce serious injury and fatal crashes in Oregon. Conference Highlights include: E-Scooter, bicycle and pedestrian laws; NCHRP 17-76 Report on Setting Speeds; Urban…

These forums are an opportunity for community members to engage, learn and get energized about potential transportation investments across the region. You’ll hear from a panel of community members who share the region’s vision for a safe, equitable and reliable transportation system that works for everyone. The event will include opportunities for the public to interact with decision makers and provide valuable feedback on project and program concepts that could be part of a possible 2020 regional transportation funding measure.…

The last Friday of every month Shift volunteers serve breakfast to bicyclists on the Steel and Hawthorne (and sometimes the Tilikum!) bridges (find updates on Twitter). Many bike commuters have come to look forward to hot coffee and delicious pastries on their way to work once a month - and you can't beat the view! Note, we generally arrive on the bridges around 7:00 a.m. and stay till 9:00. Join us for this fun, community-building event. Stop by on your…

Bring your bike to this Friday workshop and learn how to change your flat tire. This is a great clinic for a refresher or for the first-time cyclist. All classes are FREE for members and $5 for walk-ins. Our events are hosted at the PSU Bike Hub (1818 SW 6th Ave). Please email us (clint@pdx.edu) if you have any questions.

A weekend of all things Freak bike! Friday: Alley Cat Race Meeting at Lone Fir at 6:30 and riders take off at 7. Rat Patrol Bike Party ride Sound System and party lights meeting at Irving Park at 8:30pm, ride at 9ish. Bike party ride with fun group of inclusive misfits, all bikes welcomed, and no drop ride. Saturday: 4th Annual Brunch OFF! semi-competitive brunch with prizes meet up Noon at PAZ PDX to get started, competition starts at 1pm.…

Led by the fantastic and friendly folks at River City Bicycles (a Portland institution), this is a relaxed ride for those just getting started on two wheels. If you want to learn the basics of riding a bike — from shifting to properly fitting your helmet — this is the ride for you Bring your own bicycle or borrow one from the shop. 5-8 mile ride through quiet, nearby neighborhoods. Loaner helmets available.

A weekend of all things Freak bike! Friday: Alley Cat Race Meeting at Lone Fir at 6:30 and riders take off at 7. Rat Patrol Bike Party ride Sound System and party lights meeting at Irving Park at 8:30pm, ride at 9ish. Bike party ride with fun group of inclusive misfits, all bikes welcomed, and no drop ride. Saturday: 4th Annual Brunch OFF! semi-competitive brunch with prizes meet up Noon at PAZ PDX to get started, competition starts at 1pm.…

The ¡Sauvie Shootout! is a spirited weekly group drop ride. Bring a friend or 3 and make The Sauvie Shootout part of your weekly training plan! We depart EVERY SUNDAY at 9 AM from Ovation Coffee -941 NW Overton This is a self-supported, unsanctioned group ride. This is a 100% open course on public roads, open to cars and automobile traffic. Riders agree to RIDE AT THEIR OWN RISK. You and ONLY YOU will be responsible for navigating hazards as…

Okay folks, we're back on. We've sidestepped the early winter squall in favor of clear crisp weather on the 27th, giving us the glimpse into a cross section of backcountry transitioning from fall to winter. That said, it is going to be colder than you think up there. Come prepared. HOLY MOUNTAIN III: BARLOW EDITION SUNDAY OCTOBER 27th. 9am. 83, 49 and 35 mile loop options so you can choose your own level of adventure. Routes and Info: RideWithGPS Strava…

Just in time for Halloween! Come explore at least four and possibly five different East Portland Cemeteries, most of which you probably didn't know existed! Small "Pioneer" cemeteries dot the landscape, mostly east of 82nd Ave. Join us on a 15 mile ride exploring these final resting places. We’ll also have a quick coffee stop somewhere in the middle. This ride is more about the ride and checking out things. Please do not expect an immaculate and exquisitely detailed tour…

Our Salvage Sundays are the most inexpensive way to get a bike at the Community Cycling Center. Are you an artist looking to build a fence out of old bike parts? Or maybe you're welding together a DIY tandem. Or are you a tinkerer looking for a new bike to build up? Whatever your reason, Salvage Sunday might be for you! The Community Cycling Center receives thousands of bikes donated to us each year. We reuse everything we can- some…

Zoobomb meets every Sunday night to ride the MAX elevator to the top of Washington Park and bomb crazy bikes down big hills. Want to try it out? Meet at the Zoobomb Pyle at the corner of 13th and SW Burnside in Portland, Oregon at 8:30 PM on Sunday night with, a bike, bike lights and a helmet (full-face preferred). We ride sun, rain, snow, or whatever. We have bikes you can borrow, or bring your own (regular bicycle, freakbike,…