What: Portland Transit Riders Union kickoff meeting

When: Saturday, April 11, 12:00noon

Where: SEIU Local 49, 3536 SE 26th Ave

Hundreds of Portlanders have turned out already at TriMet’s public hearings this week to defend our public transit against the proposed cuts to service! Join together in the new Portland Transit Riders Union to build strength in unity, strategize and take action together to make public transit work for working people in Portland!

Plus, visiting organizers from the L.A. Bus Riders Union will brief us on their great work and what they’ve been able to achieve (see http://www.thestrategycenter.org/project/bus-riders-union for inspiration!)

TriMet directions: Taking the 9-Powell or 10-Harold, get off at 26th and Powell, location of BurgerVille, Cleveland H.S., and Powell Park, and walk a few steps south on Powell; the building is on your left. Taking the 17-Holgate, get off at 26th & Holgate and walk a few blocks north.

What: Breakfast on the Bridges

When: Friday, April 23, 7am-9am (last friday of every month)

Where: Steel and Hawthorne Bridges, Willamette River (West-bound lanes, East end of the Steel, West end of the Hawthorne)

Breakfast on the Bridges reaches out to bicyclists during their morning commute once a month on Portland bridges. We give bicyclists (and pedestrians) free coffee and pastries as a way of saying thanks for not driving and keeping our morning commute enjoyable! Our corner of the sidewalk is also a place for cyclists to meet each other and is a major entry point into Portland’s thriving communities of bicycle activism, advocacy, and fun. BonB is powered solely by bicycle! Get involved or just show up!

What: Bike Back The Night

When: Thursday, April 23, 4:30pm. Ride at 6pm

Where: Col. Summers Park, SE 20th and Belmont

The Portland Women’s Crisis Line has organized a community bike ride for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in collaboration with PSU’s Take Back the Night rally to increase awareness of sexual violence. Bring your wheels,bring a friend, and Bike Back the Night! 
Light snacks will be provided. The ride will end at PSU.  Riders can contribute to our hygiene drive by bringing donations of new hygiene items, new socks and underwear that will be distributed to survivors of sexual violence. 
Check in and event begins at 4:30 PM. Ride is at 6 PM sharp. 
RSVP at events(at)pwcl(dot)org

What: Kidical Mass 

Various times and locations, April 17 (third Friday of every month):

Meet at 5:30pm. Ride at 6:00pm.

More info: Angela Koch, angela(at)bta4bikes(dot)org

What: Bunny on a Bike

Dress up with an Easter theme and spread some Easter cheer en route to central Portland for a bunny-potluck (bring something to share!).  All rides converge by Hawthorne bridge on the Eastbank Esplanade for a megabunnyparade at noon! 

Meeting locations & times are as follows on Sunday April 12:

What: Dead Freeways Ride

When: Saturday, April 11, 11am-2pm

Where: 1 SE Madison St. (on the Eastbank Esplanade by the Firehouse and Hawthorne Bridge)

What if…Portland built all the freeways it planned? This ride will follow the routes of several highways that never made it off the drawing board, such as the fabled Mt. Hood Freeway, some that did but were later removed, and also as a reference some freeways that currently exist.  Approx 12 miles of riding through moderate traffic. 

NOTE: This ride is “Part 2” to the ones led in 2008, as this time we’re staying on the eastside so we can cover areas missed on previous rides.

 More info:  urbanadventureleague.blogspot.com

What: Bike camping – Alder Flat, Mt Hood National Forest

When: Saturday, April 11-Sunday, April 12

Where: Meet 9:00am at Cleveland Ave MAX Station, 1300 NE 8th Ave, Gresham (Gresham end-of-line). Ride promptly at 9:15am.

Alder Flat Campground in the Mt. Hood National Forest.  No fees, bring your own food.  Outhouse a mile from camp, but no water or facilities – bring 2L of water along with you. 

River access, private, wild – likely to be no other people there.  Expected temp 45 day, 34 night – dress accordingly. 

Details at http://www.cyclewild.org

What: Midnight Mystery Ride

Where: TBA

When: Meet Friday, April 10, 11:00pm, ride at midnight

Meet.  Ride at Midnight.  End up somewhere. 
More info: Team Midnight, www.yeabikes.net/midnight/index.html

What: Bike to Work breakfast at Pioneer Square

When: Tuesday, May 12th, 7:30am – 9:00am

Where: Pioneer Square (SW Morrison St./SW 6th Ave, downtown Portland)

Tranportation Options and SmartTrips Downtown are planning a special Bike to Work breakfast at Pioneer Square on Tuesday morning, May 12. TriMet is taking part this year to be on hand to talk about the changes on the new transit mall, with the MAX cars and bike back on 5th and 6th Avenues. There will be bagels, donuts, coffee and tea from 7:30 to 9:00 AM.

What: JUNKride
When: Tue., April 21, 6:30 p.m – 9:00p.m.
Where: Keen Footwear, 926 NW 13th Ave., No. 210, Portland, OR 97209

In time for Earth Day, two environmentalists cycling 2,000 miles in a quest to end the age of disposable plastics will pedal into Portland, Salem and Newport for free public lectures starting April 21 on the “plastic soup” fouling our oceans.

 

The Oregon presentations are among dozens that Dr. Marcus Eriksen and Anna Cummins of California’s Algalita Marine Research Foundation (AMRF) are delivering to educators, policymakers and the public along the West Coast as part of JUNKride 2009. The couple launched their 15-city bicycle ride/lecture tour in Vancouver on April 4 and will conclude it in Tijuana in June.

For more information: http://junkraft.com/homeJunkRide.html

What: Bike the Pipe

When: April 11, 9:00am-4:00pm 

Where: Meet at Maggie’s Buns (2007 21st Ave.) near Pacific University in Forest Grove. (**Portland meet-up: 7:15AM Park Max)

Join friends from across Oregon this Saturday, April 11th on a leisurely 20 mile bike ride through the beautiful, ag-based towns of Forest Grove and Gales Creek. The day-long trip will be focused on education about the proposed pipelines for Liquefied Natural Gas, which threaten to cut through those neighborhoods and businesses. We will meet with farmers, homeowners and other community members to listen to their stories and see the land threatened by the fossil fuel project. This ride comes at a critical time in the legislative session, when drawing attention to the impacts of the pipelines and showing that Oregonians care can help pass an important anti-LNG bill.

For more details: http://www.lngisdirty.org/events/