New concept drawings show future bikeway on new Burnside Bridge
Trump owes us $542,000 (and counting) for illegal courthouse wall
(Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
A photo gallery of Portland’s new plazas and parklets
(Photos: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
What should PBOT do with old Biketown bikes?
(Photos: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
Two blocks of Kenton’s main street will become carfree, Covid-resistant plaza
(Photo: Kenton Neighborhood Association on IG)
Travel Oregon film follows three women on bikepacking trip
The Street Trust’s leader Jillian Detweiler will step down
(Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
After three years at the helm of The Street Trust, Executive Director Jillian Detweiler plans to leave the organization. “It is the right time for me to step down,” she said in a statement released Friday.
The Street Trust, which was known as the Bicycle Transportation Alliance before a name and mission change in 2016, is a Portland-based nonprofit that aims to improve bicycling, walking, and transit.
Instead of searching for a new leader, The Street Trust has named three current staffers to new “co-director” positions. Current Advocacy Director Richa Poudyal, Development Director Tia Sherry, and Director of Finance and Operations Greg Sutliff will “embrace a new leadership model.” The staffers will maintain their current responsibilities and split ED duties.
BikePortland will return on Monday, August 3rd
Sorry I didn’t share this sooner, but I’ve been on vacation all week. I appreciate all your messages of concern and I can assure you that BikePortand is alive and well and will return to full strength on Monday.
I was reluctant to share this here because I usually work during family time and trips and I figured that would be the case this time as well. However, given that I need to re-connect with my family and make space to enjoy my 20th wedding anniversary (!) I decided to just take a real break. I’m not even reading the news!
See you back here on Monday.
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Get ready to roll through the heat with these tips
As if we didn’t have enough on our plates, now a heat wave is coming.
Given that we’re in the midst of a surge in biking and many of you might not have been through a hot summer season before, it’s worth thinking ahead about how to stay comfortable when cycling gets sweaty.
Biking in the heat is no joke — especially if you’re wearing a mask or some other type of face covering that could make you even hotter. Before I share a few of our best hot biking tips, I want to share a story I heard from a reader this week.
Doug H. was biking toward the Springwater path in Sellwood Riverfront Park on Tuesday when he saw a man fall over while biking. According to Doug, the 68-year-old man suffered from a heat stroke and then later died of cardiac arrest. It was 90-degrees at the time of the incident.
I share this story to underscore how heat can impact your ride. So before heading out in the next few days, check out our tips below: