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Here are BikePortland’s traffic stats from the month of October, 2009. The most popular post of the month (counted by page views using Google Analytics) was our story covering the Oregon Manifest Constructor’s Design Challenge. That was followed by the unusual mention of a story outside our region highlighting the death of a Texas couple … Read more
Blumenauer (in green jacket) avoids a taxi while riding on Sixth Ave.-Watch video below- U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer went for a ride with bike advocates in New York City over the weekend and Streetfilms was there to capture the action. Blumenauer rolled down the bike lane on Sixth Ave, calling the experience “pretty grim”. However, … Read more
[BikePortland managing editor Elly Blue is back from Interbike, but she’s still going through mountains of notes and photos. Below is a report of city/cargo/utility bikes she came across on the show floor. See the rest of our Interbike coverage here.] Raleigh’s new commuter bike.(Photos © Elly Blue) For an Interbike rookie, the main floor … Read more
A crowd only a true bike geek could love.(Photos: Interbike) As I write this, our intrepid managing editor Elly Blue is en route to Las Vegas for one of the world’s largest bike industry gatherings — the Interbike trade show. I have fond memories of working and walking the Interbike show floor, having gone several … Read more
A month ago, local eco-fast food chain Burgerville announced a new policy that would allow people to use bicycles in the drive-through lanes at all of their 30 something locations, after a woman was denied service on her bike broadcast the incident online. Last Thursday they sealed the deal with a promotion at their Hawthorne … Read more
A new sign (of change) at the Burgerville on SE 11th and Hawthorne in Portland: “Bikes in Lane” with a picture of a bicycle and a car(Photo © Elly Blue) Responding to last month’s biking momma drive-thru debacle, Burgerville has announced that they’ll welcome people on bikes to each of their 37 drive-thrus (which are … Read more
Incentivizing proximity; transit cuts; greener buses; high speed rail; Portland in the news; and how block parties can change the world. Here are some of the news stories that caught our eye in the last week: – Highway projects nationwide are on hold indefinitely as it becomes less likely that Congress will pass a transportation … Read more
From the Kalkhoff USA website. In the latest sign that e-bikes are becoming more mainstream, a new retail bike shop is set to open soon in the Pearl District. According to sources, a company named Greenlight LLC will open the shop. They are the U.S. distributors of Kalkhoff Bikes, a German brand that has been … Read more
Mayor’s office would rather have folkspark… and then walk during Last Thursday.(Photos © J. Maus) Shoshanah Oppenheim, the Mayor’s staffer who has been working with the Alberta community on the carfree Last Thursday, said they want to clear up as much space for pedestrians as possible for tonight’s event.
[Editor’s note: Please welcome news intern Halley Weaver! Halley comes to BikePortland from a background in blogging. She jumped head first into the Portland bike scene as lead designer for the 2009 Pedalpalooza Kickoff Party. Her first story for us is a feature on a burgeoning new bike organization in town, the Bike Temple.] Design … Read more
Year: 2006Brand: LookModel: 555Color:Pearl Blue and WhiteSize:55cmSerial: 57CG2234I4Photo: http://pvbike.com/itemdetails.cfm?LibId=19548Stolen in Lake Oswego, OR 97034Stolen:2009-06-23Stolen From: Lakeside Bicycles’ outside rack near closing time (5-7pm).Neighborhood: Lakeside BicyclesOwner: Amy Hunter-DillingerOwnerEmail: info@lakeside-bikes.comDescription: 55cm Look 555 with Ultegra 9-speed.This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
[Welcome to your daily Pedalpalooza rundown. We’ll post each day’s events and rides here, so you can plan, email them to your friends, etc… See all our Pedalpalooza coverage here and follow the latest updates on Twitter. Click ride title for full details… have fun out there!]