Breakfast on the Bridges turns 20 this month!

I’ve recently started using a new tagline for BikePortland: “Covering the world’s greatest cycling community since 2005.” I’m ready to debate anyone who thinks there’s a better bike scene than ours (no one has countered the statement yet), and one of the examples I’d make my case with would be Breakfast on the Bridges. The … Read more


PBOT Commissioner Steve Novick visits Breakfast on the Bridges

Commissioner Steve Novick (blue shirt) mixed it up with the crowd on the Hawthorne Bridge this morning.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) City of Portland Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick showed once again this morning that he’s a hands-on leader. In the past few months (even before Mayor Hales gave him the PBOT portfolio), Novick has shown up … Read more


Ten years of Breakfast on the Bridges: An evening of stories

BonB veteran Steph Routh.(Photo by Michael Andersen)) This guest post is by Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, PDX’s 10-minute newsmagazine about buses, bikes and low-car life. Dozens of fans of one of Portland’s most unique and durable bike traditions met Tuesday night at bicycle tavern Velo Cult to tell stories from more than 120 mornings of … Read more


TriMet will host Breakfast on the Bridges to share transit mall changes

TriMet and Shift will bring you free breakfast next week.(Photo © J. Maus) TriMet, in partnership with bike fun promoting non-profit Shift, will host three Breakfast on the Bridges events at the end of this month. The purpose of the events is to spread the word about how bikes are expected to navigate safely along … Read more


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A trio of treat stops beckon on tomorrow’s commute

Santa Lucia surrounded by admirers.(Photos © J. Maus) If you commute by bike from North/Northeast Portland across the Steel Bridge (or if you don’t mind going out of your way for a bit of fun), you’ll be happy to know that tomorrow, there are several places you can stop and partake in the proud Portland … Read more