Event Name: BikePortland Get-together Event Start Date: 25 May 2011 Start Time: 5:30 PM – 8:30(ish) Location: The Spare Room 4830 Northeast 42nd Avenue Portland, OR 97218 Web Site: http://bikeportland.org/gettogether Event Description: These events are a chance for you to meet up offline to make connections, discuss issues, learn from each other, foment plans, and … Read more
Last month we held a Get Together at a coffee shop on SE 92nd and Foster. The turnout wasn’t huge (similar to last time we did an event in that area), but the conversation was excellent. We not only met some new friends, we learned a little more about what it’s like to ride in … Read more
Event Name: BikePortland Get Together Event Date: Wednesday April 27, 2011 Event Time: 5:30-7:30pm Event Location: Bridgeport Brewpub – 1313 NW Marshall Event Description: The next in our 2011 series of Get Togethers made possible by SKS. We’ll be talking about local issues with the folks who live, work and ride in the area including; … Read more
Event Name: BikePortland Get-Together Event Date: Wed. March 30th 5:30-7:30pm Event Location: Lents Commons – 9201 SE Foster Rd, Portland 97266 Event Description: The next in our 2011 series of Get-togethers made possible by SKS. We’ll be talking about local issues with the folks who live, work and ride in the area. Please join us. … Read more
Let’s talk about bikes! Just a quick reminder that if you live, ride, or work in and around the Overlook neighborhood in North Portland, we’d love to see you at the Get Together tonight. Starting at 5:30, we’ll gather with readers at the Lucky Lab Taproom on the corner of N. Killingsworth and Concord. We’ll … Read more
Getting down to business.– Full gallery – (Photos © J. Maus) Our 2011 Get Together season got off to a fantastic start last night. About 40 people who live and/or work in Southwest Portland gathered at Macadam’s Bar and Grill to hear from advocates and experts, share their experiences, and to meet other fine folks … Read more
A bit of guerrilla marketing by our friend Kiel Johnson! I hope some of you will stop by Macadam’s Bar and Grill (5833 SW Macadam Ave) tonight for the first Get Together of the year. We’ll learn about bike issues, meet others who care about bicycling, give out some great prizes (thanks to our Get … Read more
Rolling to Barbur Blvd.(Photo © J. Maus) We’re excited to announced our first Get Together of 2011. Next Wednesday (January 26th) from 5:30 to 7ish we’ll meet up with readers and other bike-interested folks at Macadam’s Bar and Grill (5833 SW Macadam Avenue). If you live, ride, or work in or around Southwest Portland, you’re … Read more
Sneak peek at our 2011 Get Together banner.(Thanks SKS!) Have some great news to share… Remember our Get Together events? We launched them back in February 2009 with our first event in St. Johns. After that, we kept them going through August. We visited neighborhoods throughout the metro area — from Tigard to Milwaukie, Powellhurst … Read more
Shift puts the fun in bike fun.(Photos © J. Maus) I’m really looking forward to our Get Together tonight. We’ll be at Plan B (1305 SE 8th) from 5:30 to about 8:00 (in the back patio if the weather stays dry) talking about Shift and getting the lowdown on Pedalpalooza 2010 (which starts June 10th!). … Read more
Event Name: BikePortland Get Together Event Start Date: Thursday, May 27, 2010 Start Time: 6:00 PM Location: Plan B 1305 SE 8th Ave. Event Description: Another in a series of informal get-togethers. Today’s subject: Shift: how does it work? Who is Shift and why is it so important? How can you participate in the future … Read more
Washington County Commissioner Dick Schouten addresses the crowd in Tigard last night.(Photos © J. Maus) If the energy and turnout at our Get Together in Tigard last night is any indication, the West Side is poised for big leaps in biking in the coming years — but it won’t come easy. About 60 people filled … Read more
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