Trails and how they (don’t) cross bigroads is likely to be one of many topics we’ll discuss.(Photos © J. Maus) Our Get Together in Tigard this Wednesday (1/27) is shaping up quite nicely. We’ve got a slew of interesting folks joining us and there will be no shortage of important issues, projects, and big ideas … Read more
Mike Cobb holds the floor.-Slideshow below/Gallery–(Photos © J. Maus) We had another great Get Together event last night on NE Alberta. We packed the patio of Radio Room and had their generous bike parking facility overflowing. As per usual, we spent the first part of the night meeting new friends, re-connecting with old ones, and … Read more
The crowd listens to PBOT’s Ellen Vanderslice for an update on the bike master plan.(Photos © J. Maus) We had another great Get Together in inner Southeast last night. A very solid turnout of readers, local bike business owners, event promoters, advocates and planners showed up to learn, network, and drink some very good beer. … Read more
Over 50 readers showed up for ourGet Together in Multnomah Village.Can we top that in inner SE?(Photo © J. Maus) We’ve been holding our BikePortland Get Togethers since February now, as a chance to get to know the issues in far-flung parts of the city and connect our readers offline. Every month we get requests … Read more
The Sellwood Bridge affects the bikeability of Milwaukie. (Photo © J. Maus) We’ll be bringing our next BikePortland Get Together event to Milwaukie, Oregon, our neighbor to the immediate south. Anyone who lives, works, commutes, rides through, or otherwise spends time in Milwaukie (or its general vicinity) is invited to join us. Milwaukie seems to … Read more
I think it’s safe to say thisis the most bikes ever parked in front of the Rumpus Room.(Photos © J. Maus) Last week we held our third monthly Get Together event. In previous months we’ve held them in North (St. Johns) and Southwest Portland (Multnomah Village) and this time we rolled to the Rumpus Room … Read more
This is the basic idea behind our Get Together events.(Photo © J. Maus) Do you live, work, commute through, or have an interest in outer Southeast Portland? Join us tonight for this month’s BikePortland Get Together in Powellhurst (details below) to meet up with other folks and talk about bike issues specific to the area.
A group merge during a Bicycle AdvisoryCommittee tour of east Portland last July.(Photo © J. Maus) You’re invited to our next BikePortland Neighborhood Get Together in the Powellhurst neighborhood of outer Southeast Portland — that’s right, we’re going east of I-205. Anyone who lives, works, commutes, or otherwise spends time in outer Southeast Portland is … Read more
Police Officer Robert Pickett (in jacket, left) was one of about 50 who showed up for our second monthly Get Together event last night.(Photos © J. Maus) I think this “Get Together” idea just might have some legs. I honestly did not expect many people to show up, but I was very pleasantly surprised when … Read more
Greg Raisman (center) from the Bureau of Transportation joined us at our Get Together in St. Johns last month.(Photo © J. Maus) Tonight, I’m headed to Southwest Portland for the second in our ongoing series of Get Together events. We’ll be at the Lucky Labrador Brewpub in Multnomah Village (7675 SW Capitol Hwy.) from 5-7:00pm. … Read more
Scott Mizee and Joe Lontai discussing the North Willamette Greenway trail at the St Johns Get Together last month.(Photo © J. Maus) Our first Neighborhood Get Together, in St Johns last month, was a lot of fun and a definite success. To keep the wheels turning, this month we’re headed to Southwest Portland. Come join … Read more
The view from N. Willamette Blvd.(Photos © J. Maus) We had our first ever Get Together event in St. Johns tonight and I have to say — mission accomplished! We had a nice turnout. Knowledge was shared. New connections were made. Beer, fries, tots, and burgers were consumed. All in all, a great way to … Read more
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