15 years later, woman reunites with her first wheels thanks to Hillsboro student bike club
Hillsboro School District posted the one-chance-in-10,000 story on its website Monday.
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Hillsboro police Tasered and tackled man who biked through stoplight, records show
The City of Hillsboro and two of its police officers may head to trial this fall over the largely unreported 2012 incident.
Riding along with Justin Gast from Kenton to Hillsboro
Justin Gast, illuminated by his bike light, in front of his home in Kenton.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Welcome to the latest installment in our Ride Along series. I have an exciting announcement: MetroMile is now the presenting sponsor of this column. Thanks guys! Now onto your regularly scheduled programming… Last week I joined 36-year-old Justin … Read more
Hillsboro’s “mobility hubs” idea a finalist in million-dollar Bloomberg competition
City of Hillsboro Sustainability Manager Peter Brandom in a video about the idea.(Watch it below) The City of Hillsboro has been selected as one of 20 finalists (out of 300) for the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayor’s Challenge competition. If selected the City could receive either $1 million or a grand prize of $5 million dollars to … Read more
Hillsboro school custodian starts student bike repair program
Still from KATU News video (watch their story here). A reader brought to our attention a great story about the power of bicycles and how one person can make a difference. The head custodian at Poynter Middle School in Hillsboro, John Sarrazin, has turned a chance encounter with a student who needed help fixing his … Read more
Event: Tour de Cure (7/30/11)
Event Name: Tour de Cure Event Start Date: 30 July 2011 Start Time: 6:30:00 AM Web Site: http://www.diabetes.org/portlandtourdecure Tour de Cure is the cycling event of the American Diabetes Association and takes place in 83 cities across the nation. The Oregon/SW Washington event starts and finishes in Hillsboro Stadium with routes of 10, 27, 43, … Read more
Event: 4th Annual Hillsboro Tour de Parks (7/23/11)
Event Name: 4th Annual Hillsboro Tour de Parks Event Start Date: 23 July 2011 Start Time: 1:00:00 PM Web Site: http://tourdeparks.com Event Description: Tour some of Hillsboro’s parks on your bike. Bring the whole family for an enjoyable, relaxing ride. We will explore some treasured gems of Hillsboro’s city park system while learning basic bicycle … Read more
Metro gets funding to do Latino-focused bike/walk map project
Biking in downtown Hillsboro.(Photo © J. Maus Metro has been awarded a $75,000 grant from health care company Kaiser Permanente for a biking and walking map project in Cornelius, Forest Grove and Hillsboro. The goal of the project, which Metro staffer Katie Edlin says is currently called, “Vámanos! Let’s explore Cornelius, Forest Grove and Hillsboro … Read more
Hillsboro gets ODOT grant to improve Rock Creek Trail
This image shows the existing gap in the Rock Creek Trail (green) where it intersects with Evergreen Parkway.
Get sneak peek at Bikestation Hillsboro tomorrow
Opens tomorrow. As a follow-up to a story we reported last March, the facility that houses Bikestation Hillsboro will have its grand opening tomorrow. The new Bikestation — the first of its kind in the Portland metro region — is set to open in a few weeks. It will offer over 1,200 square feet of … Read more
Washington County advocates ask permission to bike through park – UPDATED
Here’s an interesting advocacy alert from the Washington County Bicycle Transportation Coalition. They’re hoping the Hillsboro Parks Commission will grant them a variance to allow an event ride to pedal through an area park. An excerpt from their action alert is below (read the whole thing here): The Tour de Parks planning committee is asking … Read more
Bikestation coming to Hillsboro
A new Bikestation is coming to Hillsboro. (Photo is of Bikestation DC).(Photo © J. Maus) If all goes according to plan, Hillsboro (about 20 miles west of Portland) will be the first city in the Portland region to have a one-stop bike storage, shower, and locker facility — also known as a Bikestation. While at … Read more
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