[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!] 4:30am: The Ridiculously Early Donut Ride That’s right, … Read more
[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!] 9:30am: Lents Bicycle Boulevard Ride Wonk out about … Read more
What: Happy Friday! Ride (formerly known as the SE Peep’s Ride) Where: Meet by Palio, 1996 SE Ladd Avenue, Portland, OR, 97214 When: Friday, May 29th, 5:45pm More Info: Please join us for a safe, mellow, family-friendly ride through a few (mostly) S.E. neighborhoods on Friday, May 29th, to help spread a little joy and … Read more
It’s going to be an incredible weekend! It’s the weekend! The main event is blue skies and temperatures in the 80s. It looks like there are also a few organized bicycle rides and events happening. Ride to the Farmer’s Market from Ladd’s Circle on Saturday with bike2market — and while you’re there, take advantage of … Read more
Headed down Ladd’s to the FarmersMarket on Saturday morning(Photo © Dan Liu) Friday, May 8 – If you’ve never participated in a bike move, that iconic Portland barnraising event, here’s your chance! It’s a long one but a good one, from Sellwood to Piedmont. Details on the Shift Calendar. Want to host your own bike … Read more
Vegetable spoke cards inspire bike2market riders(Photo by Dan Liu) One of the best things about living in Portland is meeting other fun people and their bikes, and going on group rides lends a bit of camaraderie to a sometimes-lonely activity. Last year, on one of his weekly rides to the Portland Farmers’ Market at PSU, … Read more
Good times, pretty dresses, nice legs. Participants in the annual Pretty Dress Ride pose in their Sunday best.(Photos by Brad Reber) Continuing a proud Portland tradition, a fun-loving group of folks got together on Sunday for the Pretty Dress Ride. The ride was founded by local artist and bike-funnist Carye Bye, who created the ride … Read more
What: Interested in going for a safe, mellow, family-friendly ride through a few (mostly) S.E. Portland neighborhoods on Friday, April 24th, and (hopefully) spreading a little joy and bikey good will along the way? Bubble machines and kidlets are *very* welcome!!! If you want to wear something fun, bright, and/or outlandish, just go for it … Read more
Join the crowds atFilmed by Bike(Photo © J. Maus) It’s going to be sunny and in the 70s, folks. Here’s a sampling of what you can do about it: – Tonight is Filmed by Bike’s opening night! Party in the street, drink beer, win prizes, and watch bike movies with a raucous, costumed crowd. The … Read more
What: Pretty Dress Bike Ride When: Sunday, May 3, 2:00-4:30pm Where: SE Ladds Circle (in the Center), Near 1996 SE Ladd Ave Oh it’s Spring and oh it’s so fun to bike in a pretty dress. Join us on this annual ride. All welcome, but you must come wearing a pretty dress! We’ll be riding … Read more
Bike traffic in Portland has tripled since 2001.(Photo © J. Maus) I gave you a little sneak peek last week, but now PDOT has released their full, 29-page, 2008 Bicycle Count Report (download the 11MB PDF here). In general, biking is way up all over the city. That’s not exactly earth-shattering, but some of the … Read more
One concept on the table is the creation of a new public plaza at the end of Ladd Ave. As I reported last month, the Office of Transportation and the Bureau of Planning have embarked on a project to improve the 7 Corners intersection (where SE Division, Ladd, 20th, and 21st streets converge). At last … Read more