PDX airport now offers bike assembly station – Updated
New bike assembly station at PDX Airport.(Photo: Port of Portland)
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Traveling for the holidays? Here’s how to take your bike along
Riding in other cities can be fun and fascinating — like this ride in Baltimore.(Photo © Elly Blue) The holiday travel season is coming up. If you’re leaving Portland, maybe you’ve thought about bringing your bike along for the trip this time. A bike doesn’t make sense for every trip or every destination. But if … Read more
Hotel near airport offers “Bike and Fly” service, free loaner bikes
Loaner bikes await guests at the new Aloft hotel near the airport.(Photo: Aloft) Portland is fortunate to have a bike-accessible (and friendly) airport just a few miles out of town. It’s a good thing too, because there are also growing number of people who bike there to catch a flight. We also get our share … Read more
Would a ‘Bikes Fly Free’ policy fly at Portland Int’l Airport?
“I know she wasn’t responsible [for the fee], but I was still tempted to ask her, ‘how much are you charging for golf clubs again?’”— Slate Olson, upon being told his bike would cost $175 each way On Wednesday, May 20th, Portlander Slate Olson was headed to Washington D.C. on a business trip when a … Read more
Bike amenities make PDX 9th healthiest airport
The main bike path at PDX leads right into the terminal (and bike parking).(Photos © J. Maus) After a comprehensive analysis of the nation’s major airports, Health magazine and a panel of experts ranked Portland International Airport the ninth “healthiest” in the country. Not surprisingly, the magazine listed several of the PDX’s bike amenities as … Read more
Portland International Airport might soon offer bike assembly area
A bike assembly area — like this one at the Christchurch Airport in New Zealand — might be installed at PDX by this spring.–More images below–(Photos courtesy Jason Gately/PDX) The Portland International Airport (PDX) hopes to become the first airport in the United States to offer bike assembly areas and other services for two-wheeled travelers. … Read more
Handmade bikes are a hit; airport exhibit will extend through December
Travelers take in bikes at an exhibit at PDX airport.(Photos © J. Maus) An exhibit of Oregon-made bicycles currently on display at the Portland International Airport has proven to be so ppoular with travelers that it will be extended through the busy holiday season. The exhibit, Handmade: Bicycles Designed and Built in Oregon debuted in … Read more
Oregon-made bike exhibit debuts at Portland Airport
A passenger strolls by the new Handmade exhibit at the Portland Airport. (Slideshow below)(Photos © J. Maus)
Oregon-made bicycles to be featured at PDX Airport
(Photos © J. Maus) This April, the work of Oregon’s burgeoning crop of bicycle builders will be on display at the Portland International Airport. The exhibit will be managed by the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) and will run for six months (from April through September) and will feature a range of bikes in … Read more
New bike path from Marine Drive to Airport completed
(Photos courtesy Jason Gately/PDX Int’l Airport) A new bike and pedestrian path that connects the Portland Airport to Marine Drive opened today. As promised back in June, the new 12-foot wide, half-mile long asphalt pathway runs between Marine Drive and Northeast Frontage Road and connects with the existing bicycle and pedestrian path that serves PDX.
PDX Airport will get new multi-use path
The bike lane at PDX Airport.(File photo) With ample and secure bike parking, a dedicated bike path directly to the terminal, and with a staff that responds to bicycle concerns, Portland International Airport is known as the most bike-friendly airport in the U.S.. Now, they’re making it even easier to fly-by-bike with the addition of … Read more
Airport adds public bike parking
[New and improved PDX bike parking*] In response to your feedback from my post, Airport bike parking “for employees only”, I have just learned that the Portland Airport has re-designed the employee bike parking area to accomodate the general public. Here’s the scoop from Aviation Planner Jason Gately: We recently modified our employee bike parking … Read more