Weekend Event Guide: Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Bike the Lights, …
Nov 27, 2024 · Lots of fun and interesting holiday-themed rides the next few days. Check out a few I’ve heard about below… Join veteran ride leaders Max and Tom for a recognition of National Day of Mourning and an “Un-Thanksgiving.” They’ll bike to Whitaker Ponds and then venture to the nearby Native ...
Interview with Portland City Councilor-Elect Olivia Clark
Get the latest news, events, culture, and opinions related to bicycles in Portland, Oregon on BikePortland.
$5 million PCEF grant will fund bike projects in north Portland
Nov 13, 2024 · In April, the city’s Bicycle Advisory Committee BAC wrote a letter to Mayor Ted Wheeler and the rest of city council that stated: “Adopting this plan is a critical part of ensuring a long overdue vision for safe mobility in the quadrant.”
Aufderheide Drive finally gets its due as one of the best bike …
Nov 22, 2024 · It’s shocking it took this long but I’m happy to say Aufderheide Drive is now an official State Scenic Bikeway. As expected, at their meeting Wednesday the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission approved an application to make Aufderheide Drive, also known Forest Road 19) the 18th official Oregon Scenic Bikeway.The Scenic Bikeway program began in 2009 and this is the first new designation ...
Meet the guy who circumnavigated Portland’s urban growth …
Sep 24, 2024 · Jonathan: The usual places hear about the urban growth boundary are pretty wonky urban planning, you know, Metro regional government kind of spaces — not bike route spaces. So are you into urban planning? Is that part of the interest for you? Linus: I am interested in the policy that informs the lived reality that we’re in. I feel like Oregon in particular, it’s progressive environmental ...
Monday Roundup: Vape bike, Senegal’s surge, and more
Nov 11, 2024 · Mass ride in China: Cycling for fun went viral in a city in China and 100,000 students on bikes overwhelmed a city to such an extent the authorities had to step in! (The Guardian)Parking enforcement’s next phase: The City of Chicago has launched a pilot program where camera-equipped vehicles will monitor bus and bike-only lanes for illegally parked cars and automatically send violators a ticket.
MADE bike show returns to Portland in August – BikePortland
Jul 24, 2024 · Last year MADE brought around 200 exhibitors to the cavernous, 100,000-square foot former shipbuilding warehouse and in so doing set a new standard for handmade bike shows and cemented Portland’s status as a cycling epicenter.
“Bikes, the miracle cure”: My road to recovery after knee surgery
Apr 25, 2024 · Written by Cameron Crowell, a Portland resident whose work has also appeared on Eater PDX and Portland Mercury. This essay was submitted as part of a community project to keep BikePortland going while BikePortland Editor & Publisher Jonathan Maus is tending to a family medical emergency out of town and unable to work as normal.
Tools for finding my way around Portland by bike – BikePortland
Mar 19, 2024 · Pointz. Find it at: BikePointz.com Cost: free Format: a mobile app How it works: Pointz is a bicycle mobility app which offers point-to-point routing. Low-data friendly?: No. Cellular connection needed for routing. Ideal for: On-the-go navigation, with on-screen or audio turn-by-turn directions. You can toggle your preferences for …
Front Page – BikePortland
Dec 18, 2024 · Portland Oregon bicycle news, events, culture, and opinion.