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• Southeast Portland parents raise concerns about speedy bike traffic

  Intersection of SE Clinton and 29th. A group of parents in the inner-southeast Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood are fed up with what they say are people riding bicycles too dangerously down one of Portland’s busiest bikeways — SE Clinton Street... Posted Mar 05 2010, 02:34 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Neighborhoods, Southeast, clinton street

• Commissioner, Mayor hear mostly support for Last Thursday

  Positives outweigh negatives.(Photo © J. Maus) Last night, at a community meeting to hear feedback on the Last Thursday on Alberta event (read my analysis here), Commissioner Amanda Fritz and Mayor Sam Adams heard loud and clear that many people love... Posted Feb 09 2010, 03:32 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Neighborhoods, Northeast, last thursday, last thursday on alberta

• Meeting could decide fate of Last Thursday on Alberta

  Last Thursday on Alberta: A tough crowd.(Photos © J. Maus) A community meeting this Monday (2/8) being hosted by Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz and Mayor Sam Adams could have a major impact on the future of the Last Thursday on Alberta event... Posted Feb 05 2010, 11:10 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Neighborhoods, Rides/Events, Northeast, last thursday on alberta, alberta street

• Bike-oriented development continues on N. Williams

  Vergnetti’s Coffee: Bikes welcome. What streetcar did for the Pearl District, bikes are doing for North Williams Avenue. O.K., so maybe it’s not quite an equal comparison, but the presence of bike traffic on Williams has encouraged its share... Posted Jan 28 2010, 07:16 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, North, Neighborhoods

• New bike shop in Sellwood opens Friday

  Love the shadow.(Photo: Eric Deady) Portland’s Sellwood neighborhood is on a roll. Their new bike boulevard opened last month (although it’s not 100% done yet) and now a new bike shop, Bike Commuter, is set to open this Friday. Bike Commuter... Posted Jan 06 2010, 04:33 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Neighborhoods, Bike Shops, Southeast, sellwood

• Mayor Adams releases statement on pedestrian safety

  Mayor Sam Adams.(Photo © J. Maus) As we hinted at yesterday, Mayor Adams has released a statement in response the fatal collision on SE Foster last week. Adams was expected to share plans for “immediate changes” to a crossing of SE Foster... Posted Nov 10 2009, 05:36 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Neighborhoods, Southeast, sam adams, traffic safety

• In-Depth: Tracing the roots of the Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show

  [This story was written by Mark Reber] Andy Newlands, a pioneer of Portland’s framebuilding industry.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland’s emergence as a hub of bike manufacturing seems new and shiny like the paint on the bikes at this week’s... Posted Oct 28 2009, 07:22 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Business, Neighborhoods, Rides/Events, Framebuilders, in-depth, Events Calendar

• Newly formed Hillsdale Bicycle Coalition pushes bike parking

  Hillsdale Bicycle Coalition in the news. From the Hillsdale News comes word of the Hillsdale Bicycle Coalition (HBC), a fledgling bike advocacy group that is already working on its first project. According to the story, the group was formed to go after... Posted Oct 27 2009, 07:17 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Neighborhoods, Southwest

• On-street bike parking coming to downtown Vancouver

  City of Vancouver employees measure out future on-street bike parking.(Photos: Marcus Griffith) By the end of this year, transportation planners with the City of Vancouver plan to have their first-ever on-street bike parking corral. The new bike parking... Posted Oct 06 2009, 02:50 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Bike Parking, vancouver wa

• Get your BikeCraft on at Biketobeerfest this Saturday

  Enjoy a cold HUB Bike Beer from the Hopworksfiets this Saturday. (Photo © Elly Blue) Since we broke the story of Hopworks Urban Brewing’s new bicycle pub on Tuesday night, site traffic has been through the roof. Our story about the Flaming Lips’... Posted Sep 17 2009, 11:18 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Art/Culture, Neighborhoods, Rides/Events, bikecraft, events, Events Calendar

• Riding the new bike lane on Mississippi Ave.

  Notice the marks where the road striping used to be.(Photos © J. Maus) As we reported last week, a bike lane has been installed on the uphill portion of the N. Mississippi Ave hill. This morning I got a chance to see it up close and personal. This project... Posted Aug 31 2009, 06:57 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, North, Neighborhoods

• Widmer will celebrate new bike corral with ‘Bikes and Brews’ event

  Crews installed the new bike corral this morning.(Photos © J. Maus) The folks at Widmer Brothers Brewery are so excited to have a new, on-street bike parking corral in front of their Gasthaus Pub (on N. Russell at Interstate), they’re planning a... Posted Aug 21 2009, 08:05 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, North, Neighborhoods, Bike Parking, bike corrals

• New retail shop in Pearl will sell electric bikes from Germany

  From the Kalkhoff USA website. In the latest sign that e-bikes are becoming more mainstream, a new retail bike shop is set to open soon in the Pearl District. According to sources, a company named Greenlight LLC will open the shop. They are the U.S. distributors... Posted Aug 13 2009, 12:23 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Neighborhoods, Bike Shops, Northwest

• Weekend Events Guide: Bridge Pedal, Twilight Criterium, Muppets

  The Twilight Criterium is tonight!(Photo © J. Maus) It’s the weekend! And it’s a big one. Bridge Pedal, Portland’s iconic, 20,000 rider strong annual event is coming — this year with an Expo the day before. The Twilight Criterium... Posted Aug 07 2009, 11:25 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Neighborhoods, Rides/Events, this weekend, Events Calendar

• Thoughts, observations on N. Williams bike traffic

  Evening rush-hour on N. Weidler at Williams.(Photos © J. Maus) The other day on my way home I found myself right in the middle of major bike traffic on N. Williams Ave. I usually go up the Mississippi/Albina Hill, but the heat made Williams much more... Posted Jul 21 2009, 08:46 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Infrastructure, North, Neighborhoods