There are bike lanes running east, west, and south through downtown Portland. But, right now, there is no northbound bike lane through downtown traffic. And it looks like there won’t be—at least for a good while longer. This spring, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) started pitching the idea of a northbound bike lane on […]
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Join Us for the Pedalpalooza Opening Ride and Party… TOMORROW!
OH, WHAT A JOLLY HOLIDAY IT IS when Pedalpalooza comes whipping around the bend each June. I love this three-week fest so much, I would same-sex marry it. And now, you can join in on the fun, too—because tomorrow June 7 is the official Mercury/Pedalpalooza Kickoff Ride and Party! We’re all gonna meet up at […]
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Chrome and Yo!: The Next Downtown Retail ‘Splosion
Conspicuously timed with the launch of the 2012 Pedalpalooza, Portland gets a Chrome store of its very own this week at 425 SW 10th, with a grand opening on Thursday featuring beer, tacos, and—since most parties devolve into it anyway—an arm wrestling tournament. Chrome is best known for their heavy duty messenger bags, but have […]
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Bike Issue Sneak Peek!
Hey! Our annual bike issue hits the streets tomorrow and I was annoying everyone by chortling while looking over the final edits. How could I not, when it’s packed with photos (like this one) by Robbie Augspurger? Robbie Augspurger Also, a heads up that we’re hosting a party to celebrate the release of the issue […]
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“Do You Wear a Helmet?”: The Final Poll or Mention of this Subject Ever Again (Probably).
We had a good discussion going on Friday regarding my ranty post about bike helmets, as well as Sarah’s more “rational” post which somehow ended up more irrational than mine. But it didn’t really answer my original question: Are more bicyclists going without helmets these days, or am I crazy? (To save time, let’s rephrase […]
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Some Reasonable Thoughts on Bike Helmets
I’ve spent much of my life trying to avoid talking about the bike helmet debate, but now some old person has blogged about it so—ugh—I have to respond. Here’s my entire thinking on bike helmets: You should probably wear one. But you don’t have to. Don’t let not having a helmet—or fear of a crotchety […]
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Dear Portland Idiots: WHERE ARE YOUR HELMETS?!?
According to this 2011 report from the Portland Bureau of Transportation, “80 percent of people on bikes were counted wearing helmets citywide, 3 percent more than in 2010.” To PBOT I would respond, TIME FOR A RECOUNT! And this time, be sure to count the IDIOTS. For the past few days I’ve been counting bicyclists […]
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How to Bike Across the States
Infographic time! You know the drill. Here’s a new one depicting the thousands of miles of bike lanes spanning the United States, just in time for a long summer ride—brought to you by GOOD and …Clif Bar? Whatever. It’s great. Here’s a zoomed-in version. Good and Clif Bar
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We’re Number One!
Bicycling Magazine Bicycling Magazine has boosted Portland back up to the top of its “Bike Friendly City” list, after we came out at number two in 2010 (the last time the magazine ranked ’em). The article touts Portland’s Go By Bike valet service, bike boxes, and miles of bike lanes and off-road trails. Take that, […]
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Police Identify Bicyclist Killed By Truck Last Night
A woman hit by a tractor-trailer while riding her bike down SW Madison near Chapman Square and Terry Schrunk Plaza last night has died of her injuries, police announced this morning. She was identified as 29-year-old Kathryn Leah Rickson. Rickson was eastbound on Madison and heading toward SW Third—a direct line to the Hawthorne Bridge—when […]
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Filmed by Bike’s 10th Anniversary
Bikes! Films! Booze! Prizes! As the below poster notes, this weekend marks the 10th annual Filmed by Bike festival, a 5-day-long event featuring films with bike-centric plots, at the Clinton Street Theater. The festival has a wild and fun track record, thanks to its opening night street party—fit with DJs, booze and bike/film enthusiasm. This […]
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Portland Selected to be a “Green Lane City”
Portland has been chosen as one of the six US cities to participate in the Bike Belong’s Green Lane Project—a program meant to catalyze the growth of top-notch bike facilities and systems in the nation. Portland joins Chicago, San Francisco, Austin, Memphis, and Washington, D.C. (out of the 42 cities that applied) as one of […]