Bikes

via Bike Walk Vote is back from the dead—the old Portland political action group has been dormant since 2008, but a whole new slate of volunteers celebrated its resuscitation over the weekend at a launch party that drew the likes of Congressman Earl Blumenauer and raised $3,000. I talked with Bike Walk Vote co-chair (and […]

Walnut‘s hand-stitched can cage Earlier this week, I may have ranted about how it’s screwed up to promote a day of maxing out credit cards at big box stores as some sort of national holiday. BUT there are are plenty of places to spend money that support creative local makers and the Portland economy. There’s […]

Helllllooooo charity! Local group PedalFresh is raising money for water filtration systems for a rural community in Thailand by pulling together a calendar of Bike Boys of Portland, featuring plenty of guys who are a tall glass of water. Philanthropy never looked so good. PEDALFRESH Not to suck the fun out of life, but Is […]

There are plenty of reasons for people of all political stripes to support biking from a fiscal responsibility angle. Check out the results of a new study of biking in 11 Midwestern cities: They found that if the Midwesterners ran half of their short-distance errands by bike rather than by car, 1,100 deaths would be […]

Now that the forever rains have begun, we thought you could use this handy primer on winter biking essentials. YOU’RE WELCOME. Suzette Smith That marsupial joke was a bit much. Suzette Smith Fancy and dry!

As you may have heard, September was “Bike Commute Challenge” month across Portland, and once again the Mercury gleefully competed against a host of other like-minded companies… and lost, most notably because of the fat-assed laziness of Ezra Caraeff and Alison Hallett, who signed up and promptly didn’t ride a single day. (Nice work, guys. […]

The City of Portland has a special permit process for art bike racks that has led to a lot of hilarious designs popping up recently. Here I’ve gathered together the 10 I think are the most surprising. There are dozens more around town, though, so feel free to disagree. Here we go! 1. WWJD? Ride […]

The eastside is getting a major new bike route, thanks to $1.5 million in federal funds and a unanimous sign-off from city council yesterday afternoon. The “50s Bikeway” will revamp SE 52nd Avenue all the way from NE Thompson to SE Woodstock, with a few detours along the way, connecting solid bike routes that already […]

When the city’s streets go poorly paved, we all pay—literally. This week, City Council approved a $20,000 settlement to Portlander James Golleher, who broke his elbow after crashing his bike on a sewer cover (right) that had sunken below the street grade out on SE 78th and Henderson. City Attorney David Landrum explains that these […]

You may or may not be aware that some jerk put tacks in the bike lanes on North Vancouver and North Williams a couple weeks ago, causing numerous commuters to get flat tires. Well, one of my favorite Portlanders just emailed to say that he’s offering a $500 reward for anyone who can provide information […]