After years of frustrating delays, maybe bike share’s finally about to happen in Portland? At this morning’s city council meeting, City Commissioner Nick Fish dropped an interesting tidbit into one of his typical pre-vote stem-winders (he was about to vote on better standards for the city’s neighborhood greenways, so it fit): “Soon we’ll be taking […]
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The Providence Bridge Pedal, Including the Tilikum Crossing, is This Weekend
Your first chance to bike the Tilikum Crossing Riders: start your engines! Wait, I think I’m doing this wrong. I’m new here, remember? But really, Sunday is the 20th annual Providence Bridge Pedal… Now with one more bridge! Where there were 10 bridges to cross, this year the Tilikum Crossing is ready for its debut […]
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Naked Bike Ride Drama; Nude Roller Skater vs. Homophobes
As the crowd gathered on Saturday night at Col. Summers Park in anticipation of the annual World Naked Bike Ride—not everyone in attendance were there to have a good time. Photographer Aaron Wessling was on the scene and witnessed a dust-up between a couple of homophobic/nude-hating Christians and the WNE crowd. According to Aaron, the […]
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World Naked Bike Ride vs. the “Never Nudes”
This beautiful shot comes courtesy of Matthew Souza’s Instagram: Courtesy Matthew Souza While they’re missing the federally required “cut-offs,” these two “never nudes” (and the dozens [DOZENS!!] of like-minded people they represent) made a proud showing at Saturday’s World Naked Bike Ride here in Portland. Never Nudes… WE SALUTE YOU! Via Reddit Portland
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World Naked Bike Ride: The Only Logical Heat-Beating Choice
There are some crackpot theories for beating the heat popping up on Blogtown today. Go to the movies? Please. Take a shower? Hardly. With temps threatening to hit the triple digits tomorrow, it’s time to employ the only stratagem that makes a lick of sense: Getting naked and riding your bike with like 10,000 other […]
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Steve Novick Says Bikes and Density Are Keys to Fighting Climate Change
Last week, City Commissioner Steve Novick pulled me aside and said he was concocting a statement in advance of city council’s consideration of updates to the Climate Action Plan (which is going on as I write this). It was a brief discussion. Novick said the broad strokes of his argument were that, sure, people get […]
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Cyclists Bring Their Beefs To City Council: “Who’s Going to Be Next?”
There’s been a lot of energy lately aimed at improving Portland’s streets for cyclists and pedestrians, but it’s not so often that Portland City Council gets the shouting brought into meetings. True, the council just formally endorsed Vision Zero last week, in a somber and sometimes tearful hearing. But commissioners refused to set any firm […]
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Protestpalooza: There Are Four Distinct Bike-Related Rallies Planned Today
Greg Kletsel Sure, it’s easy enough to while away your Pedalpalooza in a whiskey fog of eyeliner and elaborate costumes, but snap out of it today—for a few hours at least. Organizers are planning a day full of demonstrations designed to pressure city council to enforce the plans it’s so fond of crafting. Consider: The […]
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Another Monday, Another Demonstration Against Portland Traffic Mayhem
Portland Police Bureau Treacherous walking in this town typically brings to mind desolate, speed-fueled boulevards on the city’s east end. Dangerous biking facilities have lately brought heat to SE Powell. But today, everyone’s mad about the Burnside Bridge. A proposal to hold a “memorial walk, ride, and protest” is going around active transportation circles following […]
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All Gold Everything?
Portland’s Top Bicycling Marks Aren’t Going Anywhere
Movement to downgrade Portland’s bike friendliness is going nowhere fast.
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Ride Like Hell
The Mercury‘s Top Pedalpalooza Picks
The Mercury‘s top Pedalpalooza picks!
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Fit While You Sit
Gladys Bikes’ Fitting Service Made Me Like My Bike. I Think.
In which Gladys Bikes’ fitting service finally made me like my bike. I think.