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WEB6 days ago · Seattle Bike Blog author leaves bad review of downtown Portland bikeways. We have a plan, we just need to build them and make the network good enough for people to actually use them. Infrastructure. October 1, 2024. Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
A day with Community Cycling Center’s food delivery-by-bike crew
WEBApr 29, 2021 · This program needs continued to support to keep going strong through spring and summer. A $24 donation supports food for three households. If you’d like to volunteer, email [email protected]. — Jonathan Maus: (503) 706-8804, @jonathan_maus on Twitter and [email protected].
Cycle Oregon rallies in return with back-to-back weekend events
WEBJun 10, 2021 · The “Road Forward” event is set for September 17-19 and promises routes on smoother, paved roads that will take you into remote sections of the Mt. Hood National Forest and along a wild stretch of the Deschutes Rivers in Maupin. Each weekend costs $350. Or you can sign up for both for $650. If you want to …
Pedalpalooza is on! Organizers announce three-month festival to …
WEBApr 16, 2021 · Organizers of Pedalpalooza announced Thursday this year’s fest will last three months — from June through August. The longer timeframe will help make up for lost time when the fest shut down in 2020 due to the pandemic. Late last month organizers wondered if Portlanders would feel comfortable meeting up for in-person group bike rides.
Portland will donate 650 original Biketown bikes to Hamilton …
WEBJul 12, 2021 · The City of Portland has found a home for our old bike share bikes. About 750 of the trusty original fleet of the orange, Nike-sponsored Biketown bikes had been gathering dust in storage for the past year after the bureau of transportation set them aside in favor of the all-electric fleet that launched in September 2020. The well-worn used bikes, which are worth about $1.6 million in new ...
Time to brighten your mood with Winter Light Fest rides
WEBJan 18, 2024 · Time to brighten your mood with Winter Light Fest rides. Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) January 18, 2024. 1. (Photo of a 2023 WLF ride by Dylan Evanston.) After several days holed up at home and frozen, the thought of biking through the city with friends, gazing at creative light displays, and being entertained by …
An epic, carfree, Portland to Seattle, multimodal adventure
WEBJul 21, 2022 · Recap: Bike, bus, bike, Amtrak, light rail, express bus and bike. Tigard, Oregon to Everett, Washington. 175 miles in 8.5 hours. There is an Amtrak route that goes all the way from Portland to Everett but this is a 2 train trip with a 5 hour layover in Seattle. Our multi-modal route beat the two train route by 4 hours.
Let’s build it! Portland’s Protected Bike Lane Design Guide is finally ...
WEBOct 15, 2021 · Let’s build it! Portland’s Protected Bike Lane Design Guide is finally out. The new guide tells us we could build a physically-protected lane (like the one in the graphic on the left) on East Burnside between Couch and 11th for as little as $224,000. At long last, Portland has an official guidebook to build out its protected bike lane network.
Off-road bike trails now firmly in plans for Rose City Park and golf ...
WEBJul 10, 2024 · A lot has changed in just two months with the outlook of a major off-road trail project in northeast Portland. When we first reported on the Rose City Recreational Trail Project on May 3rd, we said the $4 million project, “Won’t be built with bicycle riding in mind.”That was based on a Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) survey and slide presentation that failed to even mention bicycling ...