September 18, 2024 – BikePortland
Sep 18, 2024 · The original PDX WNBR, the one that’s happened in Portland since 2004, is an official project of Umbrella, a 501c3 nonprofit that provides financial and legal support to a host of cool things in our community — from the naked ride to Shift (host of the Bike Summer calendar), Breakfast on the Bridges, The Ladd’s 500, and so on.As the legal entity (a.k.a. fiscal sponsor) behind PDX WNBR ...
Oregon State Parks e-bike rule change takes key step forward
Oct 10, 2024 · The State of Oregon has taken an important step toward what could be a big change to where electric bikes can ridden. On Wednesday, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) announced that the official rulemaking process has begun for where e-bikes can be used in state park properties and the Oregon Coast.
Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride will take the year off
Jun 12, 2024 · Working as an unpaid volunteer at a community bike shop here in NC, I feel for the organizers, I really do. Even paid staff get burned out. Finding the right sort of leadership is really hard, and keeping them going year after year is harder still, given collective volunteer meltdowns, constant budget woes, sudden and arbitrary non-cooperation by other staff and agencies, the weather, and ...
Aufderheide Drive finally gets its due as one of the best bike …
Nov 22, 2024 · It’s shocking it took this long but I’m happy to say Aufderheide Drive is now an official State Scenic Bikeway. As expected, at their meeting Wednesday the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission approved an application to make Aufderheide Drive, also known Forest Road 19) the 18th official Oregon Scenic Bikeway.The Scenic Bikeway program began in 2009 and this is the first new designation ...
September 11, 2024 – BikePortland
Sep 11, 2024 · Rubio will have another chance to explain her past at a live debate hosted by the Progreso Latino PAC.She’ll be on stage with fellow mayoral contenders Rene Gonzalez (who has serious traffic violation problems of his own) and Keith Wilson.. On Tuesday, LiUNA Local 737, a union that represents 3,000 Portland-area workers, withdrew their endorsement of Rubio, saying they were “shocked by the ...
Portland’s new mayor Keith Wilson is steeped in transportation
Nov 7, 2024 · It’s official: Keith Wilson is Portland’s next mayor. A relative political newcomer who received just 5% of the vote when he ran for a seat on Portland City Council in 2020, he walloped his incumbent competition and will finish with about 62% of the votes.
Erin Bailie (Columnist) – BikePortland
Feb 13, 2024 · Erin Bailie is a recent transplant from Seattle, and she writes about the experiences of adapting to a new city and new infrastructure. Erin commutes to meetings, errands, and social events via bike.
June 10, 2024 – BikePortland
Jun 10, 2024 · Welcome to the week. Let’s start things off with a recap of the best stories our community came across in the past seven days… **This week’s Roundup is sponsored by The eBike Store, where e-MTB season has begun. Oh Hochul: New York Governor Kathy Hochul caved on congestion pricing and she might have cratered her political career as a result. It’s the biggest political blunder I’ve ...
October 28, 2024 – BikePortland
Oct 28, 2024 · End ‘motorized violence’: Protests have erupted in France and the country’s transport minister held a meeting with cycling advocates after a driver allegedly murdered a bike rider (who happened to be a well-known advocate) with their car on the streets of Paris. (The Independent)Rail-biking: Turning defunct railroad lines into pedal-powered thoroughfares with rail-bikes is a quicker and ...
Portland World Naked Bike Ride Photo Gallery – BikePortland
Jul 31, 2022 · Rolling down NE Lloyd just before turning onto the Blumenauer Bridge. Full gallery below. (Photos: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) I have no idea how many people showed up to Peninsula Park for the World Naked Bike Ride tonight, but I don't think people stayed away like organizers had hoped. The