Q&A with Alexis Vazquez, organizer of Portland’s first Native and Indigenous bike ride

Bike Portland 8/16 6:05A Taylor Griggs (Staff Writer)

Alexis Vazquez and Nanette Beyale. (Photo: Alexis Vazquez) Event poster. Portland s first Native & Indigenous bike ride is coming up on August 27th. Organizers have been working hard to make this an...

Judge rules against Business Alliance challenge to charter reform

Bike Portland 8/15 12:00P Lisa Caballero (Southwest Corres

The Multnomah County Circuit Court has ruled against the Portland Business Alliance (PBA) challenge to a voting and governance measure slated for November’s ballot. The PBA had argued that the broad...

Adaptive ride shows (nearly) everyone has access to ‘bike fun’

Bike Portland 8/15 11:29A Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Cassie Wilson (left) leads out the ride. (Photos: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) I had never really looked into attending group rides. I never thought those rides were accessible to me. Cassie Wilson...

Jobs of the Week: Black Magic Paint, Velotech, Salmonberry Trail Foundation

Bike Portland 8/15 8:06A Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Need a new job? Want a better job? We ve got three fresh opportunities for you to consider. Learn more about each one via the links below Production/Shop Assistant – Black Magic Paint Shipping Specialist – Velotech, Inc. Executive Director –...

Comment of the Week: ‘Right on red validates impatience’

Bike Portland 8/15 6:30A Lisa Caballero (Southwest Corres

Right on red implies auto users should be moving even more rapidly through our streets. One reason I love the BikePortland comment section is because it is so educational. Case in point: I learned a...

The Monday Roundup: Eurocentrism, congestion pricing, cellphone laws, and more

Bike Portland 8/15 5:57A Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Welcome to the week. Here are the most notable stories our writers and readers came across in the past seven days Process or progress?*: An op-ed from Streetsblog Mass is very relevant to Portland and...

Bridge Pedal and the dream of Portland

Bike Portland 8/14 9:17A Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

(Photos: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) I did Bridge Pedal again this morning for the first time in 12 years. And it was dreamy. I used to do this massive event every year, but I got tired of the...

Portland-based Ride App relaunches, hopes to amplify e-bike boom

Bike Portland 8/12 10:02A Taylor Griggs (Staff Writer)

App screenshots and company graphic. As e-bike purchase incentive programs grow, having data to justify their impact could be key. I think we have an opportunity to harness what s happening with...

Drivers are figuring out Portland’s new advisory bike lanes (video)

Bike Portland 8/12 8:09A Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

The two installations of this rare treatment show the city s willingness to innovate — and to trust everyone will play nice. Photos and video by Jonathan Maus What are city planners to do when they...

Local e-bike advocates press on after losing out in Biden climate bill

Bike Portland 8/12 6:11A Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Choose your fighter. (Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) The bill isn t a complete loss for bike advocates, and there s an expectation they ll have another swing at the ball before the end of this...

I moved by bike! It was fun and easy (and you should do it too!)

Bike Portland 8/11 1:04P Taylor Griggs (Staff Writer)

About to embark. (Photo: Shawne Martinez/ @rescuewe ) In the year that I ve been living and biking in Portland, my understanding of what a person can do with a bike has grown exponentially. I ve taken...

PBOT releases plan for bike lane around Elk Fountain statue

Bike Portland 8/11 11:50A Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

(Source: PBOT) After months of speculation and back-and-forth at City Hall, the Portland Bureau of Transportation just announced they will stripe a bike lane on SW Main between 3rd and 4th avenues....

Tell TriMet how they should spend $183 million

Bike Portland 8/11 10:29A Taylor Griggs (Staff Writer)

TriMet s STIF budget priorities, charted. (Source: TriMet) TriMet, Portland s regional transit agency, has plans for how to spend funds from the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund (STIF ) in...

The Ride: Connecting across the Clackamas River

Bike Portland 8/11 9:23A Josh Ross (Contributor)

A ride recap from our adventurous contributor Josh Ross . When it comes to cycling from Portland to surrounding areas, the more you stretch out distances the more you run into the realities of...

Beaverton gets $2 million grant for ‘Downtown Loop’ project

Bike Portland 8/11 7:53A Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Rendering of Downtown Loop possibility. (Source: Walker Macy) (Source: City of Beaverton) A major project that could completely redesign Beaverton s downtown loop has received its first injection of...