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New draft plan for Alpenrose site is good news for bicycling
Preliminary plan for the proposed Raleigh Crest development on the Alpenrose Dairy site. North is to the right. The Hayhurst neighborhood association presented preliminary plans for development of the Alpenrose Dairy site last week at their March 11 open house about the property. The group obtained the draft plans through a public records request,
Our garage. Don’t judge! (Shannon Johnson – BikePortland) Did you enjoy the sunshine last week? It’s been beautiful! (I think the rain is beautiful too, but it’s nice to change it up, yes?) I was so excited to get outside. I wanted to take the whole family for a long bike ride, but I realized we weren’t really ready. So instead, we went through our
Big crowds flocked to carfree streets in Multnomah Village for Sunday Parkways on September 11th, 2023. (Jonathan Maus – BikePortland) The City of Portland will put on three Sunday Parkways events this year. The Portland Bureau of Transportation announced the dates and location last Friday. The events will be held in east Portland on May 19th, the
View of the path looking west from N Port Center Way. (Steve – @Intersection911 on X) People driving cars on what are supposed to be carfree paths for bicycling and walking has become a major problem in Portland in recent years. As tents and other temporary housing structures have sprung up on public right-of-ways adjacent to multi-use paths, it ha
Albina Vision Trust Strategic Communications Director JT Flowers (left), along with ODOT Rose Quarter Project Manager Megan Channell and ODOT Urban Mobility Office Director Brendan Finn at an Oregon Transportation Commission meeting in Medford Thursday, March 14th. (Photo via YouTube screenshot) “The Albina Vision Trust has consistently proven to b
The Bike Fed’s largest fundraiser of the year will revisit its route from La Crosse to Milwaukee one last time with options to ride entirely on paved surfaces or on a combination of crushed limestone trail and low stress roads to explore our beautiful state by bicycle. The 2024 RAW route showcases quintessential Wisconsin attractions including the
(Jonathan Maus – BikePortland) *This post is from Erin Bailie. She writes our New to Portland column. Find previous installments here. Last week, I went to my first Blazers game. I asked a few folks at Bike Happy Hour for advice on riding to the game and where to lock a bike at Moda Center. Several folks immediately pulled out their phones to show
The Breck Bike Week includes the Breck Epic mountain bike stage race, a demo and expo events, the Ritual MTB film festival, the Women's Cycling Summit and the Breck Epic Women's Tour. Breck Bike Week – August 10-16, 2024Consumer Demo – August 12-14, 2024 Date: August 10, 2024 to August 16, 2024Link: BreckbikeweekEvent Location: Breckenridge, Col
Fullerton, CA (March 14, 2024) – Just in time for the fall-holiday shopping season comes the ultimate 3-day consumer expo and racing festival in the gold country of Northern California - The Gold Country Classic at Frogtown, a little over one hour southeast of Sacramento, California. From the town and county that gave famed American writer Mark Twa
(Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) The top 10. Why are some places more popular for bicycle users than others? How important is infrastructure versus other factors such as proximity to destinations, connectedness to other infrastructure, and so on? What’s parts of town have the most bicycling hot-spots? I’ve been poking around the 2023 City of Portland B
This week’s comment came in six days ago, in response to our short post about Governor Kotek ditching regional tolling plans. Jonathan’s post didn’t read any tea leaves or probe the deeper reasoning behind the Governor’s decision—abandoning tolling just seemed like another change flying in on the whirlwind. (Offhand, to me, it seemed one of a piece
Welcome to the week. Even though the sun isn’t supposed to last, the good vibes are unstoppable. Here’s what our community has been talking about for the past seven days… Putting out fires: Bike advocates and shop owners are worried that a new law in San Francisco aimed at e-bike battery safety has gone too far and will snuff out more than fires. (
The Ultegra Groupset components share aesthetics with Dura Ace, the technology has trickled down too, albeit at a more cost effective price point. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons to consider choosing Shimano Ultegra… 1. Precision Engineering: At the heart of every Ultegra groupset lies Shimano’s commitment to precision engineering. Renowne
Skip to content Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) March 15, 2024 Eva’s back from Italy! In this episode, she shares a bit about her magical time in the land of small cars, ancient roads, and wine tasting in Tuscany. Get this: Eva walked 98 miles in two weeks! That either sounds like a dream or a nightmare depending on if you have comfortable shoes.
(Jonathan Maus / BikePortland) What if you and your fellow Portlanders had a direct impact on what city funds were spent on? I’m not talking about lobbying politicians and then hoping they do what you want; I’m talking about true direct democracy where you come up with a project idea, work with your peers to flesh it out, get support for it from a
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Where will the paths take you this weekend? (Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) Sun! You want it. We got it. You also want fun things to do. We got those too… Climate Curious Happy Hour – 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Upright Brewing (N)Talk about the big redevelopment of the Lloyd Center with folks in-the-know, with a focus on making sure it makes people and the pl
