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• Reader photo of the week: Geese and a lake on Fanno Creek Trail

  The winter weather here in Portland continues to be so crazy it’s almost laughable. That is, unless you’re a PBOT employee, or if you’ve had to contend with snow, ice, potholes, gravel, rain, wind, etc… on your daily commute. On... Posted Jan 07 2009, 10:47 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, reader photos

• BTA staffer wants to change JetBlue’s bike baggage policy

  Folding bikes, like this Bike Friday Tikit, fit easily into standard-sized luggage.(Photo © J. Maus) A staffer at Oregon’s largest bicycle advocacy organization wants budget airline JetBlue to change their baggage policy. In a story published on... Posted Jan 07 2009, 09:14 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, flying

• City asks for help to find potholes

  This pothole was chalked up on the Pothole Ride last year.(Photo: Heather Andews) The Portland Bureau of Transportation just issued their latest press release about the big winter storm. This time, the focus is on potholes. PBOT is urging residents to... Posted Jan 07 2009, 07:47 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, storm of 2008, pbot

• An update on gravel in the bike lanes

  Gravel on N. Interstate Ave. Photo taken yesterday (12/6).(Photo © J. Maus) Since the outset of what has become an epic Storm of 2008 (stories, photos), we wondered how the Bureau of Transportation would handle the perennial problem of gravel on the roadways... Posted Jan 07 2009, 06:02 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, storm of 2008, pbot, gravel

• From bike lanes to yoga mats; Portland’s bike-yoga connections

  Yoga and bicycling have more in commonthan you’d think.(Photo provided by Ellee Thalheimer) In Portland, sometimes it seems like there are nearly as many yoga instructors as people on bikes. In fact, those two populations often seem to co-mingle... Posted Jan 07 2009, 04:40 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Resources, fitness

• Central City survey says 13% commute by bike

  Graph from survey results on travel mode into the central city.Click to enlarge(Kittelson & Associates, Inc.) As part of their ongoing Central Portland Plan and the Central Portland Transportation Plan, the City’s Bureau of Transportation commissioned... Posted Jan 06 2009, 10:13 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, surveys, pbot

• Adams wants Portland to be hub of “green revolution”

  Adams, looking confident at a party in City Hall last night.(Photos © J. Maus) During his speech at the swearing-in ceremony at Parkrose High School yesterday, Mayor Sam Adams laid out his top three priorities; jobs, education, and sustainability. There... Posted Jan 06 2009, 08:53 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Politics, Editorial, sam adams

• Bikes help land North Williams area in Sunset Magazine

  In yet another sign that bikes are good for business… The venerable Sunset Magazine (devoted to “Living in the West”) shares a trip to Portland with readers in their January 2009 edition. Their “Northwest weekend” section... Posted Jan 06 2009, 07:10 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media, North, Neighborhoods

• Portland’s new mayor brings the circus to City Hall

  Sam was all smiles last night.(Photos © J. Maus) Last night at City Hall was the big, public welcome party for Portland’s new mayor Sam Adams. There was lots of food and free beer and by all accounts it was a wild and zany night. Before things really... Posted Jan 06 2009, 06:07 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Politics, sam adams, city hall

• Bike apparel designer sets up shop in SE Portland

  This graphic is from 1923.(Photo © Retro Image Apparel) The Retro Image Apparel Company is the latest addition to Portland’s growing “bicycle industrial complex”. The company designs and markets bike jerseys adorned with vintage poster... Posted Jan 06 2009, 04:24 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business

• Portland-based women’s team steps up for 2009

  Rebecka Hartkop, Tina Brubaker, Miranda Moon and Susan Peithman from Team Veloforma/ZYM at a time trial event in May.(All photos: speithman on Flickr) The Portland-based Veloforma/ZYM Professional Cycling Team is on a mission to become the best women’s... Posted Jan 05 2009, 09:24 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Racing

• Bikey band will headline live party on KBOO FM

  The monthly KBOO Bike Show will ring in the New Year in style on Wednesday. Show founder/co-host, and veteran Portland bike scenester Ayleen Crotty has announced that their January 7th show will be a live, on-air party that will feature up-and-coming... Posted Jan 05 2009, 06:37 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media, ayleen crotty, kboo bike show

• First look at “Pedaling Revolution”, a new book by Oregonian reporter

  The cover This morning I received an advanced copy of a long-awaited new book by Jeff Mapes; Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists are Changing American Cities. Mapes is the senior political reporter for The Oregonian (he also writes a politics blog) and... Posted Jan 05 2009, 06:10 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, books

• Zero bike fatalities in 2008: A Q & A with Greg Raisman

  PBOT traffic safety expert Greg Raisman.(Photos © J. Maus) In 2008, there were no fatal bike crashes in the City of Portland. After a tumultuous 2007, when we had six fatal bike crashes (two of them very high-profile), this was welcome news by many in... Posted Jan 05 2009, 04:58 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Safety, Infrastructure, greg raisman, traffic safety

• Wall Street Journal suggests going carfree to save money

  “Whether you drive a hybrid or an SUV, your car is a cash-guzzler. Families trying to save real money should consider going without.” It may be a true sign of change when the Wall Street Journal suggests that giving up your car could be good... Posted Jan 05 2009, 04:23 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Media, Editorial, national news