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• Transportation reporter Dylan Rivera laid off by The Oregonian

  Rivera’s Facebook profile pic. Noted transportation reporter Dylan Rivera was among 37 employees laid off by The Oregonian today. Rivera was The Oregonian’s main reporter on the complex and sometimes controversial Columbia River Crossing project... Posted Feb 24 2010, 03:22 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media

• Willamette Week cover story focuses on BTA

  From Wweek.com. Power to the Pedal is the title of the cover story in this week’s Willamette Week newspaper. The story was written by Nigel Jaquiss (who won a Pulitzer for investigative reporting in 2005) and it focuses on how the Bicycle Transportation... Posted Feb 17 2010, 02:13 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media, West Side, BTA

• The Morning After: Bike plan media coverage roundup

  In case you’re interested how the newly adopted 2030 Bike Plan is being covered by other media outlets (and what’s being said about it by commenters), here is a quick round-up. Willamette Week – Bike Plan: City Council Exacts Revenge... Posted Feb 12 2010, 11:02 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Media, Bicycle Master Plan

• A Bike Plan media coverage roundup

  “… While we support the objectives of the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 that goes before the City Council today, adopting such a plan is far from enough.” — Opinion from Portland Tribune With the 2030 Bike Plan up for adoption... Posted Feb 11 2010, 12:00 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media, Bicycle Master Plan

• My opinion on The Oregonian’s front page bike plan article

  Today’s front page. The Oregonian published a front page story today on the 2030 bike plan titled, Two-wheeled vision carries hefty price tag . In my opinion, the article (which was also sold to the Associated Press and is being picked up nationwide... Posted Feb 03 2010, 01:01 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Media, Editorial

• Bike advocates as neo-cons and other media highlights

  “The bicycle soldiers of Portland are as giddy as a cabal of neo-cons plotting regime change in 2002, and with good reason. There is a good chance that this week the City Council will approve the 20-year bicycle master plan…” —... Posted Feb 02 2010, 01:22 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Media, Editorial

• An ‘adventure cyclist’ does Portland

  Mr. Weir.(Photo: Kat Marriner) Renown two-wheeled explorer, travel writer, bike advocate, speaker and radio commentator Willie Weir, recently took an unorthodox adventure. The man who has pedaled the most exotic locales across the globe loaded up his... Posted Dec 09 2009, 03:31 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Media

• Infamous ‘De Ronde’ ride on OPB tonight

  At the start of the De Ronde.(Photos © J. Maus) Oregon Public Broadcasting will air coverage of Portland’s cult ride the De Ronde van Oeste Portlandia on their Oregon Field Guide program tonight. The ride — which is a loosely organized, grueling... Posted Nov 12 2009, 04:19 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media

• Behind the Monday Roundup: Where we get our transpo news

  A question we get a lot here at BikePortland is “Where do you get all your story ideas?”. Most of our sources are top secret and will stay that way (just kidding, sort of), but here’s a rundown of a few of the places I go to gather tips... Posted Oct 29 2009, 05:52 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Media, monday roundup

• “Umbrella” nonprofit helps activists navigate the wonk

  [Editor's note: This profile of local livable streets nonprofit Umbrella is the first story of new BikePortland news intern Jenny Leonard. Welcome, Jenny!] “Umbrella seeks to empower community-based street culture. Streets are meant to connect... Posted Sep 08 2009, 08:07 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Media, Advocacy, non-profits, Events Calendar, activism, umbrella

• Man on bike dies after road rage incident involving prominent politician in Ontario, Canada

  A tragic road rage story has been making international headlines. On Monday evening in Ontario, Canada, a bike messenger has died after a road rage altercation with a prominent political figure. Witnesses describe seeing a black convertible going 90 miles... Posted Sep 03 2009, 06:05 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media, Road Rage, international news

• Oregon Cycling magazine shuts down; new owners look to bring it back

  Cover of Oregon Cycling Magazine. Oregon Cycling magazine — a free, newsprint publication that covered bike news, racing and culture throughout the state — will no longer be published. But according to sources — and a job listing on... Posted Aug 07 2009, 06:03 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media

• PSU publishes response to ‘Bike Wars’ magazine article

  Cover of PSU’s Metroscape magazine. The Summer 2009 issue of Portland State University’s Metroscape magazine features a cover story titled, “Bike Wars: Hostile forces — drivers and riders — go wheel to wheel in the streets. Can’t... Posted Aug 03 2009, 06:57 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media

• Oregonian opinion piece: Bikes are the newest “must-have fashion accessory”

  An “ultra-hip bike culture effete” and her fashion accessory.(Photo © J. Maus) I noticed an interesting opinion piece in The Oregonian this morning that claims that the “newest local outdoor must-have fashion accessory” is the... Posted Jul 29 2009, 04:36 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Media, the oregonian

• A sign of bikes going mainstream in Portland

  Screenshot of KGW video. It was big news last week when the American Automobile Association (Triple A) announced they would begin offering roadside assistance to people on bicycles*. Triple A is not the first company to offer such a service, but given... Posted Jul 13 2009, 11:02 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Media