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• Introducing the BikePortland Bookstore

  Get your learn on with books about bikes (and other stuff). It’s time to get smart, and we don’t just mean using hand signals and fighting traffic tickets. Making headway against 50 plus years of car-centric policies, planning, and culture... Posted Nov 18 2008, 07:00 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Resources, books

• B-SMaRT close calls/crash reporting tool: One month later

  This map shows were close calls and collisions have been reported with the BikePortland B-SMaRT tool.Click to enlarge(Graphic: Joe Broach). It’s been just about one month since we launched the Bike Safety and Monitoring Reporting Tool, a.k.a. B... Posted Nov 18 2008, 05:44 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media, Advocacy, Infrastructure, Resources, close calls map, b-smart

• Slip slidin’ away? Check out these tips and free workshops

  This woman stays dry and visible with a poncho.(Photos © J. Maus) Monsoon season is upon us in Portland. When you jump on your bike these days, you never know what awaits you; wind, rain, leaf-strewn (and slippery) bike lanes, or all of the above (no... Posted Nov 12 2008, 12:13 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Resources, BTA, clever cycles, tips

• Introducing B-SMART; a close call reporting tool

  Screenshot — Try it out! The new close calls map I offered a sneak peek of back in August has been launched. We’ve even come up with a snazzy acronym… B-SMART ~ the Bike Safety Monitoring and Reporting Tool In addition to filing your... Posted Oct 20 2008, 03:07 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Resources, close calls map

• ‘Rubber to the Road’ headed to the web

  Cover of Rubber to the Road, Volume 1. Rubber To The Road is a two-volume set of guide books (first published in 1998 by David Guettler and compiled by Peter Marsh) that detail some of the Portland area’s very best road rides. It was one of the... Posted Sep 24 2008, 03:13 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Resources, road riding, books

• Hotline helps maintain better bikeways

  This sign placed in the bike lane forced bikes into motor vehicle traffic.(Photos © J. Maus) Back in June, i was biking my normal route to the office (southbound on N. Interstate near the Rose Quarter), when I came across something appalling. It was right... Posted Aug 21 2008, 02:07 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Infrastructure, Resources

• Sneak peek at new close calls/collision reporting tool

  Screenshot of new crash and close call reporting tool.(Click to enlarge) A graduate student at Portland State University’s Center for Urban Studies has made exciting progress on a tool that will allow the community to report close calls, collisions... Posted Aug 19 2008, 04:29 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Resources

• Lawyer creates DIY toolkit for citizen prosecutions

  Lawyer Ray Thomas during a press conference earlier this month.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland lawyer Ray Thomas has released a do-it-yourself toolkit of resources and case studies meant to help anyone who seeks to bring violators of traffic laws to justice... Posted Jun 25 2008, 01:46 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Legal, Resources

• Tis the season: A bike theft primer

  This reminder brought to you by your friends at the Lloyd TMA.(Photo © J. Maus) Since summer is the peak of bike theft season, and many newbies are taking to the streets (with shiny new steeds) for the first time, I thought it was time for a bike theft... Posted Jun 24 2008, 02:30 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Resources, Bike Theft

• New Portland bike map: Bigger, better, Beaverton

  The Transportation Options division of PDOT has just printed up 30,000 new city bike maps (not to be confused with Metro’s “Bike There” map). I got a look at them first-hand today thanks to long-time Options staffer and mapping guru... Posted Mar 20 2008, 05:00 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Resources

• Momentum bumps up Portland distribution

  Momentum is based in Portland’s sister cycling city, Vancouver BC. Vancouver, BC-based Momentum Magazine, has expanded their distribution in Portland. Editor Amy Walker says she wants to get the magazine in front of more Portland faces and to do... Posted Jan 30 2008, 03:10 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Media, Resources

• ‘PDX Bike Militia’ announces bike escort service

  A flyer for the PDX Bike Militia A new group known as the PDX Bike Militia has launched a service that will look to improve safety for bike riders in the city by pairing them up with “bike escorts”. In a message to the Shift email list announcing... Posted Jan 24 2008, 12:17 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Safety, Resources

• A Google Map of Portland bike shops

  Thanks to the efforts of Woodstock resident and reader Brad R., my list of Portland bike shops has been made into a handy Google Map. Brad plotted out all the shops on my links page, and filled in the description with the little blurb I’d written... Posted Jan 22 2008, 11:44 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Resources

• Noted bike lawyer pens pedestrian handbook

  A couple crosses at NW 9th and Lovejoy.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Local lawyer Ray Thomas, a tireless defender of bicyclist’s rights who most recently spoke at the We are All Traffic press conference, has released a new book to help educate that other... Posted Dec 03 2007, 04:15 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Legal, Products, Resources