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State grant program awards $330,000 to reduce car use in …
Dec 18, 2024 · Bike repair clinics for homeless Portlanders, free bikes for refugees and immigrants, an electric cargo-bike library for underserved youth — those are just some of the 26 projects that have been awarded grants by the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Innovative Mobility Program. This program was the idea of former Oregon Transportation Commission member Alando Simpson. It was launched ...
Aufderheide Drive finally gets its due as one of the best bike …
Nov 22, 2024 · Discover your next great ride in our library of the best bike routes in the world. An easy to use platform that has everything you need for cycling.
Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride will take the year off
Jun 12, 2024 · There will be no World Naked Bike Ride in Portland this year. Think of it as a well-deserved year off for a ride that’s been working overtime for two decades. Organizers announced today they plan to take a one-year hiatus to “retrench” and work on the ride’s vast, behind-the-scenes foundation and make it even stronger in the future. First held in …
Mitchell Point Tunnel in the Gorge open to the public for first time …
Nov 11, 2024 · This coming Saturday, the Oregon Department of Transportation will cut a ribbon on one of the most extraordinary infrastructure projects in our state’s history for the second time. The reconstruction of the Mitchell Point Tunnel in the Columbia River Gorge. After six years of design and three and-a-half years of construction, the …
New plan for 82nd Avenue leaves bike riders out of the picture
Dec 18, 2024 · PBOT’s bicycle strategy. From PBOT’s Building a Better 82nd Avenue plan. In a presentation on the plan, PBOT Planner Julia Reed told Mayor Ted Wheeler and the rest of council that bicycle use on 82nd is a lower priority than other uses due to its lower classification compared to other modes in our Transportation System Plan. Even so, PBOT considered it. They ran the traffic numbers on ...
Oregon State Parks e-bike rule change takes key step forward
Oct 10, 2024 · The State of Oregon has taken an important step toward what could be a big change to where electric bikes can ridden. On Wednesday, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) announced that the official rulemaking process has begun for where e-bikes can be used in state park properties and the Oregon Coast. It’s the latest move as the State grapples with a boom in popularity of ...
September 18, 2024 – BikePortland
Sep 18, 2024 · Portland Oregon bicycle news, events, culture, and opinion.
Milwaukie’s bike scene is roaring back to life – BikePortland
Dec 13, 2024 · Milwaukie is already relatively bikeable given its small size (“You can bike anywhere in Milwaukie because it’s all within three miles,” says Dirmeyer), but the City of Milwaukie is poised to push even further. In part due to the strong climate and cycling legacy of former Milwaukie mayor and current Oregon House Represenative Mark Gamba (who I interviewed in 2019), the city already has ...
Cynergy E-Bikes is latest shop to call it quits – BikePortland
Dec 6, 2024 · An all-electric bike shop in southeast Portland is calling it quits. Cynergy E-Bikes on Southeast Powell Blvd and SE 36th had been in business for 10 years changed ownership five years ago. In an email to customers this week, owner Sami Khawaja said “We are throwing in the towel.” “We simply cannot compete with the internet and Amazon,” Khawaha added. “We have no choice but to move ...