Portland Transport

Category: Bikes

  • Electric Bikes Take Hold in China

    Jerry passes along this article from IEEE Spectrum, apparently indicating that despite government attempts to ban them, electric bikes are thriving in China. My favorite quote from the story describes the U.S. as being in a “bubble” of highways and long-distance travel…

  • Golden Oldies: From Bike Summer 2002

    Three episodes of the KBOO Bike Show from Bike Summer 2002 in Portland.

  • Report from the Go Plantinum Kick-off

    The biknoscienti gathered in force last night for a double-header event at the downtown Bike Gallery store. The Trek Portland was publicly unveiled and the City’s campaign to attain Platinum cycling status was formally kicked off. It was announced that the first “Portland” was going to Congressman Earl Blumenaur (at Trek’s insistance). Earl then insisted…

  • Abject Pandering: Portland Transport Table at Alice

    BTA’s annual Alice B. Toeclips awards are coming up on March 4th (5:30 PM at the Oregon Convention Center). And yours truly is a nominee (blush). I’d like to see if we can organize a Portland Transport table at the event. Not because I want a rooting section (but that’s OK too), but because one…

  • Updated: 9 Points to Platinum

    Sam and Earl will unveil their 9-point plan to get Portland to Platinum Cycling status at an event Thursday evening (7PM) at the downtown Bike Gallery store (SW 10th and Salmon). See you there. Update Feb 1st: Here are the nine points in the plan to be announced tomorrow: Nine-Part Strategy: 1.Significant enhancement of Portland’s…