Portland Transport

Category: Bikes

  • A Bluetooth Bike Lock

    I just put up $79 for an interesting Kickstarter project that plans to create a Bluetooth-controlled bike lock. This would be perfect for my daughter, who has a bad habit of losing her keys – of course, she also sometimes loses her phone, but since you can authorize more than one phone, there’s a simpler…

  • Tracking the E-bike Revolution

    PSU Transportation Seminar E-bikes in the United States Speaker: John MacArthur, OTREC at PSU Topic: E-Bikes in the United States When: Friday, October 18, 2013, 12-1 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204 Abstract: Electric bicycles (e-bikes) are well established in China and other Asian and European countries but have…

  • Updated: Open Letter to City Council on Barbur Boulevard

    Update 10/7/13: The Bicycle Transportation Alliance has an action alert urging folks to testify at City Council on Wednesday in support of the road diet. Original Post 10/4/13: My message today to City Council on the Barbur road diet: Mayor Hales and members of City Council, I’m writing to ask you to expedite consideration of…

  • KBOO Bike Show: Back to School

     Listen to the show (mp3, 27.4MB) In the first segment, Tori talks with the JP Reuer from the Pacific Northwest College of Art about the unique design/build process that created the New Columbia Bike Hub in a matter of days. In the second segment we hear from LeeAnne Fergason, Education Director for the Bicycle Transportation Alliance,…

  • Bicycle Advocacy Volunteer Opportunity

    Hey readers, just a heads up that Hands On Greater Portland is offering a TeamWorks volunteer program starting next week based on bicycle advocacy and education. This will be a really amazing opportunity for anyone who wants to learn about and contribute to the good work of improving and expanding bicycle transportation in the Portland…