Category: Bikes

  • Best Buy to Sell Electric Motorcycles

    According to the Business Journal Best Buy will be selling Brammo electric motorcycles, which the publication labels as an “e-bike”.

  • “NO CRC” Ride Pedals Through N/NE Portland

    To chants of “12 Lanes – Insane!” I rode with 60 or so other cyclists today on a “No CRC” (Columbia River Crossing) ride as part of Pedalpalooza, the annual bike festival. The ride was a co-production of local cyclists and Rising Tide, a national climate change activism group. Full set of photos after the…

  • London’s Cycle Network

    Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Summer 2009 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Steve Cardno London Cycle Network, Project Manager Topic: Building the London Cycle Network – 900km of Fast, Safe, and Comfortable Bike Routes When: Monday, June 15, 2009, 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: ITS Lab (Engineering 315)

  • Updated: Local Boy Makes Good

    Updated: 6/4/09 The guy is everywhere! He’s a featured guest on this week’s “Smart City” radio show/podcast. Can you say “tipping point”? Original Post: 6/2/09 I reviewed Jeff Mapes’ “Pedaling Revolution” back in January. Now Jeff has a NY Times review to his credit and will be the featured presenter at the PSU Transportation Seminar…

  • KBOO Bike Show: Sunday Parkways 2009

    Listen to the show (mp3, 26.9MB) Sara and Beth talk with Linda Ginenthal of PDOT and Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder about Sunday Parkways, three events this summer that will transform over 7 miles of neighborhood streets into temporary parks, so we can enjoy walking, bicycling, roller blading and dancing in the street – without having…