Category: Bikes

  • Bike Success in Southern Oregon

    I received this note from down south: Our local NPR station, Jefferson Public Radio, generously gave 7+ minutes of radio time for the Bike First! Follow up. Just go to the link below and click on the little speaker icon next to “Program gets Drivers commuting by bike” to listen. Eric Teel, the journalist, is…

  • Getting on the Bike

    So here’s a great idea. Let’s give people some help getting comfortable using their bike as a means of transportation. A couple of implementations of this idea are under way: Over at Southeast Uplift, they’ve started a “Bike Buddy” mentoring program. Read the details at BikePortland.org. The BTA has scheduled a new round of their…

  • Transport Jobs

    A couple of open positions: The BTA is looking for a finance and development assistant. Alta Planning has openings in Portland for a Planner and a Landscape Architect/Designer.

  • Slow Down: That Means You Too

    The folks over on the SHIFT list are working on an education event for Friday at a new safety hot spot: The bottom of the Broadway Bridge at NW 9th St. Fast-moving bikes coming down the ramp, coupled with cars that might or might not signal right turns are the ingredients for a lot of…

  • KBOO Bike Show: Cycling and Weight Loss

    This month on the KBOO Bike Show the topic is major weight loss. Sara and Ayleen interview Aaron Adam and Mike Rasmussen about how becoming regular cyclists has allowed them to loose significant weight, and what that journey has been like for them.