By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 21, 2010
We kvetched recently about how only one American city, Portland, made the Top 10 bike-friendly cities in the world list compiled by that paragon of velo-ology, AskMen.com. Now in the spirit of Spinal Tap, Virgin Vacations has gone one notch further up with the 11 Most Bicycle-Friendly Cities in the World. And guess what: There’s [...]
Posted in Advocacy | Tagged bike-friendly cities, boulder, davis, Portland, San Francisco, virgin vacations
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on June 29, 2009
San Francisco bike policy is picking up momentum. Mayor Gavin Newsom, a true progressive who’s running for governor, is a big bike booster. The city Planning Commission and MTA (Municipal Transportation Agency) just gave thumbs up to the SF Bike Plan, prompting this observation from Newsom: “Already 6% of our commuters are bicyclists; that’s more [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Transportation | Tagged cascade bicycle club, Culture, Gavin Newsom, Portland, San Francisco, seattle, Transportation
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on June 15, 2009
World Naked Bike Ride goes off without a stitch! Yet it remains uncovered by the media! Portland had to take top honors, although curiously unlinked by Google and Bing, which put Chicago, Sydney and other cities ahead in their queues. According to BikePortland.org, some 5,000 semi-clothed and all-naked (hey, they got photos!) riders showed up. [...]
Posted in Culture, News Cycle | Tagged chicago, denver, naked bicycling, new york, Portland, World Naked Bike Ride
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 7, 2009
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k80ibA-fyw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Salt Lake Tribune on the David Zabriskie hyper-burglary: “Both Carlisle and 39-year-old Leopold Howard have now been booked in connection with the case. Police say the two took various items from cyclist David Zabriskie’s home. Some of those belongings included two cars, a racing medal, an Olympic ring, 13 bicycles, computers, space legs and [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking | Tagged bike pulls car, burglary, Culture, david zabriskie, george w. bush, Mountain Biking, Portland
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 1, 2009
From BikePortland.org: “With the voting in of six new board members at their monthly meeting earlier this week, the Portland United Mountain Pedalers (PUMP) are set to embark a new era of off-road advocacy. These new board members mark a significant turning point for PUMP, a group that some advocates for more off-road riding opportunities [...]
Posted in Advocacy | Tagged EMBA, Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, Mountain Biking, Portland, PUMP, trail advocacy
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 26, 2009
Anyone who has spent time in Portland marvels at how bike-friendly the place is. For all its bike-worthiness, however, it has been surprisingly stingy with singletrack for mountain bikes. This is even more curious when you consider one of the great bike shops on the West Coast, Fat Tire Farm, lies within the shadow of [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Trail Access | Tagged Fat Tire Farm, Forest Park, Mountain Biking, Portland, Trail Access
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 25, 2009
About half of the 15,000 bicycles used in Paris’ innovative bike rental scheme have somehow disappeared, BBC reports. Apparently they’re not turning up on eBay! Still, the program — where you rent a bike from a rack for a nominal fee, then return it to another rack at your destination — is deemed a success. [...]
Posted in Transportation | Tagged bike rental, commuting, Culture, Paris, Portland, Yellow Bike Project
