The Oregonian reports that the Portland Business Alliance has released their annual Downtown Business Census and Survey. The report focuses mostly on real estate and attitudes about downtown business issues, but it also includes a page titled, “How Downtown Employees Get to Work.”
Day: May 16, 2007
A report from the Ride of Silence
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The Ride of Silence drew hundreds of cyclists to the northeast Alberta neighborhood tonight.
We met at the Community Cycling Center where Alison Hill welcomed us to the ride and introduced Commissioner Sam Adams. Adams said it’s important for Portlanders to remember that the right-of-way is for all modes and that we must all work together to share the road.
People attached “See & Be Seen” posters and memorial signs for fallen friends to their bikes.
Flat Track races test fixie riders’ skills
Photos by Dabby
Fixed-gear bikes are becoming more and more popular in Portland. They make great urban riding machines and are adored for their affordability, simplicity and durability. But for some local fixie lovers, they’re also just a lot of fun to ride.
Cyclist says truck ran him off I-205 bike path
Last Wednesday, 25 year-old Dustin Kent got on his bike after work and made his way home to Vancouver via the I-205 bridge bike path.
Fixed-gear bill passes House committee
Senate Bill 729, which seeks to clarify the existing bicycle brake requirement so that fixed-gear bicycles don’t need an additional brake (as long as they meet the performance standard), got its first hearing on the House side of the capitol in Salem this morning.
Cyclists celebrate in Pioneer Square
Commissioner Adams on the pedal-powered smoothie.
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