From the Willamette Week:
“Jennifer Knight pleaded no contest Wednesday to three citations she received in rural Washington County on June 9. At 12:49 pm that day, she hit and killed bicyclist Timothy O’Donnell, 66, of Aloha.

2007 Kona Cinder Cone Mountain Bike. Has Wellgo clip on pedals.
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road bike, white speckled gray with a silver pannier rack, 105 components, soft dent in the top tube
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Dingo rides the Burnside Bridgeduring a recent bike parade.(File photo)

Because of a tricky construction project on the Burnside Bridge, Multnomah County officials have decided to close the entire span to cars for three weeks in July.
And according to Mike Pullen from their Public Affairs Office, the bridge will remain open to bicycles [...]

Pereira in Mountain Bike Magazine.Photo: Dave Roth

Local bike builder Tony Pereira is having a dream year.
Last winter he found a great new shop space near SE 24th and Belmont and in March he took home coveted trophies from the North American Handmade Bike Show for his gorgeous,”Roaring 29′er”, fillet-brazed, mountain bike.
A relative newcomer to Portland’s [...]

[Updated: 10:56am, 6/30]
The Portland Mercury blog reported an incident this morning that happened yesterday afternoon between a TriMet LIFT bus (the smaller ones used for transporting disabled riders) and a bicyclist near the intersection of NE Multnomah Street and NE Grand Avenue (Google Map of location).

I’ve been trying different options for my new commute from North Portland to SE 8th and Main. One of them takes me all the way down N Vancouver until it intersects with Broadway.
That intersection (here it is on Google Maps) can be a daunting place on a bike (see photo below). It gets [...]

Leader of SWTrails, Don Baack.(File photo)

The serpentine, hilly, and narrow roads that make up most of southwest Portland are a far cry from the idyllic bike boulevards of inner southeast Portland.
But that hasn’t stopped a year-long effort by citizen activists and a group called SWTrails from working to create similar bike-friendly streets in [...]

The following job opportunity was listed this week on the BikePortland Job Listings:

Job: Physical Therapist - Running/Triathlon specialist
Company: Herriot Sports Performance

20 year old street-bike. Gray-blue colored. Good working condition, breaks probably need some adjustment.
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So, if anyone sees someone on a dark blue/shimmer cannondale frame with a silver glitter deteriform (I dont know, its a local band, I’m not from here) sticker on the top tube, right side, it’s stolen. The handle bars are drop and wrapped with bicycle inner tubes and turns the thiefs palms black. Ghetto single [...]

16″ ladies frame
blue and silver
has rack and bag
Trek model 7100
and I love my bike!!!!just 1 hour outside of garage
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Back in February I shared the news about an effort to bring two new on-street bike parking “corrals” to SE Belmont.
This morning, PDOT crews began the installation! Here are a few photos sent to me by Bill Stites, who has been instrumental in making this happen:

Looking west from SE 34th St. (in front of [...]

I was surprised last week when Senator Floyd Prozanski introduced a vehicular homicide bill (SB 1058) with just a week left in the session. Knowing how long it takes to push a bill through the system, it was obvious the bill had no chance of passing.
So what was the point? I wondered the [...]

Seattle writer Mike McCann will read his contribution from, “Cycling’s Greatest Misadventures” at Powell’s Books on Hawthorne (3723 SE Hawthorne) tonight at 7:30.
The book was just released by Casagrande Press and was edited by Erich Schweikher, a local cyclist and professor of composition at Portland Community College.
Schweikher spent a year collecting hundreds of submissions and [...]

@ Powell’s Books on Hawthorne (that’s 3723 SE Hawthorne)
Seattle writer Mike McCann will read his contribution to the newly released “Cycling’s Greatest Misadventures”

This is a 1995/1996 Kona single speed cruiser that has an extra tube under the top tube that runs from the downtube to the seat post tube. It also has bmx-like rear drop-outs and Schwalbe Marathon tires, the back one being brand new. The basket on the front is the biggest Wald brand basket. There [...]

2005 black and grey aluminum size 15 bike. No scratches. Stolen on NW 4th and Morrison on 6/27 between 6 and 7:30 pm.
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-Curved end tips on the handlebars
-Clipless pedals - fits Schimano SM 51 cleat
-Black rack on back w/velcro pouch
-sensor system left over on front tire from old bike computer
-21 gears
-Continental tire on back
-Cat eye headlight
-both wheels quick release
-Women’s O2 saddle - quick release
-still has U of Oregon bike registration number from 1995!
-has black electrical tape around [...]

@ The Governor Hotel, 614 SW 11th Ave.
City Club of Portland - Friday Forums.
The 20th century was the century of the interstate highway, the shopping mall and the automobile. What will the 21st century bring? Join Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder and Gail Achterman, a member of the Oregon Transportation Commission, for City Club’s June 29 [...]

Blumenauer in D.C..(File photo)

U.S. Congressman (and former Portland City Commissioner) Earl Blumenauer will be in City Hall next Tuesday to host a roundtable discussion with local bike advocates and insiders.
He wants to get an update on the latest bicycle activities and programs in Portland and learn about the results from the 2007 Oregon legislative session.
In [...]

Word from ODOT is that effectively immediately the bike path/sidewalk on the east side of the I-5 bridge is now closed to all bike and pedestrian traffic.
Here’s the official advisory from ODOT’s community affairs office:

Women cyclists gathered at the Kennedy Schoollast week to share ideas and inspiration.(File photo)

If women on bikes are the barometer of a bike-friendly city, a grassroots effort to improve conditions for and understanding of female cyclists hopes to increase the pressure.
A group calling themselves Women for Bikes met for the second time last week at [...]

(File photo)

The Portland Wheelmen Touring Club (PWTC) wants to encourage families and novice riders to explore local bike routes and get more comfortable on group rides.
They’ve teamed up with River City Bicycles to offer a series of short, slow-paced rides that are perfect for families and/or novice riders.
PWTC family ride coordinator Ann [...]

[Via the Oregonian]

TriMet map shows proposed bridge location (enlarge).Graphic: TriMet

TriMet’s plans to build a new bridge over the Willamette River for their Portland to Milwaukie light rail line got a big boost in Salem on Saturday.
The Ways and Means Subcommittee on Capital Construction approved a funding bill (backed taxpayer and lottery bonds) that [...]

Last year’s action.(File photo)

Bus mall construction has forced Portland’s premiere professional bike race to a new location. After five years of being held at the South Park Blocks (with a start/finish line in front of the Portland Art Museum), The Health Net Twilight Criterium will move to the North Park Blocks this year.
The event, [...]

Rep. Jerry Krummel(Photo: Krummel)

State Representative Jerry Krummel (R-Wilsonville) is blaming House Democrats for killing HB 3020, a bill that would have directed the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadside memorial signs for pedestrians or bicyclists killed in motor vehicle collisions (upon application by a family member).
Less than an hour after a rally for [...]

Phil made posters (like this one) to encourage support at his trials.Poster photo by Dat Nguyen(File photo)

Just over a year ago, while holding up traffic on W. Burnside for hundreds of cyclists during the 2006 World Naked Bike Ride, bike scene personality and filmmaker Reverend Phil got into an altercation with a motor vehicle (read [...]

Cameron at the 2006Twilight Criterium.(File photo)

Downtown Portland bike shop owner Molly Cameron placed fifth in the Tour of Ohio stage race that finished up on Sunday. Racing for the Organic Athlete/Team Vegan, Cameron finished just 1:20 behind the overall race winner.
The six-stage race took place throughout Central and Southeast Ohio.
Cameron, who blogged about each [...]

The dreaded small pinky wave.From the RTA campaign

Via the BBC
The Australian Road and Transit Authority (RTA) has launched a new anti-speeding campaign targeted at young drivers.
The campaign is based on the slogan, “Speeding. No one thinks big of you.” According to the BBC,