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Day: November 14, 2007

Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships raise the bar for raunchy racing

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This is why I love
Portland’s ‘cross scene.
(Photos: Kenji Sugahara)

Regrettably, I wasn’t able to attend last weekend’s cyclocross debauchery out at Estacada Timber Park (30 miles southeast of downtown Portland).

Not only was it the sixth stop in the Cross Crusade series, but the event also crowned the King and Queen of single speed cyclocross.

Yes, it was the first annual Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships.

If you’re curious what you missed, the photo at right should give you a clue. Then there’s this snip from the official press release put out by the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA):

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Stolen Trek Unkown mountain bike

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the bike is a red & black 18″ Trek mountain bike w/ front shocks, slick road tires, handle bar extentions(horns), bike computer, cats eye head light, alumn. bag rack on back & red/pinkish clip pedals

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PDOT unveils concepts for bike boxes, intersection improvements

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Matthew Machado of
PDOT traffic operations.
(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

At last night’s meeting of the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee, PDOT unveiled their initial concepts for adding new bike boxes and blue bike lanes to fourteen Portland intersections.

Commissioner Adams dropped in on the meeting and said he wants to move “quickly but prudently” and hopes to have these safety improvements (see all of them below), “approved and on the ground by the end of the year or sooner.”

These intersections are a subset of a larger list of known hot spots and, following a spate of recent high-profile collisions, were recently fast-tracked by Adams and his Bike Safety Committee for emergency improvements.

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Car/bike collision in Milwaukie sparks engineering questions

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According to media reports, late last night a bicyclist was involved in a head-on collision with a car in Milwaukie, a city that borders Portland to the south.

Here’s a snip from the Oregonian:

“Gabriel Lee King, 20, of Arcadia, Calif., was riding north on the southbound shoulder of Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard about 5:15 p.m. when his bicycle crossed 22nd Avenue and collided with the car, said Kevin Krebs, a Milwaukie Police Department spokesman.”

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We are all traffic: An interview with Elly Blue

Press conference Friday, 12:30 at City Hall.
Rally Saturday, 12 noon at Salmon Street Fountain.
More info here.

In the wake of a tragic October that revealed chinks in Portland’s bike-friendly armor, community members have come together and planned a press conference and rally under the banner of “We are all traffic”.

On Friday there will be a press conference in front of City Hall at 12:30 and on Saturday, a public rally has been planned for 12 noon at Salmon Street Fountain (more details about the event).

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Rally for transportation equality

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Location: Salmon Street Fountain (between Hawthorne and Morrison Bridges)
More information here

Spurred on by the recent string of traffic collisions resulting in cyclists’ deaths and injuries, we are making an appeal to all levels of our government and law enforcement, to the media, and to all citizens who share the roads, to come together and work for a positive change in our communities and in the streets.

“We are all traffic” Press Conference

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Location: City Hall – 1221 SW 4th Ave.
More information here

Spurred on by the recent string of traffic collisions resulting in cyclists’ deaths and injuries, we are making an appeal to all levels of our government and law enforcement, to the media, and to all citizens who share the roads, to come together and work for a positive change in our communities and in the streets.

Our concerns:

* The high toll of law-abiding cyclists killed and injured in traffic collisions in recent months.
* The bias displayed by certain elements in our law enforcement community, when responding or reporting on car-bike collisions.
* The apparent lack of accountability for motorists who cause car-bike collisions resulting in injury or death.
* The “bikes vs. cars” rethoric used in certain media to frame the recent string of cyclist fatalities.
* The frustration shared by many regarding the current state of traffic safety education and road facilities that perpetuate misunderstandings, confusion, friction, and rage.

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