Meet under the west side of the Burnside Bridge.
Day: February 27, 2008
Breakfast on the Bridges – Leap Year edition!
An extra day of February means a whole extra week of waiting for BonB
this month- sorry if you’ve been craving your coffee & donut by bike
fix for an extra long February, but we at BonB can’t speed up the
Earth’s rotation any better than we can keep the Steel bridge crossing
lowered. But we can slow you down with a fuel stop on your way to the
office! Start your Leap Day off right! (but please keep your leaping
ON the bridge)
This Friday, 2/29, 7-9am on the Hawthorne and Steel bridges.
http://www.shift2bikes.org/wiki/bikefun:breakfast_on_the_bridges
Like early mornings, long rides down the esplanade, sipping coffee
while gazing at the Willamette, and cheery conversation with bleary
bicyclists? Then Breakfast on the Bridges wants you! We’d love to have
some extra people to help spread the bike cheer- this month is a great
time to get involved as a few of our regulars can’t join us. Feel free
to contact me or get on the bonb mailing list (see website above) if
you’d like to get involved or just show up Friday morning.
Columbia River Crossing – A Panel Discussion
The Vancouver Planning Commission Presents
“Columbia River Crossing – A Panel Discussion”
A First Tuesday Presentation
At
Vancouver City Hall, Council Chambers
210 E. 13th Street, Vancouver, WA 98660
Agenda
The Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project is the most significant public works project in this region. The benefits of this project will be numerous, and the outcomes will shape Vancouver and the region for decades to come. Join us for a panel discussion assembled to share thoughts on how the CRC project will shape our community.
Panel
Matt Ransom: City of Vancouver, Transportation Planning Manger
Doug Ficco: WSDOT, Columbia River Crossing Project Director
Jeff Hamm: C-TRAN, Executive Director
Dave Frei: CRC Task Force, and CRC Community & Environmental Justice Group
Mark Masciarotte: CRC Urban Design Advisory Group
Seanette Corkill: CRC Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Committee
Roger Qualman: Norris, Beggs & Simpson, ICC Board
Sponsored by the Vancouver Planning Commission
Intended only for informational purposes – No policy decisions will be made
Open to the Public
Please RSVP Terry Lenhart @ 360-487-7955 * terry.lenhart@ci.vancouver.wa.us
Replay Times:
Channel 21: March 5, 3:00 pm; March 7, 11:30 pm; March 8, 3:00 pm
Channel 23: March 4, 4:00 pm (Live); March 5, 1:00 pm; March 8, 7:30 am
Submissions rolling in for bike film fest, photo exhibition
The scene outside last year’s
Filmed by Bike.
(Photo © J. Maus)
Filmed by Bike.
(Photo © J. Maus)
Filmmakers and photographers are scrambling to submit their work for consideration in two upcoming shows: the sixth annual Filmed by Bike film festival and the first-ever Cycle Seen photo and two-dimensional art exhibition. Both shows have a March 1st submission deadline.
Filmed by Bike is an eagerly anticipated showcase of short bikey films that has grown by leaps and bounds since its humble beginnings back in 2003. Show organizer and founder Ayleen Crotty says “Submissions are going very well so far,” and that, “a lot of them come in at the last minute, which is a bit nerve-wracking.”
Bike commute benefit, SUV tax loophole pass House vote
Now it’s onto the Senate. More on this story was published yesterday. Official press release from Blumenauer’s office is below:
Homeless connect with free bike repair, safety tips
Tony watches as Ian Stude from
the PSU Bike Co-op adjusts
the brakes on his bike.
(Photos © J. Maus)
the PSU Bike Co-op adjusts
the brakes on his bike.
(Photos © J. Maus)
Community groups and local bike shops came together yesterday to keep Portland’s homeless population rolling smooth on two wheels.
Thousands of families and individuals in need of basic health and social services came to the Memorial Coliseum in Portland yesterday for the annual Project Homeless Connect event. Among the many stations offering services was a transportation area that offered free bike helmets, lights, maps, and tune-ups.
Ian Stude from the PSU Bike Co-op and Alex Criss from River City Bicycles worked non-stop throughout the day to tighten, clean, repair and replace parts on numerous bikes. One bike makeover recipient was a man named Tony (he didn’t want to share his last name).
Citizen citation yields success; driver pleads “no contest”
Lawyer Chris Heaps was not
satisfied with the Police response
to a bike/car crash, so he
pursued justice himself…and got it.
(Photo © J. Maus)
satisfied with the Police response
to a bike/car crash, so he
pursued justice himself…and got it.
(Photo © J. Maus)
Christopher Heaps, the Portland lawyer who mounted a “citizen initiated” campaign last December to bring the driver who hit Siobhan Doyle to justice, says we can “chalk one up for the good guys.”
Heaps learned this morning that the driver, Lisa Wheeler, has plead “no contest” and will have to pay a $182 fine for violation of ORS 811.050, or “failure to yield to a bicycle in a bike lane”.
Back in November, Doyle was riding her bike down N. Interstate Ave. when Wheeler, who was also traveling on Interstate turned right onto Greeley, hitting Doyle in the process. The collision put Doyle in the hospital with serious injuries, but due to Police policies that (used to) only require investigations when “Trauma-level” injuries were sustained, no investigation was performed at the scene, and therefore, no citation was issued.
Guest article: Officer Robert Pickett on humility
Robert Pickett.
(Photo © J. Maus)
(Photo © J. Maus)
Robert Pickett is a member of the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee, an Alice Award nominee, a regular commenter and contributor to the Forums here on BikePortland.org, and he’s also a Portland Police Officer.
Formerly a member of the Southeast Bike Patrol Unit, he now coordinates that unit along with being a Neighborhood Response Team officer.
Officer Pickett was recently recognized by the Police Bureau for his community policing efforts.
He previously wrote an article explaining why cops ride on sidewalks.
House fire claims life of Zoobomber, artist Cody Reuwsaat
Cody Reuwsaat, R.I.P.
(Photo from Zoobomb Forum)
(Photo from Zoobomb Forum)
Late Monday night, a house fire in Southwest Portland claimed the life of Cody Reuwsaat.
Cody was a professional artist, specializing in horror make-up and props (the Willamette Week wrote a story about his work last year). Cody was also a friend of many people in the community and a regular Zoobomber.