7 April 2008 Archives

Don’t bike to the grocery store? Oregonian says you’re a sinner

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Going by bike; it’d be a sin not to.
(Photo © J. Maus)

In yet another sign of biking’s ascent into the mainstream, not biking was on a list of “distinctly Oregon sins” published by the Oregonian on Saturday.

In an article that appeared on the front page of the O’s Living section, reporter Nancy Haught decided to follow the Vatican’s lead and add a few new sins to the official list of Seven Deadly Sins.

Along with “drinking instant coffee” and “refusing to sort your recyclables” was a bike-related sin that caught my eye. According to Haught, in Oregon, “Not commuting to work, shuttling kids, schlepping groceries or transporting furniture on a bike” is a sin.

BTA Bike Safety Class at Prescott Elementary

Kids line up for a bike safety class at
Prescott Elementary in Northeast Portland.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Acting U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Steven K. Galson will be in North Portland on Wednesday (April 9) to promote the Department of Health and Human Services’ Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention Initiative and to recognize the work of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA).

Bikes navigate streetcar tracks
near South Waterfront.
(Photos © J. Maus)

With Portland’s streetcar plans heating up, and a recent TriMet bus/bike collision that claimed the life of a Beaverton boy, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) wants to know more about your experiences and comfort level when biking around transit.

The BTA, in partnership with the Lloyd District Transportation Management Association’s Bike Committee, launched a survey this morning to learn more about biking conditions in the metro area specifically around bus routes and streetcar/MAX tracks.

This video from a Slate V reporter in Los Angeles takes you on a ride through the “stupidest bike lane”. It’s been circulating around the bike blogosphere for a week or so now.

Check it out below:

In the past few days, several readers have contacted me about some interesting graffiti near the Hollywood Transit Center in Northeast Portland (image below).

Somehow, a determined and bike-loving artist/vandal managed to scrawl three bicycles and the words “Public Transport” on the barricade that separates traffic on Interstate 84.

A ride that was organized to pay homage to a legendary bike race in Belgium, has now become a legend of its own.

Rodney Arreguin has pled guilty
to numerous charges,
including assault of a woman
on a bike in Northeast Portland.

Back in December, Katie Hughes was riding her bike in Northeast Portland when a man in a car drove up beside her, pushed her to the ground, robbed her, threatened to kill her, and then sped away.

The suspect, Rodney Arreguin, was implicated in a string of similar brazen robberies and assaults over a two-day span and was arrested by the Portland Police a day later.

Now, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s office informs me that Mr. Arreguin has pled guilty to five counts of robbery, attempted kidnapping, felony hit-and-run, assault, and reckless driving.

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