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Day: April 28, 2008

Press Release: Walk and Bike Challenge Kick-Off

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Walk + Bike Challenge Month Kicks Off May 3

April 28, 2008 – Oregon Walk + Bike to School will host a kickoff at Main Street Plaza along the Eastbank Esplanade from 9:30AM- 11AM for the first ever Walk + Bike to School Challenge Month. Featured speakers are Congressman Earl Blumenauer’s Advisor for Livable Communities, Meeky Blizzard, and Portland Police Officer Robert Pickett. Performing will be kid DJ’s Belinda Miller and Hova Najarian of the nationally syndicated radio show “Greasy Kid Stuff”, Portland State University cheerleaders, stilt-walking dinosaurs, and unusual 5-foot tall bikes from the North Portland Freak Collective. The event will conclude with a family bike ride and walk along the Willamette on the Eastbank Esplanade.

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Walk and Bike Challenge Kick-off

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Come and join Portland families as we kickoff the Walk + Bike to School Challenge Month with dancing, speakers, and a bike ride/walk along the river on the Eastbank Esplanade.

Meet at the Main Street Plaza
More info here.

Bike/Truck Safety Education Event

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Share the Road Bike – Truck Safety Education Event

(PORTLAND, OR) – Bikes and Trucks can Share the Road. The City of Portland Office of Transportation, Maintenance Operations and Transportation Options staff are working together to educate bicyclists and companies employing professional drivers about the importance of sharing the road. A special opportunity for bicyclists to interact with individuals who drive trucks and large equipment for a living will be offered during the evening commute on Tuesday, April 29, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. The event will take place on SE Clinton Street just west of SE 39th Avenue.

What: Bike – Truck Safety Education Event

When: 4:30 – 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Where: SE Clinton St. just west of SE 39th

Why: The City of Portland Office of Transportation wants to educate bicyclists and motorists about the unique challenges truck drivers face. It is important to recognize blind spots and use caution around big trucks.

Free Pedicab Rides on Free Cone Day

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The Best Day Possible to be from Portland

Imagine a day when local celebrities provide FREE rides only to be delivered to Ben & Jerry’s for a FREE Cone. Well dream no longer because Pdx Pedicab has partnered up with Ben & Jerry’s, New Avenues for youth, and the One Campain to provide

FREE rides on FREE cone day April 29th from noon – 8pm. Simply call 503-Pedicab from within the city limits to be picked up and swept away to ice cream delight.

The two Ben & Jerry’s locations being served are:

Ben & Jerry’s
301 NW 10th Ave, Portland, OR

Ben & Jerry’s
524 SW Yamhill St, Portland, OR

To request a ride to one of these locations simply call 503-Pedicab (503-733-4222). Also there will be some celebrity riders giving rides throughout the day:

Commissioner Sam Adams 1pm – 2pm
www.commissionersam.com

Ryan Christiansen
Founder Same Underneath Clothing Company
www.sameunderneath.com

Free Cone Day Ride

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Downtown Ben and Jerry’s, 524 SW Yamhill St Take Trimet (Near Pioneer Courthouse Square)
5:00pm, The ride will leave at 5:30 or after we get our first cone.

Prepare your belly for all the donut and burrito rides summer has to offer.

It’s April and that means that Unilever executives in Rotterdam are gritting their teeth over the fact that their overpriced ice-cream division (Ben and Jerry’s) will be continuing their tradition of giving out free cones for a whole day.

Fittingly, we will continue our tradition of riding our bicycles to every Portland Ben and Jerry’s and eating lots of ice cream.

Bike to Work Day Celebration

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(PORTLAND, OR) – The City of Portland Office of Transportation – Transportation Options Division and the SmartTrips Downtown program – will host a Bike to Work celebration at Pioneer Courthouse Square on Wednesday, May 7, from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. This special event at Pioneer Courthouse Square is in celebration of National Bike Month and Bike to Work Week. The intent of is to thank those already bicycling to downtown and to encourage those who are interested in bicycling to give it a try.

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Press Release: Bike to Work Celebration

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Below are the details on PDOT’s annual Bike to Work day celebration:

Bike to Work celebration on Wednesday, May 7

(PORTLAND, OR) – The City of Portland Office of Transportation – Transportation Options Division and the SmartTrips Downtown program – will host a Bike to Work celebration at Pioneer Courthouse Square on Wednesday, May 7, from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. This special event at Pioneer Courthouse Square is in celebration of National Bike Month and Bike to Work Week. The intent of is to thank those already bicycling to downtown and to encourage those who are interested in bicycling to give it a try.

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Washington wins bike-sharing race; is Portland far behind?

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Washington DC has beat Portland in
becoming the first U.S. city with a
bike-sharing system. This photo shows a
construction site where one of the new
SmartBikeDC racks will be located.
(Photo: afagen on Flickr)

Now that Washington D.C. is getting national media attention for their “first of its kind in the U.S.” bike-sharing system, I figured an update on Portland’s bike-sharing plans was in order.

The City of Portland issued a Request for Proposals (No. 106720) back in October 2007 to “Deliver and Operate a Bicycle Fleet For Rent to the Public.”

The detailed, 28-page proposal says that the city “prefers” an initial fleet of 500 bicycles, requires the contractor to “provide use of a bicycle helmet” for riders less than 16 years old, discusses possible advertising options, and includes a list of preferred kiosk/parking locations.

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TriMet bus driver cleared of wrongdoing in fatal bike collision

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bikes and buses

The Oregonian reported this morning that the driver of a TriMet bus that collided with 15 year-old Beaverton high school student Austin Miller back in February has been cleared of any wrongdoing.

According to the Oregonian, the Beaverton Police Department deemed the collision was “unavoidable”.

The crash happened on February 11th. Miller, an experienced rider who was coming home from school, was traveling south on the sidewalk adjacent to SW Murray Road. Miller and the bus collided as he re-entered the roadway and attempted to go west (right) onto SW Farmington. The bus was traveling west on SW Farmington and was pulling into a stop at the corner where the collision occurred.

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