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The City of Portland is expanding the scope of their annual bike counts and they need volunteers to help them do it.
Denver Igarta, a transportation planner with PDOT, says they want to cover 140 locations this year. That’s an increase over the 98 locations they counted in 2007, which was up from the 60 locations they counted in 2006.
This ride report is part of BikePortland.org’s 2008 Pedalpalooza coverage.
The following was written by Michael Jones.
“Portland doesn’t have the same level nightlife of San Francisco, so they tend to make their own fun here, and the result seems to be a large community of bicyclists that has become very engaged with the struggle for street equity.”
–SF Bay Guardian reporter Steve Jones, after a ride in Portland
Steven T. Jones is a city beat reporter with the San Francisco Bay Guardian who recently got a dose of Portland bike culture.
Jones was sent here cover the Toward Carfree Cities Conference, but he ended up experiencing much more and has shared his thoughts in an article titled, From geeks to freaks, a look at Portland bicycle culture.
During a mobile workshop on the last day of the conference he joined the Transportation Geeks Ride to get a look at Portland’s innovative bike facilities and wallow in what he calls “transportation geekspeak”.
This just in from Multnomah County Bike Fair (MCBF) headquarters:
If y’all love biking and hanging out in the park with great music, games, & free beer, try volunteering at the Multnomah County Bike Fair this Saturday!
The Multnomah County Bike Fair is Portland’s annual festival of debauchery & bike fun. Here’s coverage of last year’s fair to give you an idea.
“This is definitely the future of cities…of civilization frankly.”
–from Streetfilms’ video on Sunday Parkways
OK folks, just as your tears of joy were finally drying up from the awesome Sunday Parkways event in North Portland, Clarence Eckerson of Streetfilms has posted his video of the event.
Watch this great video below and feel the magic all over again (and don’t miss my impersonation of Gil Penalosa at the end!)…
Since summer is the peak of bike theft season, and many newbies are taking to the streets (with shiny new steeds) for the first time, I thought it was time for a bike theft prevention refresher course.
The other day, while locking up at a business in the Lloyd Center, I got a nice reminder about the #1 bike theft tip.
Portland City Council has added their voice to the list of agencies and organizations that want the replacement bridge and light rail option to receive further study in the $4.2 billion Columbia River Crossing project.
Their unanimous support comes in the form of a letter to the Co-Chairs of the CRC Task Force, who are set to vote on their choice for a “locally preferred alternative” (LPA) tonight in Vancouver.
Today’s Pedalpalooza menu is another feast of bike fun.
There are two options for sunset picnics at two amazing locations: Elk Rock Island on the Willamette and Rocky Butte Park. There’s also a chance to learn about Portland’s Labor History (followed by a screening of Breaking Away), feed yourself forbidden “corporate tacos”, and connect with your fellow crochet and knit-loving friends.
Today’s events are listed below. For more info, see Pedalpalooza.org and don’t forget to check out all of the Pedalpalooza coverage.