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Day: October 28, 2008

AASHTO approves framework for U.S. Bike Route System

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“We know this route network will not materialize overnight. But then again, neither did the Interstate Highway System.”
— Adventure Cycling’s Ginny Sullivan

Calling it a “very big milestone”, backers of the U.S. Bicycle Route System (USBRS) are celebrating a key decision that sets a course for creating the largest official bicycle route network in the world.

The system’s National Corridor Plan has just been approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The corridor plan is a 50,000 mile network of 50-mile wide swaths that criss-cross the country and link key destinations (map below).

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Trick or Vote by bike!

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People's Ride

Help scare up some votes this Friday
(threats with a bloody chainsaw not advised).
(Photo © J. Maus)

Looking for another excuse to pedal around the city wearing your Halloween costume?

Want to help remind folks to vote and help distribute (non-partisan) voter guides?

Why not Trick or Vote by bike!?

Trick or Vote is a massive, non-partisan, nationwide get-out-the-vote effort happening in cities all over the country on Halloween night (10/31). The Portland edition has two canvasses, both starting at Audio Cinema (226 SE Madison). After the canvasses, the party starts back at Audio Cinema at 8:00 pm.

More info at TrickorVote.org.

And remember, the only really scary thing about an election is not voting!

Hillsboro crash sends man to the hospital

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The Oregonian has the story (emphasis mine):

A 21-year-old bicyclist was hospitalized early this morning after colliding with a pickup truck passing through an intersection, authorities said.

The 7:05 a.m. crash affected rush-hour traffic for three hours. Authorities did not release the identities of the cyclist or driver.

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Events will re-visit ghosts of freeways past

This defunct freeway ramp serves
as a reminder of Portland’s freeway-fighting past.
(Photo:
John Russell)

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
–philosopher George Santayana

Much of the why Portland is a city where bikes, pedestrians, and transit can flourish, is because we have taken a stand against freeways. Two events coming up in November will educate a new generation about Portland’s proud history of freeway fighting and removal.

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Palin wannabees and Team Tron; slideshow from a costumed Crusade weekend

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Team Tron (complete with discs) sought to
eliminate any riders without costumes.
– Slideshow Below –
(Photos by Jose Sandoval)

Last weekend, the Cross Crusade race series held their annual Halloween weekend.

For two days, Crusaders raced and romped around the Clatsop County Fairgrounds in Astoria fueled by beer and a hunger for fun that knows no bounds.

This is local racer and photographer Jose “Brujo” Sandoval’s first season following the Cross Crusade and he said he’s, “never experienced anything quite like this weekend.”

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