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USA CYCLING AWARDS 2009 & 2010 CYCLO-CROSS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BEND
Event returns to region for first time since 1976
(BEND, Ore.)—USA Cycling today announced that it has awarded the 2009 and 2010 Cyclo-cross National Championships to Bend. The announcement comes on the heels of a recent site inspection and city tour [...]

Amy Ruiz uses a bike as her main way of getting around.(Photo © J. Maus)

Amy Ruiz, news editor for the Portland Mercury, will leave the paper to join the Mayoral team of Sam Adams.
According to the Mercury blog, Ruiz will be Adams' Strategic Planning and Sustainability Policy Advisor.
Ruiz covered many transportation and bike-related issues during [...]

Due to bike lane conditions like these, PBOT advises to take the lane.(Photo © J. Maus)

Please use this post to report on riding conditions in your neighborhood.
I'm on a walk right now and several main roads have been cleared of snow. While that's good for folks in cars, it also means the bike lanes are [...]

The folks behind the regional Drive Less Save More campaign are seeking submissions for the first-ever Drive Less Video Challenge.
The objective is to create a 25 second video that motivates people to drive less. The winning video will run as a TV commercial and will get a new Apple iMac and Final Cut video [...]

"This will adequately address the inequity of this situation and show the community that bicyclists will not be punished for riding legally on the streets of Portland." -- Lawyer Christopher Heaps

The lawyer for two men who were ticketed for riding their bikes on NE Ainsworth last month is imploring city leaders and the police chief [...]

Looking south SW 6th Avenue at SW Yamhill Street.(Photo: PortlandMall.org)

As part of their Portland Mall Light Rail project, TriMet has announced several "major changes" for bike traffic on 5th and 6th Avenues.
According to TriMet Planner/Bike Programs staffer Colin Maher, effective January 12th, bikes (and cars) must obey the following traffic laws:
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I'm a bit late in posting this, but here's the Bureau of Transportation's storm update for Monday, 12/22 (read it online here):
Released: December 22, 2008
Contact: Cheryl Kuck, 503-823-5909
PUBLIC URGED TO AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL
Icy roads and continuing inclement weather present challenges to road crews, transit providers, and travelers

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One of the worst storms in Portlandhistory is yet another strain on the City budget.(Photo © J. Maus)

Already on a downward slope due to a dwindling gas tax and lower parking revenues, and facing millions in necessary cutbacks, the Portland Bureau of Transportation is now feeling the hurt due to the severe storm that refuses [...]

SE Main Street on my ride into work this morning.(Photo © J. Maus)

Just how bad have things gotten in the Portland region?
I just got this email from Michael Pullen, the Public Information Officer with Multnomah County:
Multnomah County has issued a declaration of emergency to the state of Oregon requesting resources to assist with the response [...]

A scene from Sunday Parkways last year.(Photos © J. Maus)

The City of Portland is working hard to secure funding for their 2009 Sunday Parkways events.
Last year, the city estimates that 15,000 people came out to experience their community on a six-mile loop of carfree streets in North Portland. This year, the city's Transportation [...]

Remember the story we published back in November about UPS hiring bike delivery riders in the Oregon area?
Since then, the riders have undergone training and now they're out on the road helping UPS keep up with holiday shipping.
Paul Lopez of PacificPedaling.com caught up with one of the riders, Tina Brubaker. Here's a great [...]

Alice's ghost bike at 20th and R Street in Washington, DC (Photos by Elly Blue)

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Enjoying the carfree streets yesterday.(Photo © J. Maus)

The snow is coming down as I write this, falling onto the existing snow and ice from yesterday.
I'm about to head out into it, from our home in North Portland to the office in the Central Eastside.
What are conditions like where you are?
Please use this [...]

Cascade Bicycle Club's Advocacy Director David Hiller penned an eloquent rebuttal to the age-old "bikes don't pay their way" rant.(Photo © J. Maus)

From a distant and equally snowy land (Washington, DC New Haven, Connecticut), here's your Monday news roundup.
A week of snow in Portland has created an unofficial carfree week. I'm not there (I'm [...]

Bike lane snow angel.(Photo © J. Maus

Wow.
Lots of fresh and fluffy snow out there this morning.
Please use this post to report what your plans are and what the riding conditions are like in your neck of the woods.
Here at the Maus House we're bundling up for some sledding and snowman making. I hope [...]

Here's the latest from PBOT:

City and State Crews Gear Up for Next Storm System (12/19)
Contact: Cheryl Kuck, 503-823-5909
(PORTLAND, OR) – The National Weather Service is predicting another severe winter weather event for the Portland metropolitan region this weekend. City and State crews are prepared to respond.
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[Note: You'll notice I've begun using the acronym PBOT instead of PDOT. That's because the Portland Department of Transportation (which actually is the Office of Transportation but no one ever called it POOT) will soon officially become the "Bureau" of Transportation.]

"If you had to cut $6.4 million out of Transportation's budget, how would [...]

"He has not only helped rebuild our landscape, he’s helped beautify it by creating opportunities for bikers and runners to enjoy our great outdoors." -- Obama on LaHood

Congressional Quarterly has the full transcript from today's press conference where President-elect Obama introduced his choice for Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood. Below are some key excerpts interspersed [...]

$20 and in bike box green. How can you resist?!

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The University of Portland has just acquired the property outlined in yellow. Supporters of a transportation trail along the river see this as a major step forward.(Image courtesy U of P)

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