18 November 2009 Archives

Report from ‘An Evening with Roger Geller’

Roger and me.
(Photos: Adams Carroll)

Thanks to everyone who packed into Plan B tonight to listen to my interview with City of Portland Bicycle Coordinator Roger Geller. As a special bonus, we also streamed the event live right here on BikePortland thanks to the technological magic of Dan Kaufman from Crank My Chain CycleTV. What a thrill to know folks from all over were tuning in via the web!

After some mingling and ordering of food and drink, we settled in for about a one-hour interview and conversation followed by an open Q & A session. We even took a few questions from the Internet audience.

Metro is getting heat for
their transportation plan.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Metro’s update to the 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) — which will guide $20 billion of investments in our regional transportation infrastructure over the next 25 years — is coming under fire from advocacy groups, Portland Mayor Sam Adams, and others.

Among Metro’s stated goals for the plan are to create an “efficient urban design”, “expand transportation choices”, “enhance safety”, and “reduce pollution”. But critics of the plan say it falls short in the key metric of reducing greenhouse gas emissions (34% of Oregon’s emissions come from transportation) and that it invests too much on highway widening and road projects. Metro Councilor and RTP point man Rex Burkholder stands behind the plan

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Scott Bricker.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) Board Chair Mary Roberts has announced that Scott Bricker has “left his post” as Executive Director of the organization.

Here’s the intro to the statement just released by the BTA:

“The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) Board Chair Mary Roberts announced today the need for a change of leadership at the BTA and that Scott Bricker has left his post as Executive Director.”

Bricker had been with the BTA since 1998 and was selected as their leader in October of 2007.

Backpedal Cycleworks now open for biz!
(Photos: Adams Carroll for BikePortland)

Story and photos by BikePortland news intern Adams Carroll

Rick Shaputis, owner of SE Portland’s newest bike shop, Backpedal Cycleworks, knew it was crazy to open a bike store in the middle of a recession. He knew it was even crazier to open up his shop in winter, the traditional slow season for new bike sales. Still, when he found out about a vacancy in the SE Harold storefront which he now occupies, he couldn’t resist.

Year: 1990’s
Brand: Nishiki
Model: Colorado
Color:Blue
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2009-11-15
Stolen From: In the back yard of a house on the corner of MLK & Lombard
Owner: Nick Jacobsen
OwnerEmail: nick@lokkju.com
Description: Blue mid 90’s Nishiki Colorado mountain bike. It has red walled street tires on it.
Police record with: Case# Pending, has been reported
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Report from ‘An Evening with Roger Geller’

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Blue Nishiki Colorado 1990’s

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