The Oregonian reports that last night City Council unanimously approved a new Local Improvement District tax that will be used to improve NE 92nd Ave.
From their story:
“Northeast 92nd Avenue could become the not-so-secret back route to IKEA, after the council approved a controversial new tax district to upgrade the street.
…The $3.2 million project will improve […]

Dingo Dizmal, captain of the Clown House.(File photo)

Yes folks, it’s true. Tonight at Last Thursday on Alberta Street, the Clown House (at NE 24th and Alberta) will play host to hijinks and fun for the very last time.
Due to rents that have shot far beyond a clown’s wage, Dingo, Pinga, Chlorine, Will, and the […]

Just came across a photo of the Bike Oasis that has been installed on NE Sandy Boulevard.

Located near NE 43rd and Hancock.(Photo: jjoyful1 on Flickr)

This bike parking structure is an exact copy of the one recently installed on SE Hawthorne Boulevard and it was of the NE Sandy Boulevard Resurfacing and Streetscape […]

A winged devil jousting on a unicyclewowed a packed crowd at the Clown House.View gallery(File photo)

Despite an increased police presence after last month’s unfortunate incident, Last Thursday on Alberta got back to business last night.
The street pulsed with energy and creativity from street performers, local art, and of course bikes and cyclists of every persuasion […]

Wheel gutter, bike boulevard markings are among improvements.File Photo: 4/27/07

The Hollywood Transit Center, at the intersection of NE Halsey and 42nd (map), has gotten some bike love from the City of Portland.
The crucial north-south connection has long been a thorn in the side of cyclists trying to get over I-84. Southbound cyclists […]

Where else can you see grown men dressed as clowns, racing around a mud pit on mini-bikes?File photo: 4/26/06

I got an email the other day from Dingo the Clown, ring leader of the famous Alberta Street Clown House. For the uninitiated, the Clown House is home to all sorts of fun bike antics, especially […]

[Thieves took bikes, cash, and parts from the CCC on NE 17th and Alberta St.]

Thieves ransacked The Community Cycling Center on NE Alberta and 17th this morning. Communications director Alison Hill says,

“We came in this morning to a ransacked shop and offices. Bikes, our safe, parts, and accessories stolen. Plus a day lost […]

[Taken after our meeting at Northeast Precinct yesterday.]
From L to R, Back row: Commander Jim Ferraris (North Precinct, PPB), Havilah Ferschweiler (N Portland Crime Prevention, ONI) , Commander Bret Smith (NE Precinct, PPB), John Canda (Mayor’s Office of Youth Crime Prevention); Front row: Mary Tompkins (NE Portland Crime Prevention, ONI), Stephanie Reynolds (Crime Prevention […]

“Last weekend I was riding down NE Skidmore in broad sunlight, they walked out into the street as I passed and punched me…”-Gabriel Amadeus, in a comment on the Portland Mercury blog

In the last few days I’ve heard of two more attacks on cyclists. Both of them happened in Northeast Portland. One near […]

[This Torker Unistar will set you back $85-105.]

Reader Ben Schoenberg wrote me yesterday to tell me about Serious Juggling.
Besides all manner of juggling paraphernalia, the Northeast Portland store (and online shop) has a big selection of unicycles.
Ben says they’ve sold unicycles for 10 years now and that they can special order anything your […]

[All signs point to more bike boulevards]

In case anyone gets the wrong impression after my post about Berkeley’s bicycle boulevard efforts, I thought an update on Portland’s progress was in order. Here are a few things I’ve come across just in the past week or so.
SE Foster Bypass Bicycle Boulevard
With strong leadership from Commissioner […]

[John Canda, head of the Mayor’s Office on Youth Crime Prevention]

On Wednesday I met with John Canda to hear his perspectives on how bikes might play a larger role in community policing.
John is the Mayor’s youth crime prevention czar. Prior to that, he led the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, one of six coalitions that […]

Since I proposed a neighborhood meeting last week (in response to community reaction to an attack on cyclists in North Portland), I’ve been thinking about the issues, reading comments, seeking advice, and trying to determine the best way forward.
Some issues on the table — race, gentrification, youth violence — are vast and complex and I […]

[Survey boundary map.]

PDOT’s Transportation Options Division has just released an interesting comparison of survey results based on their SmartTrips program. SmartTrips — formerly known as the “Hub” project — is the name given to their annual marketing program that promotes biking, walking, and public transit in a selected geographic area.
In 2006 the target area […]

[33rd Ave. Bridge lookingNorth towards Marine Drive.]Photo: PDOT

Easy access to the Marine Drive bike path has been restored with the completion of the refurbished 33rd Avenue bridge over NE Lombard Street.
This means cyclists no longer have to take the tricky detour that I wrote about when the bridge was demolished back in March.

According to the […]

[The See and Be Seenparade lit up NE Portland]

Last night in Northeast Portland, PDOT officially launched their new See and Be Seen campaign.
City Commissioner Sam Adams, visibility visionary (and Get Lit founder) Jeff Bernards, PDOT staffers, and about 60 cyclists braved the chilly temps to take part in the festivities.
Everyone was in a […]

[Volunteers work hard to get used 600 bikes ready for the the CCC’s annual Holiday Bike Drive]

This time of year, the headquarters of the Community Cycling Center on NE Alberta street is like Santa’s workshop; complete with elves, toys for the kids, and a magical sense of anticipation for the Big Day.

Except in this case, […]