The Oregon State Police are reporting that during the 78-hour Labor Day Holiday, 11 Oregonians were killed in traffic crashes. That’s up from an average of 7 fatalities that have occurred each holiday weekend since 1970.
Here’s the sad list of carnage (read the full press release on the OSP website):
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Bicycling Magazine has a nice little story about Higgins restaurant in their Cycling Nutrition section this month.
Here are a few excerpts:
“…Higgins, 50, is the owner and head chef of Higgins Restaurant and Bar, a Portland, Oregon, mainstay that’s home to bistro-style dishes that feature organic, sustainably grown, locally sourced food. And the restaurant sits square […]

This just in from Multnomah County:

Hawthorne Bridge to close Sunday for inspection
The Hawthorne Bridge will be closed on Sunday, September 7 from 6:00 am until as late as 7:00 pm for an inspection. Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists will not be allowed on the bridge, which will be in the raised position much of […]

This just in from the Portland Police Bureau:
PORTLAND POLICE CONDUCT SCHOOL SAFETY MISSONS
Starting Tuesday, September 2, 2008, and continuing every weekday for the next two weeks, officers from all five precincts, the Traffic Division, the Transit Police Division, and School Resource officers will participate in a citywide school safety mission. Among the goals […]

This just in from the BTA:
Month-Long Bike Commute Challenge Begins September 1st
August 25, 2008 – Starting September 1st, hundreds of businesses, non-profits, and government agencies across Oregon and SW Washington will compete in the Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s Bike Commute Challenge. The Challenge is a month-long competition between
workplaces to see who can bike […]

Just received this info sheet and call for comments from Clackamas County Parks planner Katie Dunham. They’re also have a public meeting on Sept 3rd (more info here). I hope to have a Front Page story on this soon.
Please voice your support for the Springwater Corridor in Clackamas County!
Clackamas County is requesting […]

The following story was shared by Lynne Cuevas and posted on the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) email list (emphasis mine):
“I was on the newly chip sealed Helvetia rd yesterday riding along in the center of the lane trying to find the smooth spots in the road as there was no traffic at the time. […]

This Thursday (8/28) is the first-ever officially carfree Last Thursday on Alberta event.
To make it happen smoothly, organizers — which includes the City of Portland and a local non-profit group — need volunteers.
There will be a short training session (not much to learn really) Thursday night at 7:30 at the corner of NE […]

According to the Federal Highway Administration, Americans drove 12.2 billion fewer miles this past June than a year ago.
An Associated Press article published yesterday, Traffic fatalities driven down by high gas prices, highlights a new study that draws a direct connection between less miles being driven and the lowest number of traffic deaths since […]

Today on NPR’s Talk of the Nation program, San Francisco bike plan critic Rob Anderson — whose opposition earned him coverage in the Wall Street Journal last week — will debate the merits of his positions against Noah Budnick from NYC-based advocacy group Transportation Alternatives.
The show starts at 12 noon P.S.T.
– Read more at Streetsblog.org.
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The 2nd annual Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships (SSCXWC) have opened for registration.
The event is scheduled for November 8-9 and will take somewhere in or near Portland (awaiting confirmation of exact location).
Dani Dance of the Portland Single Speed Collective and an employee at Portland-based River City Bicycles is the woman behind the race. She […]

News Release from: Oregon State Police
This incident does not involve anyone on a bike, but since it has to does with another vulnerable roadway user group (runners), I thought it might be worth noting.
Below is the statement from the Oregon State Police (emphasis mine):

The driver of a car that struck and seriously injured […]

A cab driver in Miami allegedly fell asleep at the wheel and ran into a group of people on bicycles. The cyclists were riding on a six-lane highway when the collision occured. Luckily, no one was killed. Here is a video report from the Associated Press…

More coverage from The Miami Herald.

From The City of Tualatin (emphasis mine):
“On Tuesday August 12, 2008 at 6:39pm, Tualatin Police and Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue responded to a report of an assault between 3 males on SW Boones Ferry Rd and SW Ibach Street. Several citizens called 911 reporting that 2 men, in a truck, were beating a man […]

Here’s the story from KTVZ in Bend:
“Callers to Deschutes County dispatch around 4:15 p.m. said a man apparently in his 30s was down near the corner of Southeast 2nd Street and Miller Avenue (north of Wilson Avenue) and was bleeding from the head and not breathing…
Officers said it appeared the bicyclist - who was not […]

Metro wants feedback from “the bike community” at their upcoming public workshops on their High Capacity Transit plans:
Here’s more information, followed by details on the workshops:
Metro begins process to identify next 30 years of High Capacity Transit projects
The Portland metropolitan region is home to a pioneering transit system. Over thirty years ago, the region decided […]

The City of Portland’s Bicycle Advisory Committee meets tonight at City Hall (7pm, 1221 SW 4th ave in the Lovejoy Room). Below is the agenda as prepared by PDOT bike coordinator Roger Geller.

Green Bike Boxes
Roger will provide an update on their status, including the recent approval by FHWA for Portland’s experiment with them […]