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  1. Comment by Hot Rod — May 26, 2012 @ 10:04 pm | Link

    I have no problem with Corky's statement. The cause of this accident is clear: the cyclist was wearing dark clothing on a shady street as dusk approached and this made her invisible to the truck driver when she was attempting to pass him. Had she been visible to the driver, the accident would not have happened. A flashing headlight would probably have prevented this accident.

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  2. Comment by Robert Hurst — May 26, 2012 @ 4:54 pm | Link

    Fred, you are absolutely correct. It is physically impossible for a truck of that size to make a normal right turn on streets of that size. This can be extremely tricky for a cyclist. Truck drivers often steer the vehicle to the left and accelerate as well when making these turns. My own long experience on the street leads me to believe that the victim in this case was probably tricked into thinking that the semi was continuing straight. Photos of the scene and position of the victim and location of collision support this.

    Naturally, Mr. Collier would like us not to think of this particular danger to cyclists and pedestrians that is inherent when very long trucks operate in tight downtown areas.

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  3. Comment by Paul Johnson — May 26, 2012 @ 4:49 pm | Link

    The speed limits posted are maximums unless explicitly stated otherwise. There's no minimum permitted speed unless explicitly posted. Here's an example of signage that would include a minimum speed limit.

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  4. Comment by Valerie Liptak — May 26, 2012 @ 4:43 pm | Link

    Thank you, Jonathan, for the sweet article about our Kathryn.

    Please let me correct you though, The Madison House is owned by Good Samamritan Ministries located in Beaverton. My husband, James , and I have lived and managed the house for 5 years.

    The wonderful housemates who live with us tend to burrow themselves deep in our hearts. They are creative, adventurous and full of life. Kathryn's passing has affected everyone who has ever lived here as she was such a constant - coming to house parties, dropping by for a hug, or to drop something off for her best friend, Agnieszka.

    Sending hugs and prayers ...
    Keep dancing,

    Valerie

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  5. Comment by James Mason — May 26, 2012 @ 4:34 pm | Link

    The finish wasn't always uphill. The first time I rode, 1962, the race finished in front of the stone house on the flat by the reservoir. So on the last lap you'd crest the hill and you had either a flat out downhill sprint all the way to the line or else you got to recover while you got ready for a 200 yard sprint from the last corner to the line....Dirk Pauwels won the junior race that year, I was 5th. In the senior race five riders, included Bill Wild, contested the sprint. John Wilson of Seattle gave Ken Hay of Vancouver BC a shove into the crowd. From then on the finish has been up the hill, which makes it a better race. Back then quality bike races were so few and far between that we had riders from BC, Washington, Montana, Utah, and the Bay Area. The Rose Festival Race at Mt. Tabor often attracted the top road riders of the US and Canada.

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  6. Comment by Paul Johnson — May 26, 2012 @ 4:33 pm | Link

    Case in point...

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  7. Comment by Paul Johnson — May 26, 2012 @ 4:32 pm | Link

    They're talking about creating BRT lines on both. I doubt incidents like these will influence their decisions at all, but more like safety and performance of systems like the LTD EmX system in substantially more modal-diverse Eugene will be a key influence.

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  8. Comment by Paul Johnson — May 26, 2012 @ 4:30 pm | Link

    As someone who has commuted by bike in California and lived there. Really, the last thing anyplace needs to be like is California. What an overpriced, hateful place.

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  9. Comment by tom — May 26, 2012 @ 4:14 pm | Link

    I came thru there Friday, excited to see the new signal and crossing ...Johnson Creek Blvd was closed from Bell west , down to the next light ..looked like they were replacing a tall wood pole...the detour wasn't too bad and I discovered a park that was previously unknown to me.

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  10. Comment by spare_wheel — May 26, 2012 @ 3:45 pm | Link

    FUD

    i have been confronting egregious motorist behavior for a very long time. none of these interactions have resulted in violence and many have been positive.

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  11. Comment by She — May 26, 2012 @ 3:15 pm | Link

    Maybe true but we don't seem to recognize the law of physics that make the automobile a lethal weapon and treat it as such. Cars/trucks kill bikers, walkers and other vehicle operators. We need to teach new drivers that when they get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle a small distraction can lead to a death! Maybe morose but true.

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  12. Comment by She — May 26, 2012 @ 3:07 pm | Link

    Does anyone else have a problem with Corky's statement about being "in a bike lane passing a vehicle going faster than them", is that possible, I think by definition of "faster than" it is NOT. It also seems a statement that lays blame on the cyclist. I agree ALWAYS ride with caution, however it feels like a statement to indicate that someone who gets right hooked is improperly "educated" on how to bike safely in the city.

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  13. Comment by Elly — May 26, 2012 @ 2:55 pm | Link

    Another tip -- the new Cycling Sojourner bike touring guide to Oregon has a great John Day route. http://cycletouringoregon.com

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  14. Comment by Anonymous — May 26, 2012 @ 1:42 pm | Link

    That just tells you Yahoo, Gmail, or Hotmail's mail server IPs. It doesn't tell you their home IP address, so it doesn't do you any good. Unless you subpoena their mail provider, you're not going to get anybody's home IP address from their anonymous email.

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  15. Comment by Middle of What Road? — May 26, 2012 @ 1:40 pm | Link

    I've recently noticed a small bike train sometimes gathering up on Going in the mornings around NE 20th or so. Always brings a smile to my commuting face.

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  16. Comment by Middle of What Road? — May 26, 2012 @ 1:35 pm | Link

    I work downtown and am stoked to have this down there. Whether you buy their products or not, having a shop of this caliber only adds to biking's presence downtown - where we are slowly taking over. Now we need a bike-centric pub next door to it.

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  17. Comment by HC Clayton — May 26, 2012 @ 1:33 pm | Link

    Wonderful article Jonathon and my hat is off to these two gentlemen for this vision. It seems that Portland is certainly setting themselves up to remain number one for some years.
    I posted a blog on your article and went out on a limb making a statement that I had a feeling that the obese numbers in Portland are probably certainly way below the national average.
    If I ever get to Portland I will certainly be looking for the Lumberyard and thanks for being a leader in bicycling.

    HC

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  18. Comment by Middle of What Road? — May 26, 2012 @ 1:21 pm | Link

    Completely agree - that diverter also seems to be a boon for foot traffic, too, as people pay way more attention to the crosswalks there than just about anywhere else I have observed in the Alberta area.

    It would be nice, though, if they could plan a proper N-S connection to the Holman BB. I live a half block off Holman, but don't use it because it peters out near MLK. I just go south the six blocks and hit Going instead. Maybe they could use 9th to connect the two?

    I normally cut south from Going through the Irvington neighborhood near 12th/11th because it's a much more pleasant ride through the quiet neighborhood and low traffic and it links up with Tillamook and then downtown.

    But if I'm in a hurry - it's Going to Vancouver to downtown and it truly feels like a bike highway. Simple, fast and busy during rush hours. It works.

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  19. Comment by Ted Buehler — May 26, 2012 @ 1:12 pm | Link

    re: potholes --

    Portland encourages you to send in a maintenance request for potholes to be fixed.

    Call 823-SAFE with the street address of the nearest house to each pothole, email safe@portlandoregon.gov (with a photo if you have a smart phone.)

    Rather than sending in a blanket request for "all potholes between 20th and 33rd" send in specific requests for the worst offenders, worst blocks, etc., to make sure the maintenance crews know which one tweaked your wrist and get it fixed.

    Ted Buehler

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  20. Comment by Cinda Jenrette — May 26, 2012 @ 12:59 pm | Link

    I would also like to state that most people who find themselves with no health insurance are normally students, self-employed and people who are laid-off. More than half in the uninsured are really under the age of 35. They do not experience they are in need of health insurance since they're young along with healthy. Their particular income is generally spent on houses, food, in addition to entertainment. Many individuals that do represent the working class either whole or in their free time are not presented insurance by means of their work so they head out without due to rising price of health insurance in the United States. Thanks for the ideas you talk about through this blog.

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  21. Comment by Middle of What Road? — May 26, 2012 @ 12:54 pm | Link

    Additionally, if more and more people bike on Going, maybe that will increase awareness and add some political pressure in the future to focus repaving dollars on this boulevard.

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  22. Comment by wsbob — May 26, 2012 @ 12:45 pm | Link

    It's great to read here in the comments, word from a parent that's actually riding with the kids to school.

    100 kids to safely escort together to school on bikes is getting to be quite a sizable number. There may be some challenge in this, for example...watching for cars exiting and entering driveways, and in the group proceeding through intersections. As one of the parent / participants of the bike train, perhaps you could offer some details about how people supervising these rides are managing this number of kids together as they ride along the street.

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  23. Comment by Ted Buehler — May 26, 2012 @ 12:45 pm | Link

    Knowing that there's thousands of kids in Portland that are growing up in a bike-centric environment gives me hope for the future of the world.

    Thanks Beech parents, staff, kids, and volunteers! Nice work!

    It's easy to be a follower, but what we really need are more leaders like these, who go off into the uncharted and find that its a wonderful place.

    Ted Buehler

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  24. Comment by Ted Buehler — May 26, 2012 @ 12:40 pm | Link

    Fabulous!
    * Another new "big bike business" in Portland.
    * A bike destination on the fringe of the Platinum zone
    * Another new way to get kids excited about bikes
    * A bike fun magnet
    * A business precedent for other cities, and other big bike dreams.

    Congrats, thanks and good luck!
    Ted Buehler

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  25. Comment by 007 — May 26, 2012 @ 12:36 pm | Link

    By the way, has anyone heard about this trick thieves use?

    I just read in the Alameda nghbrhd newsletter that thieves have been locking stolen bikes to sign posts in the nghbrhd and then advertising the bike for sale (can't remember where they advertise it) and have buyers come to the address of the home the sign pole is in front of, pretending they live in that house.

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