Month: April 2005

Farmer’s Market

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Rode to the farmer’s market for the first time this spring with my two ladies today. The weather was cool and in and out of sun and clouds….just right for hanging at the market eating treats and listenin’ to some folksy music. It’s so easy to get downtown on a bike from NoPo. Down Mississippi/Albina to Interstate, then onto the Broadway Bridge and through downtown all the way to PSU and over to the park blocks.

The way home’s a bit of a chore with Eleni in her child seat. When I power up the Mississipi hill she chants, “go daddy go, go daddy go” and I can feel her little hands on my back. I love that.

Juli was tough, even with an ever-growing tummy (she’s 5 months pregnant) she made it up without walking!

Bikes and politics, Oregon style.

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

(From Jessica Roberts of the BTA)

Did you know that

  • Oregon has the most bike shops per capita of any state?
  • Oregon is one of only two states to have every Congressperson be a member of the Congressional Bicycle Caucus?
  • Oregon brought the largest per-capita delegation to the National Bike Summit last week of any state?
  • Congressman Peter DeFazio used to be a bike mechanic?
  • Congressmen Earl Blumenauer and Peter DeFazio both ride their bikes to work in Washington DC?

You may not realize it, but bicycle advocates from Portland are shaping the national discussion in powerful ways…right up to the steps of the White House! A 6 person delegation recently visited Pennsylvania Avenue to lobby Congress on various bicycle related initiatives including Safe Routes to School and the Bike Lane Bill of Rights.

Learn more about the BTA’s amazing trip to the 2005 National Bike Summit You can help by becoming a member of the BTA.

Spring is here…

My wife and daughter at the Bunny on a Bike Ride.

… and that means bike season is in full spin. What is bike season? Well, it depends on who you’re asking. To a bike racer it means driving all over the state to races every weekend; to a commuter it means it’s finally warm enough to not wear tights and a bellaclava; to families it means you don’t have to wrap the kid up like an eskimo just to cruise the neighborhood.

So whatever bike season means to you, have fun!..and check out this great calendar full of fun options.

Here’s a shot of my wife and daughter getting ready for our first bike event of spring…the “Bunny on a Bike” held on Easter Sunday at Peninsula Park.

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