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6/20: Hello readers and friends. I am having my second (of two) total knee replacement surgeries today so I'll be out of commission for a bit while I recover. Please be patient while I get back to full health. I hope to be back to posting as soon as I can. I look forward to getting back out there. 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
Amy, Bethany and the Mocktails volunteer crew were out on the Hawthorne Bridge last Friday to serve drinks and snacks to homebound commuters. This is the after-work version of the well-known Breakfast on the Bridges tradition started by Shift to Bikes.
As part of their Interstate 5/Delta Park widening project, ODOT allocated $1 million for “community enhancement projects.”
Savvy activists Shamus Lynsky and Shayna Rehberg, working closely with Roger Geller and the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee, applied for some of this funding and I’ve just gotten the word from ODOT that their project has been approved!
Here’s more from ODOT project manager Kate Dean:
Pedalpalooza debuted in grand style at last night’s Kickoff Parade. No one got an official count but I’d guess somewhere around 150-200 people showed up.
The Bike Gallery dusted off some BMX memorabilia for their Bucks for BMX movie benefit. Held last night at the Bagdad Theater in Southeast Portland, the event was a fundraiser for the soon-to-be constructed Glenhaven Skate and BMX Park.
[Pedalpalooza runs from 6/8 – 6/24 and is organized by Shift to Bikes. View the full schedule here.]
I just realized that today’s events last literally all day. From an early 7:00am start for Breakfast on the Bridges to a Midnight Mystery Ride, which has been known to last till 7:00am.
Good luck fellow bike funnists, maybe next year we can get Vivarin to sponsor us.
Here’s a list of today’s events:
[Posted by airdoke]
My Specialized road bike was stolen from my carport last year in North PDX (near Columbia pk), thought I’d check to see if it’s out there somewhere. That night someone (or ones) came through our street and broke into cars as well. It has a brand new frame (silver) with carbon fork. I had attached a little rack and it has a yellow water bottle holder. It was in brand new shape. Looks like a road bike but with straight handle bars. Smaller bike for someone 5’3″+.
[Posted by sesd]
One week old 52 cm white Specialized Allez Sport roadbike stolen today from OHSU bike rack, locked with cable. Has cycle cross bar brakes, two black water bottle cages, black wheel hubs.
Purchased at River City.
if found please contact me at susandierauf@yahoo.com
Just a quick update on tonight’s Pedalpalooza Kickoff Parade.
Remember that because of Rose Fest activities several bridges might be closed for extended periods of time and due to construction on Naito things are pretty ugly right now. So if you’re headed downtown from the Eastside, either give yourself plenty of time to get down there, or ride further south, cross on the Hawthorne Bridge, and then head over to Jamison Square in Northwest.
The warm sun has brought throngs of people out to our popular multi-use paths. Riverfront paths like the Eastbank Esplanade and bridges are especially crowded.
Thanks to great weather and publicity – like this article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer extolling the virtues of our waterfront – increased numbers of tourists and newbie, fair-weather cyclists are using these paths. Like a new racer in a peloton, many of these folks may not be used to riding or walking in crowded conditions.
Some of you might be familiar with Dabby. He’s a regular commenter on this site, a long-time Portland bike messenger and a somewhat infamous, provocative and enigmatic character (check out Dabby in my photo archives).
Hoping to capitalize on his charisma, the Portland United Messenger Association (PUMA) has debuted a “Dear Dabby” column.
They’re taking your “Dear Dabby” questions and printing them on the PUMA website. If you’ve got something you’d like to ask an outspoken, veteran local bike messenger, now’s your chance. Just email Dabby at johnnyrocket29 [a] yahoo.com.
Yesterday I attended a Platinum Strategy Meeting with friends from the Office of Transportation and the BTA. Also at the table were Mia Birk from Alta Planning+Design (former PDOT bike coordinator) and City Commissioner of Transportation Sam Adams.
We have these meetings once every few months to check in on programs and initiatives that are being carried out with the overall goal to be named a Platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists (check out this page for more on Platinum).
Here are updates on a few topics you might be interested in:
[Posted by “blackitty”]
stolen tonight in NPortland
had a ride from the grocery store, set bag inside and had to pee before i peed my pants. in less than a few minutes some jerk stole my little langster off the porch. it’s about a size 48 or 46, i think it’s a 2004 model and it has a tiny little dragon sticker on the frame.
help!