This ride incorporated a trip on the MAX Train, postcard views, karaoke, pints at McMenamin’s…whew. Just read Carye Bye’s report for all the details…
Report: Vertigo Gorge Ride
Month: June 2006
Report: Interactive Museums Tour
This ride report submitted by museum expert Carye Bye:
Pedalpalooza Daily – 6/17
[Pedalpalooza runs from 6/8 – 6/24 and is organized by Shift to Bikes. View the full schedule here and get the latest ride reports here.]
There’s a wide range of stuff to choose from today.
If it’s not raining, you should check out the track racing action at Alpenrose Velodrome in the Southwest Hills. It’s a beautiful ride out there and you’re guaranteed some thrills at the track. And how ’bout a Minibike Steeplechase later tonight? If Gabriel Amadeus is behind it, you know it’ll fun!
Here’s a list of today’s events:
Ceremony, sign to honor Eric Kautzky
Tigard school teacher Eric Kautzky was killed in June of 2005 by a teenager who fell asleep at the wheel (more on Kautzky here).
Evan Manvel of the BTA just forwarded me this news release from Salem from the office of State Representative Jerry Krummel (R-Wilsonville). It’s an announcement of a special ceremony this Sunday (Father’s Day) to honor Kautzky. Here’s an excerpt:
Sauvie Island Bridge not coming to NW
[via Portland Transport]
After some speculation that the old Sauvie Island Bridge might become a new bike/ped only bridge over the 405 freeway at Flanders Street, city transportation insider Chris Smith tell us that,
“The Commissioner’s office indicates that community response was not sufficient to justify the extra cost of moving the bridge.”
We needed a ton of community excitement (and cash) for Sam Adams to put his weight behind this. Bummer. I was pretty excited about this.
Bike Gallery does free repairs for commuters
[Photo courtesy of Bike Gallery.]
Several people have emailed me lately wanting to know more about the free bike repair being offered on some local bridges and on the Eastbank Esplanade during their morning commute.
Turns out the folks behind this are The Bike Gallery’s Barb Grover and service manager Brett Flemming. They call it “Ride-In-Repair” and have been doing it since April. I asked Barb for the lowdown:
Oregonian says we need more bike lanes
Cycling has reached a fever pitch here in Portland.
We’re in the midst of the largest and craziest Pedalpalooza ever, we’re now a legit part of the economy, it’s the eve of our first-ever Bike Summit (with over 300 registered so far), and today the Oregonian is chock-full of bike coverage.
The one article that really stands out is the editorial, “Bike advocates aim for political staying power.” Check out the last sentence of this paragraph:
BTA launches bike boulevard campaign
Bicycle boulevards are the Next Big Thing for Portland’s bike-friendliness. Both PDOT and the BTA are working on different projects to move the conversation and infrastructure forward.
While PDOT is forging ahead on an infrastructure level (recently asking for over $5 million for bike boulevards) the BTA plans to focus their efforts in a more grassroots way.
Their plan – just unveiled on their website a few minutes ago – will tap into $35,000 from private donors and a mini-grant from Bikes Belong to go out into the community to figure out just what a bicycle boulevard should look like. Here’s a quote taken from Evan Manvel on the BTA Blog:
Pedalpalooza Daily – 6/16
[Pedalpalooza runs from 6/8 – 6/24 and is organized by Shift to Bikes. View the full schedule here and get the latest ride reports here.]
Vancouver (our neighbor to the North) is really coming on strong. Next Monday they’re hosting an award ceremony for their Bronze award from the League of American Bicyclists, they got some great bikey coverage yesterday in the Columbian and check out their three events today; Critical Mass, a fashion show and a bike-in movie. Yeah Vancouver!
Here’s a list of today’s events:
Stolen: Green Bianchi Cruiser
[Posted by “simonharris”]
someone broke into my apartment and clipped the cable on my green rollo bianchi cruiser which also has a basket on the front. If you see this bike please email me simonharris at riseup.net
thanks.
Injured cyclist needs witnesses
[Click for large view of crash scene.
Image by Timo Forsberg.]
Image by Timo Forsberg.]
At around 7:00AM last Monday morning Justin Isle was riding in the bike lane on his way to work, heading westbound on NE Broadway. As he approached N Williams Avenue and the I-5 onramp (right near the Shell station) he was struck by a car.
He now has two compression fractures in his back and no witnesses to help with his case.
Portland bicycle industry worth $63M
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A consulting firm hired by the City of Portland Office of Transportation just completed an economic analysis of Portland’s bicycle industry. The final numbers say that our bicycle-related industry is worth $63 million to Portland’s regional economy (which has a total value of $17 billion) and that bicycles account for 800 jobs.
Download report summary (PDF)
The survey was given to more than 100 businesses, varying in size from a one-man shop to companies with 50-100 employees. They were asked four questions related to:
- gross revenue related to bicycles,
- growth in revenues over the past decade,
- the effect of Portland’s bike-friendly reputation on business, and
- how the bicycle-related activities of the City could help grow their business.