I’m having a great time with my tikit.
This little folding bike is going everywhere with me here in DC.
Month: March 2007
Blumenauer asks for help with "new page scandal"
You might have heard of the page scandal in Washington DC recently.
Pages are 15-16 year-old high school students who run errands for House members.
Bike Commuter Benefits Act to be re-introduced tomorrow
Blumenauer at the
Summit opening.
Summit opening.
Tomorrow morning, after a speech by Minnesota Congressman Jim Oberstar, Earl Blumenauer plans to re-introduce his Bike Commuter Benefits Act in a press conference on Capitol Hill.
Blumenauer just finished a speech at the opening of the National Bike Summit and he hinted at this news when he confidently said,
“With the congressional shift in Washington, It’s nice to be in a position where I can introduce legislation. The Bicycle Commuter Benefits Act will get a hearing and I think we can get it through this time.”
The Act has been around for years, but went nowhere in the old Congress.
Opening plenary focuses on recreation and congestion
League Director Andy Clarke
The opening plenary is going on now.
But before I get to that, some news.
Commissioner Adams is here. I saw his badge at the registration table and a few folks have seen him walking around. He’s in DC for a meeting of the National League of Cities. I didn’t know he’d be here so this is great news. Last year, he was slated to speak at the opening but got food poisoning and did a u-turn back to Portland as soon as he arrived.
Back to the opening.
Cycling, Summit has come a long way
Dinner with the Oregon contingent
The best part of the trip so far came last night.
While waiting for our table outside the historic Old Ebbit Grill, the host came out and said,
“Bricker (as in Scott from the BTA), party of 25.”
Yes, there are 25 of us here from Oregon.
Once we got inside, Jerry Norquist — who I think has attended every National Bike Summit held — put everything into perspective. He said seven years ago, there were only three people from Oregon at the Summit.
Stolen haro 2005 f3
freestyle bike all black
with pegs
looks just like the picture only all black
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Off and rolling at the Summit
On the road in DC.
It’s been a gorgeous day here in DC.
From the airport I did the ultimate multi-modal thing and took the bus to the Metro (subway) right into downtown.
Once I got rolling, I made my way to the hotel. The first people I bumped into were Jeff Mapes and Deb Hubsmith.
Jeff is an Oregonian reporter on leave to write a book about bicycling in American cities (he won’t let me write more about it yet).
Ride for HOPE from Portland
Reader Vernon Huffman sent me a note about an interesting, cross-country bike ride leaving from Ladd Circle in southeast Portland this Saturday.
Next stop, Washington DC
My tikit at the terminal.
[A major note of thanks to everyone who has supported this trip. I could not do this without your help.]
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It was a perfect night for a ride to the airport.
I’m a few minutes from taking off to DC and all is well. I wish I could say the same for my bike. Last time I saw it, the TSA agents were disemboweling it from its suitcase. I hope they repacked it well.
The folks at Bike Friday were kind enough to let me bring my tikit along for this trip as well. It was fun having it in San Jose and I’m looking forward to it even more in DC.
OK, boarding now. Stay tuned…
Stolen Trek Y bike
One of those crazy “y” frame with a front and rear suspension. Carbon fiber frame. New seat and peddles. Odometer and oversized first gear.
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Stolen Specialized Rockhopper
gray, older, slightly dinged up, but no major damage. Faded red waterbottle holder that is bent off to the right (kept getting caught on my pant leg) Newer, split seat
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Stolen Bianchi Brava
Celeste Bianch Brava with matching tape on handle bars. Color is similar to seafoam. Cage style pedals. Two bottle cages; one is the same color as bike and the other is a unique gold one. Has both front and rear fenders. Front reflector is broken off.
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