Stolen in SE PDX on 10/21 around 7pm near MLK & Ash.
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Month: October 2007
BTA selects Bricker for top job
Scott Bricker at the
2007 Alice Awards.
(Photos © Jonathan Maus)
2007 Alice Awards.
(Photos © Jonathan Maus)
After a career with the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) that has spanned nearly a decade, Scott Bricker has been named their new executive director.
Bricker has served in an interim capacity since July when former executive director Evan Manvel stepped down.
His selection comes after a nationwide search and a final decision made by the BTA’s Board of Director’s this weekend.
Bricker has been with the BTA since 1998, when the organization had just three full-time staff and focused their advocacy solely on Portland. Now, the BTA is a regional and national player (Bricker recently flew to Washington D.C. to testify in front of a Congressional committee) with 15 full-time staffers (and another 15 seasonal and part-time) and 4,500 members.
Stolen LEMOND VERSAILLES
Lemond Versailles 2006 road bike, Grey/cream color 55
perfect condition
has aux. brake levers on crossbar
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Stolen Raleigh Technium
silver bike rack, silver fenders, silver handle bar tape, black eddie bauer seat, u lock attached to bike rack, letters on the bike in white with red outline
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Stolen Cannondale SuperV 400
big fat red Cannondale full-suspension Super-V mountain Bike (98′)
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Portland more bike-friendly than Copenhagen?
Screen grab from Virgin Vacations website.
I came across a website today that lists the “11 Most Bike Friendly Cities in the World”. It looks to be the work of a travel agency working for Virgin Atlantic Airways.
The source of the list isn’t exactly what I’d call authoritative, but it was still fun (if not downright hilarious) to see Portland listed in the #2 spot, ahead of Copenhagen, Denmark!
Bike Mechanics (CCC)
Calling all Bike Mechanics –
The Community Cycling Center is holding the annual Holiday Bike Drive, a great holiday tradition that provides refurbished bikes, helmets and safety education for 500 low-income children. We have so many bikes to complete and we need the help of the entire bike community to help us reach our goal.
The CCC will be hosting many Wrench Parties between now and our event. We have hundreds of bikes to complete, so we are inviting all volunteers to come into our shop and make these bikes safe and functional for these great kids. If you are highly skilled or would like to practice your mechanic work with a shop-full of tools, this is a great opportunity for you.
Where:
The Community Cycling Center
1700 NE Alberta St in Portland
When: (Here are the dates through the next week)
Thursday October 18th
Friday October 19th
Monday October 22nd
Thursday October 25th
Friday October 26th
Each Wrench Party will be from 7:00-9:30 PM
You are also welcome to drop by our regular Tuesday Volunteer Nights from 7:00-9:30 PM every week.
Who: If you have the ability to work on hubs, headsets, and bottom brackets, you’ll have all the skills you need!
FOOD, TOOLS, AND TONS OF BIKES PROVIDED!
More Information:
If you can only come for one of the nights, that’s ok!
Please avoid bringing your own tools so they don’t get mixed up with ours
If you have any questions, please contact Neal at Volunteer@CommunityCyclingCenter.org or visit our website, www.communitycyclingcenter.org
Thanks and see you there!
—
Neal Armstrong
Volunteer and Event Manager
Community Cycling Center
http://www.CommunityCyclingCenter.org
BTA: “We’re at a turning point in Portland’s bike history”
“In twenty years, when we have cycle-tracks on all arterials and a full network of bike boulevards across our city and bike training in every school, we’ll remember this decade as the time when we asked for change, and we got it.”
–From a BTA Action Alert
to support the Safe, Sound, and Green
Streets initiative.
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) has issued an action alert to its members to rally support for PDOT’s Safe, Sound, and Green Streets campaign.
Spearheaded by Transportation Commissioner Sam Adams, the funding initiative would include $54 million for bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements. Among those improvements are over 100 miles of new bicycle boulevards. (For a breakdown of how the money will be spent, see this comment).
During negotiations for the funding plan, Scott Bricker, interim executive director of the BTA, played a key role in helping increase the amount of funding that would go the bike safety projects.
Bike Walk Vote – Measure 49 gathering
SUBJECT: Join Bike Walk Vote at the Lucky Lab (915 SE Hawthorne Blvd) Monday the 22nd
An invitation to join us….
Bike Walk Vote works to elect candidates who support bicycling and walking. We also support and oppose key ballot measures.
Since formed in 2004, we’ve managed to lend a hand in some key races, from getting Sam Adams to pull out his tight city council race to getting Robert Liberty to upset an incumbent metro councilor.
This year, we’re working to help pass Measure 49, a key measure that will help us have the ability to plan communities that people can walk and bike in.
We’re a low-budget, high-impact group and rely on grassroots marketing to get our word out. That means we need YOUR help!
So please come by the Lucky Lab, 915 SE Hawthorne, on Monday, Oct 22nd, from 6 to 8pm, and grab some flyers to distribute to bicyclists about YES on Measure 49 and Bike Walk Vote PAC. You can also chat with us about our past and future plans, and share your thoughts!
Bike Walk Vote gathering
915 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Monday, Oct 22nd, 6 to 8pm (come by any time during these hours)
Hope to see you there!
Bike Walk Vote
Bike Walk Vote plans Measure 49 gathering
Here’s the latest from Portland’s only bike-oriented political action committee, Bike Walk Vote. Incidentally, the former executive director of the BTA, Evan Manvel is now working with them so I expect to be hearing a lot more from these folks during the upcoming political election season…
Here’s their latest message about a gathering on Monday to raise support from the bike community to pass Measure 49:
CCC Open House and Raffle
Celebrate at Our Open House
The Community Cycling Center is proud to celebrate the rollout of our new mission statement with a community Open House. Everyone is welcome to join us for an afternoon of fun, games, and prizes!
When: October 21, 2007 from 4pm to 6 pm
Where: 1700 NE Alberta
Why: To eat free food, get a free bike safety check, and see if you won a limited edition New Belgium cruiser.
That’s right, as part of the celebration, we will be raffling off a brand new, limited edition cruiser generously donated by New Belgium Brewing Company!
From now until the Open House on October 21, $1 raffle tickets will be available for purchase in our shop at 1700 NE Alberta during regular shop hours, 10am to 7pm Tuesday-Sunday.
Other activities will include:
–Free bike safety checks
–Free food and beverages
–Family friendly games and activities
The guest of honor, of course is our new mission statement: The Community Cycling Center, founded in 1994, broadens access to bicycling and its benefits through innovative hands-on programs, volunteer projects, and our neighborhood bike shop.
We believe that with this mission statement as our guide we will do an even better job of serving the needs of our community. So, come on out and celebrate with us. And don’t forget to stop by between now and October 21 to purchase raffle tickets. The more you buy, the better your chances are to win!