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Year: 2007

Third track added as velodrome bill rolls on

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Sen. Floyd Prozanski wants
a velodrome in Eugene.

Today was another great day for cycling in Salem. On Tuesday we made solid progress in fixing an outdated law, and today the velodrome bill (S.B. 926) — which seeks $3.5 million of State Lottery funds to build velodromes — gained not just valuable political support, it also gained one more track.

Sen. Floyd Prozanski (D) showed up to the hearing with an amendment to the bill that calls for a third velodrome to be built in the Eugene area.

He told members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (of which he’s also a member), that cycling has, “mushroomed beyond what people may realize.”

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Velodrome bill moves forward, with amendment

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Great news from Salem. I just got out of a hearing for Senate Bill 926.

The big news is that not only did the bill moved forward with a unanimous recommendation from this committee, but Senator Floyd Prozanski proposed an amendment to build a third velodrome in the Eugene area.

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Stolen Schwinn Moab

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MOAB 3- Blue and white mountain bike converted to commuter. Has black front fork (shocks removed ) and re-geared for street use. Rack on back. Heavily used bike.

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Trek Pres plugs Portland, prods industry to do more

A few weeks ago, I reported on a presentation that Trek Bicycles President John Burke gave at the National Bike Summit.

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John Burke (R) with Bike Gallery owner
and tireless bicycle advocate Jay Graves.
File photo from National Bike Summit, 3/15/07

It was a preview of a presentation he gave just a few days ago at the Taipei Cycle Show. Borrowing in style and tone from Al Gore in his heralded Inconvenient Truth slideshow, Burke waves a warning flag to America’s bicycle industry.

He says that global trends in obesity, urbanization, pollution, and congestion pose major challenges that can be solved by the industry if more action and resources are directed to bicycle advocacy instead of product development and marketing.

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Bicycle barometer effort picks up steam

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Michael Downes hopes to bring
a “bicycle barometer” to Portland.

Michael Downes is relatively new to Portland but he has wasted no time in getting involved with the bike community.

After reading an article about a bicycle barometer in Italy, Downes thought it would be a perfect fit for Portland and now he has set off to make it happen.

He has started a blog for the project and he came to a recent Shift meeting to share his ideas and get feedback.

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Help lead a "citywide bike parade" on Earth Day

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The Community Exchange Cycle Touring Club and Bike School is organizing the special BikeEarthDay portion of this year’s Earth Day celebration and they need your help to make it happen.

They’re organizing guided bike rides from 16 different starting points that will converge on Woodlawn Park in northeast Portland on April 21st.

They’re calling it a “citywide bicycle parade for BikeEarthDay2007”.

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