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Year: 2008

Guest article: What the proposed CRC bridge really gives bicyclists

This article was written by North Portland resident and member of the Smarter Bridge coalition, Matthew Denton. Mr. Denton shares his evaluation of the bicycle and pedestrian facilities that are being proposed as part of the $4.2 billion Columbia River Crossing project. It was first published on SmarterBridge.org and some edits have been made for clarity and readability.

What is being proposed?

The current proposal being advocated for the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) combines bicycle, pedestrian, and light rail on a single structure separate from the main highway bridge. The bicycle/pedestrian facility consists of a roughly 1.5 mile long, 14-16 foot wide path for both directions of travel, with bicycles and pedestrians mixed.

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MTB Tech Night with Gary Fisher

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Bike Gallery Hosting MTB Tech Night With Gary Fisher

Hollywood Bike Gallery is hosting a big night of big MTB fun on Thursday, April 24, 6:30-9:00 pm. The guest of honor is Gary Fisher, mountain bike legend and the man behind the bikes. He’s bringing a short clip from “Klunkers”, a very cool movie about dawn of mountain bikes in Marin County. Afterwards he’ll linger to visit and chat about bikes. Experts on tubeless tires and suspension systems, helmets, places to ride, and more, will impart their knowledge through clinics and conversations. Enjoy snacks and beverages and peruse the store, stop by to learn, socialize, or meet Gary, and get ready for a summer of goin’ big on your MTB.

For more information contact – Amy Wantulok amy at bikegallery dot com

‘An Inconvenient Ride’ is coming to Portland

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Eight high school students from Seattle are on a 5,400 mile Inconvenient Ride to raise awareness of climate change and they’re set to ride through Portland next week.

So far I haven’t heard of any special events planned for their visit. If/when I do I will post something about it. Below is a statement about the ride from their press release:

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Democracy Now! talks bikes, carfree conference in Portland

National independent news program Democracy Now! stopped in Portland this morning and filmed a segment on Portland’s bike-friendliness.

Show host Amy Goodman sat down and talked with BTA Executive Director Scott Bricker about how Portland became so bike-friendly and she asked transportation activist Elly Blue about the upcoming International Toward Carfree Cities conference which is coming to Portland this June (and is being organized by Ms. Blue).

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Bicycle Brown Bag: Sunday Parkways

Sunday Parkways

Coming to North Portland on Sunday, June 22nd…

Imagine four great parks connected by a 6 mile traffic free route.

Find out how you can join the fun!

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Thursday, April 17th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm

Portland Building Room C

1120 SW 5th Avenue, 2d floor

(bring your lunch!)

Sunday Parkways webpage: http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=46103

Bicycle Brown Bag webpage: http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=34816&a=144945

Press Release: Rally to Support Sauvie Island Bridge relocation

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PRESS RELEASE

What: Rally to support the Sauvie Island Bridge relocation, followed by foot and bicycle tours of the proposed relocation site

When: Thursday, April 17. Press event at 5:00, tours leaving at 5:15 and 5:30.

Where: NW 15th and Flanders, Portland, Ore.

Who: Concerned citizens, northwest Portland residents, transportation and neighborhood advocates

Why:

The community will rally to support the relocation of the former Sauvie Island Bridge span to form an urgently-needed safe crossing over I-405 and a world class connection between Portland’s two densest neighborhoods.

The rally will be followed by short walking tours by local transportation and history experts of the bridge relocation site. Tours will highlight current dangers for people traveling within and through Northwest Portland. Tour guides’ first priority will be to assure participants’ safety.

The proposed relocation of the Sauvie Island Bridge to cross I-405 at Flanders street will:

– Connect the two densest neighborhoods in Portland
– Provide the only safe freeway crossing for pedestrians between Burnside and Johnson
– Provide safe, direct access to Washington Park, the northwest industrial area, and northwest Portland businesses and neighborhoods.
– Serve over 2000 children who live in the bridge’s immediate area
– Represent the biggest recycling/reuse project ever undertaken in the City of Portland
– Showcase our region’s international leadership in sustainability
– Cannot be completed without strong public support

“Moving the bridge is about sustainability, but even more than that it’s about access,” said transportation activist Elly Blue, who is a member of the informal coalition organizing the event to support reusing the bridge. ” It’s currently impossible to travel safely and directly between two halves of our city. That’s just wrong. The basic right to free mobility is at stake here. We intend to use this effort as a springboard to take on dangerous intersections all over the city, particularly around freeways.”

Media contact: Elly Blue at 503 810 9443

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Kulongoski lays out ’09 transportation priorities: A tax benefit for bikers?

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“…if our only answer is highway expansion and not a multi-modal solution, then we are taking a step backward on global warming.”
–Gov. Ted Kulongoski

A few weeks ago, I pointed out that Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski’s “State of the State” address forgot to mention bicycles when the topics of of our aging transportation infrastructure, congestion, and global warming came up.

But on Friday, Kulongoski made up for that omission in a speech to the Oregon Environmental Council where he laid out his transportation priorities for the 2009 legislative session.

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Movie premiere will benefit Austin Miller Scholarship Fund

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A scholarship fund has been
set up by Film Action Oregon
in honor of Austin Miller

Two years before his tragic death, Beaverton high school student Austin Miller attended a summer program to learn how to produce documentary films.

That program, Project Youth Doc, is run by Film Action Oregon. Now, in honor of Austin’s “inimitable spirit,” the organization has set up the Austin Miller Scholarship Fund.

On April 18th and 19th, Film Action Oregon will host a special showing of a rare, youth-created, shot-by-shot remake of the blockbuster Steven Spielberg pic Raiders of the Lost Ark. The remake, titled Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation, was produced by three 12 year-olds from Mississippi (learn more about the film here).

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Bike Patrol Officer (Securitas Security Services)

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Job Title – Bike Patrol Officer
Company/Organization – Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.

Job Description
Securitas Security Services USA, the nation’s largest security solutions provider, is actively seeking Bike Patrol Officers to join the Securitas team. We have immediate positions in Downtown Portland.

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