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Year: 2008

Prune by Bike

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Meet at
North Star Coffee House, 7540 N Interstate Ave
9:30am – 12:00pm
Prune By Bike
Interstate Avenue
Tree Pruning Workshop
Sunday July 13th 9:30 to 12:00 pm
7540 N Interstate — North Star Coffee House

• Keep the Bike Lane & Sidewalk Clear
• Learn How to Prune Trees
• Have Fun and Meet your Neighbors
• No Pruning Experience or Equipment Necessary
• Prune by Bike or Walk & Prune

Meet your neighbors, have fun and help care for the trees along Interstate Avenue. Portland Parks & Recreation will teach a tree pruning class and then prune the street trees along interstate Avenue for health and safety.

Karl Dawson, kdawson at ci.portland.or daht you ess

Bastille Day Bike Ride

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(21 and over)
Meet at penninsula park, 700 N Rosa Parks Way

here is the ‘official’ info for the bastille day bike ride. practice your french (or fake french accent), dress up in your frenchiest attire, pack up that wine, cheese and baguette, hop on your bike, and meet up at penninsula park this saturday 12 july at 3:30p. where are we going? where will we end up? well, that is part of life’s mysteries. i can say that it will be fun. feel free to bring your friends.

Made in Portland: A very classy pair of bicycle shoes

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Handmade, leather bicycle touring shoes…
and they’re also good for dancing.
(Photo: Jeff Mandel)

Remember Jeff Mandel of ExIT Shoes?

Back in January I shared photos and a story of his handmade leather bicycle saddles.

The other day, I came across his latest creation — a bicycle touring shoe.

According to his blog (Mandel posts an entry for each pair of shoes he makes — these are #25), this is Mandel’s first bicycle touring shoe. Mandel was inspired by a pair of shoes made in 1960 that he reproduced from photos brought to him by his friend Joel Metz (a veteran Portland bike messenger).

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Tour takes a closer look at East Portland’s bikeways

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A tour of East Portland-5.jpg

Bike lanes on high-speed arterials — like
this one on SE Powell — are the norm in outer
East Portland.
(Photos/video © J. Maus)

Last night, the City of Portland’s Bicycle Advisory Committee took a closer look at the bikeways of East Portland.

Led by city bike coordinator Roger Geller, the group met at the Gateway Transit Center (just southeast of I-205 and I-84) and rode a loop that took them east to 162nd Ave. and south to Powell Blvd.

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Rapha will export Portland vibe to Lance’s backyard

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Rapha will host a roller racing competition
— like this one in Portland last February — at
Lance Armstrong’s shop in Austin, Texas.
(Photo: Dat Nguyen)

Rapha, the UK-based high-end cycling apparel maker who recently established their U.S. headquarters in Portland, is wasting no time sharing the bike culture that brought them here.

According to the company’s U.S. general manager Slate Olson, Rapha is staging a weekend of events at Lance Armstrong’s new retail store in Austin, Texas. Beginning this Friday at Mellow Johnny’s bike shop, Rapha will host an exhibition of photographs from their Roleur magazine, followed by a roller racing competition on Saturday and a “Gentleman’s Ride” on Sunday.

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Sizing up the CRC and City Council

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“We need a replacement. But it must be the right kind of new bridge… Approval today will only move the bridge project proposal from one phase of evaluation to the next.”
–Commissioner Sam Adams in today’s Oregonian

Today is an important day for supporters and critics of the Columbia River Crossing project.

Portland City Council, the group whom many think pose the best chance at throwing a major wrench in the estimated $4.2 billion project, will vote on their “locally preferred alternative” (LPA). So far, no official agency or government body has voted against it.

But in recent weeks, opposition to the project has grown considerably and City Council has heard loud and clear that many Portlanders are concerned about moving forward.

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Updated: Locally sponsored team flying high in Tour de France

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[Update 7/9 **SPOILER ALERT — SEE BELOW***]

American star George Hincapie
flying the new blue Team Columbia kit.
(Photo: Team Columbia)

A team flying the logo of Portland-based Columbia Sportswear is having one heck of a Tour de France.

Team Columbia has been near the front of several stages and, after four stages, the team ranks in second place, less than two minutes behind first. In the general classification, Team Columbia has three riders in the top ten, including Kim Kirchen, who is just 12 seconds out of first place.

But the Tour is far from over. 15 stages remain and there is still a lot of racing ahead. But even so, it seems Columbia’s last-minute decision to jump into the big leagues of bike racing is already paying off.

To follow the Tour de France, check out daily photos and results at VeloNews.com.

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UPDATE, 7/9 — Team Columbia’s Mark Cavendish won today’s stage! Read all about it on CyclingNews.com.]

Guest Article: A view on the CRC from Northeast Portland

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[This article was written by Tony Fuentes. Fuentes is vice-chair of the Concordia Neighborhood Association, an avid outdoorsman, a father of two, and a small business owner. He is frequently called upon by city leaders and was a member of Commissioner Sam Adams’ Safe, Sound and Green Stakeholder Committee. Fuentes has a Masters degree in environmental and natural policy from Harvard where he also was a Teaching Fellow in economics.

In this article, he shares his view on how the Columbia River Crossing project would impact public health, natural areas, and our region’s economy.]

Tony Fuentes
(Photo © J. Maus)

I count myself among the many residents of Portland who wants the Council to reject, not embrace, the “locally preferred option” for the Columbia River Crossing. Something must be done, and the proposed mega-bridge is something, but it isn’t the something that we need.

Spending billions of dollars to support expanded use of single occupancy vehicles (SOVs) is a throwback to a simpler time when climate change was science fiction, air pollution was symbolic of a city’s industrial might, and growth was boundless. The reality is that we cannot build our way out of our present transportation challenges with more pavement for SOVs. We have learned this already and we don’t need to relearn this now.

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