ODOT reports that vandals have “ripped apart” lighting fixtures on the I-205 bike path.
Here are more details from ODOT’s Shelli Romero:
Month: January 2008
The Year in Bikes: A look back at 2007
A tall biker shares a stunt during a
post-wedding bike parade in June.
(All photos © Jonathan Maus)
post-wedding bike parade in June.
(All photos © Jonathan Maus)
To say 2007 was a big year for bikes in Portland would be a vast understatement.
New laws were pushed through the legislative process in Salem, our concerns reverberated through City Hall, the local bike economy gained national prominence, we broke records in rider participation in both our World Naked Bike Ride and in a cyclocross race, we launched an effort to revise our Bike Master Plan for the first time in over a decade (and fought to have its funding restored)…and that was just the start.
Council will hear Safe, Sound and Green proposal this week
Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler (L) and
City Commissioner Sam Adams at a Safe, Sound
and Green Street Town Hall in October.
(Photo © Jonathan Maus)
City Commissioner Sam Adams at a Safe, Sound
and Green Street Town Hall in October.
(Photo © Jonathan Maus)
Commissioner Adams’ Safe, Sound and Green Streets transportation funding proposal will be up for consideration by City Council on Wednesday.
The proposal, which includes $24 million for 110 miles of new bike boulevards (among other things), seeks to create new city fees to pay for a growing street maintenance backlog and traffic safety improvements.
Safe, Sound, and Green Streets hearing
See CommissionerSam.com for full details and background on this proposal.
Key components of the Safe, Sound and Green Streets Program are: a significant investment in the bicycle network, reducing the conflict between bikes and cars; improvements to the signalizations of lights, reducing green house gases and congestion while improving driving times; and repairing all the arterials in poor and very poor condition.
I encourage you to review the information and related blogs on the issue. The matter will be before council on January 9, 2008 at 2:00 PM. We hope to see you at the council hearing and look forward to your support.
LOCATION: City Council Chambers. Portland City Hall, SW 4th Street Entrance
Back in the saddle again
Me and Danica in front
of my mom’s house.
(Photo © Joel Maus)
of my mom’s house.
(Photo © Joel Maus)
My long, strange, trip to California is over and it feels good to be back in Portland.
The girls and I enjoyed the sunny, 70 degree weather and the quality time spent with family and old friends. The only downside was spending so much time in a car and coming to realize the tremendous barriers Orange County cities face in transitioning from their car-centric way of life (which most people don’t even see as a problem).
Light Night Social at the Bike Gallery
Are you in the dark about night riding? Time to light –up!
The Downtown Bike Gallery is hosting the Light Night Social. Lights are the law after dark, but we love them for the safety and fun they add to evening rides. So, Downtown Bike Gallery will keep the doors open late this evening in order to answer all of your bike lighting queries.
We’ll have plenty of the See and Be Seen 15% off coupons on hand so you can buy all of the lights, reflective tape, and blinkies you need to be safe and seen. Special guests from two of the Portland Office of Transportation’s programs -See and Be Seen and SmartTrips Downtown – will join the fun with great information about commuting.
You’re invited to, learn shop, socialize, or just linger and have a glass of wine, beer, juice, and some snacks before you head for home.
Stolen Specialized Tricross Expert
Brand new 2007 Specialized Tricross Expert 56cm with shimano M520 SPD pedals, Planet Bike flashing rear light, and Cat Eye projector LED. It also had a River City Bicycle plaque on the frame. It was stolen from my house on Dec. 30.
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Stolen Sherpa Trail unknown
Well worn older mountain bike. Front tire – Serfas inverted tread approx. 2.25×26″. Rear tire – Bontrager herring bone type tread approx. 2.0×26″. Blue rear basket attached to wood board & metal rack w/ bungies and black cable ties 5-LED tail light attached to basket. Metal rack supporting basket is broken at the back top. Bell headlight, 2-LED + xenon bulb, black w/ silver trim. Well scratched bumper stickers on frame – Born Again Pagan, God Bless the Freaks. Right gear shift barely works. Left brake hand grip chipped where cable housing meets hand grip. Black, fabric-covered gel-padded seat. Right foam handle bar grip partly torn. 21-speed – if I remember correctly.
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Stolen Bianchi San Jose
Blue Bianchi San Jose Single Speed, moustache bars, silver fenders, WTB seat. River City Bicyles sticker on seat tube.
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