Month: January 2008

PDOT announces Sunday Parkways open houses

Sunday Parkways meeting-1.jpg

The City of Portland is holding two public open houses for residents to learn more about their Sunday Parkways event planned for this June in North Portland.

The one-day event (which PDOT hopes to repeat if it’s successful) is an opportunity for North Portland residents to get out and be active in their own neighborhood, without traffic. The route will be a six-mile loop of traffic-tree streets in North Portland.

At the open houses, residents will be able to ask questions of PDOT staff, hear more details about the event, and enter a drawing to win a kid’s bike from Bike Gallery or a $100 gift certificate from Foot Traffic.

Read more

Chris Smith to submit 1,000th contribution today

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Chris Smith pedaling
along the South Waterfront.
(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

Transportation and neighborhood activist Chris Smith, who began his run for City Council back in September, plans to submit his 1,000th, $5 contribution to the Auditor’s office later today.

Smith, who was given the moniker “Citizen Smith” by the Portland Tribune, needs to have at least 1,000 valid contributions turned in by January 31st in order to qualify for $150,000 of public financing for his campaign.

To make sure he qualifies, Smith says he’ll shoot for 1,100 – 1,150 total contributions and will throw an “Over-the-Top” party this Sunday to help reach that goal.

Read more

Group cautions against CRC’s “carbon tire print”

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

The Coalition for a Livable Future is a Portland-based non-profit that works with over 90 separate organizations to “promote healthy and sustainable communities”.

In the recent issue of their Connections Journal newsletter, CLF Policy Director Mara Gross pens a cautionary article about the impacts on greenhouse gas emissions inherent in the current plans for a new I-5 bridge over the Columbia River.

Traffic on the I-5 bridge. (Photo: CRC website)

Read more

Stolen Trek 1000C

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Silver Trek 1000C, 50cm, with black taped handle bars, side mirror, back bag and a black seat. Stolen from Eastmoreland garage

More Info on Finetoothcog

Police, victim on lookout for road rage attacker

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

“…he jumped out of his truck and ran at me with a baseball bat.”
–Man who was attacked while riding his bike

Yesterday afternoon, while riding their bike in Northwest Portland, a man was threatened with a baseball bat and punched in the face in front of shocked onlookers by an unidentified man driving a royal-blue Hummer H2.

The victim has now posted to Craigslist in an effort to find the attacker and bring him to justice. Here’s a snip from that post:

Read more

One week, 781 contributions for Middaugh

Middaugh turns in 781 contributions-1.jpg

Jim Middaugh (in blue) and friend
Bo Grayzel in the Auditor’s office.
(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

Portland City Council hopeful and daily bike commuter Jim Middaugh just turned in 781, $5 contributions to the City Auditor’s office.

Middaugh, who announced his run for Commissioner Erik Sten’s seat just last Monday showed up at City Hall today with long time friend Bo Grayzel. Middaugh told me he was “surprised and amazed” at how quickly his network of supporters have coalesced, enabling him to gather contributions at a rapid pace.

Read more

Cycle Oregon Kickoff Party

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

KICKOFF PARTY:
JANUARY 31, 2008
Tiger Woods Center – Nike campus (in Beaverton)

CycleOregon.com

Doors open at 6 PM
Route announcement at 7 PM
Registration opens at 7:45 PM
Event dates: September 6-13

Free and open to the public. No-host food and beverage will be available.

Cycle Oregon is limited to the first 2,000 cyclists who sign up. Register on the 31st to guarantee your spot on the 2008 tour.

A Google Map of Portland bike shops

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Thanks to the efforts of Woodstock resident and reader Brad R., my list of Portland bike shops has been made into a handy Google Map.

Brad plotted out all the shops on my links page, and filled in the description with the little blurb I’d written for each of them.

I’ve embedded the map below (it might take a second to load) and eventually I’ll give it a more permanent home somewhere on the site. Check it out…

Read more

100 years ago: “Wheelmen very near to the hearts of police”

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Eric Lundgren is a local historian currently researching a book on Portland’s bike history.

As part of that research, he has found an interesting article published by the Oregonian in 1897. The article (pasted below) shows that the sometimes rocky relationship between the police and “wheelmen” is nothing new.

Here is the article:

Read more

Latest Headlines

TriMet says full bus lanes on 82nd are up to project partners

E-scooter rider dies in collision with Amtrak train

Despite Trump rescission, PBOT will move forward with Broadway Main Street project

TriMet punts 82nd Avenue transit lane decision to ‘early next year’

From the Archives

Protestor blocks bus and bike lanes on Division with his car