Month: April 2008

Bike Box Presentation

What: Free presentation on bike boxes by Roger Geller, City of Portland’s Bike Coordinator
When: Wednesday, April 30th, Noon – 1 PM
Where: Metro, 600 NE Grand, Council Chambers

The bike box concept continues Portland’s tradition of innovative bike design to make bicyclists more comfortable and safer on the streets. The bike box design is commonly used and widely implemented in Europe’s most bike-friendly cities. This presentation will explain what bike boxes are, where they will be located in Portland, and how to use them. Join us!

PDOT event will focus on bike, truck safety

This sticker will be placed on the
back and side of all trucks in the City
of Portland’s Maintenance Operations fleet.
(Photo: PDOT)

The City of Portland is making good on a promise to lead the way in an effort to improve bike and truck safety. Today, they announced an event that will give people an opportunity to see what life on Portland’s roads is like for truck drivers.

The Share the Road Bike-Truck Safety Education Event is scheduled for next Tuesday on SE Clinton street, one of the city’s busiest bikeways. According to the official press release, the event will give everyone a chance to view the roadway from the driver’s perspective by climbing into the cab of a large working vehicle.

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Press Release: Share the Road Bike – Truck Safety Education Event

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Below is the full text of an upcoming bike/truck safety event organized by PDOT:

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
April 22, 2008

Contact: Suzanne Kahn, Phone: 503-823-1758

Share the Road Bike – Truck Safety Education Event

(PORTLAND, OR) – Bikes and Trucks can Share the Road. The City of Portland Office of Transportation, Maintenance Operations and Transportation Options staff are working together to educate bicyclists and companies employing professional drivers about the importance of sharing the road. A special opportunity for bicyclists to interact with individuals who drive trucks and large equipment for a living will be offered during the evening commute on Tuesday, April 29, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. The event will take place on SE Clinton Street just west of SE 39th Avenue.

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At Portland rally, Kulongoski encourages Oregonians to walk, bike to work tomorrow

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Governor Ted Kulongoski at Pioneer
Courthouse Square earlier today.
(Photos © J. Maus)

On the eve of Earth Day, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski urged a crowd gathered at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland to take a look at their daily routine and do something different to fight climate change.

And he intends to lead by example. “I’m leaving my car at home tomorrow and walking to work and I encourage others to do the same.”

Kulongoski spoke at an Earth Day rally organized by the Sierra Club. Also speaking at the event were Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury and several environmental advocates.

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Church, CCC team up for free tune-ups

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

This article was written by Jessica Roberts. Jessica is the former metro area advocate for the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and now works as a bicycle and pedestrian planner for Alta Planning and Design. She previously wrote about the City of Portland’s bike parking fund.

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Pinot Pedal

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

URBAN WINEWORKS AND BISHOP CREEK CELLARS PRESENT THE 2ND ANNUAL PINOT
PEDAL BIKE RIDE

PORTLAND, OR – Bishop Creek and Urban Wineworks are kicking off the official fundraiser for projects like the NW Flanders Bridge Project. The event will start with a leisurely 16 or 27 mile bicycle ride organized by Shift and Umbrella which will spin through North Portland. The ride will journey along low-traffic roads in order to promote bicycling as a sustainable mode of transportation. After the ride is complete, riders and non-riders alike will convene at Urban Wineworks, to celebrate in style with wine, food and music.

Registration proceeds and a percentage of Bishop Creek Cellars’ sales will benefit bicycle and pedestrian-friendly projects in the Portland area.

What is the Bridge Project? There has been a proposal in the works for the past two years to recycle the old Sauvie Island bridge, and move it to NW Portland where it would span the I-405 beltway at NW Flanders Street to create a bicycle and pedestrian only byway. This will create a pedestrian and bicycle thoroughfare all the way from Tom McCall Waterfront Park to NW 23rd Ave. and beyond.

Pertinent Details:
Sunday, April 27, 2008
10:00AM-6:00 PM
Urban Wineworks
407 NW 16th Ave.
Portland, OR 97209

This event is fiscally sponsored by Umbrella, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
dedicated to supporting community-based street culture.

For more information:
http://www.urbanwineworks.com/buzz_bike.html
or contact Aaron Tarfman (aaron@yourbodypower.org) or Jeremy Saville
(Jeremy@urbanwineworks.com; 503.226.9797).

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