This Google Street View is looking north from Broadway at N. Flint and N Wheeler is off to the left. This intersection is slated for three short-term improvements.
Month: September 2008
Metro councilors set for their own ‘commute challenge’
Metro councilor Rex Burkholder
on his commute bike (just kidding).
(Photo courtesty Mr. Burkholder)
on his commute bike (just kidding).
(Photo courtesty Mr. Burkholder)
This just in from the public affairs office at Metro (our regional, elected government): Tomorrow (9/16), five six members of the Metro Council (excluding President David Bragdon) will ride their bikes into Metro headquarters at 600 NE Grand.
According to the Metro press release, “This event is being held in celebration of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s annual Bike Commute Challenge,” which is held each September.
Photo: Oregon legislator back on the bike after shooting incident
Oregon state legislator Jason Atkinson (R-Central Point) sent out an email update to friends and supporters last week. It was regarding a freak incident eight weeks ago that left his right leg/kneecap in shambles due to a gunshot wound.
He’s undergone major surgery and the former bike racer (and supporter of several bike-friendly bills last legislative session) is just now looking down the road to recovery. Check out the photo and the email below:
League helps you talk back to trash talk
NY Times columnist David
Brooks is one of the trash-talkers
outed by the League of
American Bicyclists.
Brooks is one of the trash-talkers
outed by the League of
American Bicyclists.
In their most recent email newsletter to members, the League of American Bicyclists shared a new educational campaign aimed at fighting back against statements that discriminate against bicycles.
On their web page, Who’s Trash Talking Bikes?, the League has a list of recent anti-bike statements by politicians and pundits. For each one they include sections titled: “What he/she said”; “What’s the issue”; “What are the facts”; “What he/she could have said”; and “What you can do.”
DA wants to set record straight in Stark Street case
Deputy DA Chuck Sparks.
(Photo © Jonathan Maus)
(Photo © Jonathan Maus)
The Deputy District Attorney for Multnomah County Chuck Sparks wants the community to know that upon further analysis, his office believes the injuries sustained by Steven Volz in a collision on July 31st in Gresham constitute “serious physical injury”.
In a story posted on September 4th, I reported that Gresham DA Ben O’Glasser had elected to not seek Reckless Driving charges against the motor vehicle operator in the case, Lance Waddy. I then asked O’Glasser if the Careless Driving charge came with the new Vulnerable Roadway Users portion of the statute (which carries much higher consequences).
O’Glasser’s answer was no, that because they felt Volz’s injuries did not rise to the level of “serious physical injury” as defined by Oregon law, the Vulnerable statute would not apply (“serious physical injury” is required to trigger the new law).
Families flock to Hillsboro’s first annual ‘Tour de Parks’
The ride began with a roll
through downtown Hillsboro.
Video report below
Photo Gallery
(Photos © J. Maus)
through downtown Hillsboro.
Video report below
Photo Gallery
(Photos © J. Maus)
With crowds much larger than organizers expected, the first annual Tour de Parks, held yesterday in Hillsboro, was a smashing success.
My family and I made the trek out West (thanks to the MAX) for our first foray into the Hillsboro bike scene.
As the crowd milled about, kids on BMX bikes raced around the parking lot (playing a two-wheeled version of tag), Bruce Buffington and volunteers from the Northwest Bicycle Safety Council fitted helmets, gave a brief traffic safety presentation, and then we were off.
byCycle.org creator hired by TriMet
Wyatt Baldwin.
(Photo © J. Maus)
(Photo © J. Maus)
Wyatt Baldwin, the web programmer who created the bicycle trip-planning tool byCycle.org, has been hired by Portland’s public transit operator TriMet.
The announcement was made by TriMet communications director Carolyn Young during a presentation at the recent Pro Walk/Pro Bike conference in Seattle.
Baldwin starts today and he told me last week that he’ll be working with TriMet’s GIS & Location-Based Services team doing software and Web development. Back in June, TriMet unveiled their latest online trip-planning tool and TriMet developer Bibiana McHugh said she was working with Baldwin to incorporate bike routes.
PDOT to host discussion on family biking
This month at The Office of Transportation’s Bicycle Brown Bag series is a discussion on family biking.
PDOT employee Timo Forsberg will host a panel of biking parents for what is sure to be an interesting chat.
Here is more information:
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Parents on Bikes: Bike & Walk to School Day all year-round!
School. Work. Shopping. Playdates. How do they do it? Find out from our panel of biking parents the secrets to cycle success with kids in tow.
Thursday, Sept. 18th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Portland Building
1120 SW 5th Avenue, 2d floor , Room C
(bring your lunch!)
Weekend open thread: Racing or a ride in the park
Park it at a park.
(Photo © J. Maus)
(Photo © J. Maus)
With the return of summer sun, you might as well go big this weekend.
For some, with a penchant for self-sacrifice, that will mean heading out to Bald Peak for the inaugural Pain on the Peak cyclocross race. For others, that might mean getting out and enjoying a local park.
If a park is more up your alley, check out the Hillsboro Tour de Parks, a family-friendly event that promises an “enjoyable and relaxing” ride through some “overlooked gems” of Hillsboro’s park system.
Meet the Team Ride – Sorella Forte
Just a reminder – this Sunday is the Sorella Forte “Meet the Team” ride:
WHEN: Sunday, Sept 14 @ 9am
WHERE: Kettleman’s Bakery 2235 SE 11th Avenue
Sorella Forte is an all-women’s club/team based out of Portland. We encourage any woman who has been considering joining a team (or looking to make a team change) to please join us on Sunday for a ride to meet a few of us and to ask questions about our club, etc. This will be an easy conversational-paced ride.
For more information on Sorella Forte, visit http://www.sorellaforte.com
Hillsboro Tour de Parks
Meet at Bike-n-Hike, 156 SE 4th Ave, downtown Hillsboro
1:00pm – 3:00pm, meet early for tire pressure check, safety discussion, route maps, etc.
Go West, go way West!
Tour some of Hillsboro’s parks on your bike. Bring the whole family for an enjoyable, relaxing ride. We will explore overlooked gems of Hillsboro’s city park system while learning basic bicycle road safety.
Take the MAX to Hillsboro Central/SE 3rd TC MAX Station – start location is 1/2 block north on 4th St.
Friends Of Tour De Parks , www.tourdeparks.com/