your big bike idea.
(Photo © J. Maus)
Yesterday, I shared the news that the Portland Mercury has included a fun item in their annual Auction Issue: A ride with me (on a new bike!) followed by lunch with future Mayor Sam Adams.
Since bidding began at $1.99 yesterday, the item has shot up to $632 (as of this morning).
I thought it would be fun to sweeten the pot a bit, so here’s what else you’ll get if you’re the winning bidder…
If you intend to chat with Mayor-elect Adams about a specific biking issue or idea, I’ll promise to detail your idea (and Adams’ response to it) in a Front Page story on BikePortland.org. Think of it as a way to get some serious attention for whatever your biggest biking dream might be.
- Want your street to become the city’s next bike boulevard?
Do you think Adams should spearhead an effort for more sharrows downtown?
Would you like to propose that the outside lane of the Hawthorne Bridge is for the exclusive use of bicycles?
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Whatever your idea is (crazy or do-able) to make biking in Portland safer, more efficient, or whatever, this would be a neat opportunity to share it with our future Mayor and with the thousands of people who read this site everyday.
Check out the auction item and place your bid at PortlandMercury.com.
[Oh, and by the way, I’ve gotten permission from Adams’ office to do this. Also, don’t feel like you have to have to bring a big idea to the table. If you just want to chat that’s O.K., and if you don’t want the lunch covered on the Front Page, that’s cool too.]