The patio was packed!
(Photos © J. Maus)
(Photos © J. Maus)
Year: 2008
Vancouver City Council approves all-ages helmet ordinance; hearing planned
Evan Manvel and Andy Clarke on the
streets of downtown Vancouver.
(Photo © J. Maus)
streets of downtown Vancouver.
(Photo © J. Maus)
The Vancouver (WA) City Council unanimously approved an all-ages helmet ordinance at their meeting yesterday. The ordinance was initially drafted to only apply to kids under 18 and was then re-written as an all-ages law at the suggestion of a local bicycle club.
The Council has set a second reading and public hearing of the ordinance to take place on February 25th.
Vancouver is one of only a few jurisdictions on Washington to not have an all ages helmet law. If it passes in its current form, the law would also apply to other human-powered vehicles including; scooters, skateboards, roller skates, unicycles and roller blades. The ordinance also sets aside $5,000 for an educational campaign about the new law and for the purchase of helmets for low-income youth.
‘SmartTrips’ leads to fewer car trips in Southeast
SmartTrips materials are
delivered by bike.
(Photo © J. Maus)
delivered by bike.
(Photo © J. Maus)
PDOT’s Transportation Options Division has announced that their “SmartTrips Southeast” program led to a 9.4% reduction in drive-alone trips in the target area.
The program — which uses individualized marketing techniques to encourage participants to walk, bike, and take transit — was focused on over 20,000 Southeast Portland (and Milwaukie) households.
Participating residents were subjected to an all-out blitz of outreach events, access to resources, and free gifts (including the wonky-yet-fashionable bicycle map bandanna!) to help inspire them to make more sensible transportation choices.
Tonight: Memorial planned for Austin Miller
Austin Miller
Hal Ballard, acting executive director of the Washington County Bicycle Transportation Coalition has organized a brief memorial service tonight for Austin Miller, the 15 year-old who was killed after colliding with a bus in Beaverton yesterday.
The service will begin at 5:00pm tonight at the intersection of SW Murray and Farmington Road.
Ballard says he and a group of supporters will hold signs with the ‘And we Bike‘ slogan, “to remind motorists of our relationship to them”.
The City of Beaverton has also granted permission for a ghost bike to be installed in memory of Austin.
Beaverton commuters weigh in on deadly intersection
Yesterday’s tragic bus/bike collision in Beaverton that claimed the life of 15 year-old Austin Miller occurred at an intersection that is known to be tricky and dangerous.
The precise mechanics of what happened are still unclear, but we do know that Miller was struck by the #52 TriMet bus as he entered SW Farmington Road from SW Murray Blvd.
Update on my technical difficulties
As many of you know, the site was completely down yesterday.
My server crashed due to too much traffic. The culprit was my coverage of the Handmade Bicycle Show.
I worked with my host to fix the problem, and they tweaked the server as much as they could, but they said the traffic was simply more than the server could handle.
I should have foreseen this potential issue and taken better precautionary measures to prevent it, but I guess I learned this lesson the hard way (again).
Fatal bus/bike crash in Beaverton
BikePortland.org file photo.
(© Jonathan Maus)
(© Jonathan Maus)
A man 15 year-old Beaverton boy lost his life today in a collision with a TriMet bus on Farmington road, just west of Murray Blvd (Google map).
From reports, it seems like the collision occurred as the bus, going westbound on Farmington, crossed over the bike lane prior to pulling over for a stop. View the intersection below:
Stolen Cannondale Beast of the East
Black Cannondale with Duke’s Cycle sticker (from Toronto Canada) near bottom bracket on seat post. Had a large Columbia Sportswear Company sticker as well. XT with DX shifters, Manitou forks yellowish orange.
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Portland builders take home two awards at NAHBS
Don Walker at the NAHBS awards ceremony.
(Photos © J. Maus)
(Photos © J. Maus)
Two Portland builders stood out among the country’s best bicycle craftsmen today at the awards ceremony at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS).
Aaron Hayes of Courage Cycles was voted “Best New Builder,” and Joseph Ahearne won “Best City Bike” for the second year in a row.
Aaron is a former product designer who started building frames just six months ago. When I visited his shop in Northeast Portland a few weeks ago he said he thought of his NAHBS debut as “a challenge”.
Stolen Felt Z70
2007 Felt Z-70, brand new black c700 tires; front light off center on handlebars; Veloce bicyle bag on the seat; non-standard Campangolo 175 front crank&gear; photo provided from internet – NOT same color.
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NAHBS 2009 set for Indianapolis
Don Walker looks to Indianapolis
for NAHBS ’09.
(Photo © Jonathan Maus)
for NAHBS ’09.
(Photo © Jonathan Maus)
NAHBS founder Don Walker will take the fifth addition of his show to Indianapolis, Indiana next year.
He made the announcement at the end of today’s show saying, “I’m sure many of you are already aware of Indiana’s very rich cycling culture.”
Walker cited the classic bike movie, Breaking Away as proof of Indiana’s two-wheeled heritage.
A NAHBS Sunday slideshow
Rene Herse in black and white.
Slideshow below.
(Photo © Jonathan Maus)
Slideshow below.
(Photo © Jonathan Maus)
Wish I had more time to share stories from last night and today, but the awards ceremony is starting soon and I’ve got to get back to the show.
Below is a slideshow of my photos from this morning. Highlights include Pegoretti’s magical paint jobs, bikes from Richard Sachs and Rene Herse, Craig Calfee’s bull-bike, and today’s gratuitous celebrity shot of Robin Williams checking out the work of John Slawta (Landshark).