What: SW Ped Legal Rights Clinic
When: Thursday, April 23, 6:30-8:00 pm
Where: Multnomah Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy
MAP
Nearby Buses: 44, 45, 64
More Info: www.wpcwalks.org
Month: April 2009
Human Powered Vehicle Challenge
What: 2009 Human Powered Vehicle Challenge
When: May 1-3, 2009
Where: Tektronix Campus, Beaverton
More Info: http://www.bta4bikes.org/btablog/2009/04/22/human-powered-vehicle-challenge/
and
http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/%7Easme/HPV/PSU-HPVC.html
A sneak peek at the new “Ride Oregon” website
David Lowe-Rogstad and the
home page of the new site.
(Photos © J. Maus)
home page of the new site.
(Photos © J. Maus)
Yesterday in Salem at the Oregon Bike Summit, we got a sneak peek of the new “Ride Oregon” website. When it officially launches in mid-May, the site will allow visitors to learn about Oregon’s great rides, plan a trip of their own, find the best hotels, places for a post-ride meal, and more.
The site (URL yet to be announced) is funded by Travel Oregon and it’s being created by Substance, a creative design agency based on Portland. Travel Oregon put their support behind the site after hearing years of requests from communities and advocates around the state.
Oregon Bike Summit: Day One slideshow
-Slideshow below-
(Photos © J. Maus)
(Photos © J. Maus)
Day One of the Oregon Bike Summit is in the books.
With a focus on the legislative agenda, summit attendees got a crash course in lobbying. Tomorrow we start bright and early with a bike ride with state legislators. Then, it will be time to storm the capitol to meet with our representatives and sharpen our advocacy tools at a variety of breakout sessions.
Stay tuned for more reports. In the meantime, check out my photos in the slideshow below:
Carfree Happy Hour
What: Portland Carfree Happy Hour
When: May 14, 5-7pm (and the second Thursday of every month)
Where: Roots Organic Brewing Company 1520 SE 7th AVE
What’s your vision of sustainable transportation and how to make it happen for Portland and the greater world? How do you get around in Portland in and in the greater world? What are you working on? Please join Portland’s first Car-free happy hour to discuss, mingle, and eat and drink.
Car-free happy hour is an informal venue to mingle participate in a social exchange of information, ideas, and connections. If you’re interested in trip planners, maps, planning and the like for biking, walking, and transit, I encourage you to join Portland’s car- free happy hour.
Bicyclists, transit riders, pedestrians, motorists looking for other options, carpoolers, activists, consultants, nerds, journalists, public agency employees, politicians, neighbors, and friends are invited.
For monthly reminders and discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-carfree
Two new bike shows coming to Portland in 2010
Northwest Bike Show booth.
(Photo © J. Maus)
(Photo © J. Maus)
Two new bike shows are being planned for the Portland area in 2010.
The Northwest Bike Show, “Where cycling comes full circle”, is slated for February 20-21 and will take place inside a 54,000 square foot hall at the Portland Expo Center. The event is being put together by the Hilsboro-based Convention & Meeting Planners of Oregon, Inc. (they’re also behind the Rose City Bridal Showcase). The CEO of the company, Lora Heil-Frone, has a booth here at the Oregon Bike Summit. She said highlights of her Northwest Bike Show will include a kids safety area, a performance stage, and hopefully (she’s still working on it) a stunt riding performance by the Dew Action Sports team.
BTA: Vehicular homicide bill is “alive and kicking”
Scott Bricker speaking at the
Oregon Bike Summit today.
(Photo © J. Maus)
Oregon Bike Summit today.
(Photo © J. Maus)
Speaking at the opening session of the Oregon Bike Summit today, Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) Executive Director Scott Bricker gave a rundown of their existing priority bills in the 2009 legislative session.
With the door officially closed on Idaho Stops (interesting report about it on the Mercury blog today) and with news today that their Driver’s Education bill (HB 3252) will not move forward this session, the BTA is pouring all remaining efforts into their vehicular homicide bill, HB 3399.
Vandals spread hundreds of tacks on Springwater Corridor Trail
Craig Harlow (L) and Adam Marx
fixing flats caused by tacks
strewn on the Springwater Trail.
(Photo: Lauren Bayard)
fixing flats caused by tacks
strewn on the Springwater Trail.
(Photo: Lauren Bayard)
“Frigging HUNDREDS of them,” is how Portland Craig Harlow described the scene when he and a group of friends noticed tacks strewn along the Springwater Corridor Trail on a recent ride.
Harlow says that they came across the tacks on Sunday, just east of Powell Butte near the bridge at SE Circle Ave. Harlow reported the incident into our B-SMaRT tracking tool where he wrote:
“We noticed a few more tacks on the path, and as we were picking them up we stopped approaching riders to warn them, so they started looking too. With about 10 of us looking we found about 300 strewn long 50 yards of the path.”
Bike N Hike Grand Reopening
What: To celebrate Bike N Hike’s Grand Reopening, there will be several public cycling-focused events that include an Olympic medalist cyclist teaching clinics, group rides and plenty of food and freebies for attendees. The day’s activities offer rare opportunities for the public to interact with renowned champion cyclist, Mari Holden.
Where: Bike N Hike, 400 S.E. Grand Avenue
When: Saturday, April 25
Event schedule:
8:00am: Advanced group road ride with Olympic Medalist Mari Holden
9:00am: Beginner road ride
9:30am: Free Brunch
11:00am: Clinic and Q&A with Olympic Medalist Mari Holden
12:00-1:00pm: Free BBQ
1:00pm: Clinic – How to fix a flat for women
1:00pm: Clinic – Basic maintenance clinic for everyone
2:00-3:30pm: Bike Poker Ride to win great prizes
3:45pm: Raffle drawing
Portland Transit Riders Union meeting
What: Portland Transit Riders Union meeting
Where: Smith Student Union at PSU – Room TBA
When: Saturday April 25 at 11am
More info: http://pdxsocialforum.org/trimet/
Bike Me! Meeting – Call to Vancouver Riders
What: Meeting for anyone who rides in Vancouver, Wa.
Bring your questions, concerns, advice and enthusiasm!
For more info, contact bikeme.vancouver{at}gmail{dot}com
When: April 22nd, 2009 at 6:00pm
Where: Wallis Engineering, 215 W 4th St. in Vancouver, WA
Pro-Choice Bike Ride & Sidewalk Dance Party
What: Want an upbeat, non-confrontational, FUN way to let your fellow Portland residents know how happy you are to have safe, accessible reproductive health care come to this (my, our) neighborhood? Then dress up (or not) and come out with a smile on your face to hang out and dance your ass off on the sidewalk for a couple hours! This is a family friendly event, and everyone is welcome. I would especially like to emphasize the fact that this is intended to be a POSITIVE, NON-CONFRONTATIONAL event. It’s more of a proactive action of our own accord, than a negative response. Action, not reaction!
Where: Meet at Irving park between 5 and 6, and then ride to NE MLK and Beech (or just meet us at the destination if you don’t have time after work, or whatever).
When: Tuesday, April 21. Meet 5pm-6pm.