For the second time since November of last year, people who bike on the Springwater Corridor (in blue) have raised concerns about emissions from nearby factories.
Month: May 2011
Event: 5% Day for B-shares at Whole Foods Pearl (5/19/11)
Event Name: 5% Day for B-shares at Whole Foods Market in the Pearl!
Event Start Date: 19 May 2011
Start Time: 7:00:00 AM
Web Site: http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/pearl/
Event Description: Join us on May 19th at Whole Foods Market Pearl as 5% of the day’s sales will be donated to B-Line’s B-share program, an urban gleaning program that delivers fresh, healthy food to people experiencing hunger in Portland! Free bike clinic in the afternoon–get your bike in tune for Bike to Work Day!– cooking demos with guest chefs, and wine tasting!
Two more Bike to Work Day events coming up
Bike to Work Day/Week/Month events are similar to several other national bike events (like the Bicycle Film Festival, Tour de Fat, and so on) that have trouble being a big deal in Portland. But even so, that doesn’t mean there aren’t some fun events to attend.
Yesterday I shared some info on the BTA’s Bike to Work Day event coming up on Friday May 20th; but there are two other events you might want to add to your calendar.
blue Schwinn Schwinn 700C Trail Way Women’s Hybrid Bicycle 2000s
Year: 2000s
Brand: Schwinn
Model: Schwinn 700C Trail Way Women’s Hybrid Bicycle
Color:blue
Size:700c
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2011-05-11
Stolen From: residence between Tilamook and Thompson on Ne 20th.
Neighborhood: Irvington
Owner: Sara Barthelson
OwnerEmail: sbarthelson@hotmail.com
Description: Schwinn 700C Trail Way Women’s Hybrid Bicycle. with front light, u-lock around frame. Dual shocks with suspension seat post. Blue with some white and silver.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T11003232
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
purple cannondale
Brand: cannondale
Color:purple
Size:womans
Photo: http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/3128/phototvt.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97219
Stolen:2011-05-10
Stolen From: in front of LA Fitness on NW 15th and Northrup
Neighborhood: pearl
Owner: faye bria
OwnerEmail: faye2368@yahoo.com
Reward: 100
Description: black and purple cannondale with black/white marble handlebar tape.
Police record with: portland
Police reference#: 11-152384
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
Opposition piles up on Holladay Street project
Mick O’Connell said his new development
must have auto access on Holladay.
(Photo © J. Maus)
must have auto access on Holladay.
(Photo © J. Maus)
Efforts to improve bike access through the Lloyd District took yet another turn for the worse at a Stakeholder Advisory Committee meeting yesterday. Several influential business interests — including a representative of the Portland Development Commission (PDC) — expressed opposition motor vehicle access restrictions that many feel are key to turning NE Holladay Street into a low-stress bikeway.
Bright Blue Novara ? ?
Year: ?
Brand: Novara
Model: ?
Color:Bright Blue
Size:21 inches
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2011-05-10
Stolen From: I was on a blue max heading to portland. when the max stopped at gateway the thief grabed my bike and took off. I did not get a look at him.
Neighborhood: Gateway
Owner: Aubrey Lindstrom
OwnerEmail: aubrey.lindstrom@greshamoregon.gov
Reward: $200
Description: Bright blue Novara with “Novara” in big yellow letters. Black plastic fenders. Rack and black plastic basket attached with blue bungies. Straight handlebars. REI sticker and Alberta Bicycle Co-op sticker. disco spoke lights. red light velcroed to the back of the black basket.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 11-38148
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
Purple Cannondale Racing
Brand: Cannondale
Model: Racing
Color:Purple
Size:Womens
Stolen in Portland, OR 97219
Stolen:2011-05-10
Stolen From: In front of la fitness nw 15th and northrup
Neighborhood: Pearl
Owner: Faye Bria
OwnerEmail: Faye2368@yahoo.com
Reward: 100$
Description: Purple cannondale. New pedals
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: 11-152384
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
First Look: People for Bikes’ “Bikes Make Life Better” video
Photo from filming of the video in Los Angeles.
(Photos © J. Maus)
(Photos © J. Maus)
People for Bikes, the national effort by Bikes Belong to raise awareness and support for bicycling, has just released a new video they hope will spread the idea that “Bikes Make Life Better.”
The short video, filmed in Los Angeles, uses projection technology to visually illustrate the impact bicycling has on cities. As riders — a woman on a Dutch bike, a profession commuter on a single-speed, and a group of BMX’ers — roll through the streets, birds, trees and waterfalls appear on structures around them.
Watch the video below:
Business leaders to headline Bike to Work Day event
The speakers have been announced for the National Bike to Work Day event being hosted by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA). The event is dubbed “Bikes Mean Business,” and it will feature a trio of local business leaders who will expound on the benefits biking brings to the bottom line.
In addition to Congressman Earl Blumenauer and Portland Mayor Sam Adams (who has been sporting a “Jobs” pin on his lapel lately), the event will feature Chris DiStefano of Chris King Precision Components, Jennifer Nolfi of the Portland Development Commission (PDC) and Randy Miller, President of the Produce Row Property Management Company.
The timing and theme of the event are interesting given the recent kerfluffles in the Lloyd District where business interests (including the PDC) have stymied progress on several projects over concerns about perceived negative impacts to motor vehicle access (an update on that coming later today).
Solutions for Sandy
Sandy Blvd as it appears in the
Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030.
(Thin orange lines are “City Bikeways”)
Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030.
(Thin orange lines are “City Bikeways”)
Given the existing bicycling environment on NE Sandy Boulevard, you might be surprised to learn that the street officially classified as a “City Bikeway.”
Here’s how the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 (section 2.3.3), defines City Bikeways:
“They establish direct and convenient bicycle access to all significant destinations… and function to allow residents access to Portland’s bikeway network, ideally within three city blocks from any given point. They provide a mobility function and help establish the fine-grained network of a world-class bicycling city…
Eighth graders present bike safety ideas at City Hall
Laurelhurst School students at City Hall last night.
(Photos © J. Maus)
(Photos © J. Maus)
In City Hall last night, Portland’s bicycle transportation leaders heard from a group of kids that will likely replace them someday.
Six students from Laurelhurst School in Northeast Portland came to the City’s Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting to present a class project devoted to bicycle safety policy.
The students were part of a “Project Citizen” class where they were tasked with fixing a community problem. They chose to focus on bike safety, “since biking is such a huge part of Portland.”