The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA), Oregon’s largest bike advocacy group, is refining their identity and brand. One of the first pieces of that process is a new logo…
Old logo on the left.
Month: July 2011
Portland Police Bureau search for new ‘Bicycle Liaison Officer’
“Develop and maintain an expertise in human powered transportation regarding its use and future development.”
— From the PPB job listing
The Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division is looking to hire a “Bicycle Liaison Officer.”
The job listing (posted in its entirety below) calls for an officer to be the “point of communication to the various bicycle advocacy groups” and to be the Bureau’s go-to expert on “matters of bicycle and other forms of human powered transportation.”
Study shows cycling in heavy traffic may pose heart risk
Riding on SW Broadway
in downtown Portland.
(Photo © J. Maus)
in downtown Portland.
(Photo © J. Maus)
[Via Environmental Health News]
In what researchers call the first study ever to examine the relationship between traffic-related air pollution exposures and cardiac health among people who ride bikes, a study published last month found that cycling near heavy traffic “may have a significant impact” on heart health.
The research, Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Acute Changes in Heart Rate Variability and Respiratory Function in Urban Cyclists, was done in Ottawa by Canadian researchers and published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
Where to watch the Tour de France in Portland (and other tidbits)
Le Tour
The Tour de France started over the weekend and has been rolling its way through northern France with thrilling sprint finishes and gutsy performances (including a win by an American on the 4th!).
The Tour is the biggest bike race in the world and whether you like racing or not, it’s one of the few times a year when bicycling merits coverage in the sports pages and around the water cooler.
Hoping to bask in the aura of the Tour and offer a relaxing and social place to catch each day’s race, a few local establishments welcome fans with daily viewings.
brownish-green Trek mountain bike 2009
Year: 2009
Brand: Trek
Model: mountain bike
Color:brownish-green
Size:large
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2011-07-5
Stolen From: 1231 NE Broadway at the Goodwill store
Neighborhood: Broadway (Lloyd Center?)
Owner: Clayton Hawkes
OwnerEmail: claytonha@yahoo.com
Description: large Trek mountain bike, has a Rose bike shop (Orono, Maine) decal on the seat stay tube
Police reference#: 11-153528
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Bike Law 101: Who’s on the ‘roadway’?
A closer look at how the law dictates where you must ride.
(Illustration by Dan Pegoda/Animated Traffic Law Center for BikePortland.org)
(Illustration by Dan Pegoda/Animated Traffic Law Center for BikePortland.org)
Metro wins ODOT grant to create ‘Active Transportation Plan’
Metro plan will identify major
bikeways and the money to
build them.
(Photo © J. Maus)
bikeways and the money to
build them.
(Photo © J. Maus)
Metro has earned state grant to develop a “Regional Active Transportation Plan.” According to project manager Lake McTighe, the plan will guide the development of our regional walking and biking network and, “Identify priorities and a funding strategy to get those priority projects and corridors built.”
The grant comes from the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Transportation Growth Management program. Metro requested $280,000 and will combine that amount with $56,000 in Metro matching funds.
Here’s more from the grant application (PDF here):
“The project will further refine the Regional Bike Parkway concept, adopted in the 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (adopted June 2010)…
Family bike camping: Portland to Stub Stewart State Park
Our family flotilla riding the gorgeous farm roads on the outskirts of Hillsboro.
(Photos © J. Maus)
(Photos © J. Maus)
Street sprints return to Pearl District Saturday
A shot from last year’s action.
(Photo © J. Maus)
(Photo © J. Maus)
The bicycle drag races known as “street sprints” are coming back to the Pearl District this Saturday. Last year, the inaugural event drew 80 competitors, all vying to see who was fastest over the three block course.
The ‘Speed Never Sleeps’ event is bike racing in its purest form; four riders start from a dead stop and the top two advance to the next round.There’s no drafting and no bumping (you must hold your line).
black/chrome old school Cruiser 2005
Year: 2005
Brand: old school
Model: Cruiser
Color:black/chrome
Stolen in Portland, OR 97227
Stolen:2011-07-3
Stolen From: Fremont Apt. Bld. : Mississippi/Fremont…..next to the swinging tree & field.
Neighborhood: Mississippi
Owner: Lupe Obsisian
OwnerEmail: queensparrowheart@gmail.com
Description: Repro: Classic Cruiser (no fenders) (no handle grips)) White Wall Tiers/Multiple Spokes on both rimes (which is why everyone wanted to steal it!!!!!!) Old School Suspension forks on front, sqeeky ol’ seat, its bouncy with Awesome tires (black/white dice on stems)
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Black Trek Fuel 80 2002
Year: 2002
Brand: Trek
Model: Fuel 80
Color:Black
Serial: WL1715994
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2011-06-30
Stolen From: It was stolen from my garage @ 925 SE Clatsop Street 97202, in Sellwood just on the east side of the Sellwood bridge.
Neighborhood: Sellwood / Westmorland
Owner: Tim Olsen
OwnerEmail: tnolsen@hotmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: This bike has black bar ends as well as SPD pedals that are also able to use regular shoes. There is a Phish sticker on the down tube .
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T11004638
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
The Monday Roundup
Special Tuesday double edition! Here’s the bike news from around the word that caught my eye in the last two weeks and one day:
– A new study finds that cities with a high rate of bicycling enjoy safer streets — and not just for people on bicycles.
– Some parts of London now have more bicycle traffic than car traffic.
– In Toronto, a new bike lane on a major street is slated to be removed.