Bike parking at Franklin High School in Southeast Portland.(Photos © J. Maus) U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer announced a new bill yesterday that would expand the existing Safe Routes to Schools program to high schools. The Safe Routes to High Schools Act would enable high schools to vie for federal grants that would help them build … Read more
Today through Saturday the National Bicycle Tour Directors Association (NBTDA) is holding their annual conference in Portland. The NBTDA is based in Minneapolis and their mission is to “provide development and networking opportunities” for “individuals and entities who operate recreational bicycle events”. Over 100 ride directors from all over the world are members of the … Read more
Cover of new calendar that will benefit Komen for the Cure. For the past seven years, local bicycle component manufacturer Chris King has partnered with Komen for the Cure on a line of special edition products called “Pretty and Strong“. This year, the partnership has expanded to include the photography of PDXCross and the creation … Read more
A scene from the SSCXWC last year.(Photo © J. Maus) After the Cross Crusade rampaged all last weekend in Astoria (and a bit too much if this thread on the OBRA email list is any indication), the cyclocross action will just get more heated this weekend. Tonight there’s a pre-registration party for the Oregon Bicycle … Read more
Intersection of Willamette and Haven.(Photo © J. Maus) Bryan Parman with the Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division has just confirmed that the two people operating motor vehicles that struck and killed a man on N. Willamette this morning were cited for driving under the influence. Portland Police PIO Mary Wheat has also released the identity … Read more
Bikeways are a draw for Portland.(Photos © J. Maus) There are many ways that being bike-friendly impacts a city’s bottom line. We might not always be able to quantify it with a study or whip out statistics to back it up, but the impact is real. One demonstration of that impact I’ve noticed a lot … Read more
A person on a bike attempts to cross Willamette from N. Haven.-Video below- I’m still awaiting more details from the Police about this morning’s fatal crash near University of Portland at N. Willamette and Haven in North Portland. So far, all we know is that two cars were involved and one man is dead. KATU … Read more
– Latest updates posted here – [I’ve just published a new story with photos, notes and a video of the area around the crash. — Jonathan] Street view of Willamette and Haven (University of Portland is on the right). The Portland Police Bureau has determined that a man was hit by two motor vehicles while … Read more
Commissioner Nick Fish talks Forest Park and “freak-outs”.(Photos © J. Maus) It’s been almost one year since citizen activist Frank Selker re-energized the issue of increased bicycle access in Forest Park. Since then his effort has sparked widespread momentum for the issue and now the City of Portland’s Bureau of Parks and Recreation has convened … Read more
The Oregon City Bridge(Photo: Wikipedia) An ad-hoc working group formed by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has decided that shuttle service is the “most feasible and reasonable” way to maintain non-motorized access between Oregon City and West Linn during an impending two-year closure of the bridge that connects the two cities. According to a … Read more
Blumenauer (in green jacket) avoids a taxi while riding on Sixth Ave.-Watch video below- U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer went for a ride with bike advocates in New York City over the weekend and Streetfilms was there to capture the action. Blumenauer rolled down the bike lane on Sixth Ave, calling the experience “pretty grim”. However, … Read more
People came from far and wide to take in the Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show last weekend. -Slideshow below/Gallery –(Photos © J. Maus)