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PDOT’s Sharon White, shown here at a Share the Road rally in 2006.(Photo © J. Maus) Sharon White is PDOT’s pedestrian safety chief. One of the many programs she oversees is an ongoing “crosswalk enforcement action” campaign. Working with the Portland Police Bureau, White and staff at PDOT identify high-risk intersections and then employ decoys … Read more
Now that UPS has hired bike delivery staff for the holiday shipping season, they need some help getting their new recruits up to speed on the rules of the road. Enter the BTA. The BTA has announced that they’ve partnered up with the shipping giant to help the new hires brush up on the latest … Read more
A bit of “lunacy” and big crowds were the norm on the ‘cross circuit this year.(Photo © J. Maus) It was a banner year for cyclocross in Portland. According to official statistics compiled by the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA), the Portland-based River City Bicycles Cross Crusade series grew an average of 25% each event … Read more
Riding on MLK Jr. Blvd. in the Central Eastside — one of life’s finer pleasures.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland Office of Transportation wants to hear from anyone who works and/or lives on the Central Eastside. They’ve launched the Central Eastside Transportation Survey (take it here) to learn more about how Portlanders “use … Read more
Joseph Rose The Oregonian (and many other newspapers) might be in the midst of major newsroom shrinkage and other changes to its print edition, but that hasn’t stopped them from launching a new blog about “the culture of the commute”. The “Hard Drive” blog officially launched today and will be written by Oregonian staff reporter … Read more
Private investigators give chase to bike thief (screen grab from KPTV video report). KPTV (FOX in Portland) staged a bike theft sting as part of their “Fox 12 Investigators” series. The video report includes footage of a bike thief in action on SE Powell Blvd and has an interview with a Portlander (Emily O’Connor) who … Read more
KBOO FM’s (90.7 in Portland) monthly Bike Show is gearing up for a special holiday edition. This Wednesday’s show will welcome a representative from the Community Cycling Center to talk about their annual mega-event, the Holiday Bike Drive; our very own Elly Blue will chat up the upcoming BikeCraft holiday bazaar, and Janis McDonald from … Read more
The Maus Family (From L to R: Dad, Danica, Eleni, Juli) Happy Thanksgiving from everyone here at BikePortland headquarters (Elly and I). We hope you have the opportunity to take a few days off and spend some quality time with your friends and family. As is tradition this time of year, I want to say … Read more
Just got this from the Bike Gallery: Local Bike Retailer Gets Into the Spirit of Giving Portland, Oregon – November 28, 2008. This December, one local bike retailer is shifting their holiday focus to help support an important holiday tradition – the 13th annual Community Cycling Center Holiday Bike Drive. November 28, 2008, through January … Read more
View of the new construction as of 11/21/08.(Photo: Clackamas County) After an arson fire burned through several key support columns in August of 2006, the 82nd Drive/Park Place bike/ped bridge (map) over the Clackamas River (between Gladstone and Oregon City) is slated to officially re-open tomorrow. In a newsletter from Clackamas County’s Water Environment Services … Read more