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A reader (thanks Brian) gave me the heads up that Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is looking for volunteers to serve on a new advisory committee that will evaluate routes nominated for Oregon Scenic Bikeways. Full press release is below (more info on Oregon’s Scenic Bikeway program here):
Check out this video (below) put together for Rapha by filmmaker Brian Vernor (of Pure Sweet Hell fame). It’s a mix of great music, a documentary-style look at some of the faces of Portland’s bike culture, and the craziness that was the Rapha Roller Race event held during the recent Oregon Manifest show.
The “Laughs Last” section on the back page of Portland Monthly magazine’s October issue features an eye-catching illustration (see it below). It’s a make-believe movie poster for Collision Course, which is “Coming this Halloween to a Theater Near You” and stars “Bikers vs. Cars”. Under the movie title is the tagline: “Feel the spine-snapping suspense … Read more
This is a draft design concept created by Matt Cardinal for a permanent memorial to honor Brett Jarolimek at N. Interstate and Greeley Ave. The image is taken from a photograph by Bob Libby of Creative Dog Photography.
If you’re looking for a great opportunity to combine your bike mechanic skills with one of America’s premier non-profit organizations, this might be your lucky day. Check the link below for more information about a position just posted by the Community Cycling Center: Bicycle Mechanic – Community Cycling Center
Which Cycle Zone do you ride in?–Watch slide presentation below– Alta Planning and Design and the City of Portland’s Office of Transportation have collaborated to develop “Cycle Zone Analysis”, a powerful new modeling tool that could have a significant impact on how Portland plans its future bikeways. PDOT’s bike coordinator Roger Geller presented the Cycle … Read more
Reader Galen S. sent along a link to a story from MIT about an interesting project they’ve launched in Copenhagen: MIT researchers unveiled a major new project on Oct. 10 in Copenhagen aimed at transforming bicycle use in Denmark’s largest city, promoting urban sustainability and building new connections between the city’s cyclists. And here’s the … Read more
A bike assembly area — like this one at the Christchurch Airport in New Zealand — might be installed at PDX by this spring.–More images below–(Photos courtesy Jason Gately/PDX) The Portland International Airport (PDX) hopes to become the first airport in the United States to offer bike assembly areas and other services for two-wheeled travelers. … Read more
Bike elevators for bridges are just one way Seoul, South Korea hopesto reach 10% bike mode share by 2020.(Graphic: Chosun Ilbo) Seoul, South Korea, a city with just 1.6% of their population regularly using bikes (Portland is at 6% by comparison) has set an aggressive plan to bump that up to 10% by 2020. They’ve … Read more
Traffic on the Hawthorne Bridge.(Photo © J. Maus) This just in from the Multnomah County Public Affairs Office: Hawthorne Bridge to close Sunday for maintenance The Hawthorne Bridge will be closed to road and sidewalk traffic on Sunday, October 26 from 7:00 am until as late as 5:00 pm so that electrical controls for bridge … Read more
Red circle shows location of busted sewage line (map). The bike lane on SW Broadway between Montgomery and Harrison will be closed for up to a week due to a busted sewer line. Here’s the story from KGW: The city is just beginning its investigation into the burst pipe but says auto traffic will narrow … Read more
A reader (thanks Andrea) brought a sad story from Los Angeles to my attention. Here’s the snip from a report in the LA Times: “A woman in her 60s died this morning after being hit by a teenage bicyclist in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles police said. The woman was crossing the street in the 600 … Read more