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[See below for updates: Hint, Blumenauer is saying he won’t support the bailout package.] “The (bailout) bill now includes a… tax benefit for bicycle commuting sought by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, an Oregon Democrat, also a “no” vote on Monday.”— from an article in the Baltimore Sun Hoping to garner votes from House members who previously … Read more
The founders of Jorg & Olif, a company that was around at the inception of the Dutch Bike Invasion in America, have announced that they’ll sell off the company if they don’t find an investor. In a statement posted to their website on September 16th, co-founders Rob MacDonald and Jane Cox wrote that their company, … Read more
As bike ridership spikes in cities across the state, Oregon’s upcoming legislative session is sure to be full of bike-related action. Figuring prominently in that mix will be the lobbying efforts of the Portland-based Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA). Leading the charge for the BTA will be their new Government Affairs (a.k.a. lobbyist) man Karl Rohde. … Read more
The Oregon Manifest Handmade Bike Show (October 10-12 in Portland) is shaping up to be an event you won’t want to miss. I’ll be writing much more about the show in the days to come (not to mention complete daily coverage once it’s here). Event flyer. More info here. Local bike apparel company, Rapha, has … Read more
Broadway and Flint.(Photo © J. Maus) As part of an ongoing effort, the Portland Police Bureau’s Traffic Division is performing a series of “traffic safety educational missions” at the intersection of Broadway and Flint. Traffic Division Captain Larry O’Dea says his officers are conducting the missions during morning commute hours every day this week. According … Read more
Pure Sweet Hell movie poster. Bikes to Rwanda, a Portland-based non-profit that provides cargo bikes to cooperative coffee farmers in Rwanda, is hosting a special screening of the highly acclaimed cyclocross film, Pure Sweet Hell. The event (this Thursday from 5-8pm) is being billed as a kickoff party for the Cross Crusade race series (it’s … Read more
John Lim (R-Gresham) This morning’s Gresham Outlook newspaper has a story about new legislation that has been drafted by Oregon State Rep. John Lim (R-Gresham) that would give a tax break to bike commuters. According to the Outlook, the current draft language of the bill says, “a taxpayer who rides a bicycle to work at … Read more
[NOTE: For some reason, the comments on this post were not available when it was first published earlier today (9/30). I’ve re-published it and moved it up on the page to give folks another chance to comment. — Editor] One of two “bike trains” operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority.(Photo by captaindisko/Flickr)
Reverend Phil, shown here after riding his bike into the Willamette River, is bringing Bike Porn to Hollywood Theater on Thursday.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland’s resident bike pornographer is at it again. For the first time ever, “Reverend Phil” Sano will host a back-to-back screening of The Pornography of the Bicycle and Bike Porn 2: … Read more
To the victor, go the spoils.(Photos © J. Maus) Today is the last day of the BTA’s 13th annual Bike Commute Challenge. The event, which is a friendly competition between businesses to see whose employees can complete the most bike trips in the month of September, broke records across the board this year. In fact, … Read more
Bike traffic on NW Broadway this morning.Slideshow below(Photos © J. Maus) This morning I snapped a few photos of a common sight around Portland these days; bike traffic. Many of us have viewed (with envy) images of bike traffic in European cities like Amsterdam. While we’re not quite in that league yet, our busy bikeways … Read more
Here’s a doozy of a story from the Associated Press (emphasis mine): “MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) – A man is being held in the Skagit County Jail in Mount Vernon, Wash., in lieu of $150,000 bail after being arrested for the 14th time for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. Superior Court documents … Read more