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Repairs to the mural on the west side of the Community Cycling Center (NE Alberta and 17th) have been completed. Back in December, a pickup truck accidentally backed into the mural on the wall, damaging the painting as well as the CCC’s offices on the other side (which have also been repaired).
A Portland police officer gives out a free set of bike lights back in August 2006.(Photos © J. Maus) As part of their ongoing Eye to Eye campaign, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) and the Traffic Division of the Portland Police Bureau have partnered up on an effort to increase awareness of using bike lights … Read more
Old lane markings have been ground away and the new, bi-directional bike lane is being mapped out.(Photo © J. Maus) The Rose Quarter Transit Center, long a thorn in the side of bike advocates who want more efficient north-south access, is slated for a host of bike access improvements. Those improvements — which include bus … Read more
A massive lobbying effort spearheaded by General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler has resulted in passage of a $25 billion package of low-cost loans to help them re-tool for the “next generation of fuel-efficient motor vehicles”. Automakers originally wanted $50 billion (twice what they got last go-round), and even then the plan was supported by both … Read more
The League of American Bicyclists announced the first-ever winners of its new Bicycle Friendly Business designation at the Interbike trade show this morning. Among the 13 companies recognized, two were from the Portland Area. Alta Planning + Design was given the “Gold” rating and EasyStreet Online Services (from Beaverton) was given “Bronze”. Check out more … Read more
The Hunger Squad logo. Hunger Squad is a new company (official launch is Friday) that will deliver food, drinks and other goods (condoms, cigs, etc…) to downtown Portland exclusively by bicycle. The company is a family operation spearheaded by 29-year-old Dustin Taylor and staffed by his wife and two brothers. The idea is simple. Go … Read more
Cover of Rubber to the Road, Volume 1. Rubber To The Road is a two-volume set of guide books (first published in 1998 by David Guettler and compiled by Peter Marsh) that detail some of the Portland area’s very best road rides. It was one of the first books on biking I picked up when … Read more
Robert Pickett(Photos © J. Maus) Robert Pickett is a member of the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee, an Alice Award nominee, a regular commenter and contributor to the Forums here on BikePortland.org, and he’s also a police officer in Portland’s Southeast Precinct. When he’s not working in our community, he likes to ride tall bikes. In … Read more
The former general manager of Wisconsin-based accessory company Planet Bike has moved to Portland and plans to offer a new line of products under the Portland Design Works banner.
The Economist published an interesting blurb and graphic on Monday. They took a look at bicycle and car production since 1950 and found that, “…Bicycle and car production grew pretty much in tandem in the two decades beginning in 1950. But since 1970 bike production has nearly quadrupled while car production has roughly doubled.”
Just got a heads up about what looks like an interesting event coming to Reading Frenzy (921 SW Oak St.) on Thursday, October 9th at 7:00pm. A former Portlander, now living in Amsterdam, is working on a book about Dutch bicycle culture. Here’s the event description:
BikeRackers in action.(Photos © J. Maus) If you think it’s hard to find a bike parking spot around town, try finding one at an event (especially if it’s bike-related). Last March, a local entrepreneur set out to solve that problem and so far his business has been “amazing”. Jeff Castro, a former product designer (with … Read more