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[View update at end of story.] (Photo from OregonLive.com) Portland’s new on-street bike parking corrals are the subject of an editorial in the Hillsboro Argus today (Hillsboro is about 17 miles west of Portland). In OK Bike Corral, Argus publisher Clark Gallagher shares concerns from delivery truck drivers about the new parking. Mr. Gallagher overheard … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus) The Multnomah County branch of the Barack Obama campaign has a bike event planned following this Friday’s presidential debate. First, they’ll host a viewing party of the debate at the Laurelhurst Theater in Northeast Portland.
A man who ended up in the emergency room after a serious crash while riding on the Eastbank Esplanade last Friday (9/19) is looking for witnesses to help him piece together what happened. Richard B. (he didn’t want to share his last name) says it was about 3:45 pm and he was riding south on … Read more
The “Portland” cap and jacket.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) I may not be at Interbike (the big bike industry trade show going on right now in Las Vegas), but I’m still looking to share as much as I can from local companies who are at the show (read my story from last week for what other … Read more
Request one of these stickers here. As I mentioned last week, Portland General Electric (PGE) has created a new sticker to promote bike/truck safety.
Hi folks. Welcome back from the weekend. I’ve got a lot of great stuff to share this week, but unfortunately things have gotten off to a bumpy start. If you tried to visit earlier today, you might have noticed some weird things going on with the design and/or server. It wasn’t you. It was me.
Joe “Metal Cowboy” Kurmaskie, shown here before his all-family trans-Canadian adventure, will share tales and tips this weekend.(Photo © J. Maus) Even though the kids are back in school and its feeling like fall, the weekend is still full of bike events. Once again, there’s something for everyone; families, racers, easy-riders, you name it. What … Read more
“On-street bicycle parking can provide many advantages… These advantages, which accrue to businesses and citizens, also support several city policies and objectives.”— from a PDOT press release Since some folks seem determined to find something negative about the new on-street bike parking facilities, I thought I would share the PDOT perspective. Yesterday afternoon they issued … Read more
I don’t usually post rumors, especially when they have nothing to do with Portland. But hey, this is Page Two so here goes… Check out this story just posted by Joe Lindsey of Bicycling Magazine (whose work I really respect). He writes: “As if Lance Armstrong’s return to racing weren’t already shocking, now comes a … Read more
Robert Stapleton and his tall-bike.(Photos © J. Maus) Yesterday morning on the way to my office, I made a slight detour to check out an amazing bike parked on SE Hawthorne Blvd. Turns out it belongs to a man named Robert Stapleton (he had stopped to do some window shopping). Robert told me this fully … Read more
ECT Slow & Easy “Asa Lovejoy” Ride Sponsored by the Community Exchange Cycle Touring Club. We leave no riders behind. Asa Lovejoy was the “loser” of the infamous coin toss of 1845 that decided that our city was to be named Portland rather than Boston. Come along on this slow and easy ride that will … Read more
KATU-TV has a hot story; bikes should pay to park!(Screenshot from KATU-TV video). I was afraid this might happen. With today’s big rollout of the four new on-street bike parking corrals in downtown Portland, I wondered how the local media would handle the news. KATU-TV is one of the first bits of coverage I’ve seen … Read more