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The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) has just issued a press release stating their latest position on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) of the Columbia River Crossing project. In the statement, the BTA says that “after extensive internal discussions and conversations with supporters and opponents” of the project, they feel that a new bridge is … Read more
Deacon Thomas Gornick led the ceremony.Photo Gallery here(Photos © J. Maus) In a respectful and poignant outdoor ceremony, St. Mary’s Cathedral in Northwest Portland held their first-ever Blessing of the Bikes on Sunday. The service opened with a hymn and continued with a series of prayers and intercessions meant to recognize and celebrate the contribution … Read more
Mary O’Donnell at this morning’s press conference.(Photos © J. Maus) At a press conference this morning held at a law firm in downtown Portland, Mary O’Donnell — whose husband Tim was killed while riding his bike — told reporters and news cameras that her push for a vehicular homicide law is “definitely what he would … Read more
Riding in downtown Vancouver.(Photo © J. Maus) An effort to form a new bicycle advocacy group in Vancouver will take another step tonight. Todd Boulanger, a transportation planner and active participant in the bike scene on both sides of the river, says he hopes to bring concerned residents together to focus on urban transportation issues. … Read more
RESS RELEASE: Organizing Bicyclists in Vancouver for Urban Transportation EVENT DATE: 9 June TIME: 5PM to 7PM ADDRESS: 215 West 4th St., Ste 200, (City Center Vancouver – near the Columbia Bike Lane/ I-5 Bridge Path) Our action item is to discuss what form a Vancouver utility transportation/ mobility group should take in these times … Read more
Chain Reaction is (L to R): Sauce, J-Roq, Jamey, Blake, Lee, and Morgan.(Photo Gallery)(All photos © J. Maus)
Several bottlenecks last year resulted in waiting and walking.(Photo © 2007/J. Maus) In response to feedback and negative publicity last year, organizers of Bridge Pedal have announced that they’ll make a few changes for the 2008 edition. In an email sent out this morning, they said the 20,000 or so Bridge Pedalers who will take … Read more
John Beaston and Susan Hayden know that bikes are the best way to get to the Rose Festival Parade.(Photo © 2006/J. Maus) What are your plans for the weekend? Do you have some bike adventures planned? The Maus Family plans on riding down to the Rose Parade this morning and tomorrow we’ll be checking out … Read more
Sign at entrance to Rose Quarter Transit Center.(Photo © J. Maus) The Rose Quarter Transit Center has long been a barrier to bikes. But now TriMet, the City of Portland and the BTA are teaming up to test new options intended to “find a safe and reliable” way for bikes to get through the transit … Read more
Join Pink Martini and support the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) on Friday, June 6th! The BTA has been chosen as a beneficiary of Pink Martini’s FundFest 2008 concert series, being held June 3-6 at Portland’s Crystal Ballroom. Each night of FundFest will be attended by one of the four beneficiaries: Friends of Trees (Tuesday, June … Read more
“It’s really an opportunity to talk about bikes with Barack.”— SRAM CEO Stan Day in Bicycle Retailer magazine BicycleRetailer.com reports that the president and CEO of component manufacturer SRAM will hold a fundraiser for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. According to the story, “the event’s goal is to introduce Obama to industry leaders and to … Read more
Oregon’s new Share the Road license plate has reached an important sales milestone. According to Debi Mercer with the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles, over 1,000 of the specialty plates have been sold (at a rate of about 7-15 per day) since they became available at the beginning of 2008 .