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The crowd at Alice ’08.(Photo © J. Maus) According to a post this morning on the BTA Blog, the 2008 Alice Awards and Auction event brought in $150,000 for the Portland-based non-profit: “During dinner, bidders raised their paddles in the live auction for a trip to France, a private dinner party, fancy bikes, and more. … Read more
The CLF wants you to think about a Climate Smart CRC. There’s a lot going on with the Columbia River Crossing project. The much-anticipated Draft Environmental Impact Statement has been released and we are now in a 60-day public comment period (that ends July 1st). Comments on the DEIS will help regional decision makers choose … Read more
With just over one week left before ballots are due, here are my thoughts on the race to fill Seat #2 on Portland’s City Council. Nick Fish(Photos © J. Maus) Jim Middaugh
— Location: Clever Cycles Bike Shop, 908 SE Hawthorne Blvd — The BTA has an exciting new workshop on family bike commuting and it’s happening tonight in inner SE and on Thursday downtown. If you’re an experienced bike commuter, come learn about commuting with little ones. If you know or are a new or bikecurious … Read more
Over the weekend, Seattle P-I columnist Joel Connelly traveled to Bend (175 miles SE of Portland) to cover Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign visit. In a column he published this morning, Connelly wrote: Sen. Barack Obama talked wistfully about taking a bicycle ride in the high Oregon desert, but plunged back into what is both a … Read more
A friend of Erik Davidson’s — the man who was critically injured in a hit-and-run on Saturday — has left a comment with an update on his condition and details about how the community can help. Here’s what Brina Bolanz writes about Davidson’s condition:
A guy on a bike — not a “self-serving”, “agenda driven”, “bike commuter”.(Photo © J. Maus) A Portland blog that covers “gentrification and other problems” has published an article about “bike commuters” that I found interesting and wanted to share. It also brought up some thoughts of mine on how people tend to lump “bike … Read more
– Show up ready to paint, pull weeds, lift and carry stuff, etc. Starts at 10:00 AM and we will be there all day. Please show up because we need the help. – If you haven’t been to one of these seasons before you should go. In the past we have had lots of people … Read more
[Updated: 8:31am, 2:13pm, Monday 10:13am) – Please see end of story for updates.] Jeremy Jordan was arrested Saturday afternoon.(PPB booking photo) The Portland Police Bureau’s Major Crash Team was called to the scene of a serious injury hit-and-run that occurred at 2:44 am this morning (Saturday, 5/10) at the 6900 block of NE Fremont St. … Read more
Bike traffic on the Hawthorne Bridge.(Photo © J. Maus) Bicycling Magazine has released their list of the “Best Cities for Cycling” and Portland is once again on top. Here’s what Bicycling’s Brian Fiske writes about Portland in their June issue:
This just in… Bicycling Magazine Names the Best Cities for Cycling Boston moves off “The Worst” list and on to “5 For the Future”; Portland is “Still the Greatest” and New York and DC are “Most Improved” –Top International Cities for Cycling Also Named– In its June issue, Bicycling magazine names the best American cities … Read more
