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Here is the complete text of a letter sent from City Commissioner Sam Adams about the budget crisis at PDOT (read the full story on the Front Page): Friends, I want you to be aware of impacts of massive new transportation challenge facing our City. Gas prices are up 17%. Bio-diesel is up 20%. Yesterday, … Read more
“If I was not running for Mayor and challenging City Hall’s spending, my opponent would have continued to ram-rod this pet project through”–Sho Dozono Not surprisingly, Commissioners Adams’ opponent in the race for mayor, Sho Dozono, has issued a statement in response to Adams’ decision to pull the plug on the plan to re-use the … Read more
This just in from City of Vancouver: Improvement work to begin on west end of Burnt Bridge Creek Trail Tuesday, May 06, 2008 Contact: Terry Snyder, (360) 619-1118 E-mail: terry.snyder@ci.vancouver.wa.us Vancouver City Council awarded a bid Monday, May 5, to Integrity Excavation & Construction of Battle Ground, for improvements to the Burnt Bridge Creek Trail … Read more
Green thermoplastic material has just been re-applied (it used to be blue) on this bike lane at SE 7th just before Morrison.(Photos © J. Maus)
I’ve got a thing for Hungary. My wife Juli was born there and we’ve visited her family several times (they live in Budapest). The old-world romanticism, the food, the history — I just love being there. I also like catchy, bike-related PSAs that use creative hooks to get the message across. I’ve highlighted several in … Read more
An Obama spoke card in Portland, via Los Angeles and New Orleans.(Photos © J. Maus) Local news outlets are reporting that Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee for President, is headed to Portland. No specific details about his visit have been announced but he’s expected to be in Portland later this week. Sen. Obama … Read more
Adams addressed the media in his office this morning.(Photos © J. Maus) In a cramped meeting room in his office a few minutes ago, Commissioner Adams explained how rising gas prices have impacted PDOT’s transportation budget and that the Sauvie Island Bridge span reuse project is the first casualty. Standing next to PDOT Director Sue … Read more
“I don’t feel comfortable moving forward at this point.”–Commissioner Sam Adams City of Portland Commissioner Sam Adams will announce tomorrow (5/7) that he will pull the plug on a plan to re-use the Sauvie Island Bridge span as a bicycle and pedestrian crossing over I-405 in Northwest Portland.
PSU’s new President Wim Wiewel.(Photo: PSU) Portland State University’s new President Wim Wiewel (pronounced “vim veeval”) should fit right in at the downtown campus. Wiewel professed his love of bikes in recent stories published by the Oregonian and the Associated Press. The Oregonian reported that Wiewel is from Amsterdam and that, “he says Portland feels … Read more
This just in from the The Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI) at Portland State University. The Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI) is excited to announce an upcoming professional development workshop, titled Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Design and Planning. The workshop is a week-long intensive, and will take place August 3-8, 2008. … Read more
Reader David Seifert sent in this photo. Ballots are out and some Portlanders are already casting their votes in a landmark election that will remake Portland City Hall. I’ve been lacking a bit in political coverage but I hope to rectify that in the next few days (hold on to those ballots!).
This bike/ped activated signal at E Burnside and 41st was funded by an ODOT grant.(Photo © J. Maus) The Oregon Department of Transportation has announced that they are now accepting applications for their Pedestrian and Bicycle Program grant program. Projects from all over Oregon are eligible to compete for $5 million. Since 1986, the program … Read more