NAHBS After Party
Official After Party Sponsored by Don Walker Cycles Red Lion Inn Windows Lounge (1021 NE Grand Avenue, 6th Fl.) Social hour starts at 6:45, music starts at 8:30 PM and goes until midnight.
Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
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Mark Lynskey at Sunset Cycles
Framebuilder Mark Lynskey at Sunset Cycles Sunset Cycles (Bethany Village: 15320 NW Central Drive, Suite D-1) 7:00 – 9:00pm Mark Lynskey of Lynskey Performance Designs, will make a guest appearance at Sunset to talk about the latest work being done with titanium bicycle frames at their Chattanooga, TN factory.
Independent Fabrications Party
Independent Fabrications Party Hosted by Veloce Bicycles (3202 SE Hawthorne) Meet IF staff and get a sneak peek at their NAHBS show bikes. 7:00pm
Opening: Roleur Magazine Photo Exhibition
Opening Night: Roleur Magazine Exhibition Hosted by Rapha (Crane Building, 710 NW 14th Street) 4-10:00pm (Show runs through Sunday 2/10, Free) Details here
Opening Night: Teams of Portland Exhibit
Opening Night: Teams of Portland Exhibit Hosted by Wieden + Kennedy (224 NW 13th Ave) 6-10:00pm (Show runs through Sunday 2/10, Free) Details here
Adams releases statement on funding initiative
Adams speaking with reporters after today’s meeting.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) City Commissioner Sam Adams has just emailed (and posted to his blog) a statement about the major turn his Safe, Sound, and Green Streets funding initiative took today: Dear Portlander, Today, at my request, city council referred the “Safe, Sound & Green Streets” program back … Read more
Carfree conference unveils logo
In case you haven’t heard, the international Towards Carfree Cities conference is headed to Portland this summer. Here’s a preview of their very cool logo design that will be sprouting up on posters and postcards throughout Portland soon…
Mayor Potter responds to BTA action alert
Adams (L) and Potter at this morning’s City Council meeting.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Mayor Potter has issued a statement in response to the BTA’s action alert that explains his current stance on the Safe, Sound and Green Streets proposal. According to Mayor Potter’s public advocate Jeremy Van Keuren, their office has received 186 222 emails … Read more
Updated: Adams blames “corrosive special interests”, wants street fee on November ballot
[Updated: I’ve added full text of the statements made by Commissioner Adams, Mayor Potter, and the BTA’s Scott Bricker.] BTA’s Scott Bricker testified thismorning. Read the text of histestimony below. (Photo © Jonathan Maus) Commissioner Adams’ $464 million dollar “Safe, Sound, and Green” street maintenance and safety funding initiative went before Portland City Council this … Read more
Memories and a memorial ride for Sheldon Brown
Sheldon Brown In a city that prides itself of two-wheeled self-reliance, it’s not surprising that Sheldon Brown’s death has had a major impact. Many Portlanders have shared their memories and feelings of great loss at the passing of someone who defies description. Part obscure bike part information guru, part cycling ambassador, part writer. One commenter … Read more
Hoping to sway Mayor Potter, BTA urges action
The BTA has issued the action alert that I alluded to yesterday. It was posted to their blog by Executive Director Scott Bricker and emailed to their Portland members yesterday afternoon. The “Safe, Sound, and Green Streets” funding package will be in front of City Council this morning. I’m on my way over there and … Read more
Midnight Mystery Ride for Leo
Event Website At age 12, Portlander Leo Westwind knows more about liver disease than most of us ever will. Just a few weeks after he was born, Leo was diagnosed with Alagille Syndrome*, a genetic disease that primarily affects the liver. The good news: Leo recently received a liver transplant. The bad news: it’s not … Read more