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BikePortland Articles by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
Bike-on-bike collision on Sellwood Bridge path leads to serious injury, safety concerns
There are no warning signs to tell westbound bike riders they should expect people cycling toward them.
Monday Roundup: e-bikes for clunkers, pricing over pavement, and more
The most notable stories our writers and readers came across in the past seven days.
Jobs of the Week: OTTOLOCK, Ride w GPS, CCC, p:ear
Get your foot in the door or move up the ladder in the bike industry!
PBOT staffer urged volunteer advisory committee to edit letter on controversial project
Regardless of PBOT’s intent here, the episode has left a bad taste in the mount of many committee members.
Ira Ryan has left Breadwinner Cycles, will restart solo brand
It’s the end of another era in Portland’s rich history of custom bike builders, and possibly the start of a new one.
No, those aren’t ghost bikes popping up around northeast Portland
Ghost bikes are poignant and tragic reminders of a loved life lost. They are placed at locations where a bicycle rider died in a traffic collision. So when one appears at a new location, people notice. For the past week or so now I’ve been getting messages and phone calls about several such bikes. People … Read more
Portlanders speak out against I-5 expansion at ‘People’s Public Hearing’
The nonprofit group asked for a public hearing, but ODOT said no. So NMF held their own.
Traffic calming installed outside violence-plagued high school
This is another example of Portland using street designs to tamp down vehicle-based violence.
Portland’s bicycle and pedestrian advisory committees raise grave warnings about I-5 Rose Quarter project
Despite the City of Portland’s attempts to calm them down, the city’s bicycle and pedestrian advisory committees remain deeply concerned about the I-5 Rose Quarter Project. The controversial, $1.4 billion Oregon Department of Transportation project that seeks to widen I-5 through Portland’s central city and build a large cover over freeway traffic in order to … Read more
Commissioner Mingus Mapps is now in charge of Portland transportation
The move could be another sign that bicycling is on its way back to the front-and-center of local politics
Monday Roundup: cycling’s alcohol problem, bike bus book, a crystal ball, and more
The most notable stories our writers and readers came across in the past seven days.