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The Oregonian Editorial Board weighed in on the state of bicycling in Portland today. The editorial appeared on the same week that PBOT released its annual bike counts showing a 6.4% increase between 2010 and 2011. Whenever our state’s newspaper of record devotes major opinion space to bicycling, it’s worth noting. Regardless of what you … Read more
Tim Blumenthal has been named acting CEO.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Massive news in the national bike advocacy world… The Alliance for Biking & Walking, Bikes Belong, and the League of American Bicyclists — the three largest national bicycling advocacy organizations — intend to merge into one group. According to an official statement, the goal of … Read more
Shop owner Wakefield Gregg set up the sting.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) A bike stolen from The eBike Store on N. Vancouver and Alberta two years ago has been recovered thanks to some citizen sleuthing and a sting operation by the Beaverton Police Department. The shop’s owner, Wakefield Gregg, checks Craigslist for stolen bikes everyday. His … Read more
This drawing shows how the left-side cycle track idea would look just north of Broadway. (Note the left-side cycle track with a bike passing lane in the upper left.)(Image: PBOT/Alta Planning)
The new path will drop into forested areas near I-84 and will also connect with an existing US Forest Service trail. A Federal Highway Administration grant is allowing the Oregon Department of Transportation to get started on a new path for walking and bicycling in the Columbia River Gorge.
The bicycle involved in one of two collisions on SW 185th Street in Aloha yesterday.(Photos: Wash. Co. Sheriff’s Office) “On Monday, February 20, 2012, Sheriff’s deputies were very busy dealing with crashes involving vehicles vs. pedestrians and bicycles.” That’s the opening line of a Washington County Sheriff’s Office statement sent to the media yesterday. It … Read more
Bike access seems to have been an afterthought on this bridge over the Tualatin River on 99W.(Photos: Jim “K’tesh” Parsons) Back in December, amid smiles and celebrations at the groundbreaking for the Sellwood Bridge project, our roving West Side correspondent Jim Parsons reflected at the poor state bridge access on many Washington County roads. With … Read more
Tom LaBonty(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland Portland-based filmmaker Joe Biel (Cantankerous Titles) has released the trailer of his latest project: a documentary about cargo bike builder Tom LaBonty titled One Less Truck. LaBonty is the 41-year old tinkerer (and baggage handler at PDX Airport by day) who builds affordable cargo bikes (they start at around $500 … Read more
The “Magnic,” (L) and the Gotham Bicycle Defense light. In a place like Portland where darkness covers commutes for several months a year, two projects currently seeking funding via Kickstarter — a theft-resistant bike light and a wireless dynamo light — are well worth your consideration. I shudder to think how much money I’ve lost … Read more
Competitors in the Chariot Wars — including the eventual champions on the left — making their way around the course.
An average of over 18,000 trips are made by bike over Portland’s four main downtown bridges every day.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) PBOT released their 2011 Bicycle Counts Report today (PDF). The numbers show that overall there were 6.4 percent more trips made by bike citywide in 2011 compared to 2010. On new neighborhood greenways, the … Read more
Bikes welcome here?(Google streetview) ODOT Region 1 Manager Jason Tell says a recent collision has led to an internal assessment of bike safety on the St. Johns Bridge and he has directed his staff to do something about it. In a phone call today, Tell said ODOT will install new signs on the bridge to … Read more