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Screenshot I’ve got some exciting news about the continued evolution of the annual BikeCraft event. You’ll recall this year I formally handed over the event to Aaron Kaffen and Amos Hunter after running it for six years (sniff, sniff). Amos and Aaron took it to a whole new level and the event was really solid. … Read more
Later today, the application period opens for the “Green Lane Project,” a promising new initiative funded by national advocacy org Bikes Belong. The project’s aim is to help build “world-class cycling networks” in a select group of U.S. cities that are “poised to make significant progress over the next two years in installing cycle tracks … Read more
New markings to warn people of the harsh bump as you roll onto the floating ramps on the Eastbank Esplanade.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Portland Parks & Recreation has added new pavement markings on the Eastbank Esplanade floating ramps to warn people on bikes to prepare for a bump. The new markings are part of a … Read more
ODOT and PBOT planners presented the designs to the Bike Advisory Committee last month.(Photo © J. Maus) ODOT, in partnership with PBOT, will unveil their plans for a I-5 freeway expansion project near the Rose Quarter at an open house in the Lloyd Center Mall tonight. The plan, which is being done as part of … Read more
Rep. John Mica at a bike industry fundraising event in March 2009.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Since the House transportation bill has gone all crazy, I’ve been banging my head against my desk to figure out why Republican members of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee are so afraid of including any mention of bicycling, transit … Read more
A memorial on SE Foster near site of fatal collision back in November 2009.(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has been doing “crosswalk enforcement actions” for several years. The events, which place a human decoy in a crosswalk with a phalanx of cops waiting to pull people over nearby, have helped … Read more
Like bike fashion and want to strut your stuff in front of an adoring crowd at Portland’s biggest annual bike show? Check out the casting call from event organizers below: The PDX Bicycle Show is casting The Portland Bicycle Fashion Show. The PDX Bicycle Show is a consumer expo with the largest display of bicycles, … Read more
A bike like this one was stolen from downtown Portland on Friday. Metro’s electric bike was stolen while locked up at Pioneer Square last Friday. The bike is worth about $2,000 and was the only e-bike in Metro’s vehicle fleet (which also includes a cargo bike and a standard bike). According to Vicki Papasadero with … Read more
Clark County and SW Washington House Rep. Jamie Herrera Beutler voted against an amendment that would have set aside funds for Safe Routes to School and other projects to improve biking.(Still from Committee video) It was very close; but despite passionate defense of biking and walking by House T & I Committee member Peter DeFazio … Read more
David Auker (L) and long time friend Danny Knudsen share a laugh at Auker’s 62nd birthday gathering last night in Hillsdale.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) On November 16th, 2010, a man that friends and family thought would never stop pedaling his bike — did. David Auker is a living legend in local and national bike racing … Read more
He’s fired up.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Oregon Congressmen Earl Blumenauer and Peter DeFazio are pulling no punches when it comes to leveling criticism at the House transportation bill that was released yesterday. Referring to it as the, “Republican Highway and Transportation Bill,” Blumenauer said in an official statement, “I am appalled at the fantasy finance … Read more
Republican House member Jamie Herrera Beutler, who represents southwest Washington, sits on the House T & I Committee and bike advocates want her support of an amendment to the transportation bill.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) It’s the morning after the House transportation bill was unveiled, and it’s being viewed as an abomination by national bike advocacy … Read more