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Six more coming soon.(Photo © J. Maus) As we reach the end of a month that has seen a huge spike in bicycle/car collisions, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has unveiled a list of six intersections that will receive bike boxes and “crosswalk striping improvements.” Here are the six intersections:
Transportation Show @ Proper Festival August 27th at 12:00 pm Details: You are warmly invited to help “unite community across all lines” by adding your vehicle to the drive-through in the (4th Annual) Transportation Show during PROPER’s Annual Community Networking Festival from 12:30-1:45pm at Kenton Park: A stroll, share and go (or stay and enjoy … Read more
Scene of the collision (looking north on Terwilliger at SW Condor).(Photos: PPB) Thursday morning at about 7:44, Multnomah County Judge Kathleen Dailey was riding her bike to work in the bike lane on SW Terwilliger Boulevard (map of collision location). As Dailey crossed SW Condor headed northbound, a person operating a motor vehicle pulled out … Read more
Captain Todd Wyatt is under investigation following an incident in Idaho.(Photos © J. Maus) Captain Todd Wyatt of the Portland Police Bureau’s Traffic Division has been temporarily reassigned. According to the PPB, Wyatt was recently involved in an “off-duty incident while driving that involved another driver.” The incident is being investigated by the Idaho State … Read more
Sign as you enter Joseph, OR.(Photo © J. Maus)
(Photo © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation and the Police Bureau will be watching you during the evening rush on N Williams Avenue on Tuesday night (8/23). As I reported back in July, PBOT and the PPB will be doing a “crosswalk enforcement action” at the intersection of Williams and Morris. The idea … Read more
“The hope is that if enough people can show that this issue has also affected them, then the Portland Police and Multnomah County District Attorney’s office will… take appropriate, safe legal action.”— Mark Ginsberg, lawyer The alleged vehicular harassment of people riding bicycles by a resident of NW Rock Creek Road near Skyline Blvd continues … Read more
The Peninsula Crossing Trail awaits six-year old Danica Maus en route to Smith and Bybee Lakes.(Photos © J. Maus)
Clark Henry at the 2010 OBRA Awards Banquet.(Photo © J. Maus) 76-year old Clark Henry, a member of the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association and the oldest active racer in the state, was hit and seriously injured while bicycling in a bike lane in Beaverton this morning at around 8:00 am. According to the Beaverton Police … Read more
Sellwood Cycle Repair owner Erik Tonkin in front of his new location on SE 13th Ave.(Photos © J. Maus) A strong indication of bicycling’s health in Portland is the success and number of local bike shops. In the last year, there seems to be not just more bike shops, but expansions by existing ones too. … Read more
“It’s clear to me he has aggressive intentions and who knows what will happen next time I’m riding (or anyone else) on that road… Point is that I felt threatened and I’m sure I’m not the only one out there.”— Brianna Walle A man who lives on a narrow rural road in the foothills leading … Read more
Need a new job? Love bikes? You’re in luck. Four solid opportunities have been listed this past week. Check them out below and make sure you tell them you heard about it on BikePortland. Part Time Bike Mechanic — Go By Bike Shop Yoga for Cyclists Instructor — C-Velo Cycling Studio Bike Shop General Manager … Read more