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Under the new law, ODOT would come up with standards to make sure this guy stays safe.(Photo © J. Maus) A new bill set for introduction in the Oregon legislature would establish minimum construction standards for bicycle trailers sold in Oregon. The bill is currently in draft form (PDF here) and is expected to be … Read more
Matt Garrett, Director of ODOT.(Photo © J. Maus) Last month, we wondered whether Governor Kitzhaber would make a personnel change at the most powerful position inside the Oregon Department of Transportation. This week the Governor announced a slew of changes atop various agencies — but ODOT wasn’t one of them. Read the email below that … Read more
Earlier this month, TriMet — in a last-ditch effort to fill the local funding gap in their $1.5 billion Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project — put in a request for a 10-year, $19 million funding commitment from the State of Oregon. Artist rendering of Portland-Milwaukie light rail line. The request raised serious concerns with transportation officials … Read more
Reader pic: Snow in the hills on Science Park Road near Highway 26. It’s been snowing this morning throughout Portland. Did you ride this morning? Just thought I’d put this post up so you could share about the conditions in your neck of the woods. It looks to be sticking now up here in North … Read more
Check out the new bit of advertising from local company Portland Design Works. … Awesome new ad poster from PDW by Kevin Murphy.
“Given the circumstances, it seems like issuing a citation would probably not stand up in court. Any person could go in and say, ‘It’s dark, rainy, there’s this little red light in the road’. I think any judge would toss that citation out’.”— Det. Sgt. Jim Shumway, Beaverton Police Department The community is trying to … Read more
Our neighbors to the north in Vancouver, Washington are transitioning their existing Bicycle Advisory Committee into a new Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. Learn more in the official press release below… County to launch bicycle and pedestrian advisory committee Vancouver, WA – The Board of Clark County Commissioners is seeking individuals to serve on the … Read more
Intersection of Springwater Trail and 82nd. Portland Monthly Mag reports that a “Bike-centric food cart super pod” is coming to the Springwater Corridor in East Portland. According to a story on their blog, developer Roger Goldingay (the same guy that developed the cart pod on N. Skidmore and Mississippi) has set his sights on a … Read more
Intersection of TV Hwy and SW Tualaway Ave.(Photo: Jim Parsons) Community members plan to hold a vigil for Bret Lewis*, the man who was hit and killed while bicycling on Tualatin-Valley Highway in Beaverton on Saturday. The event is being planned by local citizen advocate (and 2011 BTA Alice Award nominee) Jim Parsons along with … Read more
Postcard mailed to residents. The buffered bike lanes on SE Holgate are finally getting some love thanks to the grassroots “We Heart Holgate” campaign. The lanes — which were part of a $30,000 road diet funded by TriMet — didn’t get much attention when they debuted back in August 2009. Then, KATU-TV’s infamous Bike Lanes … Read more
Bob Stacey during an interview last fall.(Photo © J. Maus) Bob Stacey, the former director of land-use non-profit 1000 Friends of Oregon and candidate for Metro President, has withdrawn his application for a vacant spot on Metro council. Stacey — who has become a favorite of many bike advocates in Portland for his positions on … Read more
