Traffic through the Rose Quarter.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation released results of their 2010 bike counts today (PDF here). The counts — taken at 153 locations throughout the city — show that bike use climbed in Portland this year after a small dip in 2009. According to the report, … Read more
A stained glass chain ring from Sara Collins. Last week we shared the first of 30 vendors who will be at the sixth annual BikeCraft holiday gift bazaar (December 4-5th). Since then we’ve had more artisans sign up to be a part of what’s shaping up to be the best BikeCraft ever. Learn a bit … Read more
A woman rides down SW Broadway on Monday morning.(Photo © J. Maus) The big snow storm never really materialized, but the weather situation still deserves our attention. With lots of rain and a bit of snow last night (Monday) and with sub-freezing temps and possibly more snow in the forecast today, the roads could be … Read more
ODOT Traffic Safety Division Manager Troy Costales. Troy Costales is the Traffic Safety Division Manager for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). In that position, he oversees about $28 million per year in a variety of programs to decrease the amount of fatal and injury crashes on Oregon roads. Costales was also on the committee … Read more
A scene on SE Madison in January 2009.(Photos © J. Maus) There’s snow in the forecast! Weather pros think is very likely to begin tonight (just before the evening commute). With that in mind, I wanted to remind folks that using a bicycle when it’s snowing or when snow is on the roads is a … Read more
View of the cycle track (L) and the sidewalk (R) on the new NE Cully Blvd. Please note that the striping and signage is not complete.(Photos © J. Maus)
“If the person looking to buy my bike from Goodwill hadn’t checked your site, I would have never recovered it… Thanks!” — A happily reunited bike owner It’s been a while since we mentioned our Stolen Bike Listings or shared a stolen bike recovery story. I used to keep track of every recovery, but after … Read more
Adams and the banner at this morning’s event.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland Mayor Sam Adams led a press conference today to officially launch the Bureau of Transportation’s new High Crash Corridor Safety campaign. Standing under a newly unveiled banner that stretches all the way across SE Foster Road (one of the city’s most dangerous), Adams … Read more
Conceptual design drawing (not final design!) of new Gateway Transit Center Bike & Ride facility.(Image by Dero Racks, taken from PBOT grant application)
A flyer seen in North Portland looking for clues to Crawford’s death.(Photo © J. Maus) In the early morning hours of November 4th, 2009, Portland musician Kipp Crawford, 39, was hit and killed by two separate drunk drivers. Last night The Oregonian reported that after over a year, Crawford’s parents have finally gotten some closure … Read more
Mercy Corps helps purchase bikes for people working on tea estates in northeastern India.(Photo: Mercy Corps) Mercy Corps is the latest organization to harness the power of a bicycle to change people’s lives. The global aid organization that opened its world headquarters in Portland a year ago now includes the purchase of a bicycle as … Read more
Willamette Pedestrian Coalition Executive Director Stephanie Routh speaking at a 2009 event.(Photo © J. Maus) On the heels of recent media attention on the need for safer streets and news of an 80% increase in walking-involved fatalities and injury crashes in Oregon this year, the non-profit Willamette Pedestrian Coalition (WPC) unveiled their Getting Around on … Read more