Cyclocross racer uses cell phone during race (Photo)
Taken by official finish line camera during cycloross race.(Photo: OBRA)
Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
BikePortland Articles by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
Meet Your Maker: Headbadge crafter Laura Crawford
[Note: We announced vendor sign-ups for BikeCraft just last week, and we’ve already got over 30 amazing artisans ready to share their creations with you. This is the first in our Meet Your Maker series of BikeCraft vendors that will give you a closer look at the makers behind the products. The audio slideshow below … Read more
A transportation advocacy smorgasbord tonight
Detail of Clinton to the River Multi-use Path project. Learn moreat open house tonight. This is getting out of hand. If you were not convinced that Portland was Transportation Wonk Capitol of the World, consider what’s on the schedule for tonight: Columbia River Crossing: A More Sensible Alternative?: A conversation with George Crandall, urban designer; … Read more
Tom Hughes wins close race for Metro president
Tom Hughes, president-elect of Metro. You might have missed it on Friday afternoon, but the extremely close race for president of Metro has officially been won by Tom Hughes. Hughes, a former mayor of Hillsboro, won a close contest (less than 1,000 votes in over 400,000 cast) over Bob Stacey, the former director of the … Read more
Tonight: Open House for Rose Quarter, Broadway/Weidler plans
This area is in dire need of help. (Looking west onto the Broadway/Weidler couplet from the Leftbank Building. The Rose Quarter is to the left.)(Photos © J. Maus)
Audio: TriMet bus driver complains to dispatch about unruly bike riders
Listen to the audio below. It’s from a communique between a TriMet bus operator and the emergency dispatcher. It was posted to YouTube via TriMet’s infamous multimedia expert/employee Al Marguiles:
New buffered bike lane on SE Division (in Gresham)
Detail of Gresham’s new striping on Division.(Larger version) Fresh of their Bronze award from the League of American Bicyclists, Gresham (our neighbor to the east) is charging ahead with their bike plans. Thanks to a tip from reader Adam Osborn, we’ve learned about the new, bicycle-only travel lane being installed on SE Division. Similar to … Read more
City acquires land for South Waterfront Greenway Trail
The South Waterfront Greenway Trail will feature separate paths for biking and walking.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg, Russia
Our former news intern Adams Carroll wrenching at the free bike repair shop he opened in a pedestrian plaza in St. Petersburg.(Photo: MR7 News Russia) The other day I heard from one of our former news interns, Adams Carroll. We loved having Adams on the team. He’s a great photographer and writer and he loves … Read more
The quest for Oregon’s “Next Top (Transportation) Model”
New models could help level the playing field between modes.(Photo © J. Maus) High quality models are essential to making the right decisions about how we build our transportation systems. What do beautiful people have to do with transportation? Nothing! I’m talking about transportation models. For instance, if your model includes motorized vehicle “traffic flow” … Read more
Newswire: Beaverton Expands Its Traffic Safety Efforts
This press release was issued last night by the City of Beaverton Police Department (emphasis mine – see last two paragraphs): City of Beaverton Expands its Traffic Safety Efforts The Beaverton City Council and the City’s Supplemental Budget Committee have approved a Traffic Safety Proposal with the goal of enhancing the City’s traffic safety enforcement … Read more
OHSU bike commuter injury study released
(Photo © J. Maus) Back in February we shared a sneak peek at a study done by Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) that tracked bike commuters and monitored the types and severity of injuries they received during a one-year period. That study has now been published and is embedded at the end of this post.