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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:
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
The South Waterfront Greenway Trail will feature separate paths for biking and walking.
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
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
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
(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.
Cascade’s David Hiller with a souvenir newspaper clipping from a trail access battle.(Photo © J. Maus) The twists and turns to the bike advocacy drama up in Seattle just keep on coming. After Cascade Bicycle Club — a non-profit bike event and advocacy group with 13,000 members — abruptly fired its longtime leader Chuck Ayers … Read more
My neighborhood police officer, Derek Harris, passing out crime stats at a recent neighborhood meeting.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland is a town where being involved is just how we roll. Lots of folks here volunteer for non-profits, speak up at City Council when necessary, and are generally engaged on issues that impact their daily lives. … Read more
A look at the parcel as it stands today, with the I-205 path on the right.(Photo © J. Maus) At their weekly meeting yesterday, the Portland City Council passed an ordinance that included funding for operation and maintenance of Gateway Green, a project that will turn a vacant, 35-acre parcel of land in East Portland … Read more
Major Joseph Lontai serving and cycling in Iraq, 2006. Remember Joseph Lontai? He’s the BikePortland reader who, back in April 2006, emailed a photo of himself riding a Spinning bike in the desert while serving in the Iraq war. Since then, I’ve kept in touch with Major Lontai and I run into him at local … Read more
Local filmmaker Dan Kaufman has released a new video that takes viewers on a trip along the future location of the North Willamette River Greenway Trail. In the video (below), you’ll join the advocates from non-profit group npGreenway who are working towards making the trail — that will eventually connect the Eastbank Esplanade at the … Read more