Richard Krebs’ bike rests under the wheel of a TriMet bus after the collision on August 12th.(Photo: Bill Jackson) TriMet has released an update on the investigation of a collision involving a bus and a bike in downtown Portland on August 12th. TriMet Communications Director Mary Fetsch says that following a review by the Portland … Read more
“If we could have put a solid felony case together against Mr. Hanna, and we tried, we would have gone forward with much stiffer charges… I would have liked to seen felony charges, but at the end of the day, this was the best we could do.” — Sgt. Todd Davis, Portland Police Bureau Many … Read more
South sidewalk will reopen Saturday.(Photo © J. Maus) If you’ve been missing using the the Broadway Bridge (I sure have) to get in and out of Northwest Portland, you’re going to be very happy with this news. According to Kay Dannen with streetcar project contractor Shiels Obletz Johnsen, the bridge is set to reopen to … Read more
[Longtime BikePortland reader John Beaston recently completed a bike tour with some friends along the Oregon Coast. I asked him to share a few photos and a brief recap about what they did along the way. Please note: Since this ride combined bicycling and beer drinking, I asked Beaston to explain how they made sure … Read more
Opens tomorrow. As a follow-up to a story we reported last March, the facility that houses Bikestation Hillsboro will have its grand opening tomorrow. The new Bikestation — the first of its kind in the Portland metro region — is set to open in a few weeks. It will offer over 1,200 square feet of … Read more
The First Family on a bike ride! Welcome back to Monday everyone. Here are the news items and other interesting tidbits that caught our eye last week… – President Obama and his family enjoyed a bike ride on their recent trip to Martha’s Vineyard. This news video (below) of the Obama bike path sighting is … Read more
Here’s the press release about Wednesday’s big rally from OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2010 Contact: Joseph Santos-Lyons (503) 512-0490 OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon joseph@opalpdx.org / www.opalpdx.org Bus Riders Call on TriMet Directors to Restore Bus Service, Repeal Fare Increase
Bike traffic on N. Interstate Ave.(Photo © J. Maus) The weekend is upon us. Pull up our excellent and jam-packed Weekend Event Guide and plan out your bike fun. I’ve been in Lake Tahoe, California for the past few days (last-minute family thing, I’ve been writing stories late at night and early morning!), so I … Read more
Rep. Earl Blumenauer U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer will kick off Interbike in Las Vegas next month. His presence will put advocacy front and center at North America’s largest bike trade show. Blumenauer will be joined by Interbike Show Director Andy Tompkins and Bikes Belong Coalition President Tim Blumenthal at a press conference to open the … Read more
Kirk Hanna hit someone while driving drunk at speeds of 80 mph and did not stop.(Photo: Multnomah County) Kirk Hanna, owner of Mt. Hood Ski Bowl, real estate developer, and son of carwash magnate Daniel Hanna, and plead guilty to Hit and Run, DUII, and 4th degree Assault in a Multnomah County courtroom on Thursday. … Read more
New safety device would warn people when a bus is turning.(Photos © J. Maus) In an effort to improve the safety of people walking and bicycling around their buses, TriMet is considering the use of a new product that would emit LED lights and short bursts of sound when a bus makes a turn. Josh … Read more
“He [Christensen] is inciting violence, death threats, essentially begging someone to act violently against another person… Any harm to my son as a result of that language could be construed as a liability on the part of TriMet and on Dan personally.” — Tom Bennett The parents of a Paul Higgins, the man who was … Read more