Some human help at a very dangerous intersection
A flagger working with PBOT paving crews stops car traffic at Broadway and Williams to make sure people on bikes get through safely.(Photos © J. Maus)
Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
BikePortland Articles by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
Thoughts on TriMet and a personal message from ‘Al M’
If you haven’t been following along in the coverage and comments (nearly 300 of them) about TriMet in the last few days, let me try and bring you up to speed. On Monday, I reported about a collision between a bike and a bus on Hawthorne. A guy on a bike claimed a bus came … Read more
Friday Opinion: Advocacy groups should do more to leverage oil anxiety
[Publisher’s note: I’ve got a lot of opinions, but it’s perilous for me to try and weave them into the daily news stories here. So I’m going to try and start writing them up, once a week, in the form of the Friday Opinion column. Here goes…] Seen on Mississippi Ave. over the weekend.(Photo © … Read more
Be a ‘Superhero’ and help save Sunday Parkways!
Beth Hamon, Sunday Parkways volunteer.-Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus) OK Portland, it’s time to step up and take care of a good friend in need. That good friend is Sunday Parkways, an absolute gem of an event that we are all very lucky to have. Word from organizers is that the event is in need … Read more
TriMet releases video of Hawthorne ‘squeeze’ incident
This frame from onboard camera shows Sebastian Case on the sidewalk.-Watch video below- TriMet has released the onboard video from a collision between a bus and a bike that happened on SE Hawthorne earlier this week. The video clearly shows Sebastian Case — who was featured in an Oregonian story about the incident — riding … Read more
Commissioner Fish announces initiatives for Forest Park
Commissioner Nick Fish.(Photo © J. Maus) City of Portland Commissioner Nick Fish, who oversees Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R), has just announced five new management initiatives that will “address ecological and recreational concerns about Forest Park.” Fish is reacting to mounting public pressure to do something about the deteriorating health of the park. This pressure … Read more
Interesting new bikes we might be seeing in Portland
The man behind The Gary Fisher Collection.(Photo © J. Maus) Two big announcements in the bike world this week could result in some interesting new bikes showing up on the streets of Portland. The first is from the biggest bike brand in the world, Trek. Trek announced Tuesday that they will shelve the Gary Fisher … Read more
Naked Bike Ride: Know before you go -UPDATED
Last year.(Photo © J. Maus) Just a few days left until Portland’s annual skin-only cycling soiree, the World Naked Bike Ride. Last year, an estimated 5,000 took part (more than doubling the 2008 total), making it the largest naked bike parade in North America (if not the world?). If recent growth trends continue (see graph … Read more
Report: Old French Bikes Ride
Reporter – Scott Lieuallen Ride – Old French Bikes Ride Date – Monday, June 14, 2010 Ride Report We met at Petit Provence on Division and geeked out on all the old French bikes for a half hour or so. Trevor showed up and shared his very detailed knowledge of Cycles Peugeot. Other attendees had … Read more
Ride Report: Fallout Shelters of Portland
Reporter – Amos Hunter Ride – Fallout Shelters of Portland Date – Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Report A great group of around 50 joined up at the Lloyd Center to hear the history of fallout shelters and the civil defense program in Portland. After a bit of history we bombed through the underground parking labyrinth … Read more
Ride Report: Bike to Skate (photos)
(Photos: Jeffrey Bernards)