The Noll family.(Photos: Will Vanlue) The Bicycle Transportation Alliance opened its new offices (618 NW Glisan St) to the public last week for an evening of food, bicycles, and fun. The evening featured hors d’oeuvres from Madison’s Grill and beer from Hopworks. Guests also got to meet local bike builders and get an up-close look … Read more
New sticker campaign.(Photo: WeAreBikeFriendly.com) Here’s the news that caught our eyes this past week… – MAP-21, the Transportation Bill being moved through the Senate by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), is coming under fire from bike advocates around the country for its mandatory sidepath provision. A petition by the League of American Bicyclists to strip the … Read more
People gathered at a bar in Beaverton to give thanks to those who help make projects happen.(Photos: Will Vanlue) Earlier this week the Westside Transportation Alliance (WTA) gathered a group of advocates and citizens from around Washington County to write thank-you notes to people who have helped promote and improve conditions for bicycling, walking, and … Read more
The NYTs explains why we didn’t always need to look both ways before crossing. (Photo: Will Vanlue) Here’s the news that caught our eyes this past week… – A new study by the AAA says that Portland area traffic crashes cost us $2.74 Billion a year. – Beginning February of 2012, Velocity will begin manufacturing … Read more
US DOT Sec Ray LaHood: Well, maybe it’s not the end of “favoring motorized transportation” just yet.(Photo: J. Maus) Here’s the news that caught our eyes this past week… – Enrique Penalosa has lost his bid for re-election as Mayor of Bogota, Colombia. Penalosa is widely hailed for his work in making Bogota more biking … Read more
Happy Halloween!(Photo © J. Maus) Here’s the news that caught our eyes this past week… – The City Council in Toronto continues to remove bicycle lanes even though the lanes have no apparent adverse impact on auto traffic. – Elsewhere in Toronto, a journalist who recently scolded people on bikes for their bad behavior agreed … Read more
Here’s the news that caught our eyes this past week… – A local ordinance in the small town of Hull, Wisconsin has been widely misinterpreted as a bike ban says the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin. But the story spread so quickly that it even reached The Onion, where it’s fodder for this headline, Town Seeks … Read more
On the road from Dallas to Kansas City.(Photo courtesy of Dave Weber) You could ride from Portland, Oregon to Los Angeles, California but you still wouldn’t travel as many miles as Dave Weber rode his bike in September. Even adding a detour along Highway 101 from Sacramento to Bakersfield would give you fewer than the … Read more
Here’s the news that caught our eyes this past week… – A three-day outage of Blackberry phone service resulted in a big decrease in traffic crashes in the Middle East – 20% in Dubai and 40% in Abu Dhabi. – In Seattle, a fatal hit-and-run back in July is being called just another “tragic accident”. … Read more
Many roads in Washington Countylack safe access for bicycles.(Photo: Will Vanlue) If I had a picture of Uncle Sam riding a bicycle while pointing a finger in that iconic “I Want You” sort of way, I would put it here. Instead I’ll simply tell you about a chance to make the place we live a … Read more
When all else fails, call in the mimes.(AP Photo) Here’s the news that caught my eye this past week… – California Governor Jerry Brown has has vetoed a safe passing bill on grounds that the stipulation of passing bikes at 15 mph would cause backups and safety problems. Advocates are upset and confused. (*Note: I … Read more
Did we win?!(Photos: Will Vanlue) Photos and story by Will Vanlue The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) celebrated another successful Bike Commute Challenge with a party in Memorial Coliseum last night. For the sixteenth year in a row the BTA’s annual competition encouraged commuters around the Portland metro area to ride their bicycle to work during … Read more
Comment of the Week: We need more public restrooms downtown