PDOT’s Timo Forsberg (L) and Jeff Smith (R) at last weekend’s Pro Walk/Pro Bike conference in Seattle.(Photos © J. Maus) I’ve still got a few notes and stories I’d like to share from my trip to the Pro Walk/Pro Bike conference in Seattle over the weekend. On the last day of the conference, I asked … Read more
They fought it tooth and nail, but in the end the path prevailed.
The BTA has embarked an effort to create a bicycle boulevard on N. Going St.(Photo © J. Maus) Just two weeks after announcing an effort to establish a bicycle boulevard on NE Going Street, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance has scheduled a series of neighborhood meetings for the project. If your neighborhood association is listed below, … Read more
Conference-goers in action during a “Poster Session”.(Photos © J. Maus) Besides the 80 workshop sessions here at the Westin Hotel and the myriad “mobile workshops” (that take conference-goers around Seattle in search of sharrows, bike parking, and other things) there’s an ongoing display of information in the “Poster Sessions”. Displayed in rows of tables and … Read more
Ginny Sullivan, routes coordinator for the Adventure Cycling Association.(Photo © J. Maus) During a morning poster session (where bike and ped professionals offer up their latest research in science-fair style) here at Pro Walk/Pro Bike, I ran into Ginny Sullivan, the new routes coordinator for the Adventure Cycling Association (ACA). Sullivan stood in front of … Read more
Clear Channel has 20 of these billboards up in the Portland area.(Photo © J. Maus) A few days ago, I shared a story about the new “Share the Road” billboard campaign in Portland. As I suspected in that story, the billboards are the work of the Portland-based office of Clear Channel Outdoor. The manager of … Read more
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels (L) and Andy Clarke at the opening of the Pro Walk/Pro Bike conference this morning.(Photos © J. Maus) Today at the Westin Hotel in downtown Seattle was the official opening day of the Fifteenth International Symposium on Walking and Bicycling, a.k.a., the Pro Walk/Pro Bike conference. Held every two years and … Read more
Several of these billboards (this one is on SE Grand just south of Belmont) have sprouted up around Portland.(Photo © J. Maus)
(Photo © J. Maus) The TriMet bus operator who started a petition hoping to stop a plan to allow bike access through the Rose Quarter Transit Center has just left a comment here on BikePortland.org explaining his views. Dan Christensen wrote that he loves to bike and that “one of the best times” of his … Read more
I’m headed to the 2008 Pro Walk/Pro Bike conference in Seattle next week along with a large contingent from Portland. Among the highlights will be the unveiling of the first-ever Bike Friendly States rankings by the League of American Bicyclists.
(Photos © J. Maus) A plan to develop close to 15,000 acres of public land for recreational use in and around the Sandy River (“Located in Portland’s backyard”) has local mountain bikers excited for the potential of new trails and riding opportunities close to home. The Salem District of the Bureau of Land Management is … Read more
This just in from the BTA: Month-Long Bike Commute Challenge Begins September 1st August 25, 2008 – Starting September 1st, hundreds of businesses, non-profits, and government agencies across Oregon and SW Washington will compete in the Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s Bike Commute Challenge. The Challenge is a month-long competition between workplaces to see who can bike … Read more