The Big Look is Oregon’s effort to review statewide land-use planning laws. Oregon’s Big Look Task Force was appointed by the governor and legislature in 2005 with a mission to review Oregon’s statewide land-use program. A major part of that group’s effort is to travel the state and hear testimony from Oregonians on how our … Read more
Oregon’s largest utility, Portland General Electric (PGE) has launched an effort to improve bike/truck safety. Their sticker campaign follows on the heels of two City of Portland bureaus (maintenance and water) that have also stepped up safety efforts. Late last month, PGE began installing these bright green and yellow stickers on their trucks that say, … Read more
Cyclists got a new view of the road at a bike/truck safety event yesterday.-Audio slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland Water Bureau gave cyclists plenty to think about at their bike/truck safety event yesterday. The event gave the community a chance to experience what it’s like to sit in the cab of a 12-foot … Read more
This Google Street View is looking north from Broadway at N. Flint and N Wheeler is off to the left. This intersection is slated for three short-term improvements.
NY Times columnist David Brooks is one of the trash-talkers outed by the League of American Bicyclists. In their most recent email newsletter to members, the League of American Bicyclists shared a new educational campaign aimed at fighting back against statements that discriminate against bicycles. On their web page, Who’s Trash Talking Bikes?, the League … Read more
The view from a truck mirror.(Photo: Aaron Tarfman) The Portland Water Bureau plans to host an event next week that will educate the community about the unique safety concerns of large trucks. According to a press release from the Bureau, the event will take place in a parking lot near the Rose Quarter (adjacent to … Read more
“Loss of the Colwood open space could also result in a permanent gap in the 40-Mile Loop Bike and Pedestrian Trail.”— Tony Fuentes, NE Portland resident and member of the Keep Colwood Green! Coalition Citizen activists and a host of environmental organizations and neighborhood associations are hoping to save 138 acres of open space that … Read more
Lance Armstrong, shown here at the Oregon Convention Center in February, is no stranger to Portland’s bike-friendliness.(Photos © J. Maus) By now, I’m sure many of you have read the story heard ’round the world about Lance Armstrong’s rumored return to bike racing. VeloNews posted a story about it yesterday, and now the rumors have … Read more
“If I had $1000 dollars for every community that’s contacted me about their bike trails plan, I could fund an entire system.”— Sheila Lyons of ODOT Sheila Lyons, the bicycle and pedestrian program manager for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has responded to the League of American Bicyclist’s Bicycle Friendly State rankings that put … Read more
Rep. Jim Oberstar addressing the Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference in Seattle.(Photos © J. Maus) In the closing address of the 2008 Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference in Seattle on Friday, bicycling’s Grand Man in Congress, Jim Oberstar, shared a history of America’s bike movement, and inspired the assembled crowd with his trademark energy and bravado. For … Read more
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.