The brothers will battle it out in the name of bikes.(Photo: Widmer.com) The Portland Office of the Transportation is gearing up for National Bike Month in May. PDOT (in coordination with Shift and the BTA) has 13 events planned throughout the month (see full list below) including a bike/car race on May 1st that will … Read more
Riders enjoying SE Columbia Way in Vancouver. Photo taken from the I-5 bridge.(Photos © J. Maus) Advocates and concerned citizens from both sides of the river will meet tonight to discuss how to move bike advocacy forward in the city of Vancouver, Washington. The meeting will be facilitated by Todd Boulanger, an active Vancouver bike … Read more
KGW-TV broadcasted live from the rally.(Photos © J. Maus) Last night, a group of Northwest Portland neighborhood leaders, grassroots activists and bike advocates met on NW Flanders Blvd. for a rally to demonstrate support for re-using the Sauvie Island Bridge span over I-405. Also joining the crowd of about 100 were city council candidates Jim … Read more
A group of Portlanders stare longingly at what will someday be a new bike and pedestrian bridge over I-405 at NW Flanders.(Photo © J. Maus)
Joe Kurmaskie, speaking at the “We are All Traffic” rally last November.(Photos © J. Maus) If any one person could be the spark that ignites a national cycling movement, it would Joe Kurmaskie. Known to many as the “Metal Cowboy”, Kurmaskie is a nationally recognized magazine columnist (Men’s Journal, Outside, Bicycling), author of several bike … Read more
A bike commuter in downtown Long Beach.(Photo by Russ Roca) A website, a lot of dedication, some like-minded people, and a dream for a more bike-friendly future — that’s what Russ Roca and the Long Beach Cyclists hope will be the start of something big. Russ is a freelance photojournalist who rides a bike (or … Read more
[Via PDOT’s Commuter Central blog] Check out this nifty PSA video ad from London…
Eight high school students from Seattle are on a 5,400 mile Inconvenient Ride to raise awareness of climate change and they’re set to ride through Portland next week. So far I haven’t heard of any special events planned for their visit. If/when I do I will post something about it. Below is a statement about … Read more
A group of concerned citizens look out over I-405 at the future location of a Flanders Street overpass.(Photos © J. Maus) A group of citizens and advocates led by the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition and the Bicycle Transportation Alliance will host a rally and walking tours of the area around the proposed location of a new … Read more
PRESS RELEASE What: Rally to support the Sauvie Island Bridge relocation, followed by foot and bicycle tours of the proposed relocation site When: Thursday, April 17. Press event at 5:00, tours leaving at 5:15 and 5:30. Where: NW 15th and Flanders, Portland, Ore. Who: Concerned citizens, northwest Portland residents, transportation and neighborhood advocates Why: The … Read more
“…if our only answer is highway expansion and not a multi-modal solution, then we are taking a step backward on global warming.”–Gov. Ted Kulongoski A few weeks ago, I pointed out that Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski’s “State of the State” address forgot to mention bicycles when the topics of of our aging transportation infrastructure, congestion, … Read more
With new agreement; Police, PDOT, and the BTA pledge to work together on enforcement. (Photos © J. Maus) Back in October, the community was reeling with grief from the loss of two young Portlanders — killed while they rode their bikes on our city’s streets. When Siobhan Doyle was hit and seriously injured just two … Read more