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Gordon Price(Photo: PriceTags.ca) Next Thursday (11/29) Gordon Price will give a free presentation on the effective integration of transportation in high-density environments, with an emphasis on land use. Price is a former City of Vancouver, B.C. Councilor and current Simon Fraser University and University of British Columbia Professor who teaches, researches, and writes extensively on … Read more
The Multnomah County Bicycle Pedestrian Citizens Advisory Committee (BPCAC) — which advises the Board of County Commissioners and Transportation Division on matters involving bicycle and pedestrian transportation within the County’s road jurisdiction — is announcing an opening for several positions. Here’s the word from Multnomah County’s Michael Lynch: “I just wanted to drop you a … Read more
I know this is a bit late, but I thought some of you might appreciate hearing a few of the speeches from the “We Are ALL Traffic” press conference. This event happened on the steps of City Hall last Friday (11/16) and was a precursor to the big Rally on Saturday.
A Chris King wheelset (Mr. King is in the green shirt).(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Last week, the Bike Gallery announced the formation of a bike safety fund as a memorial to Brett Jarolimek. Barb Grover, who’s managing the fund, says donations from the community have already begun to roll in. She was particularly excited about … Read more
Joe Kurmaskie addresses the crowd under the Hawthorne Bridge.Slideshow below(All photos © Jonathan Maus)
Today’s press conference at City Hall.(Photo: Dat Nguyen) Don’t forget to join us for the “We Are ALL Traffic” rally tomorrow (11/17). Waterfront Park – Below Hawthorne Bridge 12 Noon There are rides being led to the rally from various locations throughout the city. Here is the list:
Please consider gathering before Saturday’s rally at one of the all-too-many sites around town where people have been killed while bicycling or walking, and then riding or walking with the group to Waterfront Park. All processions will be timed to arrive at Salmon Street Springs by 11:45am. The list below also includes sites that haven’t … Read more
The CCC’s Neal Armstrong featured on WWeek.com. The Willamette Week’s annual Give!Guide issue has hit the streets, and this year you’ll find three bikey non-profits have been included. The Community Cycling Center, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, and Bikes to Rwanda are among the 50 local non-profits chosen to participate in this special fundraising program.
The “Enforcement” slide from a presentation by PDOT at last night’s bike safety forum.View entire presentation here Last night in the Portland Building, Commissioner Adams and his Bike Safety Committee heard public testimony on bike safety issues and gave a presentation titled “Bike Safety in Portland” (view presentation). From all reports (I was not able … Read more
Here’s a sneak peek at a new public service announcement made to go along with PDOT’s “See & Be Seen” campaign. The short and sweet film (a love story about visibility) was created (and donated to PDOT) by filmmaker Savannah Teller Brown of Teller Films. It will debut tomorrow at PDOT’s monthly Bicycle Brown Bag … Read more
Press conference Friday, 12:30 at City Hall. Rally Saturday, 12 noon at Salmon Street Fountain. More info here. In the wake of a tragic October that revealed chinks in Portland’s bike-friendly armor, community members have come together and planned a press conference and rally under the banner of “We are all traffic”. On Friday there … Read more