River City Bicycles announces Commuter of the Year contest
This just in from River City Bicycles events manager Jason Bietz:
Advocacy
Portland roads safer for cyclists in 2006
I don’t have the complete breakdown of traffic crash and fatality stats for 2006 yet, but from what I’ve gleaned so far the numbers show an encouraging downward trend. Here are some factoids to think about: There were zero bike fatalities in 2006. That’s down from four in 2005. There were 28 total traffic fatalities … Read more
See and Be Seen on a bus
Just to complete my report from yesterday on See and Be Seen campaign posters popping up around town, yesterday I snapped a photo of this TriMet bus sporting the poster. Rock on PDOT, I think this campaign is really helping to remind us all to light up and look out for each other.
Madison steps up on Platinum push
This morning’s web edition of Bicycle Retailer and Industry News has an interesting story from Madison, Wisconsin. Bike manufacturing juggernaut Pacific Cycle (distributors of Schwinn, Mongoose and GT bikes) has announced their support of Madison’s Platinum Biking City Planning Committee, a group that is working on a plan to earn the city a “Platinum” Bicycle … Read more
Changes atop the Traffic Division
[Commander Marty Rowley] After just nine months on the job, Marty Rowley, Commander of the Traffic Division of the Portland Police Bureau will retire on January 17th. In the interim, Lieutenant Mark Kruger will take his place until a new Commander is named. According to sources, Chief Sizer will keep Kruger in that position, “for … Read more
Seeing signs of PDOT’s visibility campaign
As promised as part of PDOT’s new “See and Be Seen” effort, signs for the campaign are popping up around town on TriMet bus stops and bus benches. I noticed these out in the Portsmouth neighborhood in North Portland this morning (I’ve also seen them off of Powell Blvd. in Southeast Portland).
PDOT announces Bicycle Brown Bag Series
As a follow-up to their Portland Bike Summit last June, PDOT will hold a series of “brown bag” discussions on the third Thursday of every month from 12-1:00PM on the second floor of the Portland Building (1120 SW 5th). Here is the schedule:
TriMet adds bike section to Bus Operator Manual
This Saturday (1/13) will mark the one-year anniversary of when we all first heard about Randy Albright’s lawsuit against TriMet. That lawsuit — which was spurred by Albright being buzzed by a bus on the Hawthorne Bridge — has had a lasting impact on our community in many ways. It led to an “I Share … Read more
DeFazio details bike-friendly aspirations
[A photo from inside DeFazio’s officeon Capitol Hill.] If you’re a bike geek, the November elections were like that Christmas when you got your very first new bike and you were brimming with excitement at the potential of good times that were sure to come. With so much bike-friendly mojo in Congress, it’s hard to … Read more
Is it time to try physically separated bike lanes?
[Regular bike lanesdon’t always cut it.] As bicycle advocacy and ridership in America matures, new solutions and ideas for integrating bicycles onto our roadways must be seriously considered. For decades, we have been happy with conventional bike lanes, but as we get serious about reaching double-digit mode-splits, perhaps it’s time to go beyond a stripe … Read more
What’s tango got to do with bikes?
[Bill Alsup (when he’s not tango dancing).] Plenty…especially if you’re a tango-dancing-bike-lover like Bill Alsup. I first met Bill at a share the road rally out in Beaverton but I had no idea he was TangoBiker until I heard about an upcoming benefit for the Community Cycling Center. Let me explain… According to his website, … Read more
Meet the BTA’s new Policy Advocate
[Emily Gardner is theBTA’s new Policy Advocate.] The BTA has hired several new staffers in the last few months, but the one you’ll probably be hearing most about is their new Policy Advocate, Emily Gardner. Emily comes to this position after former Metro Area Advocate (notice the different title, more on that later) Jessica Roberts … Read more