I got a surprising phone call yesterday from ODOT regional manager Charles Sciscione. He was responding to my post back on June 15th titled, St. Johns Bridge still unsafe after 75 years. I wrote that post out of frustration that ODOT was celebrating the 75 year anniversary of the bridge by touting the recent renovation … Read more
[P.K. on a bike ride.]Photo: Chris RyanWillamette Week We’re at a crossroads with the Jammin 95.5 situation and the community is choosing to venture down separate paths. The choices are to either negotiate for a settlement and try to work with the station in good faith or to continue to protest by any means necessary … Read more
The BTA has just posted their new bicycle boulevard survey. It is important for them to get as much feedback as possible so please consider spending a few minutes to add your input. The purpose of the survey is to learn more about your riding habits so they can figure out which streets will work … Read more
[A cyclist’s view of Broadway Blvd.] As I mentioned last week, P.K.—the embattled radio personality for KXJM whose recent on-air comments got him into some hot water—went for a bike ride with a local reporter. Yesterday, a commenter tipped me off that he talked about this ride on his show last Thursday. I just finished … Read more
[Editor’s note: This is the first article by new BikePortland.org contributor Elly Blue. Let’s give her a nice, warm welcome!] [If you close it, they will come.] Last month, I dropped by Last Thursday on Alberta to visit local artist Carye Bye. I was pedaling pretty slowly, gawking at the art, the oddly-dressed hipsters, the … Read more
[Sacrificing valuable floor space for bikes.] The Ecotrust building in Northwest Portland is one of my favorite places to work; it’s quiet, connected, and caffeinated. It’s also home to eco-friendly global retailer Patagonia. I passed by their storefront the other day and noticed an in-store bike rack and curiously bikey signage. I had to investigate. … Read more
When some cyclists got wind of a Jammin 95.5 picnic event at Grant Park on Saturday many in the community urged them not to attend. There was a concern that if any cyclists showed up it would just incite the radio station’s fans and tarnish an already tense situation. Jasun Wurster disagreed. He thought a … Read more
[We need more than a sign.] As part of an ongoing protest against how cyclists got shafted on the St. Johns Bridge last year, a group of “ciclonudistas” is rallying the troops for their second annual naked protest ride (here’s a report from last year). A little background: Last year, the Oregon Department of Transportation … Read more
In my previous post about a phone call with apologetic program manager Tim McNamara, I asked all of you if we should try and cut a deal with the station and move on, or if we should continue to pressure them until the tape is heard. The response was mixed.
I just got off the phone with Tim McNamara. Tim is the program manager for The Playhouse radio show and a partial owner of Rose City Radio, which owns KXL-AM and KXJM 95.5. I assumed Tim had written me off as a rogue, backstabbing blogger (this is what I had heard from other journalists that … Read more
I am growing increasingly concerned that no official organization or agency has made a public statement about this situation. I have received several emails and many comments about dangerous motorist/cyclist incidents in the past few days. Many cyclists feel they might be targets of drivers who are emboldened by comments made on the radio show … Read more
The community response over anti-cyclist comments made on a morning radio show continues to grow. The story has moved far beyond Portland and what the show host called “this little underground website.” Yesterday, my initial post was voted to the front page of Digg.com, one of the most highly-trafficked sites on the web. Since Friday … Read more