*PLEASE NOTE: This post was updated on 11/18/11 to reflect an additional person who was killed. Ricky Andrews was not officially recorded by the City as a bike fatality and I only learned of his incident recently. – JM Just for the record, I want to acknowledge that six seven people have been killed in … Read more
Our old friend Mary Peters, the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary who said bicycle paths aren’t transportation infrastructure, earned the rebuke of the League of American Bicyclists, than tried to make good with a verbose explanation, recently paid our region a visit.
Skanner publisher Bernie Foster thinks bikes shouldbe more highly regulated.(Photo: Skanner) As bicycling continues to push its way into the mainstream here in Portland, the refrain over increased regulation — usually in the form of licensing — grows. A few weeks back, Bernie Foster, the publisher of The Skanner, (a small weekly newspaper that “advanced … Read more
Located at the SW corner of NW 16th and Lovejoy (Radio Cab building).(All photos by Jonathan Maus)
First responder Sean Bennett. Eschweiler’s car came to a stop near the fence in the background.(Photos by Jonathan Maus) My office is just a few blocks from where Johnny Eschweiler drove his car into Ben Ramsdell and Timothy Mastne last Friday. Yesterday I went over to check out the lay of the land, hoping for … Read more
(The following guest editorial was written by Beth Hamon.) Beth in October 2005(Photo: Jonathan Maus) In Portland, we recently saw the 12th running of Bridge Pedal, the second-largest community bike ride in the country. Bridge Pedal has long touted itself as an important “doorway in” for new bicycle riders, and a part of Portland’s much-hyped … Read more
In my line of work, it’s easy to get excited about how bicycling is taking off in Portland. From congested bike lanes to brisk sales (and expansions) at local bike shops and daily media coverage, I hear and see constant signs of this city’s velo vitality from many perspectives. Cases in point: While reading a … Read more
Portland Critical Mass, August 2005.(File photo) While bouncing around some bike links the other day, I came across a story published yesterday in the L.A.Times about the age old question over the intentions and impacts of Critical Mass. That debate is nothing new, but at the end of the article the writer mentioned a ride … Read more
The narrow sidewalk.(Photo: Cindie Olson) Perhaps influenced by recent events in Minnesota, there’s a post in the Portland Bike Forums that proposes a new solution to the ailing Sellwood Bridge. Forum member (and regular commenter) Attornatus_Oregonensis (a.k.a. A_O) is a Sellwood resident and he thinks the aging and deteriorating bridge should be decommissioned and kept … Read more
Crowds gathered one last time at the Alberta St. Clown House on NE 25th Ave.(File photo) This month’s Last Thursday on Alberta was notable for several reasons: the clowns, the cops, and the crowds. First and foremost, it was the last month in a long run of action at the Alberta Street Clown House (they’re … Read more
I just read Jennifer Anderson’s article in the Portland Tribune today about the ongoing survey work of noted PSU bike researcher Jennifer Dill. What I found surprising about the article wasn’t the survey results, but the comments by Mel Zucker, director of the non-profit Oregon Transportation Institute. Anderson quoted him to present the anti-bike viewpoint … Read more
[By Elly Blue] What does the word accident mean? A mistake, but not just any mistake — not an action, but an outcome both unintended and unavoidable, something no reasonable person could have predicted or prepared for. The word is commonly used to describe bad things happening to good people from natural causes — the … Read more