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This article is made possible through the support of Biking.com, an online retailer that offers a full line of Shimano components. Jeanne Stewart. A road project being debated in Vancouver, Washington has spurred an unfortunate comment from a member of that city’s City Council. At issue is the MacArthur Blvd Safety Project, which would have … Read more
Riding on NE Broadway in Portland.(Photos © J. Maus) A new research report, Bicycling Trends and Policies in Large North American Cities prepared for the U.S. Department of Transportation, has found that Portland leads the pack in bike-friendliness among nine bike-centric cities in the U.S. and Canada. The report, which takes a comprehensive look at … Read more
The scene on Highway 211 following a hit and run yesterday.(Photo: Oregon State Police) The Oregon State Police continue their investigation this morning into a hit and run crash that occurred yesterday about 3:30 pm. According to the OSP, 67-year old Thomas Mossman was riding his bike westbound on Highway 211 (just west of Palmer … Read more
LaHood (R) listens as Congressman Earl Blumenauer discusses the SW Moody project. Mayor Adams is in the background.(Photo © J. Maus) The US Department of Transportation Secretary is on a whirlwind trip through Portland to show his support for road safety, bicycling, and streetcars. LaHood is joined by several high-level DOT staffers and Federal Transit … Read more
Drink Smoke, Flanders– More images below – Professional photographer Chris Milliman’s new photobook, Drink Smoke, Flanders, is now available. Milliman’s photo clients include Portland based companies Keen Footwear, Rapha Apparel, and others. His photos have also appeared in National Geographic and VeloNews. His new book was designed by Matt Stein of Weights & Pulleys, a … Read more
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has released a list of finalists that are in the running to receive $16 million in federal Transportation Enhancement funding. TE grants are made through the FHWA and are awarded every two years to projects that “strengthen the cultural, aesthetic, or environmental value of our transportation system.” Portland has … Read more
“Car sharing families drive demonstrably less than car-owning families, less driving means less congestion and less pollution.” — Sen. Jackie Dingfelder House Bill 3149, which would make it easier for Oregonians to share their cars with others, passed the House today by a vote of 47-10. The bill would allow a car owner to rent … Read more
The Oregon Department of Transportation and TriMet have completed their joint project to install new overhead lighting on the I-205 multi-use path. The project was paid for by a $4 million federal stimulus grant and the new lighting was installed from Lents to Gladstone in the southern portion of the 16.5 mile path. Back in … Read more
Have you heard that oft-cited factoid about Portland’s entire bikeway network costing about the same amount as a single mile of urban freeway? Well, it checks out. Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – Conservative politics and bicycle transportation ought to go hand in hand, according to this article and this editorial … Read more
Lents here we come!(Photo © J. Maus) I’m very excited to announce that our monthly Get Together event is coming to Lents — the “crossroads of the Eastside.” Join us at Lents Commons (9201 SE Foster Rd) on March 30th from 5:30 to 7:30. We’ll get to know what issues are on the minds of … Read more
With so many links and stories coming across my desk, sometimes they make for interesting juxtapositions. Take the two stories I woke up to today: a state legislator in Georgia who wants to abolish driver’s licenses and a suspect in a fatal hit and run in Portland Wednesday who was found to be a “habitual” … Read more
