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The Portland Police Bureau’s Traffic Division is still trying to find the person who was driving a Subaru WRX that intentionally ran into two people in two different locations within minutes of each other on September 21st near the Rose Quarter. Last week, the PPB issued an internal bulletin to all Portland police officers to … Read more
Bike traffic in Portland.(Photo © J. Maus) The U.S. Census Bureau released results of its annual American Community Survey (ACS) today. The survey found that 5.81% of Portlanders used a bicycle as their primary mode of transportation to work in 2009. According to an analysis of the data by the League of American Bicyclists, that … Read more
PBOT’s Rich Newlands gave an update on the project at a recent Bike Advisory Committee meeting.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation is rolling ahead with their 50’s Bikeway project. The $1.5 million, federally funded project aims to make a 4.5 mile north/south corridor between the Hollywood and Woodstock neighborhoods more … Read more
New bike lanes on SW Lombard. (Photos: Jim Parsons) It was a bit of a saga, but bike lanes have finally been installed on a stretch of SW Lombard Avenue in Beaverton (the project also came with some on-street parking removal). After the Beaverton Traffic Commission said no to the project back in April, advocates … Read more
Sunday Parkways as captured by Google. Scene shows a crowd crossing SE 39th on Lincoln.
Two new bike models shown at the Interbike trade show in Las Vegas last week borrow major design elements from Portland-based custom bike builders. As we noted with Electra’s Ticino line, being inspired by small builders is nothing new, but I feel the two examples below warrant more attention. The first example is from Globe, … Read more
A traffic signal sensor in Portland. Welcome to our newest column: Bike Science with Shawn Small One of the more frustrating aspects of cycling in an urban environment is not being able to trigger a signal and being stranded at an intersection. There you are, riding happily along, when you come to a red light … Read more
City crews stripe a new, eight-foot wide travel lane for bicycles on SE 101st near the Springwater Corridor Trail.(Photo courtesy reader P.C.)
The Portland Police are on the lookout for someone who intentionally drove their car into someone riding a bicycle. The crash happened Thursday (9/23) at 7:00 p.m. near the intersection of SE 150th and Main St. The person operating the bicycle sustained a dislocated shoulder and the description of the vehicle is a white mini … Read more
Just finished watching My Commuted Commute, a video that I think everyone should spend five minutes to check out. A woman from New York City, Rachel Brown, shot helmet cam footage and offers commentary about what it’s like to ride in one of the new, green-painted, curbside bike lanes. For all the positive buzz NYC … Read more
Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – In Baltimore, a 30 year old woman who was running as the Green Party candidate for the U.S. Senate was struck and killed while bicycling last week. – One more obstacle to an important bicycle trail connection in Seattle has been overthrown in court.
NW 13th Avenue was flooded with people on bikes and on foot during Sunday Parkways today. – Watch slideshow below – (Photo © J. Maus)