How is Hawthorne/Madison construction treating you?
Looking east on SE Hawthorne Blvd, just before Grand Avenue. Not exactly a place you’d want your kids or your mom to ride through is it?(Photo © J. Maus)
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The Monday Roundup
London is the latest big city to get a public bike-share system, and it comes with these cool illustrations. Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – The outcome of this year’s particularly dramatic Tour de France was decided by a mere 39 seconds. Meanwhile, Bend Oregon’s very own Chris Horner had a … Read more
‘Street sprints’ hit the Pearl District
Jeff Harwood (far left) gets the win and the Street Sprints crown.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland’s Pearl District played host to a rare form of bike racing on Saturday evening when local Ironclad Performance Wear Cycling Team held their first annual Street Sprints competition. The format was simple: a three-block, side-by-side (no drafting) sprint between … Read more
Weekend Open Thread
Riding the Fort Vancouver Land Bridge.(Photo © J. Maus) What are your plans this weekend? The weather looks to be delightful here in the Portland region. Got any bike adventures in mind? The Portland Bridge Festival kicked off yesterday. It’s sort of the Pedalpalooza of bridges, with lots of fun events planned for the next … Read more
Bridge closure = more bike traffic (slideshow)
Traffic through the Rose Quarter has been especially heavy due to the Broadway Bridge closure.(Photos © J. Maus)
An apology, anger, and glimmers of hope at Holgate bike lane meeting
Nearly 200 people packed into Holgate Baptist Church last night.(Photo © J. Maus) If last night’s meeting at Holgate Baptist Church was any indication, PBOT has its work cut out for them in selling big bike projects to outer East Portland residents. The Holgate buffered bike lanes have become a lightning rod and many residents … Read more
Exclusive: TriMet bus operator placed on administrative leave following blog post
Screen grab from Christensen’s blog post (before it was taken down). TriMet has placed a bus operator on administrative leave after they determined a blog post about an interaction with a man on a bicycle that was published to the operator’s personal blog earlier today was inappropriate. TriMet has also referred the issue to the … Read more
Ladds stop sign ‘trip-wire’ incident garners headlines
Live at 11! A plastic wrap booby trap discovered at Ladds Circle!(Screen grab from KATU-TV) What started as a post to the Shift email list at 1:30 am yesterday morning has become the latest headline-grabbing story in Portland’s ongoing fascination with the “bikes versus cars” dichotomy. It started with this email from Lauren Hudgins:
At RestoreHolgate.com, a grassroots “quest” to undo buffered bike lanes
Opposition to new lane striping on SE Holgate continues.(Photo © J. Maus) A couple that lives near SE Holgate Ave east of I-205 has launched a grassroots effort to undo the City of Portland’s buffered bike lane project on that street. Rick and Trish Bradford are behind RestoreHolgate.com, a website that includes an online petition … Read more
Speed bumps coming to NW Germantown Road
Speed bumps coming soon on this stretch of Germantown Rd.(Google Maps) If you are one of the many people who enjoy riding down NW Germantown Road from Skyline Blvd., get ready to handle a few speed bumps toward the bottom of the route. The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation plans to install five “speed … Read more
Thieves make off with $5,000 worth of OBRA equipment in Eugene
OBRA equipment trucks are mainstays at races throughout Oregon.(Photo © J. Maus) A truck full of equipment belonging to the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) was broken into earlier this week in Eugene. OBRA director Kenji Sugahara says as estimated $5,000 worth of equipment was stolen out of the truck while it was parked outside … Read more
Photo: A ‘Don’t Share the Road’ license plate
A reader sent me an interesting photo via Twitter last week. The photo is of the license plate on a convertible BMW that was spotted in Northwest Portland. It shows an unintended use of Oregon’s ‘Share the Road’ license plate… “Here’s a thought – Use the sidewalk.”(Photo: @r3v0lt on Twitter)