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The City of Vancouver might have eliminated their bike program (they’ve also dissolved their transportation department as well), but it takes more than budget cuts to keep grassroots bike activism down. Non-profit group Bike Me! Vancouver, the Fort Vancouver National Trust, and the City of Vancouver have partnered up to provide bike parking at the … Read more
Roopal Patel(Photos: Elly Blue) Roopal Patel, who was hired as the first ever Finance Director of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance back in April 2009, has decided to leave the organization. Patel becomes the fourth BTA director-level staffer to have either resigned or be fired in the past year. Rob Sadowsky, the BTA’s new Executive Director, … Read more
“A disproportionate share of… dollars available for transportation projects… are being allocated to… bicycle, pedestrian, and commuter infrastructure while critical freight-related projects go unfunded.” — From a BEST coalition document As I detailed on Wednesday, active transportation advocates are mobilizing to thwart an attempt by freight and business advocates to get a larger piece of … Read more
A reader passed along an interesting photograph found on the Vintage Portland blog yesterday…
Karl Moritz, seen here with his three sons, is in a coma at OHSU hospital following a crash Tuesday night.(Photos: Moritz family)
Buffered bike lanes on Holgate.(Photos © J. Maus) Last week, the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) held a public forum in the Lents Neighborhood to get feedback on their buffered bike lanes on SE Holgate Ave. The lanes have stirred a bit of controversy since being installed back in August 2009 and PBOT … Read more
Streetcar construction means a full closure of the Broadway Bridge later this month — even for bike traffic.(Photo © J. Maus) When we last chimed in about a two month closure to the Broadway Bridge slated to begin on July 6th, the plan from PBOT and Portland Streetcar Inc. was to maintain biking and walking … Read more
Spotted this sound system at the Bowie vs. Prince ride.(Photos © J. Maus) I can remember a time when bike-mounted sound systems were a novelty. When someone rolled up with tunes blaring they’d be met with oohs, aaahs, and a crowd of smiling onlookers. The smiles are still there, but the novelty has warn off … Read more
A scene from the film.(Photos © J. Maus) If aliens dropped into the free screening of PBS’s documentary Beyond Motor City at the Bagdad Theater Tuesday night, they would have gotten a crash course in America’s transportation history and the challenges we face as a nation to recover from our love affair with highways and … Read more
Freight or bikes? A Metro committee is being pulled both ways.(Photo © J. Maus) Next week, Metro’s 17-member Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) will vote on a policy direction that will guide them in handing out $20-24 million in federal transportation funds. With scarce transportation dollars at stake these days, freight and active … Read more
We’re just a few days away from the start of the 2010 Tour de France and signs of the race have already popped up in downtown Portland. The window of Bike Gallery’s store on SW 10th and Salmon features some cool drawings of Tour de France legends. The art was created by Bike Gallery’s on-staff … Read more
While standing on SE Hawthorne Blvd last night I looked up and saw an ad on the side of a TriMet bus that caught my eye… (Photo © J. Maus)