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Commissioner Fritz(Photo © J. Maus) Commissioner Amanda Fritz, known as a watchdog of the City’s coffers, especially when proposals have potential to impact citizen’s pocketbooks, has published a blog post stating her support for Mayor Adams’ $20 million plan to fund bike-boulevard specific components of green streets. Fritz points out that the average residential sewer … Read more
Green street at SE 12th and Clay.(Photo: PBOT) Today, Mayor Sam Adams and his colleagues on City Council will vote on whether or not to allow $20 million from the Bureau of Environmental Services budget to be funneled into the City’s Green Streets program and be specifically tagged for use on bike boulevard projects. The … Read more
Mr. Burkholder.(Photo © J. Maus) This Thursday night a fundraising party organized “by and for cyclists” will look to boost Rex Burkholder’s campaign for Metro president. From the event description: “Put together by and for cyclists, it’s a great way to help one of Oregon’s cycling pioneers, Rex Burkholder. Enjoy excellent wine and delicious food, … Read more
A new video (watch it below) created by David Osborn from the Stop the CRC Coalition in collaboration with Coalition for Livable Future says that it’s time to “push back” on the Columbia River Crossing project. The video tells their version of the recent history of the project. It features a July 2008 Portland City … Read more
[Note: I’m going to try and start doing more product reviews. I’ll post quick “On Test” updates as I get interesting things to try out. Then, depending on your interest and the quality/relevance of the product itself, I’ll follow-up with a more thorough review. To keep this going, I’m looking for a product review intern. … Read more
Just another sign of life on N. Williams Ave.(Photo © J. Maus) Bike-oriented development on N. Williams Avenue isn’t reserved for bricks and mortar businesses. Yesterday while biking home I met Dan Sloan, a man who is offering free bike repairs and advice to anyone that stops by. His business consists of a hand-painted sandwich … Read more
This week’s questions comes from reader Joe W. Joe has a problem. His friend is a “car addict” and Joe wants to help him quit, but it’s a sensitive subject. Can you help? Here’s Joe’s question:
Mark your calendars and buy your tickets, because Bike to Blazers is going to be awesome this year. On April 14th, the bike and basketball worlds will collide, resulting in a fun community event that will (hopefully) become an annual Portland tradition. Why bikes and Blazers? Why not? Both are a major force for good … Read more
Portland resident Daniel Fleischer will host a slideshow and video presentation of his 2,900+ mile mountain bike ride at The Mountain Shop tonight.(Photos: Daniel Fleischer) Portland realtor Daniel Fleischer turned the big 4-0 last May, “So, instead of buying a red Camaro,” he told me recently, “I thought I’d take a bike ride.” But not … Read more
View images below New still images taken from surveillance video nearly one month ago show 22-year old Tyler Brady — who has been missing since February 27th — riding his bike in Northeast Portland. As reported two weeks ago, Brady was last seen riding his bicycle in Southeast Portland. Today, the Portland Police detectives have … Read more
– Nationwide, traffic fatalities were at a record low last year, but are still 34,000 too many, according to Sec’y LaHood’s blog. Could a national Vision Zero campaign be in the works? – In Los Angeles, zoning policies encourage building apartment complexes right next to freeways. But it turns out that this is terrible for … Read more
“This is the end of favoring motorized transportation at the expense of non-motorized.” — US DOT Sec. Ray LaHood US Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced a new set of pro-bicycling and walking policy recommendations meant to inform transportation planning at the state and community level. He announced them on his blog this … Read more