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But even here in Portland, particularly in parts of the bike scene with a strong connection with sports and business, assumptions about gender often remain unquestioned. February: I am asked to volunteer on a committee for a bicycle organization “because we need more women.” The person who invites me says that he had been frantically … Read more
Cross section of the MARC (there’s a velodrome in there somewhere. The City of Portland recently ended its call for concepts to redevelop the Memorial Coliseum. There were 80 different concepts received — ranging from a world class bowling arena to “a museum that celebrates the bygone era of the automobile.” Among the concepts, there … Read more
Who knew the Charter of Brussels would figure so prominently in Portland’s Bicycle Plan?(Photo: Greg Raisman) Benchmarks are important in order to know whether or not a plan is successful, especially when a plan — like the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 — has a 20-year horizon. That plan has a highly-publicized goal of 25% … Read more
Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: China, car capital of the world; Tweeting and driving; immobilizing the poor; Potestio speaks; Jacquie Phelan speaks; garbage bikes; burning cars; motorized wheelchairs on the loose. – The high-profile “road rage doctor” case has concluded; ER doctor Christopher Thompson, who was found guilty of intentionally slamming … Read more
If Phil Goff had his way, his “Greenway Esplanade” concept would have transformed the Morrison Bridge into a biking and walking oasis. It didn’t quite turn out that way.(Concept drawing by Phil Goff)
Bike traffic on the Hawthorne Bridge.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has released a full report and analysis on their 2009 bike counts. Last month, an unauthorized and incomplete version of the report leaked to the Willamette Week revealed that bike ridership in Portland had taken its first dip since … Read more
ODOT wants input on transportation safety.(Photo © J. Maus) The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has announced two meetings where they will solicit public input on their Transportation Safety Action Plan. Last updated in 2004, that safety plan is an important part of the Oregon Transportation Plan and it guides ODOT’s safety budget. Anyone with … Read more
Screenshot from Facebook group that has posted this horrific photo and added: My Way, Get the F%&* Out of It. A group on Facebook with 32,000 members that is encouraging dangerous behavior and fomenting hate toward people on bicycles violates Facebook’s terms of use and should be shut down. Among other things, the group named … Read more
[News intern Alaya Wyndham-Price spent the recent holiday in Walla Walla, Washington. She checked in on the local bike scene and shares her report below.] Reggie Gonzales at the Bicycle Barn. (Photo: Alaya Wyndham-Price) Like Portland, it snowed in Walla Walla during the holidays, about four inches of the white stuff fell and then slightly … Read more
This week’s job openings feature two exciting opportunities… Salesperson/Mechanic Extraordinaire — Renovo Hardwood Bicycles Temporary Seasonal Consumer Service Rep (Full-Time) — Yakima Products, Inc.
Yes, you really can move anything by bike. Photo by portlandpedalworks in our Flickr group. There’s a full lineup of really fun events this weekend. Weather forecast inconclusive — whatever you do, stay warm and safe and enjoy yourself!
