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Still from video.(Watch it below) When The Flaming Lips announced they were looking for naked biking extras for their new music video, Portlanders responded in droves. Lips front man Wayne Coyne got the idea after being inspired by the massive turnout and resulting media coverage of Portland World Naked Bike Ride last summer.
Concerned citizens and traffic safety advocates held signs on SE Foster last night at a notorious crossing just east of 80th.(Photos © J. Maus)
Planning Commissioner Chris Smith tried some bold proposals, but his colleagues weren’t quite ready to get behind them.(Photo © J. Maus) Yesterday, the Portland Planning Commission voted 5-0 to endorse the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030. The unanimous vote is not surprising, but the important thing to note are their specific reommendations for the Plan … Read more
Still from Papergirl Portland video.-Watch video below- I just heard about an interesting project, Papergirl, that combines several of my favorite things: art, the streets and people of Portland, and bicycles. Papergirl started in Berlin and was brought to Portland by artist Abe Ingle. Over 200 artists donated original, two-dimensional art to a gallery show … Read more
Mayor Sam Adams.(Photo © J. Maus) As we hinted at yesterday, Mayor Adams has released a statement in response the fatal collision on SE Foster last week. Adams was expected to share plans for “immediate changes” to a crossing of SE Foster that was the site of two collisions last week (one woman died and … Read more
[This is the first of several vendor profiles we’ll share in the next month as we prepare to entice you to attend our super-excellent BikeCraft V event coming up on December 5th.] Bike Cozy’s “Toe Cozies to Keep Feet Dry” were a hit at BikeCraft IV.(Photo © J. Maus) Do you ever wonder how to … Read more
TerraCycle owner Pat Franz shows off his Cargo Monster rear end attached to a Catrike recumbent.(Photos © J. Maus)
“We ask that an immediate analysis, reevaluation and reallocation of transportation dollars spent by the City of Portland become an action item in this Plan.” — The Bicycle Transportation Alliance, in a letter to PBOT In their official comments on the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) says the City is … Read more
A BikePortland reader has some ideas of what can be done to improve theI-5 crossing of the Columbia River.(Photo © J. Maus) Since a new era of planning for a new I-5 crossing of the Columbia River seems to be upon us, I thought I’d share a comment from last week that lays out several … Read more
A woman crossing SE Foster at 80th. (Still taken from Oregonian video — watch it below). Responding to a week where several Portlanders were injured and one woman was killed while walking across SE Foster Blvd, Portland Mayor Sam Adams visited the site this morning. His visit comes on the eve of an awareness action … Read more
Racers roll through the Thunderdome.-Slideshow below/Gallery–(Photos © J. Maus)
Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – Warren Buffett has made his largest investment ever: $34 billion to purchase the BNSF rail company. He eloquently praises the promise of rail freight transportation, calls the move “a bet on the country.” – An interesting article about how politically progressive inner cities are primarily … Read more