BTA survey results Part Two: Perceptions of the organization
Graph from BTA survey results.
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Flaming Lips to throw party, screening for naked, bicycling extras
Lips singer Wayne Coynein his trademark bubble(Photo by Flaming Lips) By now the world has heard that the Flaming Lips were in Portland last month to film naked bikers for a music video for their new album, Embryonic (which incidentally has become the band’s first top 10 hit). The video is now complete, and the … Read more
BTA shares results of ‘Bicycling Perceptions and Experiences’ survey
[UPDATE, 12:28pm: We’ve just published a separate story with more results from this survey that were not initially released.] Results have been released from a survey conducted by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) last August. The intent of the survey, titled Bicycling Perceptions and Experiences in Oregon and Southwest Washington, was to garner feedback and … Read more
From our European Desk: Bike parking pilot project at Raamplein
Todd Boulanger [This story is by Todd Boulanger, a former transportation planner for the City of Vancouver who has been soaking up the bike infrastructure of Europe. In this report he shares some views of a bike parking project at a public square in Amsterdam.] The bike parking options under consideration for Amsterdam’s city center … Read more
Reader Photo of the Week: One less pothole
(Photo by Ktesh from the BikePortland Photographers group on Flickr.)
Weekend Event Guide
Bike fun at last weekend’s Cross Crusade kiddie race. (Photo © J. Maus) This is just a selection from the many bike events going on this weekend. For more, including regular weekly or monthly events, see the Shift calendar.
Powell repaving project will include two new crossings
An Oregon Department of Transportation repaving project will bring two new mid-block crossings to SE Powell Boulevard. The $4 million (estimated) Powell Boulevard Pavement Preservation project will begin in Spring 2010 and will include repaving Powell from SE 51st Avenue to Interstate 205. In addition, ODOT will build new sidewalks (in compliance with ADA), and … Read more
PBOT: Spokane bike boulevard construction begins next month
Plan drawing for crossing of Spokane at SE 13th. Notice new refuge island, semi-diverter (allowing bicycles onto Spokane but not cars), and curb extension. Red boxes are places where on-street parking will no longer be allowed. – Download Spokane Bike Boulevard project details (400K PDF) –
Portlander back on the road with bike porn
Bike Porn 3 trailer was released last night. –Watch it here-. Portland’s bike porn provocateur “Reverend” Phil Sano is back on the road. Sano and his crew are on their 16 city “Chain Whip” tour showing Bike Porn 3: Cycle Bound (note: trailer is NOT safe for work). Sano’s collection of short films features bikes … Read more
Sneak peek at Metal Cowboy’s latest book
Cover of Kurmaskie’s latest book, on store shelves February 2010. Remember two years ago when we checked in on local author and self-described “adventure dad” Joe Kurmaskie right before he and his family embarked on journey across Canada? Well, somehow the family is still together (joke) and Joe has just finished a book about the … Read more
Editorial: With police, discretion is a matter of perspective
Cops on bikes.(Photo © J. Maus) When it comes to police enforcement of bicycle traffic laws or bicycle collisions, discretion is very important. If you’ve watched the recent bicycle traffic enforcement video produced by the Portland Police Bureau, you’ll notice the concept figures prominently. PPB Bicycle Liaison Officer Robert Pickett opens the video with this: … Read more
UBI all settled in, will host open house Saturday
The mechanics classroom at UBI’s new location on N. Williams.(Photo: UBI) United Bicycle Institute (UBI) is all moved into their new satellite campus in North Portland (they also have a campus in Ashland) and this Saturday they’ll throw the doors open and welcome the community with an Open House event. According to UBI’s John Baxter, … Read more