Phil Sano outside the courtroom(Photo: Elly Blue) It’s the third and final day of Phil Sano’s trial for resisting arrest. I’ve been in court all morning, taking notes — which are below — and now the jury is deliberating. There’s no telling when the decision will come. Some background: – Our coverage of the initial … Read more
Rep. Blumenauer and Streetsblog’s Aaron Naparstek. – Watch video below – Streetfilms nabbed a few minutes with Congressman Earl Blumenauer during his recent visit to New York City. In the film below, Streetsblog Editor-in-Chief Aaron Naparstek asks Blumenauer how livable streets advocates can most effectively engage their leaders and influence national transportation policy (a very … Read more
A hard-working (and pedaling) Tapatio makes his way through the streets of Old Guadalajara.(Photos © J. Maus)
Still from TV ad featuring Tony Pereira.– Watch video below- Southeast Portland bike builder Tony Pereira of Pereira Cycles is featured in a television and billboard ad campaign for Northwest Community Credit Union. The ad features Tony working in his shop and some staged cyclocross action shots with Tony and his Team Beer teammates near … Read more
Phil Sano and his lawyer John Gutbezahl faced Judge Youlee Yim You for day two of the trial. (Photo © Elly Blue) It’s day two of the Phil Sano Taser Trial and I’ve been in the courtroom since about 8:30am. Yesterday, I took notes using the email program on my phone and Jonathan was able … Read more
A show of momentum in and of itself, the invite-only group that showed up to the Gateway Green “Kick the Dirt” event included a wide range of stakeholders — from agencies like ODOT and PBOT to citizen activists and trail planning experts.(Photos © J. Maus)
Chris Smith [This article was written by Chris Smith. Chris is a multi-modal transportation advocate who writes regularly on PortlandTransport.com. In the late 1990s he helped win neighborhood approval of the NW Bikeways plan that established the bicycle network in NW Portland and the Pearl District. He currently serves as chair of the Streetcar Citizens … Read more
BikePortland managing editor Elly Blue is in the courtroom today for day one of the Phil Sano Trial. Sano and his lawyer John Gutbezahl are at the Multnomah County Courthouse to fight charges of criminal resisting arrest brought against Sano by the Multnomah County District Attorney’s office. The judge assigned to the case is Youlee … Read more
At the shop’s opening night back in December.(Photos © J. Maus) Custom Bicycles of Portland, a high-end, custom bike retail shop and fitting studio that opened in Northwest Portland back in December, is closing its doors. Owner Adam Reiser says the “perfect storm” of a bleak local and national economic picture hit his business hard. … Read more
Have no fear, bike hero is here! Is there someone in a mask, riding around Portland offering help to bikers in need? According to a message on the Shift email list last night, there just might be: “Hey, does anyone know who this “bike phantom” character is? I was riding on NE 33rd last night … Read more
Outside Ira’s shop.-Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus) On Saturday, Portland bike builder Ira Ryan hosted an “Open Shop” event. Ryan, a former bike messenger who grew up in Iowa, billed the event as a chance to, “visit and see where I work, see some new bikes I have been working on, or just talk about … Read more
Lots of news this past week. Here we go… Memorial for Kevin Black in Ballard, WA(Photo by Hugger Industries) – Transportation for America reports that attempts to strip the transit funding from the federal stimulus package have been unsuccessful — for now. Transit funding still makes up only about 1% of the package, despite increasing … Read more