Adams in October 2007.(Photo © J. Maus) Mayor Sam Adams has decided to get back to work as the leader of Portland (read and watch him read the official statement below). After reading speculation about the decision on the Willamette Week’s blog, I contacted a high-level staffer a few minutes ago and was able to … Read more
There were plenty of funnysigns (the one on the right says, “No prying = No Lying”. (Photos © J. Maus) Friday night’s rally in support of Sam Adams brought hundreds (500-600?) of Portlanders to City Hall. It was an astounding moment of cohesion for a city that had seemed to lose its way in the … Read more
Screenshot from Columbian. A 13-year old boy remains in critical condition today in a Portland trauma center after a collision with an SUV in Vancouver on Wednesday. According to the Vancouver Police Department, middle school student Kristopher Miles was struck while riding his bike in the marked crosswalk on SE 136th (at SE 7th, map). … Read more
Amanda Mansfield has a mission from Commissioner Fritz: Learn about bikes.(Photo © J. Maus) Last week during a meeting of the Bicycle Advisory Committee, there was one person around the table who I’d never seen before. When she introduced herself as Amanda Mansfield from the staff of newly elected Commissioner Amanda Fritz, I was pleasantly … Read more
[Publisher’s note: We are trying to do a better job about sharing ride info. In the future, we’ll try and publish “This Weekend”, with a list of rides we’ve heard about, on Thursdays.] Cliff and Dutch of North Freak.(Photo © J. Maus) It might be the dead of winter and chilly as heck outside, but … Read more
Stop by this afternoon: 833 SE Main, Ste 102.[Google Map] It’s Day 4 of the Mayor Adams situation and the topic still weighs heavily on our minds here at BikePortland headquarters. Also, given the many comments on the few stories I’ve done about it, it’s clear the topic is also very important to many of … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus) There’s a rally in support of Mayor Adams planned for 5:30 pm tomorrow at City Hall. Here’s an email I received from a reader about it: “As you know, Sam has stepped up to the plate for the bikers of Portland many times, and risked his political neck for us just … Read more
The CCC’s retail shop at NE Alberta and 17th.(Photo © J. Maus) The Bikes Belong Foundation has awarded the Northeast Portland based Community Cycling Center (CCC) a $10,000 grant. The grant has been made through Bikes Belong’s Paul David Clark Best Practices Grants program. That program — which was established in honor of avid cyclist … Read more
“Dooring” someone on a bike now comes with a $100 fine in Massachusetts.(Photos © J. Maus) Massachusetts is working overtime to become a bike-friendly state. In Boston, they’ve gone from “Worst” to “Future Best” Bike City in Bicycling Magazine and former Olympian turned bike czar Nicole Freedman was recently named a “Bostonian of the Year” … Read more
366 lucky kids will get to choose their favorite this weekend.(Photo © J. Maus) With a press release that exclaims, “The Portland “Snowpocalypse” can’t keep us from getting kids on bikes!”, the Community Cycling Center (CCC) has announced plans to hold a sequel to their annual Holiday Bike Drive this weekend. The event will hope … Read more
Blumenauer presents the coveted ticket.(Photos: James Koski) Back in December, Los Angeleno Ryan Bowen and an energetic band of friends and followers left L.A. for D.C. on their bikes to be a part of the Inaugural event. They dubbed their journey “Biking for Obama” and kept up a great blog about their adventure. And, showing … Read more
Air quality, access to parks, good public transit, and bike facilities were some of the reasons Portland got #1.(Photo © J. Maus)