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68% of survey respondents saidthey biked during the storms last winter. 78% of them said bikeways were in poor condition.(Photo © J. Maus) Mayor Adams’ office has released the results of a survey they conducted to learn more about the experiences of people who rode their bikes through our spate of severe winter snow storms. … Read more
Local mountain bike advocates are gearing up for a day of trail work in Forest Park.(Photo © J. Maus) This Saturday, trails throughout Forest Park will be full of mountain bikers. Is it a rogue protest for equal access? No. The off-road riding enthusiasts will have their hands on shovels and pick-axes, not on their … Read more
Police say Child ignored their requests to stop after they saw her riding in the street without lights. They say when she ran to a house, they chased her down and took her into custody on her porch using reasonable force.— From The Oregonian The Oregonian reported Monday night that a 57 year-old St. Johns … Read more
Photo from a presentation about the upcoming website.(Photo © J. Maus) Travel Oregon wants to make biking a larger part of Oregon’s $1 billion annual tourism market. At the front of that effort is a new website they hope will become an invaluable resource for Oregon biking information. Back in December I shared their plans … Read more
Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood speaking at the National Bike Summit.(Photo © J. Maus) Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has followed up his encouraging keynote speech at the National Bike Summit — where he said bike advocates “have a full partner at the US DOT” — with a post on his “Welcome to the Fast Lane” blog … Read more
“Right now, it’s not moving…it’s not going anywhere.”— Colleen Krieger, legislative assistant to Rep. Wayne Krieger As the bike registration bill saga enters its second week, all signs point to the demise of H.B. 3008. The bill, which seeks a mandatory fee of $54 to register all bicycles in Oregon that are operated on public … Read more
A scene from last summer’s Sunday Parkways event.(Photo © J. Maus) It may not feel like it outside, but summer is fast approaching and the City of Portland Office of Transportation is busy putting the pieces together for their second annual Sunday Parkways events. Last year, the city held one Sunday Parkways event in North … Read more
Cold medicine DUIIs, crossing party lines, bike lanes and architecture, dying suburbs, stadium congestion, helmet cams, and love, today. Thanks to all the readers who sent in tips about items in this week’s news roundup. – A bill up in front of the Oregon House would add prescription or over the counter medications to the … Read more
The 2009 National Bike Summit wrapped up on Friday. I’ll have my final thoughts and wrap-up in a separate post, but I thought I’d share a few select photos from my trip:
“The statement was intended to be satirical and we apologize if it was presented in a context that made it seem otherwise.”— Nathan Hellman, editor-in-chief of the Daily Vanguard Nathan Hellman, editor-in-chief of Portland State University’s Daily Vanguard newspaper, has issued an apology for a harshly worded movie review they published on March 5th. The … Read more
About thirty people showed up — by bus, bike, and on foot — to the first Portland Car-free Happy Hour on Thursday. Some highlights for me included: – Standing outside on a sunny March day, talking about bike commute routes, long distance train travel, streetcars, and more.
MMR riders will play music tonight.(Photo © J. Maus) It’s been a long, quiet week here at BikePortland HQ, as Jonathan and I have both been out of town — he’s in DC working like a madman to cover the National Bike Summit, and until yesterday I was down south at the smaller and scrappier … Read more