Bike-share pioneers come full circle with Pacific University rental program

One of the Pacific ReCycles bikes.(Photo: Pacific University) Back in 1994, the Northeast Portland-based Community Cycling Center helped get Portland’s infamous Yellow Bikes program off the ground. The CCC donated bikes to kick-off the program and later became an official co-sponsor. The Yellow Bike program only lasted for about a year before the bikes vanished … Read more


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Thoughts on Amanda Fritz, our newest City Commissioner

Amanda Fritz(Photo © J. Maus) With 70% of the vote, Amanda Fritz, a neighborhood activist and Registered Nurse, has been elected to Portland City Council. Ms. Fritz, who lost a bid for Commissioner in 2006, won a decisive victory over Charles Lewis and she is the first non-incumbent to win a council seat using Portland’s … Read more


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PCC student dies from injuries one week after collision [Updated]

A 21-year-old student enrolled in the International School of Portland Community College (Rock Creek Campus) has died from injuries sustained in a collision with a Ford Ranger pickup-truck last Tuesday. According to an email sent to staff at the college, Roy Tze from Hong Kong died yesterday evening at Emanuel Hospital after an “unsuccessful operation”. … Read more