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New stainless steel racks on SW 5th Ave.(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland has installed 90 stainless steel staple racks as part of the downtown transit mall project. The racks — designed by architectural firm ZGF — are quite different from the standard blue staple racks. For starters, they’re made from a much … Read more
AG John Kroger In the course of my reporting here at BikePortland.org, I don’t usually come in contact with the Oregon Attorney General. But I was surprised to find out this morning that Oregon top lawyer, John Kroger, is something of a bike lover. In an AP story I read via the Seattle PI, Kroger … Read more
The CETMA cargo bike during a preview/test-ride session at Clever Cycles earlier this month. (Photo: cleverchimp on Flickr)
It’s time for the Monday news roundup! Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire has elected to replace Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct freeway with a tunnel. – Inauguration-related transportation was big news last week. The Washington Post’s Dr. Gridlock has published a three part “How It Worked” column, discussing the bicycle, walking, and carfree streets solutions DC used … Read more
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