With new markings, PDOT hopes ‘Bikes stop’
New markings in the bike lane on N. Flint at Broadway.(Photos © J. Maus)
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Oregonian reporter conquers commuting fears
“Not knowing what I was in for created a lot of mental room for scenarios of death and disfigurement. So far, the worst thing that’s happened is when my chain popped off on Interstate Avenue.”— Shelby Wood Remember Shelby Wood, the Oregonian columnist who was “too scared to saddle up” and ride her bike in … Read more
First look at another new on-street bike parking design from PDOT
New design utilizes metal posts (instead of flexible plastic bollards).(Photos © J. Maus) Continuing on their program to create more on-street bike parking facilities, the Maintenance Division of the City of Portland Office of Transportation began work today installing a new bike corral in North Portland. The location is the southwest corner of the intersection … Read more
CCC’s damaged mural good as new
Repairs to the mural on the west side of the Community Cycling Center (NE Alberta and 17th) have been completed. Back in December, a pickup truck accidentally backed into the mural on the wall, damaging the painting as well as the CCC’s offices on the other side (which have also been repaired).
BTA, Police Bureau launch latest incarnation of bike light education program
A Portland police officer gives out a free set of bike lights back in August 2006.(Photos © J. Maus) As part of their ongoing Eye to Eye campaign, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) and the Traffic Division of the Portland Police Bureau have partnered up on an effort to increase awareness of using bike lights … Read more
An update on Rose Quarter Transit Center bike access
Old lane markings have been ground away and the new, bi-directional bike lane is being mapped out.(Photo © J. Maus) The Rose Quarter Transit Center, long a thorn in the side of bike advocates who want more efficient north-south access, is slated for a host of bike access improvements. Those improvements — which include bus … Read more
Editorial: U.S. automakers get their bailout
A massive lobbying effort spearheaded by General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler has resulted in passage of a $25 billion package of low-cost loans to help them re-tool for the “next generation of fuel-efficient motor vehicles”. Automakers originally wanted $50 billion (twice what they got last go-round), and even then the plan was supported by both … Read more
‘Hunger Squad’ brings bike delivery concept to downtown Portland
The Hunger Squad logo. Hunger Squad is a new company (official launch is Friday) that will deliver food, drinks and other goods (condoms, cigs, etc…) to downtown Portland exclusively by bicycle. The company is a family operation spearheaded by 29-year-old Dustin Taylor and staffed by his wife and two brothers. The idea is simple. Go … Read more
‘Rubber to the Road’ headed to the web
Cover of Rubber to the Road, Volume 1. Rubber To The Road is a two-volume set of guide books (first published in 1998 by David Guettler and compiled by Peter Marsh) that detail some of the Portland area’s very best road rides. It was one of the first books on biking I picked up when … Read more
Guest Article: Cops and Stops; Putting our Foot Down
Robert Pickett(Photos © J. Maus) Robert Pickett is a member of the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee, an Alice Award nominee, a regular commenter and contributor to the Forums here on BikePortland.org, and he’s also a police officer in Portland’s Southeast Precinct. When he’s not working in our community, he likes to ride tall bikes. In … Read more
Former Planet Bike GM launches Portland Design Works
The former general manager of Wisconsin-based accessory company Planet Bike has moved to Portland and plans to offer a new line of products under the Portland Design Works banner.
The Economist: Bike production outpacing cars
The Economist published an interesting blurb and graphic on Monday. They took a look at bicycle and car production since 1950 and found that, “…Bicycle and car production grew pretty much in tandem in the two decades beginning in 1950. But since 1970 bike production has nearly quadrupled while car production has roughly doubled.”