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Jason Turner (L) and Greg Fredette are the duo behind Veer, a new documentary feature film on Portland’s bike culture.(Photos © J. Maus) With their just-completed documentary Veer, photographer Jason Turner and writer/director Greg Fredette offer a rare look at the struggles, triumphs, and all-out craziness of Portland’s bike culture. The duo spent an entire … Read more
This Google Street View is looking north from Broadway at N. Flint and N Wheeler is off to the left. This intersection is slated for three short-term improvements.
Metro councilor Rex Burkholder on his commute bike (just kidding).(Photo courtesty Mr. Burkholder) This just in from the public affairs office at Metro (our regional, elected government): Tomorrow (9/16), five six members of the Metro Council (excluding President David Bragdon) will ride their bikes into Metro headquarters at 600 NE Grand. According to the Metro … Read more
Oregon state legislator Jason Atkinson (R-Central Point) sent out an email update to friends and supporters last week. It was regarding a freak incident eight weeks ago that left his right leg/kneecap in shambles due to a gunshot wound. He’s undergone major surgery and the former bike racer (and supporter of several bike-friendly bills last … Read more
NY Times columnist David Brooks is one of the trash-talkers outed by the League of American Bicyclists. In their most recent email newsletter to members, the League of American Bicyclists shared a new educational campaign aimed at fighting back against statements that discriminate against bicycles. On their web page, Who’s Trash Talking Bikes?, the League … Read more
Deputy DA Chuck Sparks.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) The Deputy District Attorney for Multnomah County Chuck Sparks wants the community to know that upon further analysis, his office believes the injuries sustained by Steven Volz in a collision on July 31st in Gresham constitute “serious physical injury”. In a story posted on September 4th, I reported … Read more
The ride began with a roll through downtown Hillsboro.Video report belowPhoto Gallery(Photos © J. Maus) With crowds much larger than organizers expected, the first annual Tour de Parks, held yesterday in Hillsboro, was a smashing success. My family and I made the trek out West (thanks to the MAX) for our first foray into the … Read more
Wyatt Baldwin.(Photo © J. Maus) Wyatt Baldwin, the web programmer who created the bicycle trip-planning tool byCycle.org, has been hired by Portland’s public transit operator TriMet. The announcement was made by TriMet communications director Carolyn Young during a presentation at the recent Pro Walk/Pro Bike conference in Seattle. Baldwin starts today and he told me … Read more
Park it at a park.(Photo © J. Maus) With the return of summer sun, you might as well go big this weekend. For some, with a penchant for self-sacrifice, that will mean heading out to Bald Peak for the inaugural Pain on the Peak cyclocross race. For others, that might mean getting out and enjoying … Read more
A workshop at last year’s safety summit held in June.(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland Office of Transportation has just announced the agenda and details for their 2008 Transportation Safety Summit. The event is slated for October 6th in the Portland Building Auditorium (1120 SW 5th Ave). The Summit is being organized by … Read more
Roger Geller presenting potential new city bikeway designations to an advisory committee on Tuesday.(Photo © J. Maus) As part of an ongoing effort to update the Bicycle Master Plan, city bicycle coordinator Roger Geller (and his trusty associate Denver Igarta) recently completed a field work and bikeway identification and mapping exercise in North Portland. Geller … Read more
Israel Nebeker and Ryan Dobrowski(Image grabbed from BlindPilotMusic.com) Blind Pilot is making a lot of noise in the music scene these days. The band, headed by Israel Nebeker (guitar/vocals) and Ryan Dobrowski (drums), has been heralded by the press (“I’m smitten” wrote a reviewer at the Willamette Week) and they nabbed an iTunes “Song of … Read more