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“You ain’t gonna get Pedalpalooza in Tulsa-frickin’-Oklahoma.”–Tulsa resident Paul Tay, who’s currently visiting Portland Paul Tay, from Tulsa Oklahoma, is a great example of how you can’t judge someone’s character by their style of commenting on a blog. Some of you might recall Paul as a frequent BikePortland.org commenter that goes by the annoyingly self-promotional … Read more
The ghost bike for Austin Miller.(Photos: Jim “K’Tesh” Parsons) The Oregonian is reporting that Austin Miller’s mother, Stephanie Miller, has filed a $2 million lawsuit against TriMet in the death of her 15 year-old son. According to the Oregonian, the lawsuit claims that the TriMet driver was, “negligent in failing to keep a proper lookout … Read more
The “Street Fight” presentation at the Carfree Conference taking place at Portland State University through Friday.(Photos © J. Maus) With 840,000 motor vehicles entering into New York City’s central business district each day, New York City has its share of challenges in creating livable, safe and people-friendly streets. But thanks to a burgeoning collaborative effort … Read more
A Portland bike patrol unit at work on SE Hawthorne in 2006.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Gresham Police Department has just announced that they will bolster police bike patrols during the summer months. Gresham PD spokesman Sgt. Claudio Grandjean says the move was made possible by utilizing School Resource Officers who are available … Read more
Gil Penalosa at the Carfree Cities Conference.(Photos © J. Maus) During his inspiring keynote speech at the Carfree Conference yesterday, Gil Penalosa gave Portlanders a lot to think about. Penalosa is the former Commissioner of Parks, Sport, and Recreation for the city of Bogota, Colombia. During his tenure, he transformed that city (population 7 million) … Read more
The scene here at City Hall tonight is on fire… literally.(Photos © J. Maus)
In his speech addressing an international crowd at the Carfree Cities Conference, League of American Bicyclists executive director Andy Clarke announced that his organization will launch a Bicycle Friendly Business program. In his address, Clarke also said the League plans to release the initial rankings of their recently launched Bicycle Friendly States program in September. … Read more
Hard at work in a street redesign workshop.Photo Gallery(Photos © J. Maus) After depaving a former parking lot in North Portland yesterday, the Towards Carfree Cities Conference marched on this morning at Portland State University. The first half of the program dealt with two topics of major interest to urban planners (and anyone interested in … Read more
Spotted at Colonel Summers Park over the weekend.(Photos © J. Maus) In the bike world, few topics elicit as much heated conversation and interest as fixed gear bicycles (a.k.a. “fixies”). BikeSnobNYC, one of the most well-known bike blogs in the world, has made a career out of skewering the fad, and my coverage of them … Read more
An amendment to a “green” schools bill will help with funding for bike access.(Photo © J. Maus) In an illustration that the political winds on transportation are shifting comes news of two bike-friendly bills that have recently passed through the U.S. House of Representatives. In an effort to make Amtrak more bike-friendly, last Wednesday (6/11), … Read more
Racing on Mississippi Street was only part of an amazing day for bikes in Portland.Slideshow below(Photos © J. Maus) I realize it’s already Tuesday and there are new events to cover and rides to join, but I can’t resist sharing some photos, video and a few thoughts about a Saturday I’ll always remember. It started … Read more
See the Sprockettes (shown here at Cirque du Cycling on Saturday) perform at City Hall.(Photo © J. Maus) Pedalpalooza is in full swing! Below is a listing of events for Tuesday (6/17). The highlight is the free, public day of the Towards Carfree Cities Conference. Tuesday’s Program highlights include: a panel on the defeat of … Read more