Weekend open thread: Share your bike fun
The Esplanade will be busy today. If you go that way, remember to take it slow, ring your bell, and smile.(Photos © J. Maus)
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Oregon-made bicycles to be featured at PDX Airport
(Photos © J. Maus) This April, the work of Oregon’s burgeoning crop of bicycle builders will be on display at the Portland International Airport. The exhibit will be managed by the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) and will run for six months (from April through September) and will feature a range of bikes in … Read more
Oregon Senators question CRC project bike and ped funding
“My view of this bridge is that we’ve got to move freight…isn’t it conceivable they [bikes and peds] would ride across the bridge on whatever kind of transit option is offered, rather than building separate accommodation that just drives the cost of this already unbelievably expensive structure up?”–Sen. Betsy Johnson On Tuesday of this week, … Read more
First look and an update on Oregon’s (redesigned) Share the Road license plate
Coming soon to cars near you.
‘Cycling Circus’, ‘Urban Assault’ rides coming this summer
Screen shot from Cirque du Cycling website. This summer in Portland, two exciting new rides will look to find their place in bike-lover’s hearts amid an already jam-packed bikey calendar: The Cirque du Cycling (presented by Laughing Planet Cafe) and the Urban Assault Ride (brought to you by New Belgium Brewery).
Slideshow: The faces of Mini Bike Winter
Slideshow below(Photos © J. Maus) For some reason, I just can’t get last weekend’s Mini Bike Winter event out of my mind. By all accounts, it was just a massively fun and amazing weekend. I took somewhere in the realm of 2,000+ images in two days and I’m still having fun looking through them. I … Read more
An update on ‘Metrofiets’, the Portland-made bakfiets
Jamie Nichols is a metal fabricator and a partner in “Metrofiets”, a new company that is building a bakfiets-style cargo bike in Portland.(Photo © J. Maus)
Chris Smith officially certified for public campaign financing
Chris Smith.(Photo © J. Maus) City Auditor Gary Blackmer has just issued the official notice (full text below) that Chris “Citizen” Smith has gathered the requisite signatures and donations in order to qualify for public funding of his campaign to grab a seat on Portland’s City Council. By March 6th, Smith will be awarded $140,150 … Read more
Help the BTA craft their legislative package
Those doors (to the Capitol in Salem) lead to better biking.(Photo © J. Maus) Each legislative session the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) puts together a package of bike bills that they take to Salem and try and make into new laws. To help them create this package and establish their priorities, they rely not only … Read more
Memorial sign bill fails; Senator Metsger responds
“The cascading effect of others with equally well intentioned objectives to use the right of way for their expressions is something that we must be mindful of.”–Oregon state Senator Rick Metsger For the second time in a row, the roadside memorial sign bill (HB 3623) has failed reach passage by the Oregon legislature. After it … Read more
Banished bollards mean better biking on Bryant Bridge
ODOT crew member Heath Hansen removes a bollard on the Bryant Bridge.(Photos © J. Maus) This morning ODOT maintenance crews removed the bollards at the entrance to the Bryant Street Pedestrian Overpass. This little known bridge is a key link between the Piedmont and Arbor Lodge neighborhoods in North Portland and it provides a safe … Read more
BTA: Appeals court says SK Northwest must build trail
A trail to nowhere, for now.(Photo © J. Maus) The BTA reports great news in the ongoing saga of SK Northwest and their battle against building a key piece of trail across their property on the Willamette Riverfront just south of OMSI. The BTA’s Michelle Poyourow writes on their blog that the Oregon Court of … Read more