🚨 Please note that BikePortland slows down during this time of year as I have family in town and just need a break! Please don't expect typical volume of news stories and content. I'll be back in regular form after the new year. Thanks. - Jonathan 🙏
This photo of the bike box at SE Clinton and 39th, shows why more education is needed.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) As part of their campaign to roll out bike boxes at 14 major Portland intersections, PDOT is soliciting bids from the community for a new video that would explain the why, what, and how about … Read more
Congressman Earl Blumenauer addressed a crowd of supporters at the downtown Bike Gallery store Wednesday night.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Congressman Earl Blumenauer was in Portland this week to kickstart a fundraising campaign for his re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Wednesday night, Bike Gallery owner Jay Graves and bike infrastructure planning consultant Mia Birk … Read more
Download the DA’s memo. (PDF, 520K) I just spoke with Multnomah County District Attorney Chuck Sparks. Sparks has completed his investigation into the collision that took the life of Tracey Sparling at W. Burnside and 14th in downtown Portland on October 11. Sparks said he will not file any criminal charges in the case. Here … Read more
Freshly installed bike lanes and bike boxes in New York City.(Photo by Clarence Eckerson) For years, several U.S. cities have dabbled in an intersection treatment that is ubiquitous in many European cities: the bike box. Unfortunately, most of these boxes, including the one in Southeast Portland, have been more of a forgotten experiment than a … Read more
(Photo © Jonathan Maus) A month ago, I shared the Portland Water Bureau’s proactive plan to reduce the risk of collisions between their vehicles and bikes around their Interstate Avenue facility. The policy was made official on Tuesday when Water Bureau administrator David Shaff sent the following email to all employees: As a result of … Read more
Portland City Council hears from a packed house.(Photos © Jonathan Maus)
Custom bike and parts manufacturing, like these freshly brazed forks by Joseph Ahearne, are just one part of Portland’s emerging bike economy.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Portland’s National Public Radio affiliate, OPB, has a story today on the connections between Portland’s bike culture and our fledgling bike economy. The piece is titled, Portland’s Bike Culture Creates … Read more
Lt. Mark Kruger will no longer work in the Traffic Division.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Some major personnel changes have been made at the Portland Police Bureau’s Traffic Division. Speaking from her cell phone a few minutes ago, Assistant Chief of Police Lynnae Berg confirmed that Captain Vince Jarmer and Lieutenant Mark Kruger will soon be … Read more
City Commissioner Sam Adams addresses the media at a press event for the Safe, Sound, and Green Streets proposal.(From L to R: Susan Kubota, aunt of the late Tracey Sparling; Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler; Oregon State Senator Rick Metsger; Commissioner Adams).(Photos © Jonathan Maus)
More bike parking might beneeded at City Hall in 2008.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Signs of a bike-friendly future in Portland can be found all over City Hall these days. For example… Commissioner Sam Adams is going to bat for bike infrastructure improvements and he’s making a serious run for mayor. Adams’ vacated Council seat could … Read more
Sho Dozono(Photo: ShoForMayor.com) By now, you’ve probably heard that City Commissioner Sam Adams’ previously smooth road to the mayor’s office has taken a major turn. Sho Dozono, a well-known and successful businessman, former head of the Portland Business Alliance, and community leader, officially filed his candidacy yesterday. Many say he poses the first real threat … Read more
(Photo © Jonathan Maus) If you ride your bike across the I-5 bridge between Portland and Vancouver you now have more than just a narrow and sketchy pathway to deal with. The Columbian reported Friday that ODOT is using cannon fire to scare off flocks of birds that congregate on the bridge. Here’s a snip … Read more