[Updated: 7:26pm] Romain strikes again.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Earlier today Portland City Council passed Commissioners Adams’ Safe, Sound and Green Streets funding plan. The plan would be a huge boon to bicycling in Portland, with nearly $30 million (out of $400 million total) going toward bike safety improvements. But don’t start the celebration yet… The … Read more
The hand and the work of Jordan Hufnagel.(Photos: Jonathan Maus) Jordan Hufnagel made his debut back in November at the Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show. Since then, the 26 year-old behind Hufnagel Cycles has been very busy. I stopped by his shop just off SE Madison and 7th to see what he’s got up his sleeve … Read more
The upcoming North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) will offer more than just a chance to ogle at gorgeous handmade bikes and the latest fashion and accessories to go with them: A full slate of informative seminars are also planned over the three-day show.
Momentum is based in Portland’s sister cycling city, Vancouver BC. Vancouver, BC-based Momentum Magazine, has expanded their distribution in Portland. Editor Amy Walker says she wants to get the magazine in front of more Portland faces and to do it, they’ve contracted with the same distribution service used by the Portland Mercury. In addition to … Read more
The big, happy, Specialized family. (Photo: Specialized) This Saturday (2/2), Specialized Bicycle Components will hold a Job Fair at the Marriott City Center hotel in downtown Portland.
[Updated: 1/30, 3:31pm (see end of article)] As I reported on Monday, the status of Oregon’s new Share the Road license plates are in temporary limbo. I have since learned from the man behind the plates, Jerry Norquist, that the issue stems from a need to “fine tune” the design. Norquist says there has been … Read more
Please keep your eyes peeled for a motor vehicle involved with a hit-and-run collision that took place about an hour ago at SE 8th and Stark. According to officers I spoke to on the scene, a woman was riding her bike southbound on SE 8th when a man in a car turned his vehicle in … Read more
(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Last night, Vancouver City Council decided to postpone their vote on a new helmet ordinance. The ordinance, which initially sought to only apply to kids under 18 years old, is now likely to apply to everyone. Jan Bader at the City Manager’s office told me that the Council did not pass … Read more
This bridge in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) is an example of what could be in store for a new I-5 bridge. (More photos below. Photos by Todd Boulanger)
[Updated: 7:05pm, 1/28] Sources say that the DMV office in Salem has stopped issuing Oregon’s new “Share the Road” license plates. According to an email I received from a reader, as of last Friday (1/25), the DMV has suspended all applications for the special plates “pending some sort of legal issue,” with the plates’ designer.
Aaron Hayes in his shop.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) 33 year-old Northeast Portlander Aaron Hayes has gone from zero-to-NAHBS in just six months. Burnt out from his job as a consumer products designer for Portland-based Ziba Design, Hayes launched Courage Bicycle Mfg., at the suggestion of his girlfriend. “She was volunteering with a school group that … Read more
[Updated: 3:27pm] Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard sets a good example.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) The majority of Vancouver (WA) City Council members are reportedly in favor of expanding a youth helmet ordinance to include adults. The ordinance was first heard by City Council earlier this month and based on recent comments by four of the seven … Read more