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At tonight’s meeting of the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee, PDOT Project Manager Rich Newlands unveiled the marketing materials intended to educate Portlanders about the new bike boxes coming this spring. Here is the centerpiece design of their “Get Behind It. The Bike Box: Portland’s new green space” campaign:
The patio was packed!(Photos © J. Maus)
Evan Manvel and Andy Clarke on the streets of downtown Vancouver.(Photo © J. Maus) The Vancouver (WA) City Council unanimously approved an all-ages helmet ordinance at their meeting yesterday. The ordinance was initially drafted to only apply to kids under 18 and was then re-written as an all-ages law at the suggestion of a local … Read more
SmartTrips materials are delivered by bike.(Photo © J. Maus) PDOT’s Transportation Options Division has announced that their “SmartTrips Southeast” program led to a 9.4% reduction in drive-alone trips in the target area. The program — which uses individualized marketing techniques to encourage participants to walk, bike, and take transit — was focused on over 20,000 … Read more
Austin Miller Hal Ballard, acting executive director of the Washington County Bicycle Transportation Coalition has organized a brief memorial service tonight for Austin Miller, the 15 year-old who was killed after colliding with a bus in Beaverton yesterday. The service will begin at 5:00pm tonight at the intersection of SW Murray and Farmington Road. Ballard … Read more
Yesterday’s tragic bus/bike collision in Beaverton that claimed the life of 15 year-old Austin Miller occurred at an intersection that is known to be tricky and dangerous. The precise mechanics of what happened are still unclear, but we do know that Miller was struck by the #52 TriMet bus as he entered SW Farmington Road … Read more
As many of you know, the site was completely down yesterday. My server crashed due to too much traffic. The culprit was my coverage of the Handmade Bicycle Show. I worked with my host to fix the problem, and they tweaked the server as much as they could, but they said the traffic was simply … Read more
BikePortland.org file photo.(© Jonathan Maus) A man 15 year-old Beaverton boy lost his life today in a collision with a TriMet bus on Farmington road, just west of Murray Blvd (Google map). From reports, it seems like the collision occurred as the bus, going westbound on Farmington, crossed over the bike lane prior to pulling … Read more
Don Walker at the NAHBS awards ceremony.(Photos © J. Maus) Two Portland builders stood out among the country’s best bicycle craftsmen today at the awards ceremony at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS). Aaron Hayes of Courage Cycles was voted “Best New Builder,” and Joseph Ahearne won “Best City Bike” for the second year … Read more
Don Walker looks to Indianapolisfor NAHBS ’09.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) NAHBS founder Don Walker will take the fifth addition of his show to Indianapolis, Indiana next year. He made the announcement at the end of today’s show saying, “I’m sure many of you are already aware of Indiana’s very rich cycling culture.” Walker cited the … Read more
Rene Herse in black and white.Slideshow below.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Wish I had more time to share stories from last night and today, but the awards ceremony is starting soon and I’ve got to get back to the show. Below is a slideshow of my photos from this morning. Highlights include Pegoretti’s magical paint jobs, … Read more
NAHBS founder Don Walker.(Photos © J. Maus) In a few hours, North American Handmade Bicycle Show founder Don Walker will make the announcement of where next year’s show will take place. Each year it is a closely held secret, but Walker has already already shared clues and has made it clear it won’t be in … Read more