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
Late Sunday night a man was assaulted while riding his bike along the bike/ped path on the west side of the river, just north of the Morrison Bridge. The rider, who goes by the name of Felix, reports that he was returning to his home in Southeast Portland after a Zoobomb run when he was … Read more
Carl Larson This article was written by Carl Larson. A nearly ubiquitous presence on the Portland bike scene, Carl’s done everything from delivering bike maps as an employee of the City of Portland’s Transportation Options division, to working with the Regional Arts and Culture Council on the Zoobomb Pyle art rack project. Few people move … Read more
ODOT reports that vandals have “ripped apart” lighting fixtures on the I-205 bike path. Here are more details from ODOT’s Shelli Romero:
A tall biker shares a stunt during a post-wedding bike parade in June.(All photos © Jonathan Maus) To say 2007 was a big year for bikes in Portland would be a vast understatement. New laws were pushed through the legislative process in Salem, our concerns reverberated through City Hall, the local bike economy gained national … Read more
Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler (L) and City Commissioner Sam Adams at a Safe, Sound and Green Street Town Hall in October.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Commissioner Adams’ Safe, Sound and Green Streets transportation funding proposal will be up for consideration by City Council on Wednesday. The proposal, which includes $24 million for 110 miles of … Read more
Me and Danica in frontof my mom’s house.(Photo © Joel Maus) My long, strange, trip to California is over and it feels good to be back in Portland. The girls and I enjoyed the sunny, 70 degree weather and the quality time spent with family and old friends. The only downside was spending so much … Read more