Painter Jason Varney in the Coat shop.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) For small, independent framebuilders, each bike that rolls out of the shop takes months to create. From getting to know the customer and purchasing and prepping the frame tubes, to welding and laboring over all the details. Then, at the end of that process, the … Read more
(Photos courtesy Jason Gately/PDX Int’l Airport) A new bike and pedestrian path that connects the Portland Airport to Marine Drive opened today. As promised back in June, the new 12-foot wide, half-mile long asphalt pathway runs between Marine Drive and Northeast Frontage Road and connects with the existing bicycle and pedestrian path that serves PDX.
Congressman Earl Blumenauer introducing the Bike Commuter Act on Capitol Hill last March.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) The bike commuter tax benefit — which was introduced to Congress by Earl Blumenauer last March and passed a House vote last week — has been stripped out of the Energy Bill by the Senate. The U.S. Senate passed … Read more
Flashing lights when a bike is present.(Photo: Zakkaliciousness) From Cycleliciousness (the “Copenhagen Bicycle Culture Blog”), comes word of two interesting bike safety measures. Given that we are in the midst of making some major bike safety improvements at dangerous intersections, I thought it might be useful to take a look at new technology being considered … Read more
Vanessa RenwickPhoto © Montana Maurice As part of the process to transform their iconic “Pyle” of mini-bikes into official public art, the Zoobombers have chosen two artists to help turn their visions into a reality. According to regular Zoobomber Carl Larson — who (along with a group of others) is working with the Regional Arts … Read more
This letter from October 2006 urges Commissioners to bump up bike spending.(Click to enlarge) Now that City of Portland Transportation Commissioner Sam Adams’ has told the Willamette Week about his dissatisfaction with the amount of money PDOT spends on bikes, I thought I would share a bit of background on the issue. (This is a … Read more
[Updated 12/14, 11:19am] A ghost bike has gone up near the crash site.(Photo: Jill N.) The Gresham Police have identified the man who was killed on Powell Blvd. yesterday. According to Sgt. Claudio Grandjean of the Gresham Police, the victim was 72 year-old Jan Jansen Hendrik.
Adams at his mayoral announcement last October.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) The Willamette Week’s “Wheels of Fortune” story in this week’s paper outlines City Commissioner (and mayoral front-runner) Sam Adams’ intention to significantly increase PDOT’s bike spending in the coming years. Adams told the paper he thinks 4.5 percent of PDOT’s capital budget should go to … Read more
[Updated: 12/13, 3:05pm, 5:17pm, 10:35pm – see below] Several readers have emailed me a report on KGW.com about a bicycle-involved fatality in Gresham. According to KGW it happened late this morning on SE Powell Blvd. at W Powell Loop, east of Powell Butte Nature Park (Google Map link of location).
The damage(Photo: CCC) Last Saturday, a truck smashed into the wall of the Northeast Portland-based Community Cycling Center (CCC). The impact caused major damage to a mural and to the interior of their office. Since the collision, that office has been closed and half of the non-profit’s employees are now displaced. According to the CCC’s … Read more
A crowd gathers around Saint Lucy while sipping free coffee and munching on free baked goods.(Photos © Jonathan Maus)View slideshow below This morning on the Hawthorne Bridge, the Breakfast on the Bridges crew surprised bike commuters with a special edition of their monthly tradition. It was the annual Santa Lucia Day Breakfast on the Bridge … Read more
Gram and his scraper.Slideshow belowPhotos © Jonathan Maus The other day I crossed paths with a colorful personality and an even more colorful bike. I first met Gram Shipley at BikeCraft. He wanted to display his wares (hand-sewn leather mud-flaps and casino dice valve caps), but didn’t get enough of them made in time for … Read more