Meet Smokey Box; advocate, bike tourer, piano player
Mr. Smokey Box.(Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland) The other day while riding down on the Esplanade near the Salmon Street parking lot, I noticed a man walking a peculiar bicycle and trailer set-up.
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2008 Sprockettes Calendar; sneak peek and order details
Awesome. Pre-order yours today! For the past two years, the Sprockettes calendar has been a hot holiday item, and now they’ve done it again. This year’s calendar will be bigger, glossier, and full of more awesome photos, graphics and pure Sprockette dancing goodness than ever before. From the looks of these images, and from what … Read more
Media watch: Enforcement issues hit the news
[Updated: 11:28am] “The driver said the civilian investigation seems like a ‘vigilante’ move that won’t fix anything.”–From a story on KGW The Oregonian and KGW have picked up the story about an effort by a local lawyer to work toward a citation against the driver in Tuesday’s collision. Today’s Oregonian also features a forceful opinion … Read more
BTA weighs in on enforcement issues
Scott Bricker, the Executive Director of the BTA, has posted an update on what he has been doing in light of ongoing community discussion surrounding enforcement issues. Here are excerpts from his post:
Don’t forget to check out Page Two
Just a quick reminder of what you’ve been missing if you haven’t checked the “Page Two” section lately: Singlespeed World Championships 101 Carfree conference issues call for program proposals Seattle cyclist shot on commute home Sellwood street will soon be smoother for cyclists Order your very own “I brake for people” bumper stickers My main … Read more
Council candidate announces his “Bicycle Policy for Portland”
Chris Smith and his Biria.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) City Council hopeful and transportation activist Chris “Citizen” Smith plans to greet morning bike commuters on the Hawthorne Bridge tomorrow morning. In a campaign event reminiscent of Shift’s famous Breakfast in the Bridges, he’ll pass out coffee, pastries, and a bit of two-wheeled political persuasion in the … Read more
Family cycling: The next Big Thing?
Busy bike racks at Trillium School in North Portland.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Two recent experiences have left me thinking that more and more Portland families are ditching the family car and replacing it with the family bike. Yesterday morning, when I pulled up to the bike parking area in front of my daughter’s preschool, it … Read more
Frustration grows over enforcement practices, policies
“There just has to be some consequences for drivers who plow into cyclists.”–Julie Rawls, a witness to yesterday’s collision. The frustration of many people in the community has reached a boiling point. The well over one-hundred comments on this site (and others), emails and phone calls I’ve received, and messages on local email lists leave … Read more
No more right turns at Greeley: “I don’t want another tragedy”
Signs like this have been placed on the hill approaching the intersection.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) The closure consists of these two barricades. Calling the intersection, “inherently dangerous” City Commissioner of Transportation Sam Adams had PDOT crews close the right-turn section of N. Greeley Avenue that has claimed two victims in as many weeks.
Handmade bike show will feature Oregon’s finest
From the shop of local builderJoseph Ahearne.View slideshow below(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Many people have heard about Portland’s large and talented crop of custom bike builders, but not everyone knows that this burgeoning industry reaches statewide. Much like our state’s heralded craft brewing industry, Oregon has become a hotbed for builders of handcrafted bicycles.
PDOT to close right turns onto Greeley
[Updated 3:05pm, 3:38pm (See report and photos from press conference.)] Responding to concerns about the intersection at N. Interstate and Greeley where a person riding a bicycle was killed two weeks ago and another cyclist was struck by a car this morning, I just got word from Commissioner Adams’ office that PDOT’s head traffic engineer … Read more
Save great rides: Drop off your ballot today
Just a final reminder to vote yes on Measure 49. This is our chance to save Oregon and save open spaces (that just so happen to be great places to ride a bike.) Ballots are due by 8:00pm tonight so the mail is no use. You’ll have to take your ballot to an official drop-off … Read more