Portland’s current Bicycle Master Plan was last updated in 1995. It has served us well, but according to city planners and expert consultants, it is woefully inadequate and it no longer serves its purpose. Since it was completed, the number of bicyclists in Portland has skyrocketed and we have become a national model for livability. … Read more
Officials including Director of Parks Zari Santner, Milwaukie Mayor Jim Bernard, and Congressman Earl Blumenauer, cut the ribbon last October.File photo: 10/20/06 The Cities of Portland and Milwaukie, Metro, and local neighborhoods have announced plans to celebrate the completion of the Three Bridges on the Springwater Corridor Trail The $5 million project, that created three … Read more
Chris Smith at Pioneer Courthouse SquareFile photo: 7/27/06 The word on the street is that citizen activist, blogger and consummate Portland transportation insider Chris Smith is considering a run for Portland City Council. Smith was recently profiled in the Portland Tribune in a front page story that called him, “Citizen Smith”. A former transportation chair … Read more
Ira RyanFile photo: 10/29/06 Local framebuilder, and ex-bike messenger Ira Ryan covered 300+ miles of gravel roads in 25 hours to win the third annual Trans-Iowa Endurance Race. Ira, who also won the inaugural edition of the event in 2005, beat out 120 other racers for the win. According to live audio updates provided by … Read more
Portland Mayor Tom PotterFile photo: 7/26/06 As promised, Mayor Tom Potter has released a statement about his decision to not provide funding for the Bicycle Master Plan Update process: Office of Mayor Tom Potter City of Portland Thank you for emailing me about the proposed budget and the Platinum Bicycle Master Plan. For this budget, … Read more
Wheel gutter, bike boulevard markings are among improvements.File Photo: 4/27/07 The Hollywood Transit Center, at the intersection of NE Halsey and 42nd (map), has gotten some bike love from the City of Portland. The crucial north-south connection has long been a thorn in the side of cyclists trying to get over I-84. Southbound cyclists have … Read more
(*Editor’s note, 4/29): My initial report got some facts wrong. I have tried to clean things up and I’ve added in more details. I regret the errors. A car-less moment on Alberta.File photo: 7/27/06 I wasn’t there, but I just read the news on the Oregonian Blog that things got a little out of hand … Read more
Hot off the presses, here’s the City of Portland’s official Bike to Work Day flyer… The City will have “free continental breakfast served to all who ride, and free fun for everyone who shows up.” Flyer: Courtesy Dat Nguyen
Michelle Poyourow and Scott Bricker of the BTA have spent most of the day in City Hall, working to find a solution to get our Bicycle Master Plan Update process back into the budget. Michelle just updated their blog and reported that the Mayor’s office received a record amount of 300 unique phone calls and … Read more
File photo: 4/7/06 Responses from City Commissioners on the Mayor’s decision to not fund the Bicycle Master Plan Update process are trickling in. Commissioner Randy Leonard says, “I will do what I can to get the Bike Master Plan funding back in the budget…thanks for writing me.” Matthew Grumm from Commissioner Dan Saltzman’s office says,
File photo: 8/26/05 The Portland Police Bureau released their Annual Traffic Activity Summary yesterday. The report details all the traffic violations and expenditures for 2006. Among the stats was a page devoted to “Non-permitted Protest, Demonstration, Critical Mass”. It’s important to note not only how they categorize their presence at Critical Mass, but the amount … Read more
River City owner Dave Guettler, after the Halloween cross race last year.File photo: 10/29/06 Bicycle Retailer and Industry News (BRAIN) reports that local retailer River City Bicycles has won the first-ever Greenie Award. The award was created by Specialized Bicycles as a way to, “acknowledge its retailers’ green-minded efforts and to motivate the public to … Read more