[Updated 12:29pm] A memorial for Traceyhas been created in thelobby of PNCA.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) According to the Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Office, the victim in yesterday’s fatal collision in downtown Portland was Tracey Sparling. Sparling was attending design school at Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA). She was 19 years old and was living … Read more
Several great job opportunities have been listed on the BikePortland Job Listings this week. Veloforma, a new carbon fiber bicycle company (based in Banks, OR) is looking for a sales rep, and component manufacturer Chris King Components (based in NW Portland) has several positions available. Here are all the details: Job: Independent Sales Rep. Company: … Read more
The Ghost Bike at W. Burnside and 14th.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) I just returned from the scene of today’s incident. I spent the last several hours just being at the intersection where this tragedy occurred. I rode in the bike lane where the 19 year-old Salem woman last rode, I talked with passersby. But mostly, … Read more
Sign at the corner of SW 14th and Burnside(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Please join us for a slow ride up Burnside to the location of today’s tragic collision. It will start from the west approach of the Burnside Bridge (where the Burnside is closed to motor vehicles). Meet at 6:00 pm. Ride at 6:30. Candles, … Read more
[Updated 5:12 pm, 11:21 pm – updated sections are italicized.] Lt. Mark Kruger of the Portland Police Bureau says his team has finished their preliminary investigation of the fatal bicycle collision that happened earlier today at W. Burnside St. and SW 14th Ave. Kruger says they are not issuing any citations at this time and … Read more
[Updated 2:33 pm, 2:50 pm, 3:19 pm] View Larger Map Photos below A cyclist was killed around 1:30 pm today in downtown Portland. According to Portland Police Bureau Lieutenant Mark Kruger, 19 year-old PNCA student Tracey Sparling collided with a cement mixing truck at the corner of W Burnside and 14th (photos below – Google … Read more
Mike Houck(Photo © Jonathan Maus) The Editorial Board of the Oregonian devoted a column to Mike Houck today. Houck is a dedicated advocate who founded the Urban Greenspaces Institute and who works to preserve natural areas in our city. From restoring the Columbia Slough to saving Oaks Bottom, Houck is a force to be reckoned … Read more
A scene from last year’s race at Horning’s Hideout.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Fresh off a record-breaking opening weekend, the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade continues the fun this weekend out at Horning’s Hideout. If you missed last weekend’s action, you have a chance to redeem yourself by making the “short and scenic trip” out to … Read more
This map shows the proposed bicycle boulevards that would be built if Commissioner Adams’ “Safe, Sound and Green Streets” funding initiative is approved.(Click for larger map, or see below for section-by-section views.NOTE: The map shows planned multi-use trails.)
Just want to point out a few new ways to view content here on BikePortland. As you may have noticed, I’ve started a new section called, “Page Two”. I’ve created Page Two because I come across a lot of information and I simply don’t have time to develop into larger, finished stories. Page Two stories … Read more
Clever Cycles now faces Hawthorne Blvd.View more photos(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Clever Cycles, the shop known for bringing Dutch bikes and European cycling sensibilities to Portland, has announced a new expansion that will give them storefront real estate on one of the City’s busiest bikeways; SE Hawthorne Blvd.
[Updated 10/10, 10:24am] “There was quite an outcry from the cycling community, so PDOT engineers came up with a design that would allow bike lanes.”–From meeting minutes of the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee At the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting last night, committee Chair Mark Ginsberg confirmed that PDOT work crews will hope to soon … Read more