*[Updated: 10/19, 8:16am, 9:14am, 10:41pm ] The Portland Police Bureau’s Major Crash Team responded to a serious injury collision involving a bicyclist at around 5:00pm tonight out on NE Marine Drive near the Portland Airport. View of motorist, driving west on Marine Drive.View Google Street View
Only true 200+ pounders are eligible.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) No, not those clydesdales. I’m talking about bike racers. Big bike racers (well, big in bike racer terms at least.) In an effort to balance out field sizes, Cross Crusade chief Brad Ross announced on Sunday that this weekend’s race will feature a “Clydesdale” category, open … Read more
Our old friend Mary Peters, the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary who said bicycle paths aren’t transportation infrastructure, earned the rebuke of the League of American Bicyclists, than tried to make good with a verbose explanation, recently paid our region a visit.
A scene from last year’s bike light parade.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) The Portland Office of Transportation is organizing a bike light parade to increase awareness of the importance of being visible while riding at night. The parade officially kicks off the second year of the their “See & Be Seen” campaign. The See & Be … Read more
Tori Bortman of Gracie’s Wrench offers private bike maintenance classes.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Framebuilder Natalie Ramsland of Sweetpea Bicyclesis one of very few women in the business.
Who ever said bike safety wasn’t fun?!(Photos © Jonathan Maus) If you’ve never volunteered to ride with kids as part of the BTA’s Bike Safety Education program, now is the time to step up. Or, if you’ve already done it, why not do it again? The BTA needs volunteers to ride with students on their … Read more
*[Updated: 10/18, 11:00am – added victim’s name. 4:48pm – added link to Oregonian audio] A bicyclist died after he struck a telephone pole while riding on the sidewalk near Belmont and 34th in southeast Portland. The incident occurred on October 1st and according to the Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Office, the victim (who was homeless) … Read more
A scene from the 2004 National Championships held at PIRView gallery(Photos © Jonathan Maus) In December, the nation’s best cyclocross racers, along with a huge contingent from the bike industry, will descend on Portland International Raceway (PIR) for the final stop in the six-race US Gran Prix of Cyclocross. The “Portland Cup”, which is (surprisingly) … Read more
[*Updated: 7:25pm; 10/18, 8:28am] Blue line shows where new bike lanes will be. Transportation Commissioner Sam Adams recently made a decision on how to deal with bicycle traffic when E. Burnside and Couch Streets are re-constructed for PDOT’s East Burnside/Couch Couplet Project. According to PDOT, the project, “will serve as a catalyst for…redevelopment and business … Read more
(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Salem newspaper, the Statesman Journal has details about the memorial service planned for Tracey Sparling. “Her family will hold the event Thursday afternoon at the First Church of the Nazarene. Invited guests will speak about Tracey and a short reception will be held afterward, family members said.” The paper also has … Read more
New campaign hopes to improve crossing safety.(File photo © Jonathan Maus) Next Monday, the Oregon Department of Transportation and the City of Portland Office of Transportation, with help from TriMet, are set to launch a media campaign to improve pedestrian safety. The campaign — which has an emphasis on 82nd Ave — is called “I … Read more
With all the discussion going on about how to make bike travel safer on crowded downtown streets, I thought we should take a closer look at some of the options on the table. The first one has to do with signage and how legislation, enforcement, and engineering deal with non-motorized vehicle travel lanes (previously known … Read more