Alice invite reveals Amsterdam influence
[Scan of BTA’s Alice Awards party invitation.]
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Proximity is key to our future
[By Elly Blue] For a broader perspective on transportation, look closer to home. Discussions of bicycling and transportation revolve naturally around, well, transportation. But involved citizens might be better advised to focus less on mobility, and more on staying put and focusing on what’s right next door or down the street. Or, more to the … Read more
Feds say Metro should think more about cars, parking
Chris Smith mentioned this yesterday, but I just noticed an interesting story buried in the Metro Section of today’s Oregonian. Here’s the gist. Metro is in the midst of their Regional Transportation Plan update. According to Metro, this plan is,
Safe passing law debate begins
[A road in North Plains.] Yesterday, the BTA’s Senate Bill 299 — which includes a provision about requiring a minimum three-foot passing distance — got its first debate on the floor of the Judiciary Committee in Salem. A reporter from the Associated Press was there and filed a report that was picked up by the … Read more
Bakfiets shipment arrives, sightings begin
[Bakfietsen. They’re here.]Photo: Clever Cycles
Check out the Mini Bike Winter promo video
Dan Kaufman of CrankMyChain Cycle TV has put together this fun Mini Bike Winter promotional video. It includes footage from last night’s Zoobomb (can you say cold and gravelly?), deep thoughts from Zoobombers, and narration from a strange-sounding Reverend Phil.
Portland presence felt at Cyclocross Worlds
[Rhonda Mazza, shown here in Hillsboro on 10/15/06, pedaled to 11th place at the Cyclocross World Championships.] Yesterday, Portland’s royal couple of cyclocross, Rhonda Mazza and Erik Tonkin raced in Belgium at the Cyclocross World Championships. According to reports, Rhonda came in 11th and Erik battled to a very respectable 43rd place against the best … Read more
Oregonian columnist sings praises of pedal power
[From today’s Oregonian. Read the article.] For the second time in a row, Oregonian columnist Renee Mitchell has devoted her column (which appears on the front page of the Metro section) to the power of the pedal. Last Wednesday she wrote about how the community came together to recover Erin Greeson’s $2,000 stolen bike. Now, … Read more
How was your weekend?
[A cyclist is dwarfed by the majesty of Mt. Hood.]
Library now carries bike zines
[“Heed the Moronic Dictum” by C.H.U.N.K. 666 and “Go By Bicycle #3” are part of the Library’s new zine collection.]
Oregonian covers stolen bike story
It’s been forever since I last posted a stolen bike recovery story. This time, the story comes from S. Renee Mitchell’s column in the Oregonian last week. She has the story of Erin Greeson’s high-end carbon-fiber racing bike getting nabbed from New Seasons in Sellwood:
BTA bill moves one step forward in Salem
On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee in Salem will hold a public hearing on Bill 299 (full text here).