City releases Red Electric Trail study
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New northbound bike lane on SE 4th Ave.
This photo (looking south towards Springwater entrance) shows where new bike lane has been installed).File photo: 7/1/5/06 A new northbound bike lane has been installed on SE 4th Ave. between the entrance to the Springwater Corridor Trail and SE Caruthers Street (see map below). If you ride in this area please be advised that due … Read more
Local cyclist imports trailers from Poland
John Climaldi and his first shipment of Extrawheels.Photo: John Climaldi Local recumbent enthusiast and general bike nut John Climaldi was looking through VeloVision Magazine one day when he came across something that was “so cool” he just had to know more. The product was the Extrawheel, a Poland-made bicycle trailer that wasn’t available in the … Read more
Committee hears case for mountain biking in Portland
A packed meeting room at City Hall for last night’s Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting.File photo: 5/8/07 Symbolic of the pent-up demand for more mountain biking in Portland, nearly 40 people crammed into the Lovejoy Room inside City Hall last night for the most crowded Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee (PBAC) meeting I’ve ever attended. The agenda … Read more
Cyclist runs into downtown MAX train
I just got off the phone with Eric Hesse from TriMet and he confirmed that a cyclist was involved in a collision with a MAX train at 4:08pm today.
Study says bicycle commuters are happiest
More bikes = more happy.File photo: 9/8/06 Todd Litman of the Victoria Transportation Policy Institute (VTPI) — “an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative and practical solutions to transportation problems” — released a study yesterday that compares people’s satisfaction with their daily commutes. Litman found that people with short, human-powered commutes were happier than … Read more
Fatality highlights need for education
The recent tragedy on SE Foster Road has sparked a dialogue in the comments about the need for education about the dangers of riding the wrong way in the bike lane. Several commenters said they were taught as kids to ride facing traffic, “Am I the only one here who learned as a kid always … Read more
Hit-and-run driver gets nine months
John Carothers/Police photo Last summer, John Carothers (in photo) sped by cyclist Cindy Sharp on a rural road in Washington County (read an account of by someone on the ride). Carothers was towing a boat and allegedly threw water on Sharp as he drove by. The incident resulted in Sharp being bumped off the road … Read more
Velodrome bill stalls in Salem
Senator Jason Atkinson (R-Central Point)testifies on behalf of S.B 926, while Steve Brown looks on.File photo: 3/29/07 Senate Bill 926, which seeks to use $3.5 million in state lottery funds to build three new velodromes in Oregon, is stalled on the desk of the Ways and Means Committee. The bill is awaiting referral to a … Read more
New bike lanes on Naito Parkway
Looking north on Naito Parkway just before NW Couch Street. Steel Bridge is in the background. File photo: 5/7/07 [More photos here]
Help Metro set spending priorities
Metro is asking cyclists to help “shape the nature of your neighborhood.”
Monday Night Racing roars back to PIR
Racers at PIR, with MAX and Mt. Hood in the background.File photo: 5/1/06/[View gallery] The 11th annual Monday Night Bike Race series kicks off tonight at Portland International Raceway (PIR). This popular series runs through August 27th and according to organizer Jim Anderson it’s one of the most popular series of its kind in the … Read more