The grounds of the U.S. Capitol.(File photo) Former Portland City Commissioner and now U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer has been tapped by Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, to make the grounds around the U.S. Capitol more bike-friendly. Pelosi has put her Chief Adminstrative Officer Dan Beard in charge of making this … Read more
Racing by the reservoir.(File photo)
It looks like the real action on Sunday night’s Zoobomb started after I left… Portland Mercury reporter Matt Davis has the story about what happened when they did a run down Highway 26 from the Zoo to Goose Hollow (affectionately known as the “Hellway”):
Bikes similar to these were stolen from a BTA program in Albany.(File photo) A kids bike safety program run by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) in Albany (25 miles south of Salem) was robbed over the weekend. According to BTA Executive Director Evan Manvel thieves broke into a storage trailer and took nine Giant brand … Read more
Photo: City of Gresham The City of Gresham has announced a public celebration and grand opening for the completion of Phase 1 of the Gresham-Fairview Trail. The event — which coincides with National Trails Day — will kick off at 10 am this Saturday (6/2) and will include a formal dedication and festivites along the … Read more
Coming to Oregon in a few days?Photo: Todd Boulanger Here’s a heads up on Oregon’s Share the Road license plate bill (S.B. 789) from BTA lobbyist Scott Bricker. He just called from Salem to remind us that the bill has come a long way since I wrote about it last month. It has made it … Read more
A reader just sent me the link to an audio essay that ran on OPB yesterday. It was created by writer, and recent Portland transplant (from San Francisco via Boston), Elizabeth Moore.
Cover of June ’07 Oregon Cycling Magazine.Read full article here. It feels awkward to write about myself, but several folks have written in wondering why I haven’t mentioned the story about BikePortland in the June issue of Oregon Cycling Magazine. Writer Ellee Thalheimer — who also teaches yoga for cyclists at River City Bicycles — … Read more
I found a little trick that lets me embed Flickr slideshows into my posts. My goal is to figure out how to use Flash to create slideshows with audio (if you know how to do that please get in touch). For now, let me know what you think of this slideshow from Sunday’s Zoobomb (place … Read more
Zak Kovalicik on his Ira Ryan track bike.(Photo: Ira Ryan) Portland messengers fared well at the North American Cycle Courier Championships (NACCC) this past weekend in San Francisco. Local track racer and messenger Zak Kovalicik took home the coveted “Fixie King” crown for having the fasted fixed gear finish in the main race (and he … Read more
House Bill 3314 — which would create a new offense for anyone who inflicts serious injury or death upon a “vulnerable user” of a public way — passed the Senate Judiciary Committee today and is now one final vote away from becoming Oregon law. The bill passed the House two weeks ago and after its … Read more
Scan of Portland Monthly article Portland’s “original” bike lawyer Ray Thomas has a two-page spread in the June issue of post local lifestyle magazine, Portland Monthly. Thomas is one of four lawyers singled out (out of 325 mentioned) in the “Top Lawyers” segment. The piece features an interview and a full-page photo that shows Thomas … Read more