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Fixed gear bill gets public hearing
This coming Tuesday, Salem lawmakers are holding a public hearing on Senate Bill 729. SB 729 is the “fixie bill” that is being proposed to clarify the legal language and shore up confusion around how the bicycle equipment requirement (ORS 815.280) should pertain to fixed-gear bicycles. Since Ayla Holland’s seminal case last July there has … Read more
Construction zone becomes ticket zone for cyclists
As I reported last month, the Portland Police Bureau is on heightened alert to give out tickets in the MLK Viaduct construction zone near OMSI.
SmartTrips program wants less cars downtown
The City of Portland’s Office of Transportation wants to “make your downtown trips easier, healthier, and less expensive.”
Tell the world what you care about
How often do you get an opportunity to have your opinions heard by millions of people around the world? Tomorrow (3/22), the BBC will broadcast their “World, Have Your Say” radio program from the Bagdad Theater in southeast Portland.
Bike trailers, big loads show Portland spirit
When a rack is your closet, bed, kitchen, bathroom… In the past, I’ve brought you stories of the ingenious trailers and cargo-bike contraptions used by Portland’s homeless and low-income population. Remember Bill and Buster and their bike move that never ends? Or how about Mike Colhour’s bike-based scrap metal recycling business? And we can’t forget … Read more
Help create a bike ad in the Willamette Week
River City’s cyclocross ad If you read the Willamette Week, you’ve probably noticed the River City Bicycles‘ ads. The shop has a long-running ad space in the local weekly and they always have a provocative message. In the past they’ve been funny, inspirational, and even controversial. Remember when Pepsico threatened to sue them over their … Read more
CCC serves up slick new website
Screen grab of CCC’s new site Northeast Portland-based non-profit, the Community Cycling Center, has launched a new website. The site is much friendlier to navigate than the old one (which had become quite a behemoth over the years) and they’re using WordPress (just like BikePortland) to make it all happen. Hosting is being donated by … Read more
Take the Sellwood Bridge survey
We all know the failing, old, Sellwood Bridge is a major broken link in our transportation network. Or, as the BTA puts it: “The Sellwood Bridge has extremely dangerous and inadequate bicycle and pedestrian facilities (a single 4-foot sidewalk on one side only)….the BTA has determined that the Sellwood Bridge is the major barrier to … Read more
A close-up look at a Coasting bike
The bike for the other 161 million? Yesterday I got my first, hands-on look at the fruits of Shimano’s new Coasting product initiative. Only three manufacturers (Raleigh, Trek and Giant) are licensed to make bikes with Coasting and I gave Trek’s offering, the “Lime Light” a closer look.
Southwest bike network map shows potential
Click for larger view (157kb JPEG) After months of planning, residents of southwest Portland, led by super-citizen trail advocate and Alice Award nominee Don Baack, have come up with a map of a new southwest bike network. Baack, who leads the group Southwest Trails, has been working hard to garner neighborhood feedback and collaborate with … Read more
Final thoughts and themes on the National Bike Summit
Crowds fill a party held in a regal Senate Office Building. The National Bike Summit may be over, but the work has just begun. Hundreds of advocates from around the country (430 to be exact) are now more energized, educated, and empowered than ever before to bring bikes into the mainstream consciousness of America.