Bike-on-bike collision questions
In the past I’ve covered what to do if you get hit by a car…but what if you get hit (and seriously injured) by another cyclist? This rare scenario just came in as a Close Call report from a reader named Ben Parsons:
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A warm, fuzzy TriMet story
[Bike and bus playing nice on the Hawthorne Bridge.] Got this email from a reader a few weeks back:
Is it time to try physically separated bike lanes?
[Regular bike lanesdon’t always cut it.] As bicycle advocacy and ridership in America matures, new solutions and ideas for integrating bicycles onto our roadways must be seriously considered. For decades, we have been happy with conventional bike lanes, but as we get serious about reaching double-digit mode-splits, perhaps it’s time to go beyond a stripe … Read more
Germany’s car-conscious community
A reader forwarded me an inspiring article from the Christian Science Monitor about a very car-conscious neighborhood in Germany. Vauban — a new development of 2,000 homes just outside of Freiburg — has been designed to encourage car-free (I like to say “car-conscious”) living. [A street in Vauban. What do you think the average speed … Read more
What’s tango got to do with bikes?
[Bill Alsup (when he’s not tango dancing).] Plenty…especially if you’re a tango-dancing-bike-lover like Bill Alsup. I first met Bill at a share the road rally out in Beaverton but I had no idea he was TangoBiker until I heard about an upcoming benefit for the Community Cycling Center. Let me explain… According to his website, … Read more
Meet the BTA’s new Policy Advocate
[Emily Gardner is theBTA’s new Policy Advocate.] The BTA has hired several new staffers in the last few months, but the one you’ll probably be hearing most about is their new Policy Advocate, Emily Gardner. Emily comes to this position after former Metro Area Advocate (notice the different title, more on that later) Jessica Roberts … Read more
Greenway group completes first vision of new riverfront trail
[npGreenway’s trail vision. Download the PDF(329KB).] npGreenway is a group of advocates working to build a trail that connects Cathedral Park in St. Johns to the terminus of the Eastbank Esplanade at the Steel Bridge. I was at their very first meeting back in November of 2005 and I have been watching their progress ever … Read more
Bicycle projects get majority of comments for Metro money
[Proposed route of Sullivan’s Gulch Trail. The project led the way with positive public support in Metro’s MTIP planning process.] Just noticed that Metro has released the results of the 45-day public comment period on projects hoping to get funding through a big pot of dollars known as MTIP. The BTA’s Policy Director Scott Bricker … Read more
The winner of the Electra Amsterdam is…
[Have a seat Tim Becker, it’s all yours!] Tim Becker of Northeast Portland…come on down…You’re the winner of a brand new Electra Amsterdam! Tim joins our previous two winners, John Duffy of Vermont and Wesley Robinson of Hillsboro. A huge thanks to everyone who entered. Even if you didn’t win, remember that we’re all winners … Read more
Fixie ticket deja-vu in Germany
A reader recently sent me a a German news story about police and fixed-gear bicycles. Judging by the photos accompanying the story (below), he suspected (hoped) it was about how some German cops were riding fixed-gear bicycles on their bike patrols. This would be in direct contrast to Portland cops who issue citations to cyclists … Read more
Little bikes, big fun planned for Mini Bike Winter IV
[The Chariot Wars are coming.] Portland’s mini-bike enthusiasts (a.k.a. the Zoobombers) are busy planning their biggest and baddest ever Mini Bike Winter. The event, a “bike-centric series of events celebrating human powered culture,” will take place February 17-19th. I attended a recent planning meeting to get the lowdown and now I understand what one Zoobomber … Read more
33rd Avenue bridge re-opens
[33rd Ave. Bridge lookingNorth towards Marine Drive.]Photo: PDOT Easy access to the Marine Drive bike path has been restored with the completion of the refurbished 33rd Avenue bridge over NE Lombard Street. This means cyclists no longer have to take the tricky detour that I wrote about when the bridge was demolished back in March.