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Snow Day!
[See the updated Snow Day photo gallery] [This is what a Californiaboy looks like when snow fallson his street.] Woke up this morning to a winter wonderland…and it’s still falling! Wow. Excuse the excitement, but for someone that grew up in Southern California it’s pretty amazing to bare witness to real snowfall in my own … Read more
Sam brings bureau leaders, budget into North Portland
[Commissioner Adams led the meeting.] Last Thursday at the Kenton Firehouse in North Portland, I attended one of Commissioner Sam’s Budget Town Hall meetings to discuss the finances and issues around transportation (PDOT), environmental services (BES), and community art (RACC). This was one of seven similar meetings being held throughout Portland’s various neighborhood districts. Sam … Read more
How was your weekend?
The Midnight Mystery Ride began at the Night Hawk in North Portland.(View my entire gallery here). Despite downright frigid temps, there was still a lot of good biking to be had over the weekend. Hey, at least the sun was shining. My weekend got started on Friday night, when I joined about 60 other people … Read more
Portland product in the pro peleton
Castelli’s Split-Second jersey, photographed during my visit to their Portland headquarters back in November. Portland-based cycling apparel company Castelli has just announced they’ll be the official clothing supplier to the ProTour’s Saunier Duval-Prodir team. This road cycling squad is one of the best in the world and includes superstars David Millar, Gilberto Simoni, and Iban … Read more
Cyclists attacked near Legacy Hospital
Check out this story I just read from KATU-TV: Photo from KATU broadcast. “Two cyclists said they were attacked by three teenagers near a north Portland bus stop on Wednesday. The women, Ashley Gorman and her co-worker Heather Moles, were riding their bikes home from work when the attack occurred near Legacy Emanuel Hospital.
PSU study to track cyclists with GPS
[PSU Professor Jennifer Dill]Photo: PSU Oregonian reporter Jeff Mapes has the scoop on an interesting Portland State University study: “Jennifer Dill, an urban studies professor, wants to recruit a wide range of cyclists — and lots of them — to tote global positioning system units on their bikes for a 10-day period. She said researchers … Read more
Sellwood Cyclery to expand…into Mexico
[Future home of Sellwood Cyclery in Oaxaca Mex.] Much loved local bike shop Sellwood Cyclery will open a second location this Summer in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. I just learned the news on their shop blog and called co-owner Steven Landon to find out more. Turns out Landon owns a home in Puerto Escondido, a small … Read more
Tonkin gets World’s nod, and first fan site
[Tonkin at Hillsboro Stadium] Local cyclocross racer and co-owner of Sellwood Cyclery Erik Tonkin, will join a team to represent the U.S. at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, on January 28 in Hooglede-Gits, Belgium.
Census Bureau: Portland bike commute mode split doubles in five years
PDOT has just sent me results from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. According to the numbers, Portland’s bike commute mode split has grown 96% from 2000 to 2005, nearly doubling from 1.79% to 3.51% (mode split is just a wonky way to refer to the % of usage of various transportation modes). Check … Read more
Legislative update and my day in Salem
There seems to be a lot of interest in the community about the bike-related legislation going on in Salem this year. I’ve been doing my best to stay in touch with all of it and I will write about developments as they come in. Here’s what I know so far. BTA Policy Director Scott Bricker … Read more
Don’t forget to nominate your bike heroes
The BTA wants to spread the word that January 20th is the deadline for Alice Award nominations, “Has an individual, business, government agency or community group you know provided inspiration to cyclists, made biking safer or easier, or helped make bikes a part of the fabric of your community? Nominate that person for an Alice … Read more