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BTA Policy Director Scott Bricker has announced their 2007 legislative agenda and the “overarching concern” is safety. They will move three bills and hope to partner with legislators to make them into law. Here are the three bills (with my comments following each one):
In case you’re still searching for the perfect gift for the bike lover in your life, here are some awesome, locally-made, bikey gift ideas. BikePortland.org Postcard Set [One of five postcardsin my set.] Spread the beauty of bikes in Portland with one of my postcard sets. Each set comes with five postcards that have been … Read more
[B:C:Clettes on MomentumMagazine cover] By now, you’ve surely heard of the Sprockettes — Portland’s very own mini-bike dance troupe who have won many fans for their energetic, sexy, and synchronized street routines. But what you may not know, is that the same infectious charm that has made them a must-see in Portland, has also inspired … Read more
[Jeff Bernards, founderof “Get Lit”] Jeff Bernards’ “Get Lit” program continues to inspire other cities to give out free lights to cyclists. A few weeks ago, I shared the news that a similar program has cropped up in Missoula, Montana. Now, the Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates (SABA) have adopted a similar program they call “Light … Read more
[Wendy Williams at the Halloween Cross Crusade Race] Wendy Williams — of the River City Bicycles cyclocross team — has won the women’s Masters 35-39 National Championship title at Cyclocross Nationals held today in Providence, Rhode Island. This caps an exceptional year for Williams, who has ridden consistently at the top of the pack throughout … Read more
[Shared Route logo.] Ever wanted to get up to Seattle with your bike? Everyone knows about Amtrak, but trains are slow and why not try something new? Jacob Rosenblum recently told me about his new service called Shared Route — a “biodiesel passenger shuttle between Portland, Olympia, and Seattle” which was covered in the Willamette … Read more
[*Update: Please read this comment for my mea culpa on this post.] [Photo of IKEA Netherlands, courtesyEvan Manvel/BTA] As I first reported over a year ago, retail giant IKEA will soon have a Portland location. I’m already looking forward to their tasty Swedish meatballs, lingonberry jam, and 75 bike racks they plan to install, but … Read more
[Former Mayor Bud Clark andCongressman Earl Blumenauerat 2006 Alice Awards.] The BTA is busily working on plans for their big Alice B. Toeclips Awards party and auction. Last year, the formal event — which is the BTA’s big annual fundraiser — packed the Oregon Convention with a who’s-who of Portland’s bike scene. This year’s event … Read more
[Officers Quick (L) and Pickett (R) on Hawthorne Blvd.] Back in October I joined Officers Rob Quick and Robert Pickett of the Portland Police Bureau for a bike-along. Pickett and Quick are on the Southeast Portland Bike Patrol whose enforcement boundaries cover everything from SE Hawthorne Blvd. to I-84, and I-205 down to the Esplanade. … Read more
[Overloaded? No such thing!] What do I love most about Portland’s bike community? That’s impossible to answer, but very high on the list would have to be bike moves. Last night, amid dark and drizzly skies, a cheery group of people showed up to help Ernie Wisner move from his place near SE Belmont and … Read more
By Elly Blue As we debate stop signs, police enforcement, targeting of bicyclists (or not), and the definition of a brake, let’s clearly draw one distinction. On the one hand, there is the idea, often brought out at times like this, that some (or most) bicyclists think they are above the law. On the other … Read more
A local cyclist, concerned with what she feels is too much “negative police attention on cyclists,” emailed the Mayor’s office after this morning’s enforcement action and has heard a detailed response from one of his staffers: Here is the response as relayed by the Mayor’s “public advocate,” Jeremy Van Keuren: