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[Update: Download the meeting notes (PDF, 130K)] Last night in City Hall, a rep from the Portland Development Commission (PDC), Commissioner Sam Adams (and staff) and other interested stakeholders joined a group of Portland’s bicycle industry leaders in the first meeting in a burgeoning effort to make Portland the most desirable place in the country … Read more
[The inside cover] Raleigh Bicycles may be based in Seattle, but their 2007 catalog is based in Portland. The catalog includes some great photos of local riding spots and several articles about various aspects of Portland’s bike culture and community.
[Screenshot from PortlandMall.org] TriMet has launched a new website to, “provide you with detailed information about the Portland Mall MAX Light Rail Project.” In addition to construction updates, photos, progress reports, monthly contests, and so on, the site has tips for cyclists navigating the construction:
[Ouch!]Photo: Herald Sun Portland-based professional bike racer Doug Ollerenshaw—who I rode with back in February—is currently in Melbourne, Australia battling with world’s top road racers in the week-long Herald Sun Tour stage race. On Monday, at the finish of the second stage, Doug was in a crash. From the picture you can tell it was … Read more
The BTA will unveil the full results of this year’s Bike Commute Challenge at a celebration party tonight.
[Scroll down for update] Carye Bye noticed something strange in the bike lane on SW Broadway this morning. There are new markings in the bike lane as it crosses SW Oak Street and in front of the Benson that read, “Hotel Zone Ahead,” and “Slow, Hotel Zone.”
[Elly Blue] Bikey band Gatas en Zapatas—Spanish for “cats in shoes”—is playing this Saturday night at Mississippi Pizza Pub as part of a benefit event for the Village Bicycle Project’s Ghana Women’s Bicycle Initiative. The bikes that will be shipped to Ghana have already been loaded onto a shipping container and are ready to go. … Read more
From the Oregonian News Blog: Milwaukie police are searching for a vehicle that hit a bicyclist about 7:40 p.m. Tuesday on Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard just north of River Road (Google map) and kept going. The 18-year-old male bicyclist from Oregon City suffered minor injuries.
[“Mr. Bike” Dave Glowacz] Dave Glowacz is the Director of Education for the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation, one of the largest bike advocacy groups in the country. He’s also known as “Mr. Bike,” and author of the well-known book, Urban Bikers’ Tricks & Tips. Around two years ago, he read about the Community Cycling Center’s Create-a-Commuter … Read more
[Mark Ginsberg inhis other suit.] Mark Ginsberg is a Portland-based lawyer who specializes in bicycle-related cases. He’s also the guy who represented messenger Ayla Holland in the infamous fixed gear brake trial. Since that case, the Portland Police have continued to scrutinize bicyclists. They’re citing not only brakeless fixed-gear bicycle riders without handbrakes, but several … Read more
“Most people around here who choose not to wear a helmet do it to look fashionable.” Author: “mike bene” Post: Passing cyclist saves man’s life, makes plea for helmet use “For centuries people have done some pretty silly things in the name of fashion, and right now in portland there is a prevalant bikie/“fakenger” fashion.
The City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services will dedicate a new riverfront path on Swan Island tomorrow.