Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams has just released an open letter to everyone in the City of Portland. Here is the text (or download the PDF): To: The Public of the City of Portland From: Commissioner Sam Adams Re: Inflammatory Radio Comments July 17, 2006 An open Letter to City of Portland: It has been … Read more
I just got off the phone with Tim McNamara. Tim is the program manager for The Playhouse radio show and a partial owner of Rose City Radio, which owns KXL-AM and KXJM 95.5. I assumed Tim had written me off as a rogue, backstabbing blogger (this is what I had heard from other journalists that … Read more
I am growing increasingly concerned that no official organization or agency has made a public statement about this situation. I have received several emails and many comments about dangerous motorist/cyclist incidents in the past few days. Many cyclists feel they might be targets of drivers who are emboldened by comments made on the radio show … Read more
[via Bicycle Retailer and Industry News] Congrats to local shop River City Bicycles for being named the #1 single-location Specialized Bicycle dealer in the country. I guess that despite the community’s misgivings about how Specialized treated locally-based Mountain Cycle, plenty of people still prefer bikes from the “Big S” (I have to admit, they do … Read more
The community response over anti-cyclist comments made on a morning radio show continues to grow. The story has moved far beyond Portland and what the show host called “this little underground website.” Yesterday, my initial post was voted to the front page of Digg.com, one of the most highly-trafficked sites on the web. Since Friday … Read more
With all the craziness around the radio show fiasco I want to lighten things up with some fun tidbits from my inbox. First, check out the photo below that was forwarded to the Shift email list: [Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams]Photo by dropoutbikeclub
The storm around The Playhouse radio show is gaining strength by the minute. It is simply amazing to see what a concerned and active community can accomplish. On the other side, employees and supporters of the show question our credibility because most of us have not heard the original broadcast. I also have a feeling … Read more
The situation with Jammin’ 95.5 and their Playhouse morning show continues to escalate. The posts have been linked to from all over the web, I have talked with the head of the League of American Bicyclists, the BTA, PDOT, and the local media. The word is spreading very quickly. The problem is that I’m not … Read more
Yesterday thousands of cyclists rolled down Highway 30, crossed the Broadway Bridge and rolled into Holladay Park near the Lloyd Center. The occassion was the 27th annual pedaling pilgrammage known as the STP or, Seattle-to-Portland bike ride. Organized by Cascade Bicycle Club, STP has become an institution for thousands of Northwest cyclists. From what I … Read more
[At Saturday’s GeekFair.]Photo: Josh Knisely The Sprockettes, Portland’s very own mini-bike dance troupe, have finally hit the big time. They will be the subject of an upcoming segment on the national NPR show Day to Day. The producer was down from Seattle over the weekend to get audio for the story at a Sprockette’s performance. … Read more
Just want to give a shout out to listeners of The Playhouse. Welcome to BikePortland.org. This is a blog that covers the cycling community here in Portland and it is open to everyone with constructive input on the issues. If you are trying to post hateful or divisive comments about the recent situation I will … Read more
We just got a response from P.K., host and creator of The Playhouse, the local morning radio show that broadcasted hateful, anti-cyclist comments on their program last Wednesday. P.K. contends that his comments were taken out of context and that we shouldn’t jump to conclusions until we’ve heard the broadcast (I asked him for a … Read more