On Sunday, September 25th there will be a memorial ride in remembrance of Gareth Parker. The ride will go past several places that were important in Gareth’s life and work as a bicycle advocate. Here are the details: Meet at 2:00PM, ride at 2:30ish Meet near the Bronze Elephant at the North Park Blocks Locations … Read more
Funeral service details for Gareth Parker have been set: Funeral: A gravesite service will be held at Willamette National Cemetery*. 11800 SE Mt. Scott Boulevard Monday, September 19th at 11:00 AM *Go to the building at the main entrance and check for specific location. Memorial fund: The family is asking that any donations be made … Read more
In an editorial in today’s paper, the Oregonian weighs in on the bike/motorist safety issue that has been going ’round and ’round all summer. The piece highlights the recent case in Corvallis where a bicyclist ran a stop sign and killed a 71 year old lady. But, even though I feel like the piece is … Read more
The word on the street is that the Sprockettes – Portland’s pedaling princesses of pink – will be rocking (or should I say “sprocking!”) the Alberta Street Fair this Saturday. You can catch their show at around 6PM at the infamous Alberta Clownhouse (NE Alberta and 25th or so). What are Sprockettes you ask? They … Read more
In support of the ongoing BTA Bike Commute Challenge, PDOT held a Bike Commute Breakfast this morning in front of City Hall. Any chance I get to do bike stuff in front of City Hall I jump at the chance. It just feels good for some reason (and the free donuts and coffee didn’t hurt … Read more
This weekend is the official re-opening celebration of the St. Johns Bridge (Sat 11-11, Sun 11-6)…but it will be hard for many in the bike community to celebrate. As you may recall, the folks at the Oregon Dept. of Transportation (ODOT) decided to provide zero bike facilities on the bridge. This was despite the input … Read more
It’s official. I’ve got an “authorized media credential” for the upcoming LiveStrong ride with Lance Armstrong. I’m not sure what sort of access the pass will give me but I’m expecting to at least be able to ask Lance questions and/or rub shoulders with him out on the road (that is, if I can keep … Read more
How are local advocacy groups, the City of Portland, and the bike community working to make our streets safer? Here’s an update on some of the latest efforts: The BTA Besides their usual diligence of writing letters to the editor and op-eds, the BTA has assembled a Crash Response and Safety Team. This team consists … Read more
After tons of response and some good feedback from my recent post on bike theft, I’d like to announce Stolen Bike Listings here on BikePortland.org. This will be a community-driven effort. Here’s how it will work (hopefully): Your bike gets stolen (sorry). You visit this site and click “Register” on the right sidebar. Once logged … Read more
[Taken from the Chunk blog] “Granddaddy has been MIA since the Chunkathalon. This photo (below) is the best that I could find that clearly shows what its distinctive frame looks like. However, it does not currently have that fork on it. It has the original Baby fork on it, seen here at the Chunkathalon (notice … Read more
Along my web wanderings of the past several months I have collected a few Portland bike blogs. They are a fantastic source of insight into life in this bike-crazed town. Here they are in no particular order: Da Dingo Dizmal Digest – Dingo the Clown Rantings of a mad Texican clown The blog of none … Read more
Tough punishment has been given to a cyclist in Corvallis who ran a stop sign and killed a 71 year-old woman. From the Associated Press: A bicyclist was charged with manslaughter after he ran through a stop sign and struck and killed a 71-year-old woman, police said Monday. Jean Calder died at Good Samaritan Hospital … Read more