[Note from publisher: I was CC’d on the letter below to Portland Bureau of Transportation Commissioner Chloe Eudaly this morning. It’s from a reader named Chris H.] Dear Commissioner Eudaly, Last night, as I was riding down N Williams, I noticed a motorist move into the bike lane and start driving down the bike lane … Read more
“When he slowed the video down, Hank was shocked to see that the vehicle’s passenger held a knife in his outstretched hand.” This post by lawyers Chris Thomas and Ray Thomas is part of a paid promotional partnership with Thomas, Coon, Newton & Frost. Sometimes video evidence is essential to holding dangerous road users accountable. … Read more
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In a bid to make crime reporting more convenient and free up officers for other calls, the Portland Police Bureau announced this week they’ve expanded the types of crimes that can be reported online. Along with identity theft, telephone scams, shoplifting, and other crimes, you can now use the PPB’s Citizen Online Reporting System to … Read more
The idea of no-parking zones at intersections started with a state law. Then it became a point of contention for transportation activists, then a City of Portland policy, then a campaign from a walking advocacy group. Now it has become the basis of a lawsuit. Yesterday, Portland attorney Scott Kocher of Forum Law Group filed … Read more
I never thought I’d write this: Portland has lost another bike business to Arkansas.
Kasandra Griffin has decided to leave her job as Executive Director of the northeast Portland-based nonprofit Community Cycling Center. In a statement to be released later today, the CCC says Griffin will leave at the end of February to spend more time with her family (Griffin and her wife are expecting a baby in early … Read more
Communities revolving around shared interests are a funny thing, aren’t they? Online communities more so. I come to you, wide-eyed, and with the joy of learning something new. You know that feeling. It’s almost like a teen-spring crush. It’s thrilling, exciting, full of awkward moments, triumphs, and failures. I have that annoying energy and “whywhywhy” … Read more
This post was written by Cameron Whitten. You might also be interested in a similar post from another candidate in this race, Chris Smith.
The 13th annual Mini Bike Winter Ben Hurt Chariot Wars had all the mayhem and merriment we’ve come to expect from this uniquely Portland spectacle.
