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Community Cycling Center’s STEM program expands to Woodburn
Teaching young people about how to work on bikes and ride them with confidence is the bread-and-butter of many cycling-related nonprofit groups. At the Community Cycling Center, they take that idea one step further by using bicycles as the centerpiece of a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum. The CCC has led a STEM … Read more
Video of thieves in ‘secure’ bike room highlights larger problem
The Ankeny Street Apartments at SE 27th and Ankeny are very welcoming to people who use bicycles. The building’s logo is a person riding one, there’s a brewery across the street with a long row of bike racks, and it’s located on one of the most popular bicycle boulevards in Portland. Unfortunately the abundance of … Read more
Poll: 3 out of 4 say regional transportation measure should be focused on safer roads
By spring of next year Metro Council is expected to decide whether or not they should send a major transportation investment measure to the ballot. Dubbed T2020, efforts to shape where and how new revenues would be spent are heating up. This week Metro is hosting community forums in all three counties. Washington and Clackamas … Read more
A man died on a corner in Happy Valley and the police statement blames him for it
A classic example of how biased police statements influence crash narratives.
NW Front/Naito gets fewer driving lanes, new bike lanes and better transit stops
A major gap in our central city cycling network is about to be filled. For years people riding bicycles have had to share lanes on NW Front/Naito Parkway between NW 15th and 9th where there were five wide lanes, 40 mph speed limits, and no dedicated cycling space. Now the final piece of a project … Read more
Family Biking: Thoughts on carrying tweens and biking less
It’s been eye-opening and fun playing at being an electric cargo biking mom these last few weeks. Except for the “aren’t they old enough to be on their own bikes?” comments (here, not in person). And yes, they (my two boys) often ride their own bikes, but I’m borrowing an electric cargo bike so I’m … Read more
New effort emerges to raise support for embattled OGLO/Willamette River bridge
There’s a new effort to show Clackamas County Commissioners that — despite their comments at a recent meeting — there are many people who support a new carfree bridge over the Willamette River between Oak Grove and Lake Oswego. The push to boost support comes as people who live near where the bridge would be … Read more