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Marilyn and her friend Chris Achterman at the 2008 BTA Alice Awards.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) It’s been two weeks now since southeast Portland bike shop owner and well-known local bike advocate Marilyn Hayward was seriously injured in a collision while bicycling in Cornelius (just outside of Portland). Hayward was on her recumbent at the time … Read more
Following our story last week, more information has been revealed about mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith’s driving record. His poor record, first brought to light months ago, was made public in greater detail by The Oregonian last week. Given that the way people operate their vehicles is an important transportation safety issue, I posted a story … Read more
Wafu on SE Division is the first business in Portland to replace on-street auto parking spots with customer seating as part of PBOT’s new “Street Seats” program.(Photos from anonymous BikePortland reader.)
“…you are at about as much risk of being hit by a stray bullet as you are for falling off your bike, but I don’t hear the politicians demanding that everybody wear bulletproof vests. Let’s stop blaming the victim and fix this.”— Lloyd Alter, TreeHugger Here’s the news and other interesting stuff that caught our … Read more
Mayor and Transportation Commissioner Sam Adams says safety is his #1 transportation priority.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) This morning another person was taken to the hospital after suffering injuries in a right hook collision at N Broadway and Wheeler. Last week I sat in a meeting at the Portland Building and listened to an impassioned PBOT … Read more
Get it clean and help the Naked Ride.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Just like last weekend, we’re embarking on a bunch of great bike events starting this afternoon with the much-anticipated Bikini Bike Wash. It’s hot and it’s time to raise money for the World Naked Bike Ride; so the wonderful bike fun promoters of Portland … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Alta Bicycle Share, the spinoff of Portland-based Alta Planning + Design that has dominated bike-sharing headlines after securing a string of high-profile contracts in major U.S. cities is now getting a much different kind of publicity. Delays to system roll-outs in New York City, Chicago, Boston and Chattanooga have gotten national … Read more
Three more excellent bike jobs have been posted to our Job Listings in the past week. Check out the links below to learn more… Business, Finance and Customer Service Manager – SoupCycle Bicycle Service Supervisor – First City Cycles Bicycle Sales Supervisor – First City Cycles
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Oregonian’s City Hall reporter Beth Slovic just published a new story about mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith’s driving record. According to Slovic, who peered into Smith’s personal driving records with his permission, Smith’s license has been suspended a total of four times since 2004: “State Rep. Jefferson Smith, a candidate for … Read more
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and their policy-making arm the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) have proposed sweeping changes to how the state allocates transportation dollars and who gets to decide how those dollars are spent. The proposals come with a short timeline and advocates and elected officials in the region want several key changes … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) TriMet bus operator Dan Christensen is blogging again, and he’s just published his “Portland cyclist report card”. The good grades Christensen gives people on bikes (see them below) is quite a shift from last time we heard from him. Dan’s name might be familiar to some readers as the driver who … Read more
The big unification plan announced last February by America’s three largest bicycle advocacy organizations will not move forward. The three groups announced today that they “affirm shared goals and continuing collaboration” yet they “decide to remain separate.” Here’s more from the official announcement: “After months of steady dialogue and face-to-face meetings, the leaders of the … Read more