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Getting cleaned up.(Photos and story by Will Vanlue) The Fanno Creek Trail, which the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation Department is grooming for a name-change to the Fanno Creek Greenway, will soon be a little safer for people traveling around Main Street in Tigard. I was passing through the area the other day and noticed … Read more
Blumenauer in D.C. in March.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Portland native Earl Blumenauer has served in elected office in Oregon since 1972 when he won a seat in the Oregon House of Representatives at the age of 24. He’s been in politics ever since. On June 14th, Blumenauer’s supporters will throw him a big party to … Read more
Our bike lanes welcome you Mr. Olshey. [Publisher’s Note: Turns out that this “bike lanes” thing, as reported by ESPN’s John Hollinger, is part of an ongoing joke he plays with his readers about Portland. See end of post for full update/explanation. — Jonathan] The Portland Trail Blazers announced today that, after nearly one year … Read more
TriMet announced today that construction of their Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project will mean traffic detours beginning this month. Of particular interest is the closure of the SE Powell overcrossing and a detour near the south end of the Eastbank Esplanade. Beginning June 15th and continuing for “about a year” TriMet will be working on … Read more
The Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division just released a series of videos to debunk what they call “the top five most common traffic myths.” All the videos could apply to people riding bicycles and one of them is targeted specifically at bike traffic. The PPB says the videos cover issues that officers frequently hear as … Read more
Not your typical gas station.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) I recently returned from a quick trip to Fullerton, California to help my brother celebrate his 40th birthday. Given that I’m from Portland, a place known for being, you know, all sustainable and stuff, my brother wanted to show me this cool new gas station that had … Read more
Check it out and contribute your smarts. Back in April, when the City Club of Portland announced they would embark on a “comprehensive” study of how bicycling fits into Portland’s transportation policy, we took notice. This is because the City Club is an old, respected and influential organization and their research is taken seriously by … Read more
Curry County DA convicted driver of reckless driving and assault. A man has been convicted on assault and reckless driving charges for driving his car into two women as they rode their bicycles on the Oregon Coast Bike Route last fall. The collision occurred on October 3rd, about 11 miles north of Gold Beach on … Read more
Can you find the streetcar tracks on this crash map?(Screenshot of BikeWise.org by Seattle Bike Blog) Here’s the news and other cool stuff that caught our eyes this past week… – Bandon, Oregon is home to a new bike shop, South Coast Bicycles, owned by two-time national cycling champion Karl Maxon. – We love this … Read more
Still from on-bike video showing a man talking to a woman he just hit with his car.-Watch it below- A man’s on-bike camera filmed a collision between a woman riding her bike in the crosswalk and someone driving a car. The intersection where the collision occurred — SW Skyline where it crosses Highway 26 and … Read more
Scott Stephenson says he suffered facial wounds after a woman intentionally ran into him while he biked on N Williams Avenue.(Photo: Scott Stephenson) North Portland resident Scott Stephenson is still shaken up after being involved in a road rage altercation on North Williams Avenue last Saturday. Stephenson, 31, says he and a woman driving a … Read more
“With the Columbia River Crossing increasingly looking like the Mount Hood Freeway of this year’s mayoral race…”Jack Roberts in The Oregonian The recent spate of bad news for the Columbia River Crossing Project — which was documented in detail on the Blue Oregon blog last week — reached new heights today. In a guest column … Read more