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“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
These models from Nutcase (L) and Bern (R) were rated “poor” by Consumer Reports. Two helmets that are very popular on the streets of Portland have been given low scores — including a “poor” rating in impact absorption — in a recent test published by Consumer Reports.
Documentary will take closer look at Naked Bike Ride.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) A local non-profit is looking for a few good subjects who aren’t bashful about participating in Portland’s annual Naked Bike Ride. Portland-based NW Documentary teaches classes on documentary filmmaking (including one on how to film by bike) and they also boast a respectable … Read more
A photo of “Ian” on the Oregon Coast taken by Barb Wade on May 16th. Since our post yesterday about the generosity of strangers toward a man who claimed he was down on his luck, we have come to realize that “Ian” is a prolific con-man. We have received numerous comments and emails from people … Read more
PBOT Director Tom Miller will join Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez and peers from six other cities at the launch of the Green Lane Project in Chicago tomorrow. As we shared last month, the Green Lane Project is an initiative backed by the Bikes Belong Foundation that seeks to hasten the development of protected bike … Read more
A new report presented to Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber yesterday outlines and prioritizes 16 new “non-roadway” transportation funding mechanisms. Among the ideas selected as a priority for “additional consideration for further implementation” and possible legislative action, is a “User fee for bikes.” The 93 page report, Oregon Non-Roadway Transportation Funding Options: Report to the Governor, … Read more
Ian, a bike traveler from Darwin, Australia, as seen by Salem resident Chad Butler on Sunday. [Publisher’s note: We have confirmed that the man in this story might be running a scam. A commenter below (whom I have also contacted directly via email) met “Ian” back in 2010 and heard a similar story from him. … Read more
Still from video.-Watch it below- Local shop Bike n Hike has launched a new, summer marketing campaign. The first big piece of it is a commercial titled, “I am Cyclist.” The video was shot on location in Portland and produced by Reel Innovative. It features several characters (one of whom is a Bike N Hike … Read more
Portland-based Better World Club will soon be the first company in America to offer affordable, comprehensive bicycle insurance*. Better World Club Marketing Director Lauri Fish says they are just ironing out some details and expect to have the new services available in June. Fish says Better World will add the medical and liability insurance — … Read more
Photo from the scene.(Photo source: Unknown) [Publisher’s Note: Normally I wouldn’t report this story. Traffic collisions happen every day and sometimes they involve a person on a bike. I don’t consider them newsworthy simply because a bicycle is involved. In this case, I decided to publish more information about this collision because of questions some … Read more
“This shows a level of negligence and disregard for other people’s lives that cannot be allowed in Portland if we want to keep our roads safe,”Sean DuBois, Skof’s attorney Lawyers for Robert Skof, who was hit from behind by Mt. Hood Skibowl owner Kirk Hanna while bicycling in southwest Portland last year, say a settlement … Read more
Broken window at A Better Cycle. A Better Cycle, a worker owned and collectively run bike shop in Southeast Portland (2324 SE Division St.), was broken into last night. Shop co-owner Ian Mitchell says sometime between 8:00 pm last night and 10:00 am this morning, someone threw a rock into one of the shop’s side … Read more