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Location where MAX tracks cross E Burnside.Crosslin was traveling from the right side of the image to the left. This morning, the MAX tracks on East Burnside just east of I-205 (at SE 97th Ave) caused Portland resident Thomas Crosslin to crash his bike. Thomas crosses these tracks every day on his commute from East … Read more
Director of PBOT, Tom Miller, at the Oregon Active Transportation Summit. During a speech at the Oregon Active Transportation Summit in Salem yesterday, PBOT Director Tom Miller got advocates up to speed on the funding crisis at the agency and organizational changes they’ve made that could reap benefits for bicycling. In addition, Miller made the … Read more
(Photo: UO Bike Program) The Associated Students of the University of Oregon (ASUO) has approved a $199,000 investment to launch a bike share system on the Eugene campus. The system will be initially launched with four rental stations and 40 bikes and it will be managed by the UO Bike Program. UO Bike Program Coordinator … Read more
Rules that would have outlawed ATVs and other motorized vehicles in nearly 4,000 miles ofeastern Oregon forest land have been put on pause.(Photo: US Forest Service) A management plan released last month by the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest that would have prohibited motorized travel on nearly 4,000 miles of eastern Oregon backcountry roads, has been withdrawn. … Read more
Mock-up of proposed Major Taylor mural on N. Shaver between Williams and Vancouver.
It’s been a full day of networking, breakout sessions, panel discussions, and speeches here at the Oregon Active Transportation Summit. I don’t have time to share the details of everything just yet (have a session to get back to!); but I wanted to share a few photos and brief notes. The day started out with … Read more
Councilors listen to a staff presentation on the project. (Words and photos by Patrick Croasdaile) At their work session last night, the Wilsonville City Council voted to accept a $1.25 million federal grant to perform a feasibility study on the French Prairie Bike-Ped Emergency Bridge over the Willamette River. As we shared last week, this … Read more
Big crowd at the Oregon Bicycle Tourism Partnership meeting. The 2012 Oregon Active Transportation Summit is going strong down here in Salem. As I type, a room full of engineers and planners are listening to a trio of bike gurus from the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) explain the ins-and-outs of the latest bikeway designs. … Read more
Filmed by Bike volunteer Meghan Sinnott added a bit of glitz to the party.(Photos © J. Maus) Despite a bit of water falling from the sky, Portlanders took to SE Clinton Street on Friday night to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Filmed by Bike. There was drinking, dancing, talking, and being seen among a healthy … Read more
The action starts this week and it’s now open to men and women of all ages and abilities.(Words and photos by Pat Malach/Oregon Cycling Action)
New study from Baltimore looks at how closely people pass.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Here’s the news and other cool stuff that caught our eyes this past week, including lots of news from Los Angeles… – In a surprise announcement, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says Bike Nation, a CicLAvia partner, will fund a bike share … Read more
There’s sure to be some sun this weekend. I hope/think.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)