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Bikes are a common sight at Portland protests.(Photo © J. Maus) Occupy Portland (a.k.a. Occupy Together) the local version of Occupy Wall Street and a national movement to protest the imbalanced influence of corporations in American politics (and a host of other social justice issues) begins today. People will gather at noon near the Saturday … Read more
Approximate location of collision via Google Streetview. The two Canadian women involved in a collision Monday on Highway 101 north of Gold Beach remain hospitalized at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Springfield (near Eugene) today. 30 year old Martha McClean remains in the Intensive Care Unit. That’s all I was able to find out about … Read more
Traffic on Skyline Blvd.(Photo © J. Maus) Residents around Skyline Blvd have scheduled a community forum next month to discuss road safety issues. Hostilities between road users on narrow, winding rural roads like Skyline (and its many offshoots) got a lot of attention back in August when a local email list lit up with allegations … Read more
A winter bike commute workshop at OHSU.(Photos © J. Maus) Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has earned a ‘Gold Bicycle Friendly Business’ rating from the League of American Bicyclists. OHSU is Portland’s largest employer with 12,400 employees and is the largest organization to ever win a gold or higher designation from the League. The … Read more
Problem solved thanks to action by PBOT.(Photo: Brett McLane) Last week I shared the story of an armored truck that had repeatedly violated Oregon law by parking in the bike lane on the southbound (downhill) side of N Greeley Ave outside the Adidas USA headquarters. Upon receiving an official complaint from North Portland resident Brett … Read more
Newly repaired path looking north.(Photos © J. Maus) A portion of the Willamette River Greenway Trail that closed back in July 2010 has now been re-opened. The managers of the McCormick Pier condos closed a segment of the path about midway between the Broadway and Steel Bridges after noticing surface cracks caused by erosion. The … Read more
A scene from Artcrank 2010.(Photos © J. Maus) Artcrank, the “poster party for bike people,” is coming to Portland for the third consecutive year and the big opening night shindig is this Thursday (10/6)! Artcrank was a huge hit last year and organizers have added an extra day to handle the demand.
Screen grab of the current beta version. On Friday, October 14th you can get a sneak peek at TriMet’s Portland Regional Trip Planner, which they bill as the “first open-source, multi-modal trip planner produced by a U.S. transit agency.” Over three years in the making, TriMet’s new tool will function similarly to how you get … Read more
Holladay connects to existing bikeways in the Rose Quarter.(Photo © J. Maus) Because of one powerful stakeholder, the future of a plan to improve bike access on NE Holladay Street through the Lloyd District hangs in the balance. Last week I reported on significant progress for two of the three Lloyd District Bikeway Development projects: … Read more
As part of their N Vancouver/Wheeler Access to Rose Quarter project, the Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has added a green box to the median island on N. Interstate.
Approximate location of collision. Another collision on Highway 101, this time involving two people who were riding about 11 miles north of Gold Beach. According to the Oregon State Police (OSP) at about 12:55 pm yesterday, a PT Cruiser driven by a 61-year-old man was southbound on 101 traveling over Ophir Dike when it “struck … Read more
A Lone Wolf Trailer, photographed during a hunting/camping trip this weekend near the Biggs Junction/Deschutes River area in Eastern Oregon.(Photo: Rocky Mackey)