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The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is asking for help to find the person driving a motor vehicle that hit and killed an 18-year old man while he rode his bicycle early this morning. The crash happened around 1:00 am on SE Mather Road near SE Summers Lane, near Clackamas Town Center and about 13 … Read more
Adams at a press conference last month.(Photo © J. Maus)
NOTE: 5 and 1/2 years later, I have decided to delete this cartoon because now I fully understand how inappropriate its contents were. In hindsight, I regret publishing it. I’m sorry to everyone that was offended by it. — Jonathan Maus, 2/10/17. — For background, see past coverage of the Williams project. For past cartoons … Read more
Bunny on a Bike Ride 2006. It’s a reflective day here at BikePortland. Six years ago today I launched this site, breaking away from OregonLive.com and the “Bike Fun” blog I started there in April 2005. 11,604 posts and over 150,000 comments later, and I’m still here writing about all things bike every weekday. When … Read more
The YouTurn One glaring way that bicycles lack the same presence on the roadway as cars is in their lack of adequate lighting systems. In particular, bicycles don’t come equipped with one of the most basic and important lights that cars have — turn signals. Portlander Jack O’Neal hopes to change that. O’Neal, 32, is … Read more
The Skanner Bernie Foster, the Publisher of The Skanner — Portland’s award-winning and self-described, “African American newspaper that keeps you up to date with everything going on in the black community” — has weighed in on the North Williams Avenue project. In his editorial, Foster urges his readers to speak up on this and other … Read more
Oregon law says vehicles must “stop and stay stopped” when crosswalks are in use.(Photo @ J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation announced the location of their next crosswalk enforcement action last night. On August 23rd, PBOT and the Police Bureau will focus their efforts on the intersection of N. Williams and Morris. Morris is … Read more
Just before takeoff, the velomobiles assembled in front of Salmon Street Fountain in downtown Portland.(Photos © J. Maus)
Lee Moore, Chairman of the Housing Authority of Portland, was brought in by PBOT to facilitate the meeting.(Photos © J. Maus)
“… if the community doesn’t have the power to choose a solution, it doesn’t matter how good the solution is… To empower the community and find a way forward, I pledge that my staff and the Portland Bureau of Transportation staff will support you and work with all stakeholders to make progress.”— Mayor Sam Adams … Read more
Due to the presence of new streetcar tracks, people on NW Lovejoy routinely drive in the bike lane.(Photos © J. Maus)
Red line shows closure. A section of the Fanno Creek Trail southeast of Beaverton will be closed an estimated 6-8 weeks due to a sewage leak. Stephen Sykes, a spokesman for the City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, says a water leak was discovered last Friday (7/22) on the trail near SW 82nd Avenue. … Read more