Willy Week’s says it’s a “cry for attention”.(Photo: Jonathan Maus) This week’s edition of the Willamette Week is all real wank-fest. They rant away on all sorts of stuff, including bikes. Here are the bike-related things that made it into their “kvetchfest” issue (emphasis is mine): Double-Tall Bikes They may be channeling absurdist Parisian street … Read more
[Updated 8/16, 12:55pm] U.S. Transportation Sec.Mary Peters on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer(Photo: PBS) In an interview on last night’s NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (on PBS), U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters said she doesn’t think “bike paths” are an appropriate use of our nation’s transportation infrastructure budget. In the wake of the bridge collapse … Read more
As a multimedia companion to their story on Jennifer Dill’s GPS research on cyclists, the Oregonian has posted a video profile of two women that commute to Metro (on NE Grand Ave) from the SW hills (Hillsdale to be exact). Watch the video below to hear how two normal, professional, middle-aged women decided to “leave … Read more
The man behind Bridge Pedal, Rick Bauman.(File photo) Continuing the drumbeat of dissatisfaction with this year’s Bridge Pedal is a front page story in the Metro section of today’s Oregonian that details the problems with the ride and grievances experienced by many participants. Reporter Helen Jung opens the article with, “Officially, it’s called the Providence … Read more
Illustration by Portland artist Shawn Granton and story by Portlander Mykle Hansen. The current issue of the always excellent Vancouver BC-based Momentum Magazine has some notable Portland coverage. There’s a great story titled Bicycle Dream Date by local writer (and much more) Mykle Hansen. Its a great account of a full day on a bike … Read more
Portland Karen Werstein in the NY Times. The Fashion and Style section of today’s New York Times features a gear test of family biking products. Chosen as testers and photographed for the story were Portland couple Nick Fenger and Karen Werstein along with their 2 year-old son Max and his friend Aidan Kinney. I love … Read more
Cyclists on the Eastbank Esplanade.(File photo) A week after they published a story about the Sullivan’s Gulch Trail gaining steam, the Oregonian has written yet another pro-bike editorial. In today’s issue (also, don’t miss the Mia Birk profile on the front page), the Oregonian admits that their “snide and snarky” comments about the Eastbank Esplanade … Read more
Bike-friendly streets were chosen as one of the top five reasons to move to Portlandby Willamette Week readers.(File photo) In case you hadn’t noticed, local weekly newspaper The Willamette Week put out their Best of Portland issue today. Inside are the results of their staff picks in a variety of categories and results from a … Read more
Seems like a week can’t go by without Portland making it onto another list. If you’re keeping track, here’s two more I came across today, and they both specifically mention bike-friendliness as a reason for our inclusion. The first one I found about via Jack Bog’s Blog. He points out that the AARP has named … Read more
UPDATE: Check it out online. Cover by Tim Gough Watch your favorite newsstand or web browser tomorrow for the release of the Portland Mercury’s Bike Issue. Mercury news writer Scott Moore, who recently wrote that he bikes because, “it’s fun and I love it,” gave me a little preview of what to expect: An essay … Read more
I just read Jennifer Anderson’s article in the Portland Tribune today about the ongoing survey work of noted PSU bike researcher Jennifer Dill. What I found surprising about the article wasn’t the survey results, but the comments by Mel Zucker, director of the non-profit Oregon Transportation Institute. Anderson quoted him to present the anti-bike viewpoint … Read more
[Updated 4:09pm] From the McBrooklyn Blog in NYC (via Streetsblog) comes a photo of a new, “high-visibility bike lane” just installed in Brooklyn: Now that looks safe.(Photo from McBrooklyn)