Allan Classen, founder, editor and publisher of the NW Examiner, has leveled serious criticisms at what he calls “members of the Portland Bicycle Church” in his June issue (PDF here). Several readers have sent me his monthly Editor’s Turn column titled, When the saints go riding on, which refers to bikes as “not merely a … Read more
Screen grab from KATU TV newscast.-Watch video below- On their 11 o’clock newscast last night, KATU-TV (ABC in Portland) aired a special ‘On Your Side’ investigation titled, Bike Path to Nowhere. The segment focused on the buffered bike lanes that were installed on SE Holgate back in August. To give you a sense of the … Read more
“I secretly hoped Portland “bike culture” was so highly evolved that people were actually using cycling as the basis for spiritual and metaphysical discussion in the same way that the psychedelic scene of the sixties inspired some to explore Buddhism and alternative philosophy.” The infamous author and blogger Eben “Bike Snob” Weiss has a feature … Read more
Headline on Huffington Post isn’t quite true. An Associated Press story about US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood that’s making rounds on the Internet today (it’s running on Huffington Post and BusinessWeek.com just to name a few) says there’s “A backlash is brewing over his new bicycling policy.” There might be a backlash from some who … Read more
Michael Andersen gives us a sneak peek at Portland Afoot.(Photo © J. Maus) Former reporter with The Columbian newspaper, Michael Andersen, is set to launch Portland Afoot, a publication that will cover “low-car life” in Portland. Billed as “PDX’s 10-minute newsmagazine on buses, bikes and low-car life,” Andersen hopes his new endeavor will capture Portland’s … Read more
“There’s a lot going on in Portland, but there are other cities having more astonishing success at this point.” — Loren Mooney, Editor-in-Chief Bicycling Magazine Bicycling Magazine’s annual list of America’s top bicycle cities puts Portland in unfamiliar territory: second place. Since 1995, Portland has consistently been ranked as the #1 biking city, earning the … Read more
Eben “Bike Snob” Weiss in the Wall Street Journal. It was big news on the bikey interwebs yesterday when the man behind the most popular bike blog in the world BikesnobNYC revealed his identity. Eben Weiss is the Bike Snob and his coming out day was a pretty big deal. In addition to his uber-popular … Read more
Enjoying the Hawthorne the way locals do.(Photo © J. Maus) In our sometimes heated citywide discussions over Portland’s transportation policies, what often gets overlooked is the positive economic impact of our bike-centric reputation. Whether you ride or not, our bike-friendly roads and bridges have gotten us vast quantities of publicity in national and international media. … Read more
Rivera’s Facebook profile pic. Noted transportation reporter Dylan Rivera was among 37 employees laid off by The Oregonian today. Rivera was The Oregonian’s main reporter on the complex and sometimes controversial Columbia River Crossing project. His most recent article (published this morning) focused on a report by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy that … Read more
From Wweek.com. Power to the Pedal is the title of the cover story in this week’s Willamette Week newspaper. The story was written by Nigel Jaquiss (who won a Pulitzer for investigative reporting in 2005) and it focuses on how the Bicycle Transportation Alliance figures into the current state of bicycle advocacy in Portland. The … Read more
In case you’re interested how the newly adopted 2030 Bike Plan is being covered by other media outlets (and what’s being said about it by commenters), here is a quick round-up. Willamette Week – Bike Plan: City Council Exacts Revenge on Saltzman. Cyclists Win. Did Saltzman, Too? Bojack.org – Your sewer bill dollars at work … Read more
“… While we support the objectives of the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 that goes before the City Council today, adopting such a plan is far from enough.” — Opinion from Portland Tribune With the 2030 Bike Plan up for adoption at City Council this afternoon, there is a fresh crop of stories about it … Read more