Rural roads like this one could be developed for industrial use.(Photo: Kevin Van Dyke) Beaverton resident, race promoter, and bike advocate Kris Schamp has joined a grassroots effort to save 34,000 acres of rural farmland from industrial and residential development in Washington County. Schamp, owner of Portland Racing and communications director of Northwest Trail Alliance, … Read more
Portland’s new (and first-ever) cycle track has been installed on SW Broadway near Portland State University.(Photos © J. Maus)
Notice the marks where the road striping used to be.(Photos © J. Maus) As we reported last week, a bike lane has been installed on the uphill portion of the N. Mississippi Ave hill. This morning I got a chance to see it up close and personal. This project is yet another example of how … Read more
Wayne Conrad Thompson Police say today that 35 year old Wayne Conrad Thompson has been booked for allegedly causing a crash with a man on a bike yesterday afternoon at 2:00pm at NE 122nd and Glisan. Thompson has been arrested and charged with one count of assault in the first degree. The charge is a … Read more
Screen shot of Bike Quiver. An iPhone app just released yesterday could be a great tool in the war on bike theft. “Bike Quiver” was created by David Ross, an independent software developer who lives (and rides) in Portland. A serial number is the most important piece of information you’ll need to prove to the … Read more
Screenshot from Nick Falbo’s animated presentation on alternatives to the 12-lane CRC.– Watch below- With the BTA flexing some muscle on the Columbia River Crossing project and a grassroots effort in opposition to a 12-lane bridge by Rising Tide Cascadia well under way, some of you might be curious about what other alternatives exist. Nick … Read more
An event that bills itself as “A poster party for bike people” is set to make its Portland debut on October 1st. Artcrank began in Minneapolis in 2007 and has since expanded to other cities. The event is an exhibit of bike-inspired poster art from local artists. The posters accepted into each show — which … Read more
[Updated 8/28/09: The Portland Mercury is reporting that the victim was 52 year old James Earl Wagner. The Mercury also has photos of the intersection where the crash occurred, and commentary on the difficulty of walking and biking there.] Click for Google Map The Portland Police report that this morning at about 2:15 am, a … Read more
[8/26, 4:42pm: This story has been updated with reaction from CRC project staffer David Parisi.] “The BTA is done with this public involvement theater… we’re not going to play this game any more.” — Michelle Poyouorow, Bicycle Transportation Alliance As reported earlier today, the staff from the Columbia River Crossing project held a meeting of … Read more
Spotted a FollowMe in use at Sunday Parkways. Tag-alongs (a.k.a. trail-a-bikes) are common sights on the streets of Portland. They’re an excellent option for kids who are too big for a trailer, but who aren’t yet able to safely ride in traffic by themselves. Now there’s a new twist on this popular product — the … Read more
These are the two options bike and pedestrian advocates are being asked to choose from… but what if neither are acceptable?
Aaron Hayes of Northeast Portland-based Courage Bicycle Mfg. drew a lot of attention for the imaginative details on this bike he made for his girlfriend. It features S & S couplers and a rare combination of a Schlump 2-speed crankset and two “Dos Enos” cassettes in the rear.(Photo: Aaron Hayes)