Brian Alfano (L) and Bill Dolanwant you to do Business on a Bike.(Photos © J. Maus) In a city where biking is woven into the cultural fabric, not even the business arena can escape the two-wheeled influence. In Portland, we’ve got a group for people that use bicycles to conduct their business (which I’ve heard … Read more
Rep. Carolyn Tomei Last time we checked in on HB 2377, it was on its way to easy passage on the House floor. It got through the House at the end of April by a vote of 38-22. Since then, it has had one reading in the Senate, bounced around to committees and work sessions … Read more
Project will improve lighting on I-205 path.(Photo © J. Maus) Thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (a.k.a. the federal stimulus bill), the bike and pedestrian path that runs along Interstate 205 will be getting a $2.5 million makeover. Most of the money will go toward new lighting on a 3.6 mile stretch of … Read more
Rick Smith, creator of the popular web-based comic series Yehuda Moon & The Kickstand Cyclery, is coming to Portland. Clever Cycles (908 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) will host the event and Smith will sign books and will have t-shirts and prints of individual strips available for purchase.
Poster for the event. Tonight is First Friday just over the river in Vancouver and Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street) opens their new “Bike Love” show. The show features bike-inspired artists from Portland and Vancouver and and it runs through June 27th. Story continues below advertisement Gallagher’s “Monument” to bike shoes.(Acrylic on canvas) One of … Read more
Portland Mayor Sam Adams at the opening plenary of the Velo-City conference last month.(Photos: Greg Raisman) With Pedalpalooza just a week away, it’s fitting to do a story about how Portland’s legendary bike fun created quite a stir at an international bike conference held last month. Portland Mayor Sam Adams, along with his Chief of … Read more
Prices are going up on lockers managed by the City of Portland.(Photo: PBOT) Beginning July 1st, prices to rent a bike locker from the City of Portland will go up by over 100% — from $45 to $95 at the six-month rate. The increases are a part of a slew of higher fees on everything … Read more
Blumenauer in Portland on May 11th.(Photos © J. Maus) A few weeks ago, in the Rose Room in Portland’s City Hall, U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer hosted an invite-only, roundtable discussion about biking. Around the large conference table sat electeds (like Metro President David Bragdon) and representatives from a variety of local, regional, and statewide agencies, … Read more
The new Sunday Parkways bandanna. I know you want one.(Photos © J. Maus) The first of three Sunday Parkways events is right around the corner and the City of Portland is looking for a few good “Intersection Superheroes” to make sure everything goes smoothly. At the North Portland event on June 21st the City will … Read more
The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has released a new, 3 1/2 minute animated film about Oregon crosswalk laws. The film, “Every Corner is a Crosswalk” was created to help educate Portlanders about their responsibilities when driving and walking. According to PBOT, 72% of pedestrian collisions in the Central Business District are a result … Read more
Mapes, seen here at the ’07 National Bike Summit, spent four years working on the book.(Photos © J. Maus) Author and reporter Jeff Mapes is living the first-time authors’ dream. His book, Pedaling Revolution, is winning popular and critical acclaim, he has become a sought-after speaker, and it is selling at an unexpectedly brisk pace. … Read more
Water Bureau Director David Shaff at last year’s event.(Photos © J. Maus) Continuing a campaign they began last year, the City of Portland’s Water Bureau will hold a bike/truck safety event this Saturday. The Water Bureau says this ongoing effort to improve safety was prompted by a number of near collisions over the years (mostly … Read more