Erica Rothman as of this morning.(Self-portrait) 24-year old North Portland resident Erica Rothman was on her way to get a tattoo on Wednesday evening when a collision with another bike rider on the westbound side of the Hawthorne Bridge sent her to the Emergency Room (read accounts from an eyewitness and from the man she … Read more
A graphic from the “Share the Path” brochure produced by PBOT in July of 2007. The City of Portland just released a statement in response to a recent crash between bike riders on the Hawthorne Bridge. Today and Monday, employees of the City’s Transportation Options Division will be on on the south side of the … Read more
“We should also remember that accidents happen, they happen driving, walking, and cycling.”— Anonymous rider who was involved in a collision on the Hawthorne Bridge The man who was involved in a horrific crash on the Hawthorne Bridge on Wednesday has come forward with his version of how it happened. The eyewitness account of the … Read more
Todd Boulanger (L), seen here with League of American Bicyclists Executive Director Andy Clarke.(Photos © J. Maus) Todd Boulanger, a well-known transportation planner and former Alice B. Toeclips award winner (2005), has been laid off by the City of Vancouver. Citing lower than expected budget numbers, City Transportation Manager Thayer Rorabaugh sent an email to … Read more
Looking south on Interstate with Greeley to the right. City crews have extended the median and joined it with the sidewalk to make the right-turn closure permanent. In October of 2007, a man was killed at this intersection after a collision with a right-turning truck.(Photos © J. Maus)
Gather ’round folks.(Photos © J. Maus) Last night at Franklin High School, Portlanders got their first chance to kick the tires and test ride the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s update to the Bicycle Master Plan. This plan, last updated in 1996, is important to Portland’s bike future for many reasons: it will set and inform … Read more
Good spacing, a high visibility location, and cobblestones!(Photos © J. Maus) When students and staff arrive at the campus of Benjamin Franklin High School in Southeast Portland (5405 SE Woodward), they’re greeted with an important message: Bikes are respected, encouraged, and accommodated for. The message isn’t something you read on a poster. It’s implied — … Read more
KPTV is reporting a hit-and-run that happened yesterday at the intersection of NE 21st and Columbia (map below) in Northeast Portland. Here’s more from KPTV: “A hit-and-run driver crashed into Dahren at about 10 a.m… Linda Poppino, Dahren’s mother, said her son had been riding his bike through a crosswalk at the intersection when a … Read more
City employees flip pancakes for pedalers in Pioneer Square during Bike to Work Day festivities last year.(Photo © J. Maus) If the rain and wind has got you down…cheer up! It’s Bike to Work Month and there are free breakfasts and other events just around the corner. The City of Portland’s SmartTrips crew, the Bicycle … Read more
That’s a cool logo. I hope someonebrings me back a T-shirt. Portland Mayor Sam Adams, his Chief of Staff Tom Miller, and Bureau of Transportation traffic safety specialist Greg Raisman will visit Brussels, Belgium next week for the 29th annual Velo-city Conference. Widely regarded as the premier bicycle transportation conference in the world (the 2007 … Read more
The City Club of Portland hosted inspiring bikes and speakers last Friday.(Photos © J. Maus) There are many signs in Portland that bikes are quickly moving beyond their fringe and “activist” labels of the past (when’s the last time you heard of Critical Mass in this city?). Families pedal our streets in increasing numbers, politicians … Read more
Adams has dedicated $500,000 for bikes in his budget.(Photos © J. Maus) In his forthcoming budget proposal (due out tomorrow), Mayor Sam Adams will include a dedicated funding source devoted to bicycle programs and projects that he calls the “Bicycle Infrastructure Improvement Fund”. In a phone call this afternoon, Mayor Adams told me the money … Read more