Adams announces new cycletrack coming to SW Broadway
PBOT’s drawing for proposed cycletrack on SW Broadway.(Photos © J. Maus)
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Oregon Manifest unveils ’09 show details: Builders will be put to the challenge
The 2009 Oregon Manifest (10/2 – 11/8) can hardly be called a bike show. After the success of their first show last year, organizers have signed a presenting sponsorship deal with Chris King Precision Components and transformed the event into five “concentrated weeks” of art, workshops, and unique events designed to showcase the nation’s best … Read more
Priorities and promises: How will bikes fare in the Mayor’s budget?
Will he deliver a Platinum budget?(Photos © J. Maus) Right now in City Hall, Mayor Adams and his staff are getting set to release their transportation budget. When the Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) released their budget back in February, it was embarrassingly bad for bikes. There was no dedicated revenue for bike projects, one-time funding … Read more
What happened to Cary Bernick? On the scene of a fatal collision
Flowers placed as a memorial near the location where Bernick was hit.(Photos © Dan Liu) Last night, BikePortland news intern Dan Liu and I visited the scene of the collision that killed Cary Bernick on Monday evening. We timed our arrival to match that of the crash itself, shortly after 5pm. There wasn’t a ton … Read more
New from Streetfilms: Bike Rush Hour on the Hawthorne Bridge
Filmmaker Clarence Eckerson on the Hawthorne Bridge last week.-Watch video below- Streetfilms‘ Clarence Eckerson was in Portland recently for Filmed by Bike. While he was here, he teamed up with Dan Kaufman from Crank My Chain CycleTV to put together a new, 3-plus minute film that takes a look at “Bike Rush Hour” on Portland’s … Read more
Reed College photo project looks to make helmets sexy
Reed College students photographed for the BikeSexy project.(Photos by Norah Hoover)
Copenhagenize: Hugging cops vid is “helmet propaganda”
“It’s the latest fake viral film from our car-centric Danish Road Safety Council. Slowing chipping away at Danish bike culture without worrying about facts and science.”— Mikael Colville-Andersen, publisher of Copenhagenize.com Mikael Colville-Andersen, proprietor of the globally renown blog Copenhagenize, says a video of Danish cops handing out hugs and helmets to bike riders is … Read more
Beware of test-riding crook on Craiglist
Stolen. My friend Felix got his bike stolen last night and his experience might be a lesson for others. Felix posted a listing to sell his bike on Craigslist. A man responded with interest (Felix says the phone number displayed as “unknown”) and then showed up at Felix’s house at about 9:00 pm last night … Read more
PDC says BMX facility near Burnside Bridge is a no go
The vacant lot at E Burnside and 2nd that is slated for an “interim site use” by the PDC.(Photo © J. Maus) Advocates for a pump track and bike riding facility on a vacant lot adjacent to the Burnside Bridge are a bit miffed now that their idea has been scuttled by the Portland Development … Read more
New friends and perspectives at the Outer East Get Together
I think it’s safe to say thisis the most bikes ever parked in front of the Rumpus Room.(Photos © J. Maus) Last week we held our third monthly Get Together event. In previous months we’ve held them in North (St. Johns) and Southwest Portland (Multnomah Village) and this time we rolled to the Rumpus Room … Read more
Fatal crash in Northeast Portland
NE 106th and Weidler This evening at about 5:30 pm, 49-year old Cary Bernick of Southeast Portland was killed while riding his bike on NE Weidler near the intersection with NE 106th in East Portland (
Vehicular Homicide bill dies in committee
Mary O’Donnell, shown hereat a press conference for the bill last June, lost her husband due to a careless driver.(Photos © J. Maus) At a work session of the House Judiciary Committee in Salem today, the BTA’s Vehicular Homicide Bill (HB 3399) was withdrawn from the agenda, thereby terminating its chances to become law this … Read more