A bottle of “Commuter Cuvee”.(Photo: Mike Quetel) When you drink the newly released “Commuter Cuvee” pinot noir by Grochau Cellars, you’ll not only raise your spirits, you’ll raise money for bike safety. The new wine is the work of Portland-based winemaker and bike lover John Grochau, with help from his distributor Casa Bruno. BikePortland reader … Read more
Metro Council President David Bragdon.(Photo © J. Maus) Thursday at Metro, councilors are sure to get an earful when they host a public hearing on the contentious Columbia River Crossing project. The topic will be Resolution No. 09-4023, which Metro describes as: “For the Purpose of Expressing a Sense of The Council on the Number … Read more
How’s this for last-minute plans? John Cardenas, president of the Portland Guadalajara Sister City Association (PGSCA), asked me last week if I’d like to join them on an upcoming trip to Guadalajara. They’re leaving Tuesday of next week and one of the agenda items for the trip is to share information about bikes in Portland.
Photo from the scene on June 10th, 2008.(Photo: Ian Stude) Back in June, Portlander Phil Sano was tackled and then Tasered repeatedly by two Portland Police Bureau officers while riding his bicycle on SE 7th Avenue. The police maintain he failed to obey their orders and then resisted arrest. Sano says they failed to identify … Read more
“I believe we can help by getting the consumer into the showroom.”— Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) To give you an idea at just how difficult it will be to make any significant change in the American transportation paradigm, here’s the latest in the ever-changing saga of President Obama’s economic stimulus bill (via the Associated Press, … Read more
The party outside Filmed by Bike will have much more breathing room this year.(Photo © J. Maus) Ayleen Crotty, the bike culture dynamo behind Filmed by Bike, stopped by our office yesterday with an update on what’s in store for the event this year. The big news is a free street party on opening night … Read more
Michelle Poyourow of the BTA.(Photos © J. Maus) Advocate Michelle Poyourow of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) was one of over 70 people that testified in front of City Council at last week’s public hearing on the Columbia River Crossing project (CRC). After the hearing, several people mentioned her testimony to me and I also … Read more
Our very own Elly Blue will be part of a panel discussion at the Sustainable Transportation Solutions Summit happening this Thursday at Reed College. Here’s the description/blurb on the panel from Reed: With global warming and gas prices grabbing headlines, we need to rethink how we get around, and Oregonians are leading the way forward. … Read more
Hillsdale n’hood associationpresident and trails advocate Don Baack.(Photo © J. Maus) Local newspaper, The Southwest Community Connection reports that the Hillsdale Neighborhood Association is in unanimous support of building a cycle track on Capitol Highway. In their “Government Beat” column published Sunday, the paper wrote: Don Baack, president of the Neighborhood Association, said the project … Read more
A view of proposed Gateway Greenproperty looking south on the I-205 bike path toward NE Halsey.(Photos © J. Maus) The effort to build turn 35 acres of vacant land in east Portland into an off-road trails park and bike recreation to be called “Gateway Green” is moving forward nicely. Last week I bumped into parks … Read more
Screenshot fromPerformanceBike.com. Peformance Bicycle, America’s largest chain of bike retail shops, will open their latest location in downtown Portland. According to the Portland Business Journal, Bitech Inc. (Performance’s corporate name) signed a lease for 20,000 square feet of retail space at 1736 SW Alder St. (the Biz Journal reported it incorrectly as SE Alder).
An art gallery on N. Vancouver Avenue currently has a very special Cinelli bicycle frame on display. Photos by Sally Murdoch/Artery PDX(More photos below) Sally Murdoch of Artery PDX (4114 North Vancouver Ave.) sent us over a few photos and info about the frame. She says it was painted by Barry McGee and that it’s … Read more