SRAM steps up for advocacy; $1 million donated so far
Mega-company SRAM has stepped up big to support the national bike movement with the announcement yesterday of a $400,000 grant to the Thunderhead Alliance and the League of American Bicyclists.
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Press Release: SRAM Gives $400K to Advocacy Groups
Great news on the advocacy front: SRAM has announced a $400K grant to the Thunderhead Alliance and the League of American Bicyclists. Here is the press release: SRAM Cycling Fund Awards $400,000 to the League of American Bicyclists and Thunderhead Alliance for Biking and Walking SRAM has announced a grant of $400,000 to the Thunderhead … Read more
Portland Design Works officially launches; will deliver locally by bike
PDW’s “Panda Treat” grips. Portland Design Works has been busy since we broke word of their arrival back in September. Erik Olson, the former Planet Bike GM who moved from Wisconsin to Portland to launch the company, has now joined forces with former Planet Bike co-worker, Dan Powell. Powell and Olson have finalized their initial … Read more
Press Release: Blumenauer joins Obama bikers
This was sent to us from Blumenauer’s office on Saturday. We’re hoping for some photos and will likely put something on the Front Page if/when we get them. Biking for Obama Riders Finally Arrive In DC Joined by Rep. Blumenauer after Month-Long Bike Trek Cross-country for Inauguration Blumenauer and Becerra Answer Cyclists’ Plea for Inauguration … Read more
Catching up with a former Portland pro in Atlanta
Doug Ollerenshaw(Photo © J. Maus) Last time we checked in with ex-Portlander Doug Ollerenshaw he was recovering from a heart-breaking crash at the end of the Twilight Criterium. Also that night, he broke the news that he was retiring from racing and leaving Portland to go to graduate school in Georgia. Ollerenshaw is the consummate … Read more
Press Release: Sellwood Bridge task force decision coming Monday
This just in from Multnomah County: Sellwood Bridge task force meeting on January 19 The Community Task Force for the Sellwood Bridge Project will meet on Monday, January 19 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm at OMSI, 1945 SE Water Avenue. At the meeting, the task force is expected to recommend a preferred alternative to … Read more
Eco-friendly cleaning business goes by bike
Off to another “greening”.(Photos © J. Maus) Local cleaning business, Q19 Greening, is looking to buy a fleet of Dutch cargo bikes to make good on their eco-friendly mission. I met up with their first bike-enabled employee the other day to see how things were going. Greg Davis calls himself a Q19 “greener” (instead of … Read more
Meter revenue, project timeline, make PBOT slow to respond to bus mall safety concerns
Parking on the left, tricky tracks on the right.(Photo © J. Maus) This week, the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation decided to remove on-street parking on the new transit mall ahead of schedule due to safety concerns first brought to their attention by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) back in October.
ODOT’s federal funding request focuses on highways and “providing jobs immediately”
ODOT wants $2 million to improve illumination on I-205 bike path.(Photo © J. Maus) The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has released their official list of projects to be included in the federal economic stimulus bill that is expected to come together in mid-February The list includes 46 projects throughout the state and a total … Read more
Product idea: Light up your own bike lane with “LightLane”
[Via Dustbowl] Design duo Alex Tee and Evan Gant from Massachusetts based product design firm Altitude Inc., are making waves around the web for their new “LightLane” concept. Here’s how they describe it: Our system projects a crisply defined virtual bike lane onto pavement, using a laser, providing the driver with a familiar boundary to … Read more
Press release: Regional leaders unite to send strong message on federal transportation priorities
Below is a press release sent out yesterday by Metro. I have just received the actual resolution and list of projects and I might do another story about it on the Front Page soon. For now… Regional leaders unite to send strong message on federal transportation priorities The Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) … Read more
Portland’s bike lane characters; a proud tradition continues (Slideshow)
One of Portland’s customized bike lane markings.-Slideshow below-(Photo: City of Portland) 2009 marks the 10th anniversary of a proud Portland tradition: our creatively modified bike lane pavement markings or what I like to call, “bike lane guys”. The “unlikely cycling hero” who started the tradition in 1999 — according to Portlander Jim Waigand, who has … Read more