Last Thursday becomes nearly carfree, naturally
A carfree street, even without an official street closure permit. Photo taken on NE Alberta Street just east of 24th looking east.More images(Photos © J. Maus)
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Prozanski puts brakes on helmet law expansion plan
The Oregonian is reporting that Oregon state senator Floyd Prozanski is backing off his idea to introduce a law would have made helmets mandatory for adults. The O’s Michelle Cole says Prozanski felt pressure to pull back due to the negative response he received. She wrote, “Prozanski also got a pounding this week from bloggers…”. … Read more
TriMet offers tips for bikers during Steel Bridge MAX construction
Click to enlarge The following is an excerpt taken directly from TriMet’s website: Tips for Bike Commuters During MAX Steel Bridge Service Interruption August 2-24 The Steel Bridge will be closed to cars, buses and MAX trains August 2-24, 2008, as crews connect existing tracks to the new MAX Green Line tracks on 5th and … Read more
Portland-based shoe company will expand cycling product line
Keen’s Commuter, an SPD-compatiblesandal released last year, was their first bike-specific product. Keen Footwear, who moved their headquarters to Portland in 2006 (and didn’t waste any time featuring us in their product catalog), has just announced an expanded line of cycling products. Keen unveiled an SPD compatible sandal (the “Commuter”) in early 2007 and now … Read more
Man on a bike hit from behind on SE Stark
This just in from the Portland Police Bureau (emphasis mine): “At 2:58 pm East Precinct officers were dispatched to the area of SE 147th Av/Stark Street on a bicyclist hit. Officers arrived and determined that the bicyclist was hit by a vehicle driven by 23-year-old Lance Waddy. Waddy and the bicyclist were both traveling eastbound … Read more
First the West Hills, now the World; Zoobombers will vie for gravity crown
Chuck Bridge and his gravity bike at the top of “Dragontail” back in April.More images(Photos © J. Maus) Three Portland men who honed their downhill biking skills while “Zoobombing” down the West Hills are taking their sport to the next level. Team Zoobomb — which consists of Chuck Bridge, Aaron Truman, and Gabriel Tiller — … Read more
KVAL: Eugene trucking company involved in fatal crash will give $1 million for bike safety ed
Jane Higdon(Photo: The Jane Higdon Foundation) The trucking company involved in the death of Jane Higdon in Eugene in May of 2006 has agreed to donate $1 million over 20 years to a memorial fund founded in her name. According to KVAL-TV in Eugene, Ireland Trucking Co. will give the money to the Jane Higdon … Read more
Driver in fatal Eugene crash “pushing to make helmets mandatory”
Screen shot from KVAL-TV video.(Watch video here) My story about Senator Floyd Prozanski’s intention to expand Oregon’s mandatory helmet law has gained steam. It was sent out on the AP newswire this morning and outlets across the state have picked it up. I’ve done several media interviews about it today, and while doing some background … Read more
Bike-friendly state senator wounded by accidental gunshot
Atkinson testifying in support of the Fixed Gear Brake bill during a hearing in Salem in March 2007. His shirt reads, “Ride a fixed gear, go to jail.”(Photo © J. Maus) Oregon state Senator Jason Atkinson (R-Central Point) — an avid cyclist and a regular supporter of bike-related legislation in Salem — was accidently shot … Read more
Bike poster proceeds will go to non-profits, memorial fund
All sales of this poster will be donated to the Brett Jarolimek Memorial Fund.(Stencil design by Roll Hardy) Locally owned and operated Stumptown Printers has decided to donate all proceeds of their series of limited edition bike posters to local non-profit groups and a fund that raises money for bike safety programs. One of the … Read more
Conference in Portland looks toward more sustainable cities
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski gave the keynote address at a sustainable transportation conference in Portland this morning.(Photo © J. Maus) An invite-only conference at the Portland Art Museum today and tomorrow is looking at the future of sustainable transportation and urban design in American cities. Dubbed Meeting of the Minds, the event is, “designed to … Read more
Friends plan events to raise money for crash victim
Karl Hugo and his daughter Lula. Two weeks ago, Southeast Portland resident Karl Hugo was gravely injured when he rode through the intersection of SE 50th and Lincoln Street and collided with a truck. After the crash, Hugo was admitted into the Intensive Care Unit at the OHSU where he arrived in a coma, with … Read more