Photo GalleryVideo below(Photos © J. Maus) It’s like Critical Mass without the attitude or the age. Portland’s first Kidical Mass ride (an import from Eugene) was a big success tonight. About 40 people (and about half were little ones!) showed up for a short loop through downtown. Ride organizer Angela Koch, the Safe Routes to … Read more
Rendering from PBAC memo: “Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee Recommended Pathway on West Side of West Replacement Bridge (Looking North)”
Sunday Parkways route map.Larger version Sunday Parkways — the City of Portland’s first-ever, large-scale carfree event — is all set for this Sunday (6/22) from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. PDOT’s Transportation Options division first unveiled their plans for the event nearly one year ago. Since then, they’ve executed a comprehensive and strategic plan to … Read more
Rollin’ on the Esplanade.(Photos © J. Maus) Yesterday, after the final day of programs at the Carfree Conference, I took a ride on the riverfront with Gil Penalosa (we were joined by Ian Stude, transportation options coordinator at Portland State University). Penalosa was Bogota, Colombia’s parks commissioner when that city underwent a massive urban … Read more
Bicycling Magazine and Shimano have teamed up once again on their BikeTown program. Portland is one of five U.S. cities chosen to participate and yesterday was the kickoff of the event at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland. At the event, 30 Portlanders who won an essay contest were presented with their new Trek Lime … Read more
“I seriously disagree with… taking an entire neighborhood and denying them the use of their cars, which I think is an evil thing to do to people, even if just for one Sunday.”–talk show host Lars Larson On the opening day of the Towards Carfree Cities Conference, right-wing talk radio personality Lars Larson invited Meghan … Read more
Screenshot from TriMet’s new trip-planning map unveiled at the Carfree Conference yesterday. Check it out here.
The U.S. Department of Transportation reported yesterday that Americans drove 1.4 billion fewer highway miles in April of 2008 than in April of 2007. The report also said that this is the sixth consecutive month of declines and that Americans drove 400 million less miles in April than in March. As gas prices rise, more … Read more
Pedal for the polar bears!(Photo: Oregon Zoo) In an effort to bring attention to the plight of polar bears, the Oregon Zoo is offering free admission this Saturday to anyone who arrives by bike. Their second annual “Bike for Bears” event will also offer $2 valet bike parking — with all the money going toward … Read more
The ghost bike for Austin Miller.(Photos: Jim “K’Tesh” Parsons) The Oregonian is reporting that Austin Miller’s mother, Stephanie Miller, has filed a $2 million lawsuit against TriMet in the death of her 15 year-old son. According to the Oregonian, the lawsuit claims that the TriMet driver was, “negligent in failing to keep a proper lookout … Read more
The “Street Fight” presentation at the Carfree Conference taking place at Portland State University through Friday.(Photos © J. Maus) With 840,000 motor vehicles entering into New York City’s central business district each day, New York City has its share of challenges in creating livable, safe and people-friendly streets. But thanks to a burgeoning collaborative effort … Read more
A Portland bike patrol unit at work on SE Hawthorne in 2006.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Gresham Police Department has just announced that they will bolster police bike patrols during the summer months. Gresham PD spokesman Sgt. Claudio Grandjean says the move was made possible by utilizing School Resource Officers who are available … Read more