The League of American Bicyclists has just launched their Bicycle Friendly States program. Similar to their successful Bicycle Friendly Communities program this new campaign will look to “rank and recognize states that actively support bicycling.” Here’s more from the League’s website:
League of American Bicyclists Executive Director Andy Clarke.(Photo © J. Maus) The eighth annual Towards Carfree Cities Conference is coming to Portland in less than a month (June 16-20) and organizers have lined up an impressive list of speakers, events, and workshops. The latest addition to the program is a keynote presentation by head honcho … Read more
Here’s an announcement from the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (ibpi) at Portland State University. The IBPI is excited to announce an upcoming professional development workshop, titled Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Design and Planning. The workshop is a week-long intensive, and will take place August 3-8, 2008. It will encompass many topics from our … Read more
PDOT’s big Sunday Parkways event is less than a month away. To help with the hundreds of volunteers, they’re looking to hire a few coordinators to manage them. See the announcement below for more info and how to apply:
Current bike access on I-84 over the Sandy River is not so great.(Photo © J. Maus) A special unit within the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) — formed to manage their $3 billion Oregon Transportation Investment Act (OTIA) State Bridge Delivery Program — is moving forward on a project to replace the I-84 highway bridges … Read more
Unlike most group rides, last night’s Ride of Silence was a solemn affair.Full gallery here(All photos © J. Maus) About 70 Portlanders took part in the Ride of Silence last night. After a brief speech by BTA executive director Scott Bricker, the crowd rode from the North Park Blocks, made a loop through downtown, went … Read more
“The most original, spirited, and spectacle-laden boutique bike show in the nation.” That’s the vision of an ad-hoc coalition of Portland framebuilders, bike lovers, and creative professionals that have come together to create Oregon Manifest — a new event coming to Portland this fall that just might re-define the traditional bike show.
The City of Portland is moving forward with their plans to build a new bike and pedestrian bridge over I-5 that will connect the Lair Hill neighborhood with the South Waterfront district near the Aerial Tram. One of the concepts drawn up for the new Gibbs Street bike/ped bridge.
“Moreso than any other project I can think of, this project has had the most divergent set of opinions within the BTA in a long time… We are still having a hard time stating our positions.”— BTA executive director Scott Bricker After a year of working in good faith with the staff of the Columbia … Read more
Bissonnette — who is very close to facing a runoff with Amanda Fritz for a seat on City Council — emerged as a champion of bicycling and sustainable transportation during his campaign.(Photo © J. Maus) The race for City Council Seat #1 has gotten even closer as the final ballots trickle in. Amanda Fritz is … Read more
Metro Council president David Bragdon addressing members of his Blue Ribbon Committee for Trails at their inaugural meeting earlier this month.(All photos © J. Maus) With an impressive first meeting of their Blue Ribbon Committee for Trails and a new video (watch it below) for their Connecting Green initiative, Metro’s ambitious effort to “create the … Read more
The Board of Directors for the Bicycle Transportation Alliance is getting an extreme makeover. According to a post on the BTA Blog yesterday, they’re looking for eight new board members… Do you want to make a difference in Oregon and Southwest Washington by fundraising, friend-raising, and advocating for cyclists? The BTA is seeking eight people … Read more