Both shows sold out tonight and many were turned away.Slideshow below(Photos © J. Maus) Like Portland’s version of the Oscar Awards (we need a red carpet next year), all the cycling stars came out tonight for the sixth annual Filmed by Bike. Team Beer kept the crowd in order, Thomas from Rose Pedals Pedicabs gave … Read more
Melissa Anders dressed up for the occassion.Photo Gallery (20 images) (Photos © J. Maus) There couldn’t be a more perfect night for Filmed by Bike. The folks in the front of the line got here at 4:30, and now, just a few minutes before showtime, there’s still a line wrapping around the block. Adding to … Read more
Check out this posting to the Rants and Raves section of Craigslist (pasted below). It’s from a concerned person who was driving a car behind a bike and a bus and witnessed the bus almost run over someone on a bike while the two traveled on Interstate Avenue: Were you in the Trimet vs Cyclist … Read more
The chorus of criticism determined to put a stop to the CRC project is getting louder. Economist Joe Cortright — an outspoken voice in opposition to the $4.2 billion Columbia River Crossing project — gave a presentation to the Portland Planning Commission on Tuesday and a group with major concerns about the CRC have launched … Read more
Hit-and-run victim Jessica Osborne in the ICU the night of the crash (4/3).(Photo: Amy Wolf) Last Thursday, 28 year-old Northeast Portland resident Jessica Osborne was riding her bike to the store when she was struck by a car. The driver paused briefly, then left her for dead on the pavement. The impact ruptured Osborne’s spleen, … Read more
Bob New (L) and Timo Forsberg at the 2006 Filmed by Bike.(Photo © J. Maus) Filmed by Bike is gearing up for its biggest year ever. A truly homegrown success story, the event (April 11-13) has flowered from humble beginnings in 2003 into the West Coast’s premiere bike-themed film festival. This year, organizers expect over … Read more
Traffic Division Captain, Larry O’Deaat the bike box press event in March.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division Captain Larry O’Dea wants to learn more about bicycle laws. In fact, he also wants his officers, local judges, bike advocates, lawyers, and others to learn more too. Next month, he’ll assemble all of them … Read more
U.S. Surgeon General Rear Adm. Steven Galson, joined the girls from Harriet Tubman Academy for a bike ride in North Portland yesterday.Photo Gallery (29 images)(Photos © J. Maus)
“It’s nice spin… but it’s flat out wrong.” –Portland Mercury News Editor Amy Ruiz, on Mayor Potter’s comments about the funding for the Sauvie Island Bridge re-use plan The situation with the effort to re-use the Sauvie Island Bridge span in Northwest Portland is changing by the hour. The two late developments of the day … Read more
Mike Wilberding’s son Dayn, holding a jersey he wore during a memorial ride for his dadduring Cycle Oregon in 2006.(Photo © J. Maus) A post to the Portland Bike Forums caught my eye the other day. It was a message from Mrs. BJ Wilberding, wife of the late Mike Wilberding. Mike was killed on August … Read more
Mayor Potter listening to testimony in support of the Sauvie span at City Hall last week.(Photos © J. Maus) Mayor Potter has issued a statement to help further clarify his decision to vote against a proposal that would have allowed PDOT to turn the old Sauvie Island Bridge span into a new crossing of I-405 … Read more
“We intend to demonstrate to elected officials that there’s huge support for re-using the Sauvie span.”–the BTA’s Karl Rohde While City Hall tries to work out its differences on the effort to move the old Sauvie Island Bridge span to NW Flanders street, bike advocates and citizen activists are moving forward in a push to … Read more