Steve Brown of the Portland Velodrome Project hoped to build a temporary rack at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem.(Photos © J. Maus) Supporters of a new velodrome on the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem suffered a setback last week when State Parks officials said they would not provide funds for the track. The original … Read more
The former McCalls Restaurant building.(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland Parks Bureau wants to re-imagine and renovate the old McCall’s Restaurant site in Waterfront Park (just south of Salmon Street Fountain). As part of their ongoing process to select someone to redevelop and manage the building, Parks officials recently concluded a series of interviews with … Read more
Paul Adkins and family (notice the kids in the trailer!) in Eugene.(Photo courtesy Paul Adkins)
State Epidemiologist Mel Kohn at a Walk and Bike to School event in 2006.(Photo © J. Maus) Two of the state’s top health officials are calling for Oregonians to get out of their cars — not just to save the planet, but to save themselves. Oregon’s top doc, State Epidemiologist Mel Kohn, and Lillian Shirley, … Read more
Kids line up for a bike safety class at Prescott Elementary in Northeast Portland.(Photo © J. Maus) Acting U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Steven K. Galson will be in North Portland on Wednesday (April 9) to promote the Department of Health and Human Services’ Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention Initiative and to recognize the work of … Read more
Bikes navigate streetcar tracks near South Waterfront.(Photos © J. Maus) With Portland’s streetcar plans heating up, and a recent TriMet bus/bike collision that claimed the life of a Beaverton boy, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) wants to know more about your experiences and comfort level when biking around transit. The BTA, in partnership with the … Read more
This video from a Slate V reporter in Los Angeles takes you on a ride through the “stupidest bike lane”. It’s been circulating around the bike blogosphere for a week or so now. Check it out below:
In the past few days, several readers have contacted me about some interesting graffiti near the Hollywood Transit Center in Northeast Portland (image below). Somehow, a determined and bike-loving artist/vandal managed to scrawl three bicycles and the words “Public Transport” on the barricade that separates traffic on Interstate 84.
A ride that was organized to pay homage to a legendary bike race in Belgium, has now become a legend of its own.
Rodney Arreguin has pled guilty to numerous charges, including assault of a woman on a bike in Northeast Portland. Back in December, Katie Hughes was riding her bike in Northeast Portland when a man in a car drove up beside her, pushed her to the ground, robbed her, threatened to kill her, and then sped … Read more
Kristin Dahl with Travel Oregon facilitated a session on recreation.(Photos © J. Maus) As I mentioned in my previous story, participants in today’s Oregon Bike Summit broke off into brainstorming sessions today that were focused around three topics: transportation, recreation, and industry. Their mission? To determine the top five priorities for action in each of … Read more
Groups brainstormed and discussed priorities for action. (Photos © J. Maus) The real heavy-lifting of the Oregon Bike Summit happens in the break-out sessions. This morning the 200 nearly attendees selected from four topical sessions. Then, after a lunch that featured an overview of the national Safe Routes to Schools program and a keynote from … Read more