Former PDOT bicycle coordinator and now head of a local bike planning firm, Mia Birk, wants to study the economic impact of bicycles in Oregon.(Photo © J. Maus) In the past two years, Portland’s bicycle industry and the economic impact of our bike culture has gotten plenty of attention — from the New York Times … Read more
This just in from Amy Ruiz at the Portland Mercury… Mayoral candidate Sho Dozono has been stripped of public financing. Dozono is the only real challenger to Sam Adams and he has said he would drop out of the race without public funds. A brief snippet of the ruling is below: Presiding State Administrative Law … Read more
[*Updated, 11:45am: I have heard back from Olympic National Park spokesperson Barb Maynes. Her comments are now included at the end of the article.] “This is an unnecessary exclusion of bicyclists on what is a federally funded road open to all other forms of traffic.”–Bicycle Alliance of Washington At the recent National Bike Summit, much … Read more
It was almost two years ago when I first shared the news about a new brewpub in Southeast Portland that was taking bike-friendly to a new level. Now, thanks to the Oregonian’s bike-and-beer loving reporter John Foyston, I learned this morning that Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) is all set to open next Tuesday.
Election madness is heating up in Portland. Here’s my attempt to help keep you updated on the latest happenings…
The fifth annual Bunny on a Bike Ride has become a welcome (and fun!) tradition for hundreds of Portland cyclists.
(Photo © J. Maus) As key decision points approach for the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project, chatter about how we move forward is heating up in Portland. Local media, bike and environmental groups, and Portland’s City Council are beginning to make their voices heard about the estimated $4.2 billion project. On Monday of this week, … Read more
See how your neighborhood stacks up. The City Auditor’s office has just released neighborhood by neighborhood breakdowns of their 2007 Portland Resident Survey (I shared a preview of those results back in December). The Portland Residents Survey is a useful tool that allows you to rate how neighborhoods stack up against each other based on … Read more
A new bike lane design encouragescyclists to use an advanced stop bar.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland Office of Transportation (PDOT) has added new bike lane markings on SE Clay Street at 12th. In a partnership between PDOT and the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES), Clay Street has been the focus of a … Read more
Framebuilder Ira Ryan (L) and lawyer Mark Ginsberg were among the 700 attendees at last year’s Alice Awards.(Photo © J. Maus) The Oregon Convention Center might have a hard time passing for any part of Paris, but that won’t stop the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) from trying. They’re just a few days away from their … Read more
Local historian and publisher of Cafe Unknown, Dan Haneckow, recently uncovered some interesting documents and videos about Portland’s first efforts to tame its traffic safety problems.
The bike box at SE Hawthorne and 7th in action.(Photo by Jay Lawrence/Polara Studios)