Whether you’re for or against the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) team’s efforts to build a new I-5 bridge over the Columbia River, it’s a good idea to stay informed on what they’re thinking about for the bike and pedestrian facilities. On that note, I shared a photo last week taken by a member of the … Read more
[Updated: 7:26pm] Romain strikes again.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Earlier today Portland City Council passed Commissioners Adams’ Safe, Sound and Green Streets funding plan. The plan would be a huge boon to bicycling in Portland, with nearly $30 million (out of $400 million total) going toward bike safety improvements. But don’t start the celebration yet… The … Read more
This just in from the Chris Smith campaign: Chris Smith Submits 1,180 Signatures for VOE Certification This afternoon Chris Smith formally requested certification as a publicly financed candidate under the city’s “Voter Owned Elections” system. Smith, who is running for the Position 1 seat of the City Council, turned in 129 additional qualifying signatures and … Read more
The upcoming North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) will offer more than just a chance to ogle at gorgeous handmade bikes and the latest fashion and accessories to go with them: A full slate of informative seminars are also planned over the three-day show.
Momentum is based in Portland’s sister cycling city, Vancouver BC. Vancouver, BC-based Momentum Magazine, has expanded their distribution in Portland. Editor Amy Walker says she wants to get the magazine in front of more Portland faces and to do it, they’ve contracted with the same distribution service used by the Portland Mercury. In addition to … Read more
The big, happy, Specialized family. (Photo: Specialized) This Saturday (2/2), Specialized Bicycle Components will hold a Job Fair at the Marriott City Center hotel in downtown Portland.
[Updated: 1/30, 3:31pm (see end of article)] As I reported on Monday, the status of Oregon’s new Share the Road license plates are in temporary limbo. I have since learned from the man behind the plates, Jerry Norquist, that the issue stems from a need to “fine tune” the design. Norquist says there has been … Read more
Please keep your eyes peeled for a motor vehicle involved with a hit-and-run collision that took place about an hour ago at SE 8th and Stark. According to officers I spoke to on the scene, a woman was riding her bike southbound on SE 8th when a man in a car turned his vehicle in … Read more
Southeast Portland based TerraCycle has purchased FastBack Designs of Fort Collins Colorado. Here’s more from the press release: TerraCycle, of Portland, Oregon, and FastBack Designs, of Fort Collins, Colorado, two leading companies in the design and manufacture of accessories for recumbent bicycles, have announced that TerraCycle will acquire FastBack and expand its successful line of … Read more
(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Last night, Vancouver City Council decided to postpone their vote on a new helmet ordinance. The ordinance, which initially sought to only apply to kids under 18 years old, is now likely to apply to everyone. Jan Bader at the City Manager’s office told me that the Council did not pass … Read more
[Updated: 7:05pm, 1/28] Sources say that the DMV office in Salem has stopped issuing Oregon’s new “Share the Road” license plates. According to an email I received from a reader, as of last Friday (1/25), the DMV has suspended all applications for the special plates “pending some sort of legal issue,” with the plates’ designer.
Aaron Hayes in his shop.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) 33 year-old Northeast Portlander Aaron Hayes has gone from zero-to-NAHBS in just six months. Burnt out from his job as a consumer products designer for Portland-based Ziba Design, Hayes launched Courage Bicycle Mfg., at the suggestion of his girlfriend. “She was volunteering with a school group that … Read more