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
[Updated: 3:27pm] Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard sets a good example.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) The majority of Vancouver (WA) City Council members are reportedly in favor of expanding a youth helmet ordinance to include adults. The ordinance was first heard by City Council earlier this month and based on recent comments by four of the seven … Read more
Friday’s Critical Mass in downtown Portland.More photos here(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Around 60 Portlanders remembered Critical Mass last Friday. While that number may seem low, it was the biggest turnout the ride has seen in many months. After seeing signs of a resurgence, I showed up to Friday’s ride (for the first time in over … Read more
I don’t usually re-post stories that are flying around the Internet, but two recent stories deserve attention for the level of indifference and callousness they show toward people on bikes. The first story comes from Tucson Arizona. The snip below is from a story posted on CNN.com yesterday: “A judge sentenced a woman to nearly … Read more
Coming together to make Oregon the “place bicycles dream about.”(Photos © Jonathan Maus) At a meeting in Portland’s downtown library earlier this week, the Oregon Bicycle Tourism Partnership came together to strategize about how to make Oregon the premier bicycling destination in the country. The group is a joint venture spearheaded by Oregon State Parks, … Read more
Flyer for this month’s Critical Mass. Critical Mass — that enigmatic, fun, controversial, “defiant celebration” of bikes as traffic — has been all but missing from Portland’s bike scene lately. The theories about its demise vary, but in the last year or so it seems to have lost its mojo here in “Bike City USA”.
Riding in Eugene.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) I never got a chance to write about this, so below is a pasted announcement from the City of Eugene about their Walking and Biking Summit. Eugene’s 2nd Walking and Biking Summit January 26, 2008 8:30am – 1:00pm South Eugene High School Cafeteria – the cafeteria entrance is at … Read more
Jim Middaugh(Photos © Jonathan Maus) In a rare move for an aspiring politician, City Council hopeful Jim Middaugh is telling supporters to stop giving him money. In a statement released late Thursday night, he claimed they are “over the top” with $5 contributions. “In fact,” the statement said, “We’re over the top so far that … Read more
Lobbyist Paul Romain forced a compromise.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Whew. A lot has transpired with the Safe, Sound, and Green Streets Proposal in recent weeks. First, some background… The monumental proposal will look to raise over $400 million for transportation system maintenance and safety projects by way of a new fee charged to city residents … Read more