[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
Officer Clinton and the suspect vehicle.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Just before noon today, police responded to tips about a blue Hummer H2 parked on the corner of SW Salmon and Broadway. The vehicle fit the description of the SUV that was involved in a road rage attack in Northwest Portland.
A flyer for the PDX Bike Militia A new group known as the PDX Bike Militia has launched a service that will look to improve safety for bike riders in the city by pairing them up with “bike escorts”. In a message to the Shift email list announcing the new service, they described several examples … Read more
The City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) issued a statement today that work on a sewer project will impact a popular bike route in the Sellwood area of Southeast Portland. Their Sellwood Reliever Sewer project will take place along several points of SE Umatilla Street (from 19th westward), which is a key connector … Read more
“Had she not had that cell phone she’d still be down there…”–Fireman in a video by the Oregonian (watch below) KOIN and the Oregonian are reporting a story about a woman who was coming home from Lewis and Clark College tonight when she fell down a steep bank while riding through the bike path in … Read more