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Police Bureau: Crash investigation threshold lowered for vulnerable road users

A few minutes ago, I posted a story about a potentially new directive within the Police Bureau that would call for all bike-involved collisions to be investigated. Now I have confirmed with the PPB’s Public Information Officer Brian Schmautz that yes, there will be a modification of their policy, but it is a bit different … Read more


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In Portland, Blumenauer calls for a ‘national movement’

Congressman Earl Blumenauer addressed a crowd of supporters at the downtown Bike Gallery store Wednesday night.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Congressman Earl Blumenauer was in Portland this week to kickstart a fundraising campaign for his re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Wednesday night, Bike Gallery owner Jay Graves and bike infrastructure planning consultant Mia Birk … Read more


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A bike box renaissance in America?

Freshly installed bike lanes and bike boxes in New York City.(Photo by Clarence Eckerson) For years, several U.S. cities have dabbled in an intersection treatment that is ubiquitous in many European cities: the bike box. Unfortunately, most of these boxes, including the one in Southeast Portland, have been more of a forgotten experiment than a … Read more