(Photo © Jonathan Maus) A month ago, I shared the Portland Water Bureau’s proactive plan to reduce the risk of collisions between their vehicles and bikes around their Interstate Avenue facility. The policy was made official on Tuesday when Water Bureau administrator David Shaff sent the following email to all employees: As a result of … Read more
Portland City Council hears from a packed house.(Photos © Jonathan Maus)
Custom bike and parts manufacturing, like these freshly brazed forks by Joseph Ahearne, are just one part of Portland’s emerging bike economy.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Portland’s National Public Radio affiliate, OPB, has a story today on the connections between Portland’s bike culture and our fledgling bike economy. The piece is titled, Portland’s Bike Culture Creates … Read more
Lt. Mark Kruger will no longer work in the Traffic Division.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Some major personnel changes have been made at the Portland Police Bureau’s Traffic Division. Speaking from her cell phone a few minutes ago, Assistant Chief of Police Lynnae Berg confirmed that Captain Vince Jarmer and Lieutenant Mark Kruger will soon be … Read more
City Commissioner Sam Adams addresses the media at a press event for the Safe, Sound, and Green Streets proposal.(From L to R: Susan Kubota, aunt of the late Tracey Sparling; Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler; Oregon State Senator Rick Metsger; Commissioner Adams).(Photos © Jonathan Maus)
More bike parking might beneeded at City Hall in 2008.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Signs of a bike-friendly future in Portland can be found all over City Hall these days. For example… Commissioner Sam Adams is going to bat for bike infrastructure improvements and he’s making a serious run for mayor. Adams’ vacated Council seat could … Read more
Sho Dozono(Photo: ShoForMayor.com) By now, you’ve probably heard that City Commissioner Sam Adams’ previously smooth road to the mayor’s office has taken a major turn. Sho Dozono, a well-known and successful businessman, former head of the Portland Business Alliance, and community leader, officially filed his candidacy yesterday. Many say he poses the first real threat … Read more
(Photo © Jonathan Maus) If you ride your bike across the I-5 bridge between Portland and Vancouver you now have more than just a narrow and sketchy pathway to deal with. The Columbian reported Friday that ODOT is using cannon fire to scare off flocks of birds that congregate on the bridge. Here’s a snip … Read more
Late Sunday night a man was assaulted while riding his bike along the bike/ped path on the west side of the river, just north of the Morrison Bridge. The rider, who goes by the name of Felix, reports that he was returning to his home in Southeast Portland after a Zoobomb run when he was … Read more
City of Portland bike coordinator Roger Geller.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) The current (Roger Geller) and former (Mia Birk) bike coordinators for the City of Portland will speak at a Women’s Transportation Seminar luncheon tomorrow (1/8). Birk, who’s now a principal at bike and pedestrian planning firm Alta Planning and Design, will give a talk called, … Read more
Metro Councilor Robert Liberty.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) From a Press Release: Metro Councilor Robert Liberty Announces Run for Re-Election to Metro Robert Liberty, who represents people in the southern half of Portland on the Metro Council (the area’s regional government), announced his decision to run for reelection to his Metro seat. While he seriously considered … Read more
ODOT reports that vandals have “ripped apart” lighting fixtures on the I-205 bike path. Here are more details from ODOT’s Shelli Romero: