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[Updated 12/14, 11:19am] A ghost bike has gone up near the crash site.(Photo: Jill N.) The Gresham Police have identified the man who was killed on Powell Blvd. yesterday. According to Sgt. Claudio Grandjean of the Gresham Police, the victim was 72 year-old Jan Jansen Hendrik.
Adams at his mayoral announcement last October.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) The Willamette Week’s “Wheels of Fortune” story in this week’s paper outlines City Commissioner (and mayoral front-runner) Sam Adams’ intention to significantly increase PDOT’s bike spending in the coming years. Adams told the paper he thinks 4.5 percent of PDOT’s capital budget should go to … Read more
[Updated: 12/13, 3:05pm, 5:17pm, 10:35pm – see below] Several readers have emailed me a report on KGW.com about a bicycle-involved fatality in Gresham. According to KGW it happened late this morning on SE Powell Blvd. at W Powell Loop, east of Powell Butte Nature Park (Google Map link of location).
The damage(Photo: CCC) Last Saturday, a truck smashed into the wall of the Northeast Portland-based Community Cycling Center (CCC). The impact caused major damage to a mural and to the interior of their office. Since the collision, that office has been closed and half of the non-profit’s employees are now displaced. According to the CCC’s … Read more
The Policy Advisory Group of the Sellwood Bridge Project has made their final decisions as to which bridge designs will move forward for further study and consideration. Below is the official press release from Multnomah County. You can also see engineering renditions of the designs on this post from a few weeks ago and for … Read more
Lawyer Christopher Heaps.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Christopher Heaps, the Portland attorney who’s leading an effort to bring a motor vehicle driver to justice for failing to yield to a bicycle in a bike lane, plans to file the formal citation at the Multnomah County Courthouse tomorrow. Heaps has completed an Oregon Uniform Citation and Complaint … Read more
Matt Picio This article was written by former City of Milwaukie resident Matt Picio. Matt, who recently moved to Southeast Portland, is an active member of the bike community. In addition to his work on the bicycle chapter of Milwaukie’s new Transportation System Plan, he has led rides with Shift and is the executive director … Read more
[Updated: 12/11, 11:01pm (see below)] Location of assault Google Map link At 7:45 yesterday morning (12/10) a woman on a bicycle was thrown to the ground by a man in a car as she pedaled to work on NE Emerson Street and 35th Place (near New Seasons Market). The man then stopped his car, robbed … Read more
In light of our tragic October, many folks wondered how we could do a better job educating bicyclists about how to ride more defensively. Below is a notice about some training courses by the League of American Bicyclists that are being offered in Eugene in February:
An image of Brett Jarolimek may soon replace the silhouette on the left and become part of the official logo for the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association.
From R to L: Officers Phil Blanchard, Robert Pickett, Robert Quick, Police Chief Sizer.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) At a ceremony this morning in downtown Portland, four members of the Southeast Precinct Bike Patrol Unit were among those recognized at the Chief’s Forum Awards — which intend to “reflect on the value of community policing partnerships”.
CCC employee Benjamin Jaspersin the damaged office.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) At around 3:30 on Saturday afternoon, a Toyota FourRunner backed into the wall of the Community Cycling Center (CCC) on NE 17 Avenue (at Alberta). Several employees were working at the time (getting ready for the Holiday Bike Drive this morning), but thankfully, none of … Read more