The Ghost Bike at W. Burnside and 14th.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) I just returned from the scene of today’s incident. I spent the last several hours just being at the intersection where this tragedy occurred. I rode in the bike lane where the 19 year-old Salem woman last rode, I talked with passersby. But mostly, … Read more
Sign at the corner of SW 14th and Burnside(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Please join us for a slow ride up Burnside to the location of today’s tragic collision. It will start from the west approach of the Burnside Bridge (where the Burnside is closed to motor vehicles). Meet at 6:00 pm. Ride at 6:30. Candles, … Read more
[Updated 5:12 pm, 11:21 pm – updated sections are italicized.] Lt. Mark Kruger of the Portland Police Bureau says his team has finished their preliminary investigation of the fatal bicycle collision that happened earlier today at W. Burnside St. and SW 14th Ave. Kruger says they are not issuing any citations at this time and … Read more
[Updated 2:33 pm, 2:50 pm, 3:19 pm] View Larger Map Photos below A cyclist was killed around 1:30 pm today in downtown Portland. According to Portland Police Bureau Lieutenant Mark Kruger, 19 year-old PNCA student Tracey Sparling collided with a cement mixing truck at the corner of W Burnside and 14th (photos below – Google … Read more
Mike Houck(Photo © Jonathan Maus) The Editorial Board of the Oregonian devoted a column to Mike Houck today. Houck is a dedicated advocate who founded the Urban Greenspaces Institute and who works to preserve natural areas in our city. From restoring the Columbia Slough to saving Oaks Bottom, Houck is a force to be reckoned … Read more
For Immediate Release: October 10, 2007 Portland, Oregon- The Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) announced today that 1,078 cyclocross racers descended onto Alpenrose Dairy on Sunday, October 7, 2007 for the 1st race of the Cross Crusade cyclocross racing series. Breaking last year’s record of over 750 racers, the event again established itself as the … Read more
This map shows the proposed bicycle boulevards that would be built if Commissioner Adams’ “Safe, Sound and Green Streets” funding initiative is approved.(Click for larger map, or see below for section-by-section views.NOTE: The map shows planned multi-use trails.)
Commissioner Sam Adams continues his march toward finding a way to fund fixes to our transportation system with a series of Town Hall Meetings to discuss his “Safe and Sound Streets” campaign. As he alluded to in my interview with him last week, Adams is facing a potential ballot measure next Spring to fund the … Read more
Northwest Airlines has announced a new, non-stop flight from Portland to Amsterdam.
[Updated 10/10, 3:47pm] Check out the design of this year’s corn “maize” at The Pumpkin Patch on Sauvie Island…
Like we are doing with our Bicycle Master Plan, the City is working on a Streetcar System Plan. Since we all share the same roads, we have to make sure bikes and streetcars coexist nicely. The City of Portland just announced a series of public open houses where you can learn more and offer your … Read more
Clever Cycles now faces Hawthorne Blvd.View more photos(Photos © Jonathan Maus) Clever Cycles, the shop known for bringing Dutch bikes and European cycling sensibilities to Portland, has announced a new expansion that will give them storefront real estate on one of the City’s busiest bikeways; SE Hawthorne Blvd.