Screenshot from contest website. Google and Specialized Bicycles have teamed up to take the bike company’s long-time marketing slogan, “Innovate or Die” to an entirely new level. The companies, along with San Francisco ad firm Goodby Silverstein & Partners, are holding a contest to see who can come up with “innovative ways to harness pedal … Read more
BTA Interim Director Scott Bricker(Photo: Jonathan Maus) Scott Bricker, the Interim Executive Director of the Portland-based Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA), is set to testify before a Congressional committee during a trip to Washington DC next week. On Monday, Bricker will join Deb Hubsmith of the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, and the Chairman of … Read more
See Sam cycle on Monday.(Photo: Jonathan Maus) City of Portland Transportation Commissioner (and possibly our future Mayor?!) Sam Adams wants you to join him for a special biker breakfast on Monday (9/24). In the spirit of the Bike Commute Challenge (which they won in their category last year), Adams and his staff will set up … Read more
Configuration of a cycle track.(Graphic: Streetsblog) Bicycle and transportation advocates in New York City are ecstatic that their Department of Transportation plans to install a physically separated bike lane (a.k.a. “cycle track). The news comes from Streetsblog:
I’ll get to see the beautiful B:C:Clettes on their home turf.(Photo: Jonathan Maus) In a few hours, Juli, the girls and I will pack into the mini-van and drive up to Vancouver BC for a weekend packed with bike events. Starting tomorrow night, our sister bike culture city to the north launches three days of … Read more
Former ODOT bike guyMichael Ronkin won the Lifetime Achievement Award.(Photo: Jonathan Maus) Local transportation experts made their mark at a recent awards event hosted by the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals. The APBP is a non-profit founded in 1995 that, “promotes excellence in the emerging professional discipline of pedestrian and bicycle transportation.” The event … Read more
Volunteer Steven Kung helps fix a bike.(Photo: Chris Smith)See YouTube video recap below Project Homeless Connect is part of an effort by the City of Portland to end homelessness. It’s mission is to, “provide an opportunity for the community to aid homeless people in receiving much needed services and support and for better understanding of … Read more
From the Bike Porn Tour Blog The Reverend Phil Sano is at it again, and surprise, it involves nakedness and bicycles; only this time, he’s taken it one step further. You might be familiar with the term “bike porn” — it’s become a sort of slang for photos of gorgeous bikes — but trust me, … Read more
Bikes parked on Lewis & Clark campus.(Photo: Jonathan Maus) The “problem” of not enough bike parking has reared its head at yet another place in Portland: Lewis & Clark College. With growing bike use, a new school year, and the Bike Commute Challenge going full steam (L & C is a perennial front-runner in the … Read more
Graphic from “And we Bike” website.Click to enlarge As part of a new bike safety campaign, a coalition of advocates in Washington County is planning a memorial ride for Timothy O’Donnell this weekend. O’Donnell was struck and killed by a car on a rural Washington County road last June. On Saturday (9/22), the Portland Velo … Read more
House SpeakerNancy Pelosi(Photo: Wikipedia) As you might have heard, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, was in Portland last week for a forum on global warming put together by Congressman Earl Blumenauer. A bunch of energy wonks in a room full of politicos might not seem like a big deal to … Read more
Someone just sent me a link to a story in my old hometown newspaper, the Orange County Register. The article, Giving up car revs family up, details the transformation that occurred in a family from Santa Ana, California when they ditched their ailing, money-pit of a car and started riding bikes instead. The Cave Family … Read more