Pedalpalooza Day 15: Rides and Reports
Here’s your Pedalpalooza bike fun menu for today… Join us for a Bike Wedding on Mt. Tabor tonight!(File photo)
News
Urgent: Volunteers needed for Multnomah County Bike Fair
Volunteers will get lots of love!(File photo) This year’s Multnomah County Bike Fair (this Saturday, 6/23) will surely be the biggest and baddest bike event of the year. Where else can you celebrate an epic Pedalpalooza, watch unicycle jousting (and other awesome competitions), marvel at bike dance troupes, buy bikey arts and crafts, marry your … Read more
Bike-conscious Portlanders needed at transportation funding town hall meetings
Like I mentioned last week, Commissioner of Transportation Sam Adams is embarking on major quest to fix Portland’s ailing transportation system. A key part of his plan is a series of neighborhood town hall meetings being held to allow you to “join the conversation about transportation funding…and be part of the solution”. Adams is about … Read more
Policymakers go off-road in Forest Park
Chris Distefano and Tom Miller chat while riding in Forest Park last night.(File photo)Gallery – slideshow below Last night the Portland United Mountain Pedalers (PUMP) led a group of city staffers on a mountain bike ride through Forest Park. The ride was organized to give key decision makers and city planners an up-close and personal … Read more
Old shop gets new life on NW 21st Avenue
Employee Peter Drake(File photo) The storefront on NW 21st Avenue that had been occupied by Northwest Bicycles for 32 years has re-opened after a complete renovation. The new shop is 21st Avenue Bicycles and about the only thing that remains of the old shop are veteran employees Jose Cano and Hugh Nixon.
Governor’s desk is next stop for Vulnerable Roadway User bill
Scott Bricker of the BTA at the State Capitol in Salem.(Photo © J. Maus) Finally. BTA lobbyist Scott Bricker — who worked tirelessly in Salem to garner support for this bill — shares the news that the Vulnerable Roadway User bill (HB 3314) got through its final hurdle this morning by passing a House concurrence … Read more
Cops out in force in OMSI construction zone
Looking north on SE 4th Ave.(File photo) Back in February, I shared the word from the Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division that the OMSI construction area would be an “enhanced enforcement zone” (see map below). Now, given the amount of emails and phone calls I’ve received in recent days, it seems like they’ve significantly ratcheted … Read more
Burdick axes fixed-gear language from brake bill
Senator Ginny Burdick accepted an Alice Award in March.(File photo) In a conference committee in Salem today, Senator Ginny Burdick decided that Senate Bill 729 — which sought to update Oregon’s law regarding bicycle brake requirements — will move forward without a key phrase that would have allowed fixed-gear bicycles to not be required to … Read more
New pedicab business hopes to offer taxi alternative
You’ll be seeing more of these downtown soon.(Photo: PDX Pedicabs)
Oregonian opines on “Cycling’s Gender Gap”
Today’s editorial features aphoto of a female cyclist. Less than one week ago, the Oregonian surprised local bike advocates when they published a forceful editorial in support of stiffer penalties for motor vehicle operators who hit bicyclists. Today, they continue to show their support for two-wheeled transportation with an editorial that reads like it could … Read more
Vatican offers commandments for “transgressions” behind the wheel
[From the Associated Press] The Vatican has seen the light.(Photo: Corydora on Flickr) Citing the world’s 1.2 million annual traffic deaths, the Vatican has issued a document titled, “Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of the Road,” that addresses the “consequence of trangressions and negligence” behind the wheel and offers solutions via a ‘Drivers 10 Commandments’. … Read more
Racing across America on a singlespeed
John Spurgeon(Photo: John Spurgeon) Imagine racing a bike for over 3,000 miles and up 100,000 feet of climbing in just under 12 days. Sounds grueling right? Now imagine doing that on a singlespeed. Hillsboro resident John Spurgeon is competing in the Race Across America (RAAM) with one goal and one gear. He left Oceanside, California … Read more