File photo There’s a new group of two-wheeled advocates in town, and they share many of the same issues as we do. Their numbers are growing and so is their influence in City Hall. On May 10th, Portland City Council voted to form the first-ever Motorcycle and Scooter Citizens Advisory Committee (MSCAC). Similar to the … Read more
Still life with MAX.File photo Our friends over at TriMet are looking for some help with their bike facilities and other bike-related projects. They just listed a want ad for a Bike Programs Intern. Here’s the job description: “Assist in the development of a TriMet bicycle facilities master plan. Collect, research and evaluate bike, bike … Read more
File photo The Three Bridges Project might have had its official opening back in October, but that event was marked by wind, rain, and speeches by planning wonks and political bigwigs. It was great (if you’re into that sort of thing), but on Saturday it was the public’s turn to celebrate and instead of wind, … Read more
Polo action comes to Portland State University.Photo: Ian Stude Are you bike polo curious, but not quite ready to mix mallets with the Axles of Evil? If so, than you’ll want to check out Portland’s only bike polo for beginners. It happens every Tuesday night from 6-8:00pm on the tennis courts just north of Shattuck … Read more
Detail of the VisionPDX report.Download full PDF Portland Mayor Tom Potter has released a long-awaited report on his VisionPDX project. The 16 page report shares some of the results of the project’s “conversations with the community,” and is billed as a “brief sketch of what’s important to Portlanders.” Naturally I was curious if it contained … Read more
The Traffic Division of the Portland Police Bureau have officially assigned an investigator to get to the bottom of the hit-and-run incident involving a bike and pickup truck I reported on last week. On May 9th, Dustin Kent was riding on the path over the Columbia River when he says a full-sized Nissan pickup somehow … Read more
The Meyer Memorial Trust, created by the late retail magnate Fred Meyer, announced their latest grant recipients on Friday. Among them is the Beaverton-based has Washington County Bicycle Transportation Coalition (WashCoBTC). The group has been awarded $7,500 for “strategic planning and board development.”
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom on Bike to Work Day.Photo:SFBike San Francisco is making a serious run at Portland to become the most bike-friendly big city in America. The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) reports that according to their municipal transit agency, there were more bikes than cars during yesterday’s commute into the city. Here’s … Read more
Moira Green (L) and Sandi Deodato (R) rocked Bike to Work Day.File photo This morning was the annual Bike to Work celebration hosted by the Lloyd District Transportation Management Assocation (LDTMA). In addition to free massages, bike tune-ups, food, coffee, and other helpful resources for bike commuters, the event marked the debut of the Lloyd … Read more
File photo As I reported yesterday, the fixed-gear brake bill is moving along nicely in Salem. What I didn’t mention was that an amendment has been added to the bill that will allow police bicycles to be equipped with a siren. Here’s the deal. Existing Oregon statute (ORS 815.280(b)) states that, “A person shall not … Read more
I mentioned in my legislation update earlier this week that the chances of the velodrome bill (S.B. 926) passing were slim. Now it seems like the final nail is in the coffin. Here’s what the Co-Chair of the Joint Ways and Means Committee recently said in response to a reader’s email: