Anti-car graffiti on Oregonian billboard
Spotted a funny billboard on N. Vancouver (near Legacy Hospital) this morning.
News
Mayor talks bikes on local radio show
Mayor Tom Potter was the guest of Sheila Hamilton on the KINK-FM Afternoon Show yesterday. In an interview that dealt mostly with Potter’s charter reform effort, Hamilton also brought up the Bike Master Plan funding fiasco. It’s rare to hear Potter talk about bikes, so I thought I’d share his words with you. Below is … Read more
OBRA’s Candi Murray nominated for Hall of Fame
Candi got into the spiritof Halloween Cross.File photo: 10/28/06 Candi Murray has been nominated for a place in the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Candi is considered by many to be the heart and sole of the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association. For 25 years she has been a devoted and tireless volunteer as OBRA has … Read more
Governor declares May Transportation Safety Awareness Month
I realize we’re well into May, but I just heard about this. Check out the official proclamation: TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR STATE OF OREGON
Customer alleges assault after warranty issue turns physical
Scott NowickiPhoto: Dat Nguyen 32 year-old southeast Portland resident Scott Nowicki claims he was assaulted, when an employee of the Bike n Hike store on SE Grand refused to warranty a pair of rain pants. Here’s Nowicki’s story: “I was just attacked by a shop employee at the Bike and Hike on Grand…I was attempting … Read more
City releases Red Electric Trail study
Recommended Red Electric Trail Route.Click for PDF
New northbound bike lane on SE 4th Ave.
This photo (looking south towards Springwater entrance) shows where new bike lane has been installed).File photo: 7/1/5/06 A new northbound bike lane has been installed on SE 4th Ave. between the entrance to the Springwater Corridor Trail and SE Caruthers Street (see map below). If you ride in this area please be advised that due … Read more
Local cyclist imports trailers from Poland
John Climaldi and his first shipment of Extrawheels.Photo: John Climaldi Local recumbent enthusiast and general bike nut John Climaldi was looking through VeloVision Magazine one day when he came across something that was “so cool” he just had to know more. The product was the Extrawheel, a Poland-made bicycle trailer that wasn’t available in the … Read more
Committee hears case for mountain biking in Portland
A packed meeting room at City Hall for last night’s Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting.File photo: 5/8/07 Symbolic of the pent-up demand for more mountain biking in Portland, nearly 40 people crammed into the Lovejoy Room inside City Hall last night for the most crowded Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee (PBAC) meeting I’ve ever attended. The agenda … Read more
Cyclist runs into downtown MAX train
I just got off the phone with Eric Hesse from TriMet and he confirmed that a cyclist was involved in a collision with a MAX train at 4:08pm today.
Study says bicycle commuters are happiest
More bikes = more happy.File photo: 9/8/06 Todd Litman of the Victoria Transportation Policy Institute (VTPI) — “an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative and practical solutions to transportation problems” — released a study yesterday that compares people’s satisfaction with their daily commutes. Litman found that people with short, human-powered commutes were happier than … Read more
Fatality highlights need for education
The recent tragedy on SE Foster Road has sparked a dialogue in the comments about the need for education about the dangers of riding the wrong way in the bike lane. Several commenters said they were taught as kids to ride facing traffic, “Am I the only one here who learned as a kid always … Read more