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File photo: 8/26/05 The Portland Police Bureau released their Annual Traffic Activity Summary yesterday. The report details all the traffic violations and expenditures for 2006. Among the stats was a page devoted to “Non-permitted Protest, Demonstration, Critical Mass”. It’s important to note not only how they categorize their presence at Critical Mass, but the amount … Read more
River City owner Dave Guettler, after the Halloween cross race last year.File photo: 10/29/06 Bicycle Retailer and Industry News (BRAIN) reports that local retailer River City Bicycles has won the first-ever Greenie Award. The award was created by Specialized Bicycles as a way to, “acknowledge its retailers’ green-minded efforts and to motivate the public to … Read more
To Portland’s bike insiders, savvy advocates, BTA members, and regular readers of this site, the Bicycle Master Plan Update process is nothing new. We’ve been getting excited about it for months. There have been brown bag discussions, monthly rides, steering committee meetings, a lot of coverage on this site, and so on. But the same … Read more
(Note: The title of this post was originally, “Benefits fraud may stymie progress on Bike Commuter Act.” I changed it to better reflect the situation.). I just got an email from Congressman Earl Blumenauer’s legislative assistant Katie Drennan. She said that although there is considerable momentum for the Bike Commuter Act (42 co-sponsors so far), … Read more
Last month’s Bike Master Plan Ride drew a big crowd.File photo: 4/3/07 Next week, we have an opportunity to show the Mayor that the Bicycle Master Plan Update is much more than just another planning process. On Tuesday (5/1), City Bike Coordinator Roger Geller will lead the fourth in his series of Bicycle Master Plan … Read more
Word from the Mayor’s office is that he will have a statement on his decision to cut funding for the Bicycle Master Plan by the end of the week. Stay tuned.
With all the talk about the bike stuff that didn’t get funded in the Mayor’s proposed budget, I thought it would be helpful to take a closer look at what did receive funding.
I’m still trying to get my head around today’s news that Mayor Potter’s latest budget proposal does not include funding for the Bicycle Master Plan Update process.
Mayor Tom Potter has proposed a not-so-bike-friendly budget.File photo: 10/19/06 Last year, Transportation Commissioner Sam Adams received $50,000 to fund the first stages of Portland’s Bicycle Master Plan Update process. But this year, Adams’ office was surprised to see that the Mayor has decided to not continue funding this project. In his latest proposed budget … Read more
This installation debuts in Portland tomorrow.Photo: Vanessa Renwick There will be a provocative, bike-themed video installation at the upcoming PDX Film Fest. Filmmaker and artist Vanessa Renwick of the Oregon Department of Kick Ass, says people will be offered a new way to appreciate her classic film, The Yodeling Lesson. If you haven’t seen The … Read more
Rep. MacPherson, Chair of the House Judiciary Committee.Photo: State of OR The House Judiciary Committee voted 5-4 (along party lines) in favor the Vulnerable Roadway Users bill (H.B. 3314) this morning. The bill was passed with some significant amendments. The amendments change the base infraction from a Class A misdemeanor to a traffic violation payable … Read more
“What we are very interested in is moving the violator into a driver improvement program, which would include training, completion of community service, and a physical test for competency.”–BTA Board Member Doug Parrow, testifying in Salem yesterday. A bill backed by the BTA and the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition (WPC) that seeks to increase the penalty … Read more