“Oregon needs a new law making it illegal to cause serious bodily injury or death to a bicyclist due to ordinary negligence.”-Lawyer Ray Thomas Lawyer Ray Thomas is working to add language to existing driver negligence laws to make it easier to charge motorists with serious crimes when they cause major injury or death to … Read more
This Friday, downtown Portland will play host to bicycle dealers from all over the Northwest when the National Bicycle Dealers Association stops in town for one of their Super Seminars.
PDOT’s Transportation Options division is working on a new safety campaign tentatively called “See and Be Seen.” The program will encourage cyclists to use lights and increase their visibility as well as reminding motorists to take extra care around cyclists. They’re still working on final pieces of the program but I’ve gotten word that a … Read more
[A helping hand makesall the difference.] Two months ago, Southeast Uplift started a Bike Buddy Pilot Project and they’ve just released a recap of how it went. The goal of the project was to connect newbies (New Riders) with mentors (Bike Buddies). According to SEUL, the program succeeded, “Most New Riders expressed an increased level … Read more
Metro has narrowed their list of transportation projects down to a “first-cut list” and is now seeking public comment to decide which ones get funded. There are several opportunities for public comment and your chance to weigh in ends on December 1st.
PDOT’s “Hub” Project (a.k.a. Travel Smart) has a new name, a new logo, and a new plan. Now calling their work “SmartTrips”, the folks in the Transportation Options division are gearing up to work their magic in and around Sellwood.
“I am going to do my best to get this started and push it as far as I can.”–Racer Steve Brown Steve Brown — the local developer* whose vision for an indoor track racing facility in Portland is making the rounds in the cycling community — has put his money where his mouth is. In … Read more
The recent announcement that Eurobike is planning a Portland trade show caught many people off guard. Everyone that is, except staff of the Portland Oregon Visitors Association (POVA).
Portland Racing — the folks behind the MTB Short Track series — have teamed up with Team Veloshop and Kruger’s Farm on Sauvie Island (just 10 miles north of Portland) to bring us Kruger’s Crossing on Sunday, December 3rd.
[*Welcome Treehugger readers: Don’t miss this follow-up story about Brian’s motorhome bike.] ———————- BikePortland.org reader Bob Crispin sent in these photos after seeing this wayward pedaler on the streets of Northeast Portland.
Oregonian columnist and bike nut Jonathan Nicholas writes in this morning’s paper that a Portland developer* would like to see an indoor velodrome come to downtown Portland. The developer,* Steve Brown thinks Portland would be a perfect place for an indoor track racing facility. He told Nicholas, “It’s not hard to imagine combining the excitement … Read more
[Partly Randy’s fault.] Gregory Zeuthen, the arbitrator brought in to decide the case between Randy Albright and TriMet has come to a decision. He finds both parties negligent in the infamous events that transpired on January 22, 2004. Here are key excerpts from the official memo Zeuthen just faxed to the attorneys in the case … Read more