I just received the final bridge bike traffic counts. Overall, the average daily number of bicyclists that ride across our four main downtown bridges (Steel, Broadway, Burnside, Hawthorne) was up 18% in 2006. PDOT also has non-bridge bike traffic counts from about 20 or so other key locations throughout the city. They haven’t yet organized … Read more
[Abby and Amanda in DC]Photo: Ditty Bops Back in May I posted about The Ditty Bops and their cross-country bike ride to promote their new album “Moon Over the Freeway.” The band is now up in Seattle where they play a concert tomorrow night and from there they’ll ride down to Portland. They’re scheduled to … Read more
Shift to Bikes—a grassroots group that sets the standard for promoting bike fun—celebrates their fourth anniversary this weekend with four special events you won’t want to miss. The fun starts with a special Birthday Breakfast on the Bridges tomorrow morning and it ends with a Shift picnic in Laurelhurst Park on Sunday. Check out their … Read more
[Detail of new mural] The Community Cycling Center (CCC) has just announced that the beautiful new mural painted on the side of their retail store on NE Alberta Street is finished! In honor of everyone that made it happen, the CCC plans to hold a party and celebration on Sunday, September 10th from 3-6PM. The … Read more
You might have noticed that I just posted 72 stolen bike listings. Sorry for the onslaught (especially those of you that read via my RSS feed) but I can explain everything. But before I do, check out this video clip from FOX News (KPTV) that aired a few days ago. It features an interview with … Read more
[Via the Shift email list] This just in from Ayleen Crotty, host of the KBOO Bike Show.
[Jessica Roberts,photographed lastweek.] Jessica Roberts started her bike advocacy career as a volunteer stuffing envelopes for the BTA. Her dedication and smarts quickly landed her a permanent position and she was most recently the BTA’s metro area advocate. Last week Jessica announced that she has accepted a new position with Alta Planning+Design, a local consulting … Read more
[Graphic from cover of winning proposal to renovate the Sellwood Bridge.] An employee for the civil engineering firm that won the bid to renovate the Sellwood Bridge* is working on the Sellwood Bridge project has forwarded me a graphic from the cover of their winning proposal that shows a generous 14 foot wide path for … Read more
This morning Portland cyclist John Boyd successfully defended himself in a Multnomah County traffic court trial for a ticket he received for riding a fixed-gear bicycle without a hand brake. Boyd, a 40 year-old architect and resident of Northeast Portland, was given the ticket by Officer Barnum of the Portland Police Bureau’s Traffic Division. Barnum … Read more
[Who would have thought?] Last Friday in Beaverton, just across the street from a Share the Road demonstration, there was a strange car/bike crash that I still can’t figure out. When I first saw the scene, it looked pretty simple. An older lady sat flustered in her big Town Car while an adrenaline-pumped cyclist gathered … Read more
PDOT is close to releasing their 2006 bridge counts and so far the results are very exciting. In 2005, the average daily bicycle traffic over the four main downtown bridges was up over 10,000 for the first time ever and showed a three-fold increase from 1995. This year, preliminary reports show a 20% increase over … Read more
[The media helped us spread the word.] Concerned citizens from Portland and Beaverton came together last Friday for a traffic safety awareness action. The event took place just a few yards from the intersection where Mike Wilberding was killed on August 1st. Mike’s death sparked heated emotions from many people in the community who were … Read more