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The Bosworth family at a news conference yesterday.(Photo: FindMark.org) It’s been a while since I shared any news about Mark Bosworth, the 54-year-old man who went missing from a Cycle Oregon campsite in Riddle on September 16th. While there are no solid leads or major developments to share at this time; there are several updates … Read more
“This project is very risky. We shouldn’t gamble by skipping the steps provided by Oregon’s land use process.”— Mara Gross, Coalition for a Livable Future This morning the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN) and the Coalition for a Livable Future (CLF) announced an appeal of Metro’s decision last month to pass the project’s Land Use … Read more
This tire and many others were flatted last week due to two separate tack incidents on the popular Vancouver/Williams bikeways.(Photo: @seniortrio/Twitter) A Portland resident concerned about the recent incidents of tacks being thrown into bikeways on N Williams and Vancouver Avenues, has announced a $500 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction … Read more
The Waterfront path is the busiest in the entire region.(Photo © J. Maus) Metro has released its “2011 Trail Use Snapshot” report. The report (PDF here) is an analysis of local trail usage data complied by the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project from 2008 to 2010. Among the 25 multi-use paths (I prefer that … Read more
View looking westbound on Hawthorne Bridge. The Portland Police Bureau are reporting that a collision occurred last night on the Hawthorne Bridge. 32-year-old Mark Landers was operating a motorcycle (with passenger Jocelyn Shirley) and was headed westbound when he lost control and struck the curb just before the start of the bridge. His motorcycle then … Read more
Bike racing legend Greg LeMond at West End Bikes last night (shop co-owner Mark Ontiveros in back).(Photos © J. Maus) Greg LeMond was in Portland last night to help raise awareness for the Echelon Gran Fondo event that takes place tomorrow in Hood River. The event was hosted by West End Bikes and several dozen … Read more
The CRC FEIS, now available for viewing at locations throughout Portland.(Photo © J. Maus) It’s been several months since I last chimed in on the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project. Somehow, despite many lingering questions — especially around its funding plan — the $3.5 billion project which has been a roller-coaster of controversy and stops … Read more
Last night a 22-year-old Southeast Portland man riding a bicycle and a Portland Police criminalist driving an official vehicle were involved in a collision on SE Powell Boulevard. Photo from the scene by reader Joe Doebele.
Updated flyer– JPG / PDF – Even after the large-scale, volunteer search effort in the Riddle area was downsized yesterday (not “called off” like I initially reported), the search for Mark Bosworth continues. It’s now been six days since Mark was last seen at a Cycle Oregon campsite in Riddle. The big development yesterday was … Read more
Expect more signs like these popping up all over Oregon.(Photo © J. Maus) At their meeting in John Day this morning the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Commission voted unanimously to to designate three new State Scenic Bikeway routes. That brings the total to four and the new routes join the existing Willamette Valley Scenic … Read more
A volunteer search party combs the woods near Yokum Road just outside Riddle.(Photo: Steve Durrant) With no significant leads and no trace of Mark Bosworth in five days of searching rural Douglas County, officials have shifted gears away from the large-scale, volunteer search effort. “The volunteers have been asked to go home,” shared volunteer Mickey … Read more
A group of volunteers at the debriefing session after a full day of searching rural Douglas County for Mark Bosworth.(Photos: Steve Durrant)