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City crews installed sharrows on 6th Street in Newport this morning.(Photo: Daniella Crowder) The small coastal town of Newport, Oregon continues to show exciting signs of life for bicycling. Reader Daniella Crowder (she’s also co-owner of the Bike Newport bike shop) tells us the City of Newport is installing sharrows this morning on 6th Street. … Read more
“Oregon is the odd one out when it comes to the nation’s speed limits. By modernizing our speed limit we can increase the flow of traffic, lower commute times and fast track commerce through the state.”— Sen. Bruce Starr (R-Hillsboro) Saying that Oregon’s speed limit is “behind the times,” state Senators Bruce Starr (R-Hillsboro) and … Read more
Bikes? Dancing? Fun? Must be Pedalpalooza.(Photos © J. Maus) With our lingering winter weather, it might be hard to get mentally focused on Pedalpalooza; but that’s just what you ought to be doing! The big event(s) — organized by the community and extraordinary volunteers with Shift — happens from June 9th to the 29th. The … Read more
A closed road in Minamisoma City, Fukushima prefecture, Japan.(Photo: Motoya Nakamura/The Oregonian)
“It’s just friendly nod to the Portland biking community – which several of our employees belong to.”— Tom LaBonty, Southwest Airlines employee We all heard the big news back in April when Frontier Airlines removed the flat fee for checked bicycles. Long before that, we’d floated the idea of having Portland International Airport (PDX) become … Read more
The Italians know how to do bike racing.(Photo: Gazzetta.it) The Giro D’Italia, Italy’s grand tour stage race, continues on after the tragic, fatal crash of Belgian racer Wouter Weylandt during Stage Three. Being such a bike-race-crazy town, local cafes and pubs are showing the race on the big screen. With the race starting to heat … Read more
PBOT data on SE Holgate Blvd. The street was re-striped for buffered bike lanes in 2009.
For the second time since November of last year, people who bike on the Springwater Corridor (in blue) have raised concerns about emissions from nearby factories.
Mick O’Connell said his new development must have auto access on Holladay.(Photo © J. Maus) Efforts to improve bike access through the Lloyd District took yet another turn for the worse at a Stakeholder Advisory Committee meeting yesterday. Several influential business interests — including a representative of the Portland Development Commission (PDC) — expressed opposition … Read more
Photo from filming of the video in Los Angeles.(Photos © J. Maus) People for Bikes, the national effort by Bikes Belong to raise awareness and support for bicycling, has just released a new video they hope will spread the idea that “Bikes Make Life Better.” The short video, filmed in Los Angeles, uses projection technology … Read more
The speakers have been announced for the National Bike to Work Day event being hosted by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA). The event is dubbed “Bikes Mean Business,” and it will feature a trio of local business leaders who will expound on the benefits biking brings to the bottom line. In addition to Congressman Earl … Read more
Laurelhurst School students at City Hall last night.(Photos © J. Maus) In City Hall last night, Portland’s bicycle transportation leaders heard from a group of kids that will likely replace them someday. Six students from Laurelhurst School in Northeast Portland came to the City’s Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting to present a class project devoted … Read more