New book: Defying Poverty with Bicycles
Here’s a topic you don’t see a bike book on every day… Looks interesting. And here’s the press release from the publisher…
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PBOT’s next brown bag discussion: “High-wheels and Hot Mamas”
PBOT’s monthly (and always illuminating) Brown Bag Series of talks will celebrate Women’s History Month on February 21st. See the event description below: Women, Bikes, and History Presented by April Streeter Thursday, February 21st, 12:00 – 1:00 pm City Hall – Lovejoy Room 1221 SW 4th Avenue, 2d floor (bring your lunch!) Celebrate Women’s History Month … Read more
Joe Cortright to Clackamas County: CRC jeopardizes Oregon transportation funding
Joe Cortright, an economist with Impresa Inc. and a noted critic of the Columbia River Crossing project, sent the letter below to the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners before their vote today on an anti CRC resolution: Today, the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners is considering a resolution to oppose the Columbia River Crossing. Attached … Read more
Family to launch ‘Mark Bosworth Fund’ at Cycle Oregon event tonight
See the press release below for information about a new scholarship fund in honor of Mark Bosworth, the Cycle Oregon volunteer who went missing while working at the event in 2011 and has never been found. The fund will be launched at the Cycle Oregon 2013 route announcement event in Beaverton tonight. www.markbosworthfund.org www.FindMark.org Contact: … Read more
Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee seeks new members
A major opportunity to make an impact on bicycling in Oregon has just been announced. Learn more below (I’ve been in touch with the outgoing Chair of this committee and will have a story on the Front Page later today)… Bike/Ped Advisory Committee seeks new members SALEM – The Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee … Read more
No second term for US DOT Sec. Ray LaHood
LaHood’s official statement is below. I’ll have more on the Front Page later this morning: “I have let President Obama know that I will not serve a second term as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. It has been an honor and a privilege to lead the Department, and I am grateful to President … Read more
Watch the new video on the Red Electric Trail project
The Red Electric Trail from Peter J. DeCrescenzo on Vimeo. A reader and SW Trails member just tipped me off to a new video produced to promote the Red Electric Trail project. It’s an excellent overview of what’s being worked on and it features an interview with none other than U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer. For … Read more
Dates set for 2013 Oregon Active Transportation Summit
Hope you plan to join us for the 2013 Oregon Active Transportation Summit down in Salem. Check out the latest announcement about the event below: Save the dates: April 24-25 for Oregon Active Transportation Summit 2013 Now in its third year encompassing all of active transportation, the Active Transportation Summit is taking a two-pronged approach … Read more
Showers Pass to launch new glove line
New gloves from Showers Pass(Photo: Showers Pass)
Alert: 10 day Springwater Trail detour starts Monday
Detour just announced by Portland Parks (Note: This is not the landslide on the Willamette we’ve reported about a few times. That one is still not fixed and there are no new updates since my last report back in October): Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) will begin work on a public safety project this Monday, … Read more
Lance/Oprah interview live at Rapha HQ; free beer with yellow wristband
Our friends at Rapha are inviting everyone to their headquarters on January 17th to watch Lance Armstrong chat with Oprah Winfrey in a much-anticipated interview. Rumors are flying that Lance plans a full confession and/or some sort of teary-eyed story about years of doping allegations. Rapha will show the interview live in their office at … Read more
Buy and sell at Bike Swap on Saturday
It’s been a big week for the guys over at Ruckus Composites. They made the cover of the Portland Mercury for putting a hot dog into space (not a typo) and now they’re getting ready to host a big bike swap in Saturday. Check the event description and the flyer below for all the details: