Press releases, news alerts and advisories from agencies around the region. We post them here so you don’t have to navigate clunky government websites. If you have news to share, send your press releases to us via our contact page.
This press release was issued last night by the City of Beaverton Police Department (emphasis mine – see last two paragraphs): City of Beaverton Expands its Traffic Safety Efforts The Beaverton City Council and the City’s Supplemental Budget Committee have approved a Traffic Safety Proposal with the goal of enhancing the City’s traffic safety enforcement … Read more
This just in from Kidical Mass Headquarters…. Full details on this month’s ride (which happens on Sat, 11/20): Family Fun Bike Ride Plans Tour de Pie Portland, OR — November 9, 2010 — The Thanksgiving holiday is all about gathering with friends and family, giving thanks for our blessings, and eating pie. Lots of pie. … Read more
This just in from Portland Police Burea: PORTLAND POLICE RESPONDING TO A COLLISION INVOLVING THREE PEDESTRIANS Posted: November 8th, 2010 11:55 AM At approximately 11:15 today, November 8, 2010, Portland Police responded to a collision on North Lombard Street near the intersection of North Interstate Avenue involving a vehicle and three pedestrians. All three persons … Read more
Meets at 6:00 pm on 11/9 at the Lovejoy Room in City Hall (1221 SW 4th). AGENDA Announcements — 6:00 Lake Oswego to Portland Transit Project — 6:10 Patrick Sweeney (PBOT) and Karen Withrow (Metro) will provide a brief update on this project. The project will publish its DEIS (Draft Environmental Impact Statement) on November … Read more
For those of you following the CRC project, an important meeting of the all-powerful Project Sponsors Council is coming up on November 12th. Press release is below… Project Sponsors Council meets November 12 VANCOUVER – The Columbia River Crossing Project Sponsors Council will hear an update about the Bridge Type Expert Review Panel at its … Read more
This just in from Metro… looks like the Portland region is in final round of LivCom awards. We’re up against Curitiba, Brazil, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, and Changwon City, South Korea. Interesting. Didn’t know they had serious awards like this. Neat that we’re in the finals though. Winner announced Sunday. Full release below: Metro … Read more
Portland Design Works founders Dan Powell (L) and Erik Olson headed out to deliver $9,000 worth of bike lights to the BTA.(Photo: Portland Design Works)
Safe Routes National Partnership Director Deb Hubsmith and Jim Oberstar in happier times.(Photo © J. Maus) Reacting to last night’s election results, the following statement to supporters and letter to Jim Oberstar will be sent out shortly from the Safe Routes to School National Partnership… November 3, 2010 Dear Safe Routes to School supporter, As … Read more
Street Roots is a great local non-profit newspaper that employs people that live on the street (or are otherwise without a home of their own). They have a new column by the Portland Police Bureau’s bicycle community liaison Robert Pickett and they’ve covered many biking issues in the past. Editor Israel Bayer got in touch … Read more
This Associated Press story (which I found via BikeHugger on Twitter) from Seattle got my attention for a variety of reasons (which should become apparent after reading the excerpts below)… WSDOT to pay $8 million over Montlake Bridge bike accident The state Transportation Department has agreed to pay $8 million to a bicyclist who was … Read more
A reader sent along a few photos of some cool bike art on the walls of Taqueria Los Gorditos in Southeast Portland (1212 SE Division St). Check ’em out…
— Publisher’s Note: This post is by our Bike Science columnist Shawn Small. We’ll publish short bits from him on Page Two in between his more in-depth columns that run on the Front Page. The most feasible idea that we rolled around was the idea of incorporating a proximity sensor into a rear taillight. This … Read more