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.
The Knights of the Cross Crusade Have Spoken The Clydesdale Cyclocross Champion of the Universe Will Be Chosen in Bend, Oregon on December 12, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2009 Contact: Brad Ross, Dungeon Master, Cyclocross Crusade, (503) 806-6943 (Portland, Oregon) – The Knights of the Cross Crusade have spoken, therefore let it be … Read more
Here’s the word on PSU Cycling’s new website: The launch of PSU Cycling’s next generation website is pretty cool for a number of reasons: a new design and re-branding of PSU Cycling, community-building features for members, officer tools, and a powerful and extensible back end. These add up to what PSU Cycling believes is the … Read more
From the Bicycle Transportation Alliance: Let’s keep our friends biking safely, comfortably, and happily through the winter months; I know it’s a big part of what keeps me physically and emotionally healthy through Portland’s winters. . . Here are three free opportunities next week for folks who’d like to learn more about year-round biking skills, … Read more
Stolen trike similar to this one. News Release from: Portland Police Bureau PPB Needs Help In Locating Girls Stolen Bike Posted: November 16th, 2009 10:08 AM Portland Police Officers from East Precinct are asking for the public’s help in locating an adult tricycle that was stolen from two 13-year-old autistic girls. The bike was donated … Read more
On Thursday 11/19, Gordon Price will give a free presentation on the effective integration of transportation in high-density environments with an emphasis on land use. If you’ve seen Price speak before, fear not! He always has a new presentation and a trick or two up his sleeve… Price is a former City of Vancouver, B.C. … Read more
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Nov. 3, 2009 MEDIA CONTACTS: Alexandra Phillips OPRD Bicycle Recreation Coordinator 503-986-0631 Oregon Scenic Bikeways program now on the road Online handbook tells how to nominate routes for designation Oregon bicycle riders can now nominate their favorite routes for consideration as State Scenic Bikeways. Such designated bikeways would follow roads … Read more
Pedal Past the Lights II Annual Holiday Bike Ride in Portland Portland, OR (11/12/09) – Pedal Bike Tours is jumping into the holiday spirit with a special tour to pedal through Portland’s most spectacular light display, the Jubitz Winter Wonderland at Portland International Raceway. It’s had more than 1 million visitors in its 17 years, … Read more
November 6, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dan Anderson, public information officer Portland Bureau of Transportation (503) 823-3723 dan.anderson@ci.portland.or.us Portland’s newest bicycle boulevard coming to Sellwood (Portland, Ore.) – The Portland Bureau of Transportation will create a new bicycle boulevard in Sellwood, on S.E. Spokane Street, as the initial piece of a 15-mile project identified … Read more
November 9, 2009 For Immediate Release Contact: Beth Sorensen, Public Information Officer 503.823.5300; 503.823.6634 (cell) Portland Parks & Recreation closes 400-foot section of Eastbank Esplanade for repairs The paved section, approximately 500 feet north of the Morrison Bridge, is expected to remain closed for at least a month as engineering solutions are determined (Portland, OR) … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Steph Routh Willamette Pedestrian Coalition Office: (503) 223-1597 steph@wpcwalks.org PEDESTRIAN ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION CALLS FOR CAUTION, SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS A Number of Recent Crashes Involving Pedestrians Indicate the Need for Immediate Response and Change PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 5, 2009 – It has been a deeply troubling week . On Saturday morning, Oct. 31, Benjamin … Read more
Below is a press release from the Office of Portland Mayor Sam Adams November 9, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Roy Kaufmann Office of Mayor Sam Adams 503-823-4799 roy.kaufmann@ci.portland.or.us MAYOR ADAMS: PORTLAND IS COMMITTED TO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY I was saddened to hear about the death of Lindsay Leonard and the critical injury of Jessica Finlay. … Read more
Here are BikePortland’s traffic stats from the month of October, 2009. The most popular post of the month (counted by page views using Google Analytics) was our story covering the Oregon Manifest Constructor’s Design Challenge. That was followed by the unusual mention of a story outside our region highlighting the death of a Texas couple … Read more