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.
Bike Loan Program staff: Dave Villalobos, Briana Orr, and Price Armstrong.(Photos courtesy U O) Briana Orr, the University of Oregon student who founded the school’s bike loan program, will be honored with an Oregon Civic Engagement Award on Thursday, April 23, at The Cleaners at The Ace Hotel in Portland. We profiled Orr’s program back … Read more
Check out this cool event that will happen as part of the big NY400 campaign surrounding the 400th anniversary of the friendship between the Netherlands and New York City. PRESS RELEASE APRIL 2ND 2009: NY400 BIKING IN NEW YORK CITY 400 wheels representing 400 years of friendship between New York City and the Netherlands. 400 … Read more
Multnomah County is working on a project to re-design Scholls Ferry Road. This Thursday (4/9), they’re holding the second of two public meetings where you can check out and weigh in on proposed design configurations. The official press release is below: Open house for Scholls Ferry Road streetscape design plan The second of two public … Read more
While at the CRC opposition rally on Sunday, I met Vancouverite John Kangas. He was passing out flyers with “Bike Me!” across the top. He is trying to organize Vancouver bike lovers and has set up a meeting for “all who cycle in Vancouver”. Here are the details if you’d like to attend: When: April … Read more
Here are BikePortland’s traffic stats for the month of March: Visits – 163,462 Average visit length – 00:03:27 Pages viewed – 376,486 Stories posted – 134 Top Five Stories (*In terms of pageviews analyzed by Google Analytics): 1. Mandatory bike registration bill introduced in Salem 2. Major injury right-hook crash at 9th and Lovejoy 3. … Read more
Routh married her bike at the 2006 Multnomah County Bike Fair(Photo © J. Maus) The Willamette Pedestrian Coalition has chosen Stephanie Routh as their new Director. The WPC is a Portland-based non-profit that is, “dedicated to promoting walking and making the conditions for walking safe and attractive.” Here’s the official statement: Stephanie is highly regarded … Read more
Below is the full text of the BTA’s press release in opposition to the CRC project: BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE FORMALIZES OPPOSITION TO COLUMBIA RIVER CROSSING Monday, March 22, 2009 – The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) announced today our opposition to the massive freeway expansion, known as the Columbia River Crossing, that is being planned between … Read more
Below is the full, prepared text of Karl Rohde’s testimony in front of the House Transportation Committee yesterday on behalf of the Idaho Stop law. Rohde is in charge of the BTA’s government affairs and he is their lobbyist in Salem. (For a full report from that hearing, read our story from yesterday.) Chair Beyer … Read more
Here’s the latest from the grassroots group who are mounting a campaign against the 12-lane CRC bridge plans: Bill Bradbury To Speak At CRC Opposition And Alternatives Rally Citizen’s Coalition Schedules Rally for Noon, Sunday, April 5th Waterfront Park, Releases Satirical Video A grassroots coalition of Portlanders and Vancouverites opposed to the current scope and … Read more
For the first time in 61 years, people can once again follow the old Columbia River Highway right through the basalt heart of Oneonta Bluff. That quote comes from a story in today’s Portland Tribune about an exciting bit of progress on the project to re-establish the Historic Columbia River Highway as a bike and … Read more
Here’s a great way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. From Bike Gallery: St Patrick’s Day “Green Ride” sponsored by Madsen Cycles Tuesday, March 17 Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by bike and get a chance to green up your life by entering to win a Madsen Utility bike? The ride meets at the Downtown Bike Gallery … Read more
Hollis Hawthorne performing in Southeast Portland last summer.(Photo © J. Maus) Portlanders continue to rally around the tragedy the tragic fate of bike dancer Hollis Hawthorne. Hawthorne, a founding member of The Bay Area Derailleurs bike dance troupe, suffered a serious brain injury over a week ago while operating a motorcycle in India. Hawthorne started … Read more