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Traffic on the Hawthorne Bridge.(Photo © J. Maus) This just in from the Multnomah County Public Affairs Office: Hawthorne Bridge to close Sunday for maintenance The Hawthorne Bridge will be closed to road and sidewalk traffic on Sunday, October 26 from 7:00 am until as late as 5:00 pm so that electrical controls for bridge … Read more
A reader (thanks Andrea) brought a sad story from Los Angeles to my attention. Here’s the snip from a report in the LA Times: “A woman in her 60s died this morning after being hit by a teenage bicyclist in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles police said. The woman was crossing the street in the 600 … Read more
I was wondering when we’d hear from AASHTO — the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (the “voice of transportation” a.k.a. the highway lobby). This just in (via Traffic World and Carfree USA): “AASHTO is weighing a $544.5 billion proposal for the next highway reauthorization bill… Such a proposal would be almost double 2005’s … Read more
[via Streetsblog] Nobel Prize winning economist and NY Times columnist Paul Krugman has given some powerful punditry to the recently launched “Build for America” campaign. In an Op Ed piece published last week, he wrote: “..right now, increased government spending is just what the doctor ordered, and concerns about the budget deficit should be put … Read more
A Starbucks employees stands in front of the display.(Photo: Brian Borrello)
The bike dance revolution continues to spread. Following the example of troupes from around the globe like the Sprockettes, the Derailleurs, the Velo Vixens, the B:C:Clettes, Chain Reaction, the Brakes, and others; I present to you, the Bottom Brackettes…
The Bike Show on KBOO FM (90.7 in Portland) was home to a discussion of Portland’s bike economy last week. Show hosts Tori Bortman (a part of that economy herself as the owner of Gracie’s Wrench) and Carl Larson talked about bikes and business with Matt Cardinal of Signal Cycles, Jennifer Nolfi, bike industry sector … Read more
[via the Bike Commuters blog] I don’t know much about this video, but I know that it absolutely rules. It’s a circa 1980s kung-fu flick where the heroines use BMX bikes as deadly weapons (complete with turbo-boost, screeching tire sound effects). Everyone who loves bikes has to grin while watching this…
Here’s the info from organizers of the Oregon Manifest Handmade Bike Show (which starts Friday and goes through Sunday 10/12). PORTLAND’S OWN BIKE SHOW NEEDS YOUR HELP! On October 10th and 11th bike geeks, master craftsmen, and obsessed enthusiasts converge for Portland’s handmade bike extravaganza, Oregon Manifest. We’re still looking for a few more volunteers … Read more
Here’s the story from the Corvallis Gazette Times: “A bicyclist was struck and killed by a log truck at about 7:45 a.m. today on Chapel Drive, just east of the 13th Street intersection. Edward Paul Bomber, 48, of Corvallis, died at the scene.” According to a reader who tipped me off about the story, Ed … Read more
Here’s an unusual bike story that just landed in my inbox from the Oregon State Police. “The incident happened Wednesday, October 1st, in Salem at about 1:00 p.m. when OSP Trooper Perry Rhoades was patrolling the Capitol Mall area on a bicycle and spotted a 1997 Ford four-door drive recklessly near the State Capitol building … Read more
Here’s a doozy of a story from the Associated Press (emphasis mine): “MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) – A man is being held in the Skagit County Jail in Mount Vernon, Wash., in lieu of $150,000 bail after being arrested for the 14th time for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. Superior Court documents … Read more