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CITY OF PORTLAND OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release October 26, 2007 Contact: Cheryl E. Kuck at (503) 823-5552 Or: Tom Miller at (503) 823-1121 Committee on Policy, Engineering, and Enforcement for Bicycle Safety Develops Action Plan to Improve Bicycle Safety in Portland (PORTLAND, OR) – Representatives from Portland’s bicycle and freight communities, … Read more
I love when corporations figure out effective ways to promote their brand and do something positive for the world (New Belgium’s Tour de Fat also comes to mind). Check out this video from Clif Bar. It’s part of their awesome-looking 2 Mile Challenge Natural Energy Tour.
Here’s an email I received from Basil Christopher, ODOT’s bike and pedestrian coordinator: ODOT is planning to replace approximate 350 feet of sidewalk between the Ross Is. Bridge (far west end), and SW Hood Avenue to the north. The construction calls for replacing/widening the existing sidewalk from 6-ft to 8-ft, replacing non-standard curb, and adding … Read more
*PLEASE NOTE: This post was updated on 11/18/11 to reflect an additional person who was killed. Ricky Andrews was not officially recorded by the City as a bike fatality and I only learned of his incident recently. – JM Just for the record, I want to acknowledge that six seven people have been killed in … Read more
Screen grab from Virgin Vacations website. I came across a website today that lists the “11 Most Bike Friendly Cities in the World”. It looks to be the work of a travel agency working for Virgin Atlantic Airways. The source of the list isn’t exactly what I’d call authoritative, but it was still fun (if … Read more
Here’s the latest from Portland’s only bike-oriented political action committee, Bike Walk Vote. Incidentally, the former executive director of the BTA, Evan Manvel is now working with them so I expect to be hearing a lot more from these folks during the upcoming political election season… Here’s their latest message about a gathering on Monday … Read more
An attentive tipster has sent me some photos of new bike parking at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (which is directly accessible from the Eastbank Esplanade). The photos were taken on Sunday, October 11th by Matt Picio:
Press Release: North Portland Tool Library presents a “Night in St. Johns” PORTLAND, Oregon – Spend the evening of Thursday, November 1 in St. Johns to benefit the North Portland Tool Library. Start with a bicycle ride to St Johns cemeteries to honor Dia de los Muertos. Next, sit down to dinner at Ladybug Café, … Read more
From a press release issued by the City of Portland, Office of Transportation: NEW RED LIGHT CAMERA AT SW 4TH & JEFFERSON CAPTURES 226 RED LIGHT VIOLATIONS ON FIRST DAY OF OPERATION (PORTLAND, OR) – Beginning Monday, October 15, at 12:01 a.m., motorists who run a red light on SW 4th at Jefferson will receive … Read more
The 2007 edition of the Towards Carfree Cities conference was held in Istanbul, Turkey this August/September. A delegation of four members of the Portland carfree conference planning team attended. An informal slideshow presentation about our experiences in Istanbul is planned for Saturday, October 13th, 7pm at 705 N Alberta St (at Albina). This will be … Read more
For Immediate Release: October 10, 2007 Portland, Oregon- The Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) announced today that 1,078 cyclocross racers descended onto Alpenrose Dairy on Sunday, October 7, 2007 for the 1st race of the Cross Crusade cyclocross racing series. Breaking last year’s record of over 750 racers, the event again established itself as the … Read more
Commissioner Sam Adams continues his march toward finding a way to fund fixes to our transportation system with a series of Town Hall Meetings to discuss his “Safe and Sound Streets” campaign. As he alluded to in my interview with him last week, Adams is facing a potential ballot measure next Spring to fund the … Read more