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Downtown Copenhagen.(Photo © Tom Miller) As hundreds of leaders, politicians, scientists, experts, and advocates from around the world gather in Copenhagen for the United Nations Climate Conference, the most important thing they experience might not even be on the agenda. If any of them happen to walk the streets of Copenhagen, the solution to many … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland Auditor’s Office has released their annual Resident Survey and the results show that the number of respondents who drive-alone to work has increased while bike use fell one percent from last year. The City received 3,194 responses to their survey. One of the questions was “What is … Read more
A BikePortland reader has some ideas of what can be done to improve theI-5 crossing of the Columbia River.(Photo © J. Maus) Since a new era of planning for a new I-5 crossing of the Columbia River seems to be upon us, I thought I’d share a comment from last week that lays out several … Read more
The vision by 2030. If you have something to say about the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 (a.k.a. the Bicycle Master Plan), Sunday (11/8) is your last chance to do it. PBOT will take all comments received by Sunday night and try to work them into revisions of the Plan before it is finalized and … Read more
Slideshow below/Gallery(Photos © J. Maus) On Saturday, about 1,000 Portlanders joined rallies around the globe to raise awareness of climate change. The 350 Climate Action Rally was part of the 350 campaign, which bills itself as a “global grassroots campaign to stop the climate crisis.” Not surprisingly, many people came to the rally at Pioneer … Read more
Cops on bikes.(Photo © J. Maus) When it comes to police enforcement of bicycle traffic laws or bicycle collisions, discretion is very important. If you’ve watched the recent bicycle traffic enforcement video produced by the Portland Police Bureau, you’ll notice the concept figures prominently. PPB Bicycle Liaison Officer Robert Pickett opens the video with this: … Read more
Sit in traffic! Breathe exhaust fumes! It’s fun for the whole family! And it’s all brought to you by Chevron.(Photo © Joel Maus/Studio EMP)
I don’t usually share news from other cities, but a story out of Helotes, Texas (22 miles northwest of San Antonio) has grabbed my attention and won’t let go. Via the Tucson Lawyer Bike blog with photo credit to Tom Reel of San Antonio Express News. (Photo: Tom Reel/San Antonio Express News)
This San Diego family would fit right in in Portland.(Photos © J. Maus) I took a trip down to Southern California to visit family last week (to the north Orange County town of Cypress to be exact). Each time I go, I see my surroundings through a lens that’s colored by the dueling perspectives of … Read more
Roy’s talent, style, and popularity could do wonders for the reputation of bicycling in Portland. In the few years he’s been in the NBA, the Portland Trail Blazers’ Brandon Roy has become a bona-fide star. That’s one reason why back in July 2008, we featured his love of biking on the Front Page. Now comes … Read more
“Truth in Engineering” is the Audi motto. But their new ad stretches that slogan to the limit, promoting its new, supposedly fuel efficient vehicle, the A3 (it’s supposed to get 24mpg 34mpg).
Did you know Portland had an advocacy group devoted to pedestrians? Portland is renown for its bike scene and the strong, vibrant advocacy movement that exists around it. But what about our non-motorized friends who use their feet to get around? Where is Portland’s ‘pedestrian community’? The Willamette Pedestrian Coalition wants to find out. The … Read more