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Commissioner Fritz voiced many concerns before voting “no” on the proposal last night.(Image: City of Portland) At their meeting last night, Portland’s City Council gave Mayor Sam Adams authorization to vote in favor of a 12-lane Columbia River Crossing (CRC) bridge. But, according to Adams’ office, the vote does not mean the Mayor (and council) … Read more
She would have gotten a lower traffic fine had Bailey’s bill moved forward.(Photo © J. Maus) Last week we reported on State Representative Jules Bailey‘s proposed bill to create a new vehicle weight class that would include bicycles and to base traffic fine amounts on the weight class of offenders’ vehicles. If passed, the law … Read more
Hollie Teal, who organizedthe rally that convinced Sam Adams to stay on as Mayor, sat down with him for a chat recently.(Photos © J. Maus) Without Hollie Teal, Sam Adams would no longer be Portland’s Mayor. At least, that’s what Adams told her during a lunch they recently had together. Teal is the woman who … Read more
State Rep. Jules Bailey Newly elected Oregon State Representative from Southeast Portland, Jules Bailey, has introduced a bill into the legislature that would create a new vehicle weight class for non-motorized vehicles weighing under 50 pounds — such as bicycles (we think that weight might be too low with some of today’s new cargo bikes, … Read more
Getting paid to ride to work isn’t that easy…yet.(Photo © J. Maus) I’ve gotten many emails over the past few weeks wondering why I haven’t covered the Bike Commute Tax Benefit that became law on January 1. One reason is that I’m just not all that enthused about it; and it turns out I’m not … Read more
AG John Kroger In the course of my reporting here at BikePortland.org, I don’t usually come in contact with the Oregon Attorney General. But I was surprised to find out this morning that Oregon top lawyer, John Kroger, is something of a bike lover. In an AP story I read via the Seattle PI, Kroger … Read more
Adams in October 2007.(Photo © J. Maus) Mayor Sam Adams has decided to get back to work as the leader of Portland (read and watch him read the official statement below). After reading speculation about the decision on the Willamette Week’s blog, I contacted a high-level staffer a few minutes ago and was able to … Read more
There were plenty of funnysigns (the one on the right says, “No prying = No Lying”. (Photos © J. Maus) Friday night’s rally in support of Sam Adams brought hundreds (500-600?) of Portlanders to City Hall. It was an astounding moment of cohesion for a city that had seemed to lose its way in the … Read more
Amanda Mansfield has a mission from Commissioner Fritz: Learn about bikes.(Photo © J. Maus) Last week during a meeting of the Bicycle Advisory Committee, there was one person around the table who I’d never seen before. When she introduced herself as Amanda Mansfield from the staff of newly elected Commissioner Amanda Fritz, I was pleasantly … Read more
Adams at his press conference yesterday.(Photos © J. Maus) If Mayor Sam Adams hoped for progress overnight in his effort to save his reputation and his political life, it seems things have only gotten worse. This morning I awoke to both of our local daily newspapers — The Oregonian and the Portland Tribune — calling … Read more
Chris Smith, Streetcar Jason Tell, ODOT Scott Bricker, BTA Rex Burkholder, Metro Mark Ginsberg, Lawyer Sue Keil, PBOT Some familiar faces on the Transportation Cabinet.(All photos © J. Maus)
The Frequently Asked Questions below were developed by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) as supporting material for their Idaho Stop Law proposal. Frequently Asked Questions What would this law do? This law would make it legal for bicyclists to treat stop signs like yield signs. A cyclist approaching an intersection controlled by a stop sign, … Read more