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The view from a truck mirror.(Photo: Aaron Tarfman) The Portland Water Bureau plans to host an event next week that will educate the community about the unique safety concerns of large trucks. According to a press release from the Bureau, the event will take place in a parking lot near the Rose Quarter (adjacent to … Read more
Bike polo is a time-honored tradition here in Portland and our very own Axles of Evil is a team/club full of some of the most skilled and respected players anywhere. Their home base is the tennis courts at Alberta Park in Northeast Portland, and now they’ve taken their game onto the grass. Below is an … Read more
BikePortland.org photo correspondent Bob Crispin drove up to Iron Ranch (north of Vancouver, WA) over the weekend for the 10th annual Old Bicycle Swap Meet. The event is held on a large ranch whose owner is a collector of all kinds of old cars, farm equipment, railroad stuff, and “who knows what all” says Bob. … Read more
(Photos: Good Sport Promotion) It’s no secret that Portlanders love dogs and bikes. So, it might come as no surprise that Sunday’s inaugural Tour de Lab bike ride was a huge success. Ayleen Crotty with Good Sport Promotion (the company that put on the ride) says 1,200 people came out to enjoy a day of … Read more
Rep. Jim Oberstar addressing the Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference in Seattle.(Photos © J. Maus) In the closing address of the 2008 Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference in Seattle on Friday, bicycling’s Grand Man in Congress, Jim Oberstar, shared a history of America’s bike movement, and inspired the assembled crowd with his trademark energy and bravado. For … Read more
PDOT’s Timo Forsberg (L) and Jeff Smith (R) at last weekend’s Pro Walk/Pro Bike conference in Seattle.(Photos © J. Maus) I’ve still got a few notes and stories I’d like to share from my trip to the Pro Walk/Pro Bike conference in Seattle over the weekend. On the last day of the conference, I asked … Read more
Mini-bikes were a big hit at the conference party last night.(Photos © J. Maus) Last night, conference organizers put on a great party in the old South Lake Union Armory building. The highlight of the night was the mini-bike racing. By mini-bikes, I don’t mean kids bikes like the Zoobombers ride, I mean tiny bikes … Read more
Now that the whole country thinks Oregon isn’t in the top-three best states to bike in, you might assume the Beaver State delegation here at Pro Walk/Pro Bike would be sulking and demanding a recount. Not exactly. When the League of American Bicyclist’s executive director Andy Clarke announced the rankings at a party at the … Read more
Conference-goers in action during a “Poster Session”.(Photos © J. Maus) Besides the 80 workshop sessions here at the Westin Hotel and the myriad “mobile workshops” (that take conference-goers around Seattle in search of sharrows, bike parking, and other things) there’s an ongoing display of information in the “Poster Sessions”. Displayed in rows of tables and … Read more
A dream deferred.(Photo © J. Maus) Oregon placed fourth in a new ranking of Bike Friendly States that was released tonight by the League of American Bicyclists. Washington took top honors, followed by Wisconsin and then Arizona. At the bottom of the list were Alabama and Georgia, with West Virginia coming in last. Yesterday, I … Read more
Ginny Sullivan, routes coordinator for the Adventure Cycling Association.(Photo © J. Maus) During a morning poster session (where bike and ped professionals offer up their latest research in science-fair style) here at Pro Walk/Pro Bike, I ran into Ginny Sullivan, the new routes coordinator for the Adventure Cycling Association (ACA). Sullivan stood in front of … Read more
On-street bike parking in downtown Seattle.(Photos © J. Maus)