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Saturday, February 27th, at 3:30 pm a black SUV turned left into me while I was riding my bike in the bike lane. This happened at the intersection of N Williams and N Stanton, the SE corner of Dawson Park. There were at least two people on bikes who rode by shortly after the crash … Read more
I’ve been occasionally posting the views of the Steel Bridge homeless camp. My last update was February 3rd; the police told the camp to vacate on Feb 2. They didn’t. Yesterday morning (Feb 25) the city removed the camp. They took out five dumpsters of garbage and found stolen computer gear. A bunch of bike … Read more
The Tilikum Crossing is not a normal route for me, though I do ride through the 11th/12th/Gideon area daily. However yesterday I rode from inner SE across the Tilikum and then back again to attend a meeting at PSU. One the West side of the bridge, I nearly hit two pedestrians, once on the way … Read more
During the construction of the NE Rodney Bikeway, which has been talked about way to much for a simple project, PBOT made one bad compromise. There is a stop sign at NE Rodney and Monroe streets that was briefly (for 2 weeks) turned to face east and west allowing traffic on the greenway to flow … Read more
Come join the Pedal PT crew tomorrow (Tuesday) morning for our Monthly FREE COFFEE for Bicyclists Event! What: Free Coffee for Bicyclists, pedestrians and passers by with Pedal PT. Coffee From K&F Roasters, our neighbor on the corner of SE 26th and Clinton. When: Tuesday, 2/23 7am until 9:30am Where: SE 25th and Clinton Why: … Read more
Jason Miner of advocacy group 1000 Friends of Oregon, will speak on Affordability, Land Use Policy, Transportation, Investment, and National Trends in Land Use. Monday , Feb. 22, 7-9 PM, at Waverley Church, 3300 SE Woodward. At the Richmond Neighborhood Association Land Use Meeting. Also on agenda is 6-unit towhouse subdivision at 3322 SE Chavez. … Read more
This is a tame incident compared to many, but it was worth sharing. The (very old) man driving this SUV was clearly looking for somewhere to park and didn’t care about the bike lane. The driver had been hugging the bike lane even before the right-hand turn shown in the video, but that’s when things … Read more
The last update I posted was two weeks ago (Feb 3). The mayor’s homeless policy was nine days ago (Feb 8), so I was curious what it looked like. I’ve been through there since the policy, but I didn’t have any good photos/video until today. One thing I see in that video is that I … Read more
I got that bright flash right in my eyes
Generally speaking, there’s enough room to the right of the streetcar tracks.
I’ve volunteered a few times but I was really looking forward to participating in the Worst Day of the Year Ride for the first time. I got a great costume, but it was raining so I rode my Raleigh and skipped the costume, instead dressing in raingear. Jeremy and I met and rode together (well, … Read more
Safe Routes to Schools should be the centerpiece of the plan.
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project