See the press release below about the big USA Cycling youth development camp coming back to Forest Grove this summer for the 4th time…
USA Cycling’s Talent ID Camp comes back for its 4th year in the Northwest on July 28 – August 2, 2013. A unique opportunity for cyclists (ages 14-22) to learn from coaches, develop skills, training and make them better cyclists.
You know the local bike industry is healthy when niches are created within niches. That seems to be what’s happening now in Portland’s thriving cargo bike scene. Made up of advocates, builders, retailers, and buyers, our local cargo bike industry is alive and well.
Blaq Design is just one local business riding the wave.
Paul Johnson and Jeremy Neal are the men behind Blaq. They moved to Portland from Ohio back in 2010 and have been gaining a strong foothold ever since by making both stock and custom messenger bags, backpacks and other products. By 2010, Portland’s cargo bike industry was already several years old and Johnson and Neal wasted no time getting involved with it. At the Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show that year, they debuted an innovative fabric cargo bin created through a collaboration with Joe Bike owner Joe Doebele.
When we last shared news about the Timberline Mountain Bike Park in November of 2012, the US Forest Service had approved a permit for the project and things were set to move forward. That permit was issued after an environmental analysis from the USFS lead to a “Finding of no significant impact” from the trails, roads and other development required to build a “world class” lift-assisted mountain bike riding area on Mt. Hood.
But after that permit was issued, two appeals were filed against the project. One came from a individual citizen and the other was a joint appeal from several outdoor and environmental groups including Friends of Mt. Hood, Bark, Mazamas, Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs, Northwest Environmental Defense Center, and Oregon Chapter of the Sierra Club.
At the end of last month, the USFS affirmed their original decision and denied both appeals.
Year: 2012
Brand: Masi
Model: Vincere
Color:Red/White
Size:58cm
Serial: YK1100373
Photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4288900872471&set=a.1007355955899.2000820.1584930037&type=1&theater
Stolen in Vancouver, WA 98685
Stolen:2013-03-8
Stolen From: Stolen from the Chevron on 99th Street and NE 7th Avenue (Right off the 99th street exit on I-5)
Neighborhood: Hazel Dell
Owner: Bonnie Stassevitch
OwnerEmail: bstassevitch(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Description: Mainly red/white with some black. Has MASI and VINCERE written on it. White grip tape and seat. 2 red water bottle holders, front/back lights, front/back fenders, clip in pedals
Police record with: Clark County Sheriff
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
If reports on Twitter are to be trusted, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber is all set to sign The CRC Bill (HB 2800) into law on Tuesday. While that’s no surprise, there are a few other items related to the Columbia River Crossing project that have recently caught our eye.
— A reader has tipped us off to WashingtonForCRC.org and what looks like a classic astroturf campaign. And by that I mean a corporate PR effort made to seem like an organic, grassroots lobbying effort. Now that Oregon has effectively signed-off on it, it looks like the pushers of this controversial mega-project have wasted no time trying to improve public sentiment on other side of the river. It’s a smart move, given that if the project’s outlook doesn’t improve in Washington soon, it won’t move forward. WashingtonForCRC.org comes complete with a super-slick website listing “facts” about the project (which are taken directly from paid CRC consultants’ talking points), an active Facebook and Twitter presence, and even a cute logo of a bridge with a heart on it.
Two construction projects in the region have direct impacts to bike traffic. Learn more below…
Construction work on an ODOT project on Airport Way near the I-205 path is causing intermittent, short-term closures of the path between Marine Drive and Airport Way. The closures started last week (3/4) and will last through mid-June. Here’s more from ODOT Region 1 Transit and Active Transportation Liaison Jessica Horning:
This article was written by Steve Bozzone, Vice-President of the Oregon Walks board of directors.
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Recently sidewalks and crosswalks are on everyone’s radar, but for a tragic reason. In a part of Portland that has precious few of either, 5-year old Morgan Maynard-Cook was struck down last week in the simple act of crossing a street.
Quite rightly, a lot of the public outcry surrounding Morgan’s death has to do with how much of her life would have been ahead of her. Regardless of our professional work, we are also mothers and fathers, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Trying to imagine what Morgan’s family and friends are going through right now is almost beyond bearing.
Sorry for the delay in getting this out. I got back from Washington DC last night and had a crazy morning. So without further ado, here are the best bike stories and other stuff we came across last week…
— The story everyone’s talking about is the big — and I mean Big — bike plan announced by London mayor Boris Johnson last week. It calls for a complete retrofit of the city’s existing roads to create a network of separated bicycle highways with a goal to double bicycling rates in 10 years. Johnson wants to put £913 million into the plan. But before you pack up and move to London, sources say there’s a lot of politics going on and the funding is far from a sure thing. That being said, this is a major development from one of the most admired cities in the world. Stay tuned.
Year: 2011
Brand: Trek
Model: 7.2 fx wsd 15 dk rd
Color:burgundy
Size:women’s
Serial: wtu112c1909g
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2013-03-01
Stolen From: 2311 E. Burnside St.
Portland, OR 97214
Neighborhood: Laurelhurst
Owner: Dana Highfill
OwnerEmail: danahighfill( atsign )hotmail.com
Reward: yes.
Description: Burgundy mountain bicycle stolen. Type: Trek 7.2 FX WSD 15 DK RD women’s bike with Rack, lights, fenders.
Serial number of bicycle: wtu112c1909g
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: wtu112c1909g
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Brand: unbranded track
Color:bright red
Size:52cm
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2013-03-8
Stolen From: NE 24th & Couch
Neighborhood: Kerns
Owner: Alex Steinberger
OwnerEmail: alex.steinberger( atsign )gmail.com
Reward: $50
Description: I salvaged this frame from a wreck and re-painted so I dont know the make or model. It’s 52cm, fire engine red with narrow track-style flat bar and black wtb grips. it’s single speed and has big waffle-y truvativ pedals.
Police record with: portland pd
Police reference#: 13-19436
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
State legislators in Salem have tried time and time again to “start a conversation” about making Oregonians who ride bicycles pay for the pleasure of doing so. In recent memory we’ve had a draconian and ill-advised mandatory registration bill and just last week Senator Larry George (R-Sherwood) introduced yet another “bike tax.” Unfortunately, those bills only made people angry, and rightfully so, since they were punitive, discriminatory and not well thought out.
If legislators really want to start a conversation about bike-specific transportation funding (instead of simply throwing red meat to anti-bike constituents or serving their personal feelings of bicycling disrespect), they’d be better off 1) thinking up a policy idea that would actually work and 2) working with bike advocates before introducing the bill.
Senate Bill 756, introduced late last month by Senators Floyd Prozanski (D-Eugene) and Jackie Dingfelder (D-Portland), is an example of that approach.
Masked by the state and regional agencies that disperse its grant funds and shrouded behind the veil of a federal government bureaucracy with 60,000 employees, the enigmatic and powerful United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) sits at the top of the transportation world. While in DC this past week, I wanted to try and lift that veil with a visit to its home base and by getting to know a few of the people who work there.
My ultimate goal was to sit down for an interview with USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood; but despite being told I was on a short-list, my name never got called. That will happen someday, but on this trip I was more than happy to get a tour of the headquarters building from LaHood’s public affairs staffer Todd Solomon.