Chris Smith is full of great ideas lately. Earlier this month, he started working with the folks at KBOO radio to offer past and future episodes of the popular KBOO Bike Show as MP3s for our listening enjoyment. Now he’s gone and put together an aggregate site called “The Portland Bike Channel“.
UP gets commemorative bike lane stencil
There’s another new bike lane stencil that just hit Portland streets. This one was made to commemorate the University of Portland women’s soccer team on their NCAA championship victory. It lives on N. Willamette Blvd.
I ride by there all the time so I look forward to introducing myself.
[Thanks to Roger Geller for sending me this photo]
New bike lane stencil by Joe Biel
Some of you may remember that Joe Biel (founder of Microcosm Publishing) is working on a documentary about bike art. He was particularly interested in Portland’s whimsical bike lane characters.
I just heard from Joe that after a few meetings and phone calls he was given the opportunity to design and lay out his very own bike lane character. So here it is, courtesy of Joe Biel. It lives on NE 33rd, just past the Columbia Slough (by the DEQ).
To see more of Portland’s bike lane stencils, check out these photos.
Airport bike parking “for employees only”
A few months ago I was smitten with PDX airport because of their new and vastly improved bike access. After reading my post, several folks were inspired to ride to the airport to take advantage of the new bike lane and enclosed long-term bike parking facility.
However now all that has changed. A few riders scoped out the facility in advance of a recent flight and were dismayed to find it is now locked with a sign that says it’s only for airport employees. I went and read the original press release (PDF) and sure enough, this was the plan all along. I must have used the facility before it was finished being built.
Interactive Pedalpalooza characters
The Pedalpalooza craziness has already begun…and it’s only December. Check out the new interactive feature over on the Shift website. You can make the bike fun action figures say anything you want.
PSU Transportation class presentations
Chris Smith has posted PDFs and summaries of the presentations from the PSU Traffic and Transportation class. Several of them are bike-related and they provide great insight and ideas about how to improve biking conditions in Portland.
Bike theft awareness campaign
The Southeast Precinct of the Portland Police Bureau have started a bike theft awareness campaign.
Officers have been standing on the Hawthorne Bridge in the early morning and passing out forms for cyclists to fill out and return to them. According to one cyclist, who was stopped last Tuesday at 6:30 AM, the form asks for your driver’s license number, name, address, phone number and date of birth. It also asks for a thorough description of your bicycle including the approximate value and serial number.
GlobeTrekker Zoobomb clip
Back in April the PBS show “GlobeTrekker” came to Portland. They highlighted Portland’s eco-friendly transportation options and somehow ended up on a Zoobomb.
Dat Nguyen has found and posted the clip for all of us to enjoy (you’ll need QuickTime to view it).
Stolen: White Univega
My roommate’s vintageish women’s style univega w/ white fenders was stolen on Dec 6th around 7 pm at 50th and Lincoln.
It’s white w/ cruiser style bars. The Univega logo is in red.
Someone cut her lock.
There also should be two light mounts on the bars(i had just let her borrow my front light the other day!)
Please keep an eye out,
I appriciate it.
joshmcnair@gmail.com
(will add phone number soon, mine is out of minutes, but we got a hosue fun, i just don’t know it yet!)
Bike Gallery employee wins National Championship
Just got word that Shannon Skerritt – Bike Gallery employee and Vanilla Bicycles sponsored cyclocross racer – has rode to victory in the 30-35 Masters race at Cyclocross Nationals!
OBRA’s Candi Murray says Shannon is the first-ever Oregonian to win a cyclocross national championship. (see this comment)
According to reports, conditions were treacherous. Rain, sleet, snow, white-out conditions, so bad that they’ve postponed the rest of the day’s races due to 50 mph winds.
Way to go Shannon! We’ll be waiting for the full scoop on your blog.
[This photo is from Cross Crusade #2 at Alpenrose Dairy]
Friday link love (updated)
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[*updated]
- Elly Blue reports on last night’s Super Legal Ride
- Filmed by Bike III calls for submissions
- “Urban Adventurer” Shawn Granton rides the city
- The O covers the ODOT paint incident (I guess imitation is the best form of flattery)
- The O covers a car-free family (and it happens to be Sacha’s ladies)
- *Team Midnight is not loving the Willy Week.
- *Along with free lights, the cops are also handing out this handy safety brochure (links to a PDF file). It was developed by PDOT’s head traffic safety junkie, Greg Raisman (thanks to commander Bill Sinnott for sending this over).
- *Some great events and rides are happening tonight and over the weekend. Check out the Shift Calendar for all the details.
Oregon Cycling Magazine launches new site
Oregon Cycling is a free magazine available in coffee shops and bookstores all over the Northwest. They’ve got a host of solid contributors and it’s a quality publication. However up until now, their website left a bit to be desired.