In Washington state, two election results worth watching
Two races to Portland’s north ended last night in interesting ways, for better or worse.
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Stalwart Swan Island transportation advocate Lenny Anderson announces retirement
Lenny Anderson, shown here at the dedication of a biking and walking path on Swan Island in 2010, is retiring.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Lenny Anderson, one of the most outspoken and effective transportation advocates in Portland, officially announced his retirement this morning. Lenny had served as the executive director of the Swan Island Business Association … Read more
WashCo Watch: Key vacancies at transportation posts
[Note from the publisher: We have some great sources in Washington County that frequently send us interesting bits of information. Most of the tips don’t end up developing into Front Page stories, but I figured they deserved to be shared somewhere. So I’m going to start putting them here under the “WashCo Watch” banner and … Read more
The Monday Roundup: Guerrilla rainbows, Lance documentary & more
A 64-year-old Istanbul man painted a public staircase in rainbow colors. Local officials repainted them gray. Now guerrilla artists are painting public walkways all over the country in solidarity.
Vancouver advocates plan ride to push timetable on Lower River Road project
Advocates want a safer and more pleasant way to ride along Lower River Road.(Photos: Todd Bachmann) This story was written by our Vancouver correspondent, Madeleine von Laue. Bicycle activists in Vancouver are organizing a ride with elected officials along Lower River Road this Friday (8/23). The ride is an attempt to raise support for a … Read more
Disaster Relief Trials bring cargo-bike heroism back to Portland
Portland’s 30-mile catastrophe-themed urban bike competition returned for a second year Saturday with a splash and a lot of grunts.
Major new pro-transit advocacy group prepares to launch in Portland
A new nonprofit advocacy group is setting out to be public transportation’s answer to the Bicycle Transportation Alliance.
Vancouver readies for first carfree, ‘open streets’ event
Sunday Streets Alive website. This article was written by our Vancouver contributor Madeleine von Laue. Vancouver residents won’t have to cross the I-5 bridge to participate in a Sunday Parkways event this summer, nor will runners or skaters or anyone else; the City of Vancouver’s very own first Sunday Streets Alive will spin to life … Read more
The Monday Roundup: Pre-stolen bikes for sale (and more)
In Japan, a brazen bike thief has been spotted listing bikes for sale online before he or she even steals them – and more of the world’s bike news this week.
When should streets use sharrows, painted lanes and separation? (graphics)
Where, exactly, do sharrows belong?(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Update: See below for a few other examples of graphics that try to answer this question. There’s an interesting, useful bit of transportation wonkery in The Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s “Blueprint for World-Class Cycling” that came out this week: a visual guide to which sort of streets should … Read more
The Monday Roundup: The country’s biggest bike-hater and more
Here’s the bike news from near and far that caught our eyes in the last week: — Everybody’s talking about this amazing video of a Wall Street Journal editorial board member telling us what she really feels about bikesharing in New York City. Definitely worth waiting through a 15-second Honda or Chevron ad to see … Read more
Trails, backroads and the charms of Vernonia
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) One of the best things about bicycling in Portland isn’t even in Portland. It’s a small town called Vernonia. Situated a perfect day’s ride from Portland (about 50 miles, or less if you take MAX to HIllsboro), Vernonia is nestled in the woods at the end of about 20 miles of … Read more