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[Welcome to your daily Pedalpalooza rundown. We’ll post each day’s events and rides here, so you can plan, email them to your friends, etc… See all our Pedalpalooza coverage here and follow the latest updates on Twitter. Click ride title for full details… have fun out there!]
Gallery owner Leah Jackson was all smiles after the crowded opening to her Bike Love art show.(Photos © J. Maus) Here’s a quick recap of a few events this past weekend. Friday night I rolled across the I-5 Bridge to catch the tail end of the opening night reception for “Bike Love,” a showing of … Read more
Water Bureau Director David Shaff at last year’s event.(Photos © J. Maus) Continuing a campaign they began last year, the City of Portland’s Water Bureau will hold a bike/truck safety event this Saturday. The Water Bureau says this ongoing effort to improve safety was prompted by a number of near collisions over the years (mostly … Read more
A scene from last year’s Blessing of the Bikes.(Photos © J. Maus) For the second year in a row, The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (St. Mary’s) in Northwest Portland will host a Blessing of the Bikes — and it couldn’t come at a better time. With summer bike traffic heating up, I’ve been getting … Read more
If HB 2001 passes in its current form, highways in Oregon would get a major boost.(Photo © J. Maus) House Bill 2001 (text) passed through the Oregon House of Representatives today by a vote of 38-22 — just two votes more than it needed in order to get the required three-fifths majority. In floor testimony … Read more
The Capitol(Photo © J. Maus) The Bicycle Transportation Alliance‘s executive director and lobbyist Scott Bricker has helped lawmakers improve a new Urban Trail Fund that is part of the Governor’s transportation package. House Bill 2001 is still being worked on down in Salem, and amendments published earlier this week were very bad news for bike … Read more
Bike advocates huddled with theBTA’s Scott Bricker before testifying at the 2007 hearing.(Photo © J. Maus) With the prospects of bike funding looking grim Salem, the residents of Portland have a chance to set a different tone. Tonight (5/21) in Southeast Portland the Mayor and City Commissioners will listen to testimony about the Mayor’s proposed … Read more
Sam Adams speaking at lastnight’s BMP Open House(Photo © J. Maus) It’s a classic story in Portland by now — you total your car, assess your options, and decide the time is right to go carfree. It looks like the latest person to play out this story will be our mayor. Mayor Adams walked away … Read more
TriMet bus operatorDan Christensen.(Photo courtesyDan Christensen) [The following guest essay was written by TriMet bus operator Dan Christensen. You might remember Dan as the guy who started a petition among bus drivers in opposition to the new bikeways through the Rose Quarter Transit Center. Shortly thereafter, I shared a letter he wrote explaining his position. … Read more
Bike Loan Program staff: Dave Villalobos, Briana Orr, and Price Armstrong.(Photos courtesy U O) Briana Orr, the University of Oregon student who founded the school’s bike loan program, will be honored with an Oregon Civic Engagement Award on Thursday, April 23, at The Cleaners at The Ace Hotel in Portland. We profiled Orr’s program back … Read more
The eBike Store openedlast week in North Portland.(Photos © J. Maus) Opening a new retail business in the midst of an historic economic downturn isn’t exactly a safe bet, especially when there’s not a very big existing market for your product. But that didn’t stop Wake Gregg from opening Portland’s first all-electric bicycle store, The … Read more
“Both projects are focused on a livable future for Portland. And this joint presentation opportunity gives us an excellent opportunity to specifically address the issue of how well bicycling and streetcar can play together as we build our livable streets.” — Ellen Vanderslice, project manager for the Bicycle Master Plan Update The City of Portland … Read more