“What this does is elevate bikes and peds as important and meaningful modes.”–ODOT Government Liaison Shelli Romero The wheels of change continue to spin toward a more balanced transportation system in our region. Yesterday, Metro’s Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT), for the first time ever, voted unanimously to put bicycle and pedestrian projects … Read more
[Elly Blue] Bikey band Gatas en Zapatas—Spanish for “cats in shoes”—is playing this Saturday night at Mississippi Pizza Pub as part of a benefit event for the Village Bicycle Project’s Ghana Women’s Bicycle Initiative. The bikes that will be shipped to Ghana have already been loaded onto a shipping container and are ready to go. … Read more
[Editor’s note: I did a “How was your weekend?” post a few weeks ago and had a good response so I thought I’d try it again. Since I can’t make it to all the great events and I don’t yet have a staff of reporters, I’m hoping all of you can share your weekend bike … Read more
I got a surprising phone call yesterday from ODOT regional manager Charles Sciscione. He was responding to my post back on June 15th titled, St. Johns Bridge still unsafe after 75 years. I wrote that post out of frustration that ODOT was celebrating the 75 year anniversary of the bridge by touting the recent renovation … Read more
Here’s a few tidbits from Portland and beyond… Cyclist Delivers Hot Meals in Hollywood – from the Loaves and Fishes website comes Northeast Portland resident Vlad Ionis who uses his bike to deliver Meals on Wheels. (Thanks to Timo for the link).
Hard to believe it’s been a year since my first post. 740 posts later I want to say thanks to all of you for your support and feedback. Because of your participation, this site has had a real impact on the bike scene. Here are just some of things we’ve accomplished in the past 12 … Read more
The Monday Night Bike Race Series over at PIR (Porltand Int’l Raceway) is in its 18th year. Because of the wide-open course and sweeping turns, it’s a perfect place to get your first experience racing in a pack. They also make mentors and experienced racers available for questions and advice…if you’ve been thinking about jumping … Read more