Bike Clark County looking for new location
A non-profit community bike program in Vancouver is looking for a new home.
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Vancouver to host ‘Hub & Spoke’ summit today
Sign at the entrance to Fort Vancouver.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) To keep the bicycling momentum going strong in Vancouver, the Bicycle Alliance of Washington and Bike Clark County are hosting a half-day workshop tomorrow (6/21, sorry for the late notice!) called, Hub and Spoke: Growing Bicycling in Vancouver. Here’s more about what’s in store for … Read more
New program gets adults on bikes in Vancouver
Participants in the program pose in front of Human Services Council in Vancouver.(Photos: Human Services Council)) [This story was written by Madeleine von Laue.] A Vancouver woman has a new job and a new bicycle to get there, thanks in part to a new program that helps job seekers and low-income adults in SW Washington … Read more
Death of boy riding bike in Vancouver calls attention to left-turning buses
A tragedy in Vancouver. [The story was written by contributor Michael Andersen.] As Vancouver reels from the death of an 11-year-old boy who was crushed by a C-Tran bus while riding his bike through the intersection of Main and 27th on Saturday, some have noted a common thread it shares with other recent local tragedies: … Read more
New bike advocacy group for Clark County nears non-profit status
Clark County Cycling Coalition founder Eric Giacchino.(Photo: Marcus Griffith) The greater Portland metropolitan area is one step closer to having another regional non-profit bike education and advocacy organization. The necessary paperwork to receive official non-profit status for the Clark County Cycling Coalition (C-4), southwest Washington’s newest bike organization, is complete and ready to be mailed, … Read more
Event: Ride Around Clark County (5/7/11)
Event Name: Ride Around Clark County (RACC) Event Start Date: 7 May 2011 Start Time: 6:30:00 AM Web Site: http://www.vbc-usa.com/racc Event Description: Come up to Vancouver and ride either 18, 34, 65 or 100 miles. Start time for longer rides is 6:30, later ride start by 9:30am. Start is at Clark College on Fort Vancouver … Read more
Clark County passes bike plan; but it’ll take different path than Portland’s
Kent Meyer, 78, of Hazel Dell, testified that “Our transportation system in this country is focused on the automobile, and we’re paying a price for it.”(Photo: Michael Andersen) More and more, the suburbs are making big-city bike values their own. The latest sign: Clark County, Portland’s more auto-oriented neighbor to the north, passed a 20-year, … Read more
Clark County announces two open houses for bike/ped plan
If you live/ride/work in and around Vancouver, Washington, you need to get involved with this very important project to create a new bike and pedestrian plan for Clark County. Here’s the latest word from a Clark County press release: Open houses to gather public input on planning for biking, walking Vancouver, WA – Planning to … Read more
Comment of the Week: What the police say (and don’t say) in crash statements