Blumenauer bill aims to boost US bike manufacturing
It would be a very heavy lift, but if anyone can do it, Blumenauer can.
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Blumenauer not worried about legacy, says city is poised with policy and political potential
The congressman donned his customary neon bike lapel pin and wore a large white bow-tie with black bikes stenciled on it.
Bell lap for Blumenauer: 2024 will be his last year in Congress
After nearly three decades on Capitol Hill, he’s ready to come home. For good.
US Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg will get tour of 82nd Avenue
His presence at 82nd Avenue will add to the considerable momentum surrounding this project.
Advocates gather at Lloyd Center for Oregon Active Transportation Summit
The event officially kicked off yesterday with a multimodal scavenger hunt and opening reception
Congressman Earl Blumenauer and Commissioner Mingus Mapps talk 122nd Ave plan
The new PBOT commissioner and longtime transportation-focused congressman are excited about new federal funding that they hope will transform this dangerous corridor.
Local e-bike advocates press on after losing out in Biden climate bill
The bill isn’t a complete loss for bike advocates, and there’s an expectation they’ll have another swing at the ball before the end of this year. The much-ballyhooed, $369 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that’s on its way to President Biden’s desk as I write this, is an unprecedented win on the front of the … Read more
The Blumenauer Bridge is finally open, and its namesake is bullish on biking’s future
Though people have been sneaking across it for a week (and thousands prematurely maneuvered it at the World Naked Bike Ride on Saturday night), yesterday was the first chance for folks to officially ring in the opening of the Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge, and though it was a searing hot day Sunday, … Read more
Blumenauer Bridge set to open Sunday: Here’s your guide to the festivities
The opening of a carfree bridge across I-84 in Portland’s central city that’s named after a former city transportation commissioner and founder of the Congressional Bike Caucus is a very big deal. The Lloyd and the Central Eastside will never be the same again! So it’s fitting that there are a ton of activities lined … Read more
E-bikes a better way to help people than cheaper gas, says Oregon Congressman Blumenauer
“I don’t want to sound like ‘Johnny-one-note’ with our cycling agenda, but burning calories instead of fossil fuel is something that will make a difference right now.” -Earl Blumenauer Thanks to inflation and the war in Ukraine, gas prices have hit record highs, and in the car-dependent United States, a lot of people across the … Read more
In pep talk for regional leaders, Blumenauer lays out ‘amazingly good’ federal funding opportunity
“What we don’t need is to be involved with a kind of navel gazing and being distracted by one or two things.”— Earl Blumenauer, U.S. House of Representatives
Comment of the Week: Preference falsification and bicycles