Artist responds to angry reaction to white bike installations
We’ve been flooded with angry comments from people who think it’s selfish to appropriate a known symbol of tragedy for an art project.
ghost bikes
Mysterious white bikes in northeast Portland are work of artist and peace activist
The mystery has been solved.
No, those aren’t ghost bikes popping up around northeast Portland
Ghost bikes are poignant and tragic reminders of a loved life lost. They are placed at locations where a bicycle rider died in a traffic collision. So when one appears at a new location, people notice. For the past week or so now I’ve been getting messages and phone calls about several such bikes. People … Read more
Ghost bike on Southeast Gladsone won’t be removed, City says
In the past few days I’ve heard from two readers concerned that a ghost bike in the Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood would be removed by the City of Portland. “I know there is a ton going on right now and this probably not high on most everyone’s list of important things,” the reader shared. “But it is … Read more
Six days after man dies crossing SE Chavez, his ghost bike memorial is mangled too (UPDATED)
It was wrecked late Monday or early Tuesday, apparently by the wheel of a motor vehicle.
ODOT has removed Brett Jarolimek’s ghost bike: Here’s why
A ghost bike for Brett Jarolimek (L) has been removed by ODOT.
Ghost bike, recovered by TriMet operator, now returned
The ghost bike at SE Cesar Chavez Blvd and Salmon St (photo taken a few hours ago).(Photo © J. Maus)
How a ghost bike ended up in TriMet’s lost and found
A ghost bike from southeast Portland that was stolen and then recovered by a TriMet bus operator sits in lost and found at the Center Garage.(Photo: Bob Cummings)
Filmmaker visits Portland and Vancouver to document ghost bikes
Filmmaker Meaghan Wilbur(Photo: Marcus Griffith) New York City independent film maker and bike enthusiast Meaghan Wilbur is in Portland and Vancouver this week filming interviews for her ghost bike documentary, a project she says is about “exploring the intersection of street art, activism, and mourning on the streets of cities around the world.” In an … Read more
Church will give Tracey Sparling’s ghost bike a permanent home
Tracey Sparling’s ghost bike, as it stood on the corner of W. Burnside and 14th from October 2007 to October 2009.(Photo © J. Maus) The ghost bike that served as a memorial to Tracey Sparling, the 19-year old art student who was struck and killed by a cement truck on W. Burnside back in 2007, … Read more
Popular high school teacher killed while riding in Vancouver, WA (Updated)
Update: A candlelight vigil for Gordon Patterson will be held at 8pm on Thursday, September 17th at Hudson’s Bay High School (map). NE 41st and St Johns in Vancouver(See street view at end of story) A teacher at Hudson’s Bay High School in Vancouver, Washington was killed in a hit and run yesterday around 4pm … Read more
In DC: Alice Swanson’s ghost bike
Alice’s ghost bike at 20th and R Street in Washington, DC (Photos by Elly Blue)