After media reports, state says it will smooth sunken grates on Barbur
For at least one last time, the squeaky wheel known as Jim Parsons has gotten some grease onto the gears of government.
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After man adds warning paint to sunken grate, state roads agency calls it vandalism
After seven years of complaints, the agency is planning to visit the site … to scrub away his paint.
Activist exposes gap in safety of City’s storm drains
The gap in this storm drain grate in downtown Portland is wider than a bike tire.(Photos: Jim Parsons) Super citizen activist Jim Parsons is at again. And this time, he’s mad about a bike-wheeling eating storm drain smack dab in the middle of downtown Portland and what he feels is a lack of action by … Read more
Activist takes road hazard fix into own hands for under $20
Dangerous storm grate on Hall Blvd.(Photos courtesy Jim Parsons) Last month we took a look at reflective warning stripes installed by the City of Tigard to warn people on bikes to the presence of hazardous drains in the bike lane. Those stripes were installed, in part, because of attention brought to the issue by citizen … Read more
With help of police, activist turns egging incident into a positive
Bike activist Jim Parsons.(Photo © J. Maus) Whether it’s his amazingly well-lit bike, his tireless activism, or the fact that he rides around with pruning sheers in his panniers, Beaverton resident Jim “K’Tesh” Parsons tends to attract a lot of attention. On one recent night he attracted the wrong kind of attention and was egged … Read more
Well-lit bikes and the people who ride them
When it comes to being well-lit, Mark Allyn does it with style.(Photos © J. Maus)
A tour of the West Side with an unsung bike hero
Jim “K’Tesh” Parsons is always looking out to make your ride (or walk) safer and more enjoyable.-Slideshow Below-(Photos © J. Maus) It wasn’t long into a full day tour through Beaverton and Tigard that Jim “K’Tesh” Parsons needed to stop and get to work. We were riding on the path adjacent to Highway 26, just … Read more