See the headlines below for coverage of Vancouver, Washington.
Former Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard (L) and Andy Clarke from the League of American Bicyclists in June 2006.(Photo © J. Maus) As Vancouver residents and advocates work to save that city’s Bike Program from the budget chopping block, The Columbian newspaper says now’s just not a good time to ask. In an “In our view” … Read more
Gerik Kransky (BTA) and Leah Jackson (Bike Me! Vancouver) at last night’s council meeting.(Photo: Marcus Griffith) Vancouver City Council heard testimony regarding the proposed elimination of Vancouver’s Bike Program from more than twenty bike advocates from both sides of the river during last night’s city council meeting. Although, the full public hearing and final vote … Read more
Use of this marking (and several others) has been denied.(Graphic: City of Vancouver). A request by the City of Vancouver to add directional pavement markings and signage on the I-5 bridge pathway has been denied by the Oregon Department of Transportation. We shared details on this project back in September 2009 and ODOT made their … Read more
“Budget cuts on this scale would be a major setback to bicycling in Vancouver.” — BTA Advocacy Manager Gerik Kransky As reported yesterday, the City of Vancouver has put its Bike Program on the chopping block. In response, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance is mobilizing its forces in Southwest Washington in an effort to save it. … Read more
Riding near downtown Vancouver.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Vancouver is proposing to cut its Bike Program. According to a draft of its Transportation Improvement Program, the Bike Program is one of five programs in the City’s transportation department that are “not funded beyond 2010.” The City also plans to eliminate programs to install … Read more
Matthew Vilhauer (nude) was arrested on June 19th 2009, a few hours after this photo was taken.(Photo: Not sure but it was my camera) It’s been nearly a year since Matthew Vilhauer was arrested for indecent exposure for riding his bike naked in downtown Vancouver (Washington). He hoped yesterday’s jury trial would be the end … Read more
Aftermath of bike crash on the I-5 bridge Saturday.(Photo: Todd Boulanger)
Tim Leavitt, mayor of Vancouver.(Photo © J. Maus)
The City of Vancouver announced today that they’ve installed a new bike lane along SE 20th Street (from 176th to 192nd) that includes a “buffer area between the bicycle and the travel lane.” This is the latest in a string of bikeway news from Portland’s neighbor to the north. Last month we reported about a … Read more
City of Vancouver employees measure out future on-street bike parking.(Photos: Marcus Griffith) By the end of this year, transportation planners with the City of Vancouver plan to have their first-ever on-street bike parking corral. The new bike parking is slated to be installed in front of Angst Gallery at 11th and Main Streets (maps). The … Read more
One of two new stencils comingto the Interstate Bridge. With no guarantee that a new bridge over I-5 between Vancouver and Portland will ever be built, transportation planners from the City of Vancouver are working on several projects they hope will improve bicycle and pedestrian travel across the existing span. According to Senior Planner Jennifer … Read more
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