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• TriMet sued for $2 million in Beaverton fatality

  The ghost bike for Austin Miller.(Photos: Jim “K’Tesh” Parsons) The Oregonian is reporting that Austin Miller’s mother, Stephanie Miller, has filed a $2 million lawsuit against TriMet in the death of her 15 year-old son. According... Posted Jun 18 2008, 05:12 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Austin Miller, Serious Crashes

• TriMet bus driver cleared of wrongdoing in fatal bike collision

  The Oregonian reported this morning that the driver of a TriMet bus that collided with 15 year-old Beaverton high school student Austin Miller back in February has been cleared of any wrongdoing. According to the Oregonian, the Beaverton Police Department... Posted Apr 28 2008, 12:43 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Austin Miller, Serious Crashes

• Movie premiere will benefit Austin Miller Scholarship Fund

  A scholarship fund has been set up by Film Action Oregon in honor of Austin Miller Two years before his tragic death, Beaverton high school student Austin Miller attended a summer program to learn how to produce documentary films. That program, Project... Posted Apr 14 2008, 01:38 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Rides/Events, Austin Miller, Serious Crashes

• BTA, TriMet announce bus/bike safety initiatives

  TriMet GM Fred Hansenis working with the BTAon bus/bike safety.(Photos © J. Maus) In the wake of the tragic death of 15 year-old Austin Miller, who was killed when he and a TriMet bus collided in Beaverton earlier this month, TriMet has issued a press... Posted Feb 26 2008, 03:40 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, TriMet, Austin Miller, Serious Crashes

• A year before the tragedy, Austin Miller wrote “Please Do Not Run Me Over”

  In the article, Austin Miller wrote, “How would we solve this biking problem? Well for starters, why don’t all major roads have bike paths?”. A year before a tragic fate befell Austin Miller, the 15 year-old Beaverton student wrote an opinion... Posted Feb 25 2008, 05:46 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Austin Miller, Serious Crashes

• Bikes on sidewalks: Could Washington County be held liable in tragedy?

  “Signing any sidewalk as a bicycle path increases the likelihood of tort settlements even years later.”–FHWA Course on Bicycle and Transportation Planning The recent tragedy in Beaverton leaves many unanswered questions. Among them is... Posted Feb 14 2008, 12:45 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Neighborhoods, Austin Miller, Serious Crashes, West Side

• A ghost bike and a rally for Austin Miller

  Bike safety advocates at a memorial gathering earlier this evening for Austin Miller.(Photos: Jim Parsons) About 15-20 bike safety advocates held a brief rally tonight at the site of yesterday’s fatal bike/bus collision on SW Farmington Road just... Posted Feb 13 2008, 01:32 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Austin Miller, Serious Crashes