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• BTA releases results of Bike Commute Challenge

  Tonight in southeast Portland, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) will toast another successful Bike Commute Challenge. The event, which has been held every September since 1995, is a friendly competition between workplaces to see who bike to work... Posted Oct 08 2008, 07:23 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Business, Media, Advocacy, Infrastructure, Editorial, Columbia River Crossing, Bike Friendly Businesses, Brett Jarolimek, Mountain Biking, Flanders Street Bridge, Carfree Families Column, Citizen Initiated Citation Process, Cyclocross 2007, Page Two

• New bike-powered delivery service targets southeast Portland

  Andrew Berube of iCycle Delivery.(Photo courtesy Andrew Berube) There’s a new bicycle delivery service in town that serves inner southeast Portland. The company is iCycle Delivery and it was started two weeks ago by 28-year-old Andrew Berube. Berube’s... Posted Oct 07 2008, 06:56 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Advocacy, Columbia River Crossing, Eurobike Portland, Citizen Initiated Citation Process

• Columbia River Crossing up for a vote at City Hall

  Standing room only crowd at City Hall for the vote on the CRC.(Photos © J. Maus) The Columbia River Crossing is up for a crucial vote at City Hall this afternoon and a capacity crowd has turned up to voice their opinions and hear what the experts and... Posted Jul 09 2008, 03:42 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• Sizing up the CRC and City Council

  “We need a replacement. But it must be the right kind of new bridge… Approval today will only move the bridge project proposal from one phase of evaluation to the next.” –Commissioner Sam Adams in today’s Oregonian Today... Posted Jul 09 2008, 09:58 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• Guest Article: A view on the CRC from Northeast Portland

  [This article was written by Tony Fuentes. Fuentes is vice-chair of the Concordia Neighborhood Association, an avid outdoorsman, a father of two, and a small business owner. He is frequently called upon by city leaders and was a member of Commissioner... Posted Jul 08 2008, 01:36 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Infrastructure, Editorial, Columbia River Crossing

• Coalition says, “Put the brakes on the bridge”

  BTA leader Scott Bricker (shown here at an event last week) has joined other groups in calling on City Council to re-think the CRC project.(Photo © J. Maus) As expected, the BTA and a coalition of environmental groups have stepped up their oppositional... Posted Jul 07 2008, 01:58 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• BTA strengthens stance against CRC: Will urge Council to abstain

  With just a few days before the Portland City Council takes an important vote on the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) (along with a growing coalition of organizations) is stepping up its drumbeat of concern... Posted Jul 07 2008, 11:35 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• CRC update: Will Saltzman’s lack of support turn the tide at Council?

  “…he’s “seriously considering” not supporting the resolution at all.”–from a Portland Mercury story about Commissioner Dan Saltzman’s position on the CRC project. A week from today (July 9th), Portland City... Posted Jul 02 2008, 01:52 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• CRC: City Council pledges conditional support for new bridge with light rail

  Artists rendering of new I-5 bridge.(Graphic: CRC) Portland City Council has added their voice to the list of agencies and organizations that want the replacement bridge and light rail option to receive further study in the Columbia River Crossing project... Posted Jun 24 2008, 12:59 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• Bike/ped advisory committee releases CRC recommendations

  Rendering from PBAC memo: “Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee Recommended Pathway on West Side of West Replacement Bridge (Looking North)” The Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee (PBAC, see list of members below) for the Columbia... Posted Jun 20 2008, 04:03 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• BTA chief clarifies CRC advocacy strategy

  “In my view, the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) debate is less about building a bridge and more about debating a right-sized project that is multi-modal, that won’t bankrupt our transportation funds, and won’t promote sprawl by increasing auto use... Posted Jun 12 2008, 06:28 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• Planning Commission to City Council: “We have serious concerns” about CRC project

  “We will urge City Council not to write a blank check for a project that doesn’t meet the criteria we believe any new bridge should meet.”–Planning Commission member Catherine Ciarlo The nine-member Portland Planning Commission... Posted Jun 11 2008, 12:17 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• BTA issues position statement on CRC project

  The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) has just issued a press release stating their latest position on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) of the Columbia River Crossing project. In the statement, the BTA says that “after extensive... Posted Jun 09 2008, 06:30 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• Packed crowds at Metro CRC hearing

  The Metro Council faces a packed room for an important hearing on the CRC project.(Photos © J. Maus) A packed crowd has assembled at Metro Headquarters in northeast Portland for a public hearing on the Columbia River Crossing project. Over 60 people have... Posted Jun 05 2008, 06:07 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• Making sense of bikes in the CRC DEIS

  Poster on display at the recent CRC public hearing in Portland.Click to enlarge(Photo © J. Maus) The Columbia River Crossing project is set for some major decision points in the next few weeks. Metro, the Portland Planning Commission, and the Portland... Posted Jun 03 2008, 03:31 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing