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• Guest Article: Why Portland needs a safe passing distance ordinance

  Christopher Heaps The article below was written by Christopher Heaps. Heaps is a Sellwood resident who rides his bike daily to his job as a lawyer with Stoel Rives in downtown Portland. You might remember Heaps as the lawyer who garnered a headline or... Posted Dec 30 2008, 03:31 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media, Advocacy, Legal, Infrastructure, Editorial, guest article, christopher heaps, safe passing distance

• A DIY kid seat and the debate about bike seatbelts

  A DIY kid seat for a Kona Ute longtail bike. Photo taken in bike racks at Trillium Charter School on N. Interstate Ave.(Photos © J. Maus) I’m not sure what is about my daughters’ school, but the bike racks are always full of distractions for... Posted Dec 10 2008, 04:39 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Legal, Editorial, Family Biking, family, children

• 45 days in jail for man who drove with someone on his hood

  The Oregonian on July 15th, 2008. KGW reports that James Millican, who ran down and then drove with Jason Rehnberg on his hood after Rehnberg (who was on his bike) told him to slow down, has been sentenced to 45 days in jail. Along with jail, the 21-year... Posted Nov 17 2008, 06:51 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Legal, Road Rage

• Judge throws out charges in naked biking case, says it???s a ???well-established tradition??? in Portland

  Riding naked is a “well-establishedtradition”.(Photo ?? J. Maus) The Oregonian reports that a Multnomah County Judge has thrown out indecent exposure charges in a naked biking case because he feels that it’s a, “‘well-established... Posted Nov 12 2008, 10:23 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Legal, naked biking

• Guest Article: Cops and Stops; Putting our Foot Down

  Robert Pickett(Photos © J. Maus) Robert Pickett is a member of the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee, an Alice Award nominee, a regular commenter and contributor to the Forums here on BikePortland.org, and he’s also a police officer in Portland’s... Posted Sep 24 2008, 02:27 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Police, News, Legal, stop signs

• DA wants to set record straight in Stark Street case

  Deputy DA Chuck Sparks speaking with a reporter at the Courthouse this morning.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) The Deputy District Attorney for Multnomah County Chuck Sparks wants the community to know that his office has changed their mind about the seriousness... Posted Sep 15 2008, 05:11 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Legal, Serious Crashes

• DA drops Reckless Driving charge in Stark Street collision

  “We couldn’t support the mental state required for a criminal prosecution.” – Gresham DA Ben O’Glasser on his decision to not seek a Reckless Driving charge against Lance Waddy The Multnomah County District Attorney’s... Posted Sep 04 2008, 05:37 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Legal, Enforcement, Serious Crashes

• Lawyer creates DIY toolkit for citizen prosecutions

  Lawyer Ray Thomas during a press conference earlier this month.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland lawyer Ray Thomas has released a do-it-yourself toolkit of resources and case studies meant to help anyone who seeks to bring violators of traffic laws to justice... Posted Jun 25 2008, 01:46 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Legal, Resources

• Oregon State Bar seminar will take on bicycle law

  “Everything riders do to be safe makes it easier for attorneys to protect their rights against insurance companies and in court.”–Lawyer Scott Kocher As part of their Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program, the Oregon State Bar is... Posted Jun 10 2008, 01:52 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Legal

• BTA will pursue vehicular homicide law in 2009

  “Tim and I would have been married 50 years this April but I celebrated this anniversary by myself because a dangerous driver ran him down on his bike.” – Mary O’Donnell The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) announced yesterday... Posted Jun 06 2008, 11:46 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Legal

• Police Bureau denies information request for citizen initiated citation process

  The denial.Click to enlarge, (240k, jpg) The Records Division of the Portland Police Bureau has denied a request for information made by lawyer Christopher Heaps in an ongoing effort to utilize an Oregon statute to file “citizen initiated citations... Posted Feb 29 2008, 02:24 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Legal

• BTA: Appeals court says SK Northwest must build trail

  A trail to nowhere, for now.(Photo © J. Maus) The BTA reports great news in the ongoing saga of SK Northwest and their battle against building a key piece of trail across their property on the Willamette Riverfront just south of OMSI. The BTA’s... Posted Feb 19 2008, 02:25 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, SK Northwest, Legal

• Guest article: The Citation Odyssey

  Christopher Heaps The article below was written by Christopher Heaps. Heaps is a lawyer with Stoel Rieves who has volunteered to carry out the “citizen-initiated citation” process (as outlined in ORS 153.058) to retroactively cite Lisa Wheeler... Posted Dec 19 2007, 11:31 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Advocacy, Legal

• Citizen initiated citation will be filed tomorrow

  Lawyer Christopher Heaps.(Photo © Jonathan Maus) Christopher Heaps, the Portland attorney who’s leading an effort to bring a motor vehicle driver to justice for failing to yield to a bicycle in a bike lane, plans to file the formal citation at the... Posted Dec 11 2007, 06:19 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Legal

• SK Northwest files for (yet another) appeal

  [Updated: 11/3, 10:05pm] As reported by Emily Gardner of the BTA on Friday, SK Northwest has filed an appeal with the Oregon Court of Appeals. It seems SK Northwest, who wants to develop a riverfront parcel for their personal watercraft business, can’t... Posted Dec 03 2007, 04:43 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, SK Northwest, Legal, Infrastructure