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• Hey Governor, what about bikes?

  Libby Tucker [Editor's note: This is the first article in our new section, BikePortland.org: In-Depth. The main contributor to this section will be Libby Tucker. Ms. Tucker is a freelance reporter whose articles have been published in a myriad of... Posted Dec 03 2008, 09:56 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Infrastructure, 2009 legislative session, ted kulongoski, odot, in-depth, libby tucker

• How much would you spend for a ride with me and lunch with the future Mayor?

  You, me, and Mayor-elect Adams?(Photo © J. Maus) The Portland Mercury, a local independent weekly news source, has just launched their annual Auction Issue. The idea is simple: Let the community bid on a huge slew of fun items and gifts and give all the... Posted Dec 03 2008, 04:52 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, sam adams, portland mercury

• Cyclocross stars will shine in Portland this weekend

  Big crowds turned out last year.Slideshow below(Photos © J. Maus) With the massive success of cyclocross in Portland this year, it should come as no surprise that the season is set to end with a bang. This weekend offers up a buffet of ‘cross events... Posted Dec 03 2008, 04:29 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Infrastructure, North, Rides/Events, Editorial, Racing, Bicycle Boulevards, Cyclocross, Sellwood Bridge Project, brad ross, usgp

• Get your bike bling at BikeCraft

  Bike-inspired earrings by Jim Duthie. Do you love bikes enough to wear friction-shifter earrings? Looking over the final vendor/artist list for BikeCraft, I’m amazed at the unexpected ways our local craftsmen and women use bike imagery and bike... Posted Dec 02 2008, 09:46 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Art/Culture, Rides/Events, The Scene, bikecraft

• Safety advocates will try (again) for new hand signal law in 2009

  An elderly couple crosses NW Lovejoy at 9th.(Photos © J. Maus) The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) and the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition are teaming up on a new bill that will seek to improve public safety by rewriting and expanding on Oregon’s... Posted Dec 02 2008, 09:00 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Politics, BTA, 2009 legislative session, pedestrian hand signal, pedestrian

• TV commercial uses bikes to promote downtown Portland

  “The whole biking movement is really a part of who we are as a city…it was a no-brainer for us.”– Chris Finks, executive director of the Downtown Marketing Initiative on why they chose to feature bicycles in their TV ad campaign... Posted Dec 02 2008, 04:32 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Media, ad watch

• Portland’s transportation planning to be featured on PBS series

  Mayor-elect Sam Adams in a screen grab from an upcoming PBS series. Portland is set to be featured in an episode of a PBS television series about the “economies of being environmentally conscious”. The series, e2 transport, is in its third... Posted Dec 02 2008, 04:01 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media, earl blumenauer, sam adams, transportation

• PDOT employee gets a scare during crosswalk safety event

  PDOT’s Sharon White, shown here at a Share the Road rally in 2006.(Photo © J. Maus) Sharon White is PDOT’s pedestrian safety chief. One of the many programs she oversees is an ongoing “crosswalk enforcement action” campaign. Working... Posted Dec 02 2008, 03:24 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Safety, Advocacy, pdot, crosswalk enforcement action, sharon white

• Cross Crusade participation up 25% in 2008

  A bit of “lunacy” and big crowds were the norm on the ‘cross circuit this year.(Photo © J. Maus) It was a banner year for cyclocross in Portland. According to official statistics compiled by the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA... Posted Dec 01 2008, 08:25 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Racing, Cyclocross, cross crusade

• PDOT probes for transportation issues with Central Eastside survey

  Riding on MLK Jr. Blvd. in the Central Eastside — one of life’s finer pleasures.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland Office of Transportation wants to hear from anyone who works and/or lives on the Central Eastside. They’ve launched... Posted Dec 01 2008, 06:23 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Neighborhoods, Southeast

• Oregonian launches new commuting blog, column

  Joseph Rose The Oregonian (and many other newspapers) might be in the midst of major newsroom shrinkage and other changes to its print edition, but that hasn’t stopped them from launching a new column and blog about “the culture of the commute”... Posted Dec 01 2008, 04:50 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media, the oregonian, joseph rose

• A few more reasons you won’t want to miss BikeCraft

  Justa Phillips will return this year. You’ll have to show up to see if her classic cowboy design will be there! BikeCraft IV is just around the corner. We’ve gotten so much response from vendors that we’ve capped attendance and now have... Posted Nov 26 2008, 07:53 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, bikecraft

• Clackamas River bike/ped bridge re-opens tomorrow after two year closure

  View of the new construction as of 11/21/08.(Photo: Clackamas County) After an arson fire burned through several key support columns in August of 2006, the 82nd Drive/Park Place bike/ped bridge (map) over the Clackamas River (between Gladstone and Oregon... Posted Nov 26 2008, 06:08 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, clackamas

• Portland and the rise of the “American-style” cycle track

  “Sam (Adams) has directed (City Traffic Engineer) Rob Burchfield to indentify opportunities for a “high visibility” cycle track to be rolled out in Sam’s first 100 days as mayor.” — Sam Adams’ chief of staff Tom... Posted Nov 26 2008, 05:35 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Editorial, copenhagen, pdot, cycle tracks, tom miller, in-depth, broadway, rex burkholder

• Bike Share Series, Part Six: The outlook for bike share in Portland

  Tom Miller(Photo © J. Maus) Welcome to the final installment of our guest article series on bike sharing in Portland. The series is written by Tom Miller, chief of staff for Portland City Commissioner and Mayor-elect Sam Adams. Yesterday, Tom laid out... Posted Nov 26 2008, 04:03 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Bike-sharing system, guest article, bike sharing, tom miller