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• A closer look at Custom Bicycles of Portland

  A very cool new sign.(Photos: Adam Reiser) Custom Bicycles of Portland — the new Guru Bicycles concept store we profiled a few weeks ago — had their first official day of business on Saturday. The store offers a unique, Dell Computer-like... Posted Nov 11 2008, 03:15 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Neighborhoods, Bike Shops, Northwest, custom bicycles of portland

• Dozono says he’s the reason Adams scrapped Sauvie span plan

  “If I was not running for Mayor and challenging City Hall’s spending, my opponent would have continued to ram-rod this pet project through”–Sho Dozono Not surprisingly, Commissioners Adams’ opponent in the race for mayor, Sho Dozono... Posted May 07 2008, 08:46 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Northwest, Flanders Street Bridge

• Exclusive: Adams will scrap Sauvie span project

  “I don’t feel comfortable moving forward at this point.”–Commissioner Sam Adams City of Portland Commissioner Sam Adams will announce tomorrow (5/7) that he will pull the plug on a plan to re-use the Sauvie Island Bridge span as... Posted May 07 2008, 12:56 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Northwest, Flanders Street Bridge

• “Sauvie Island Bridge Relocation Project” launched at press conference

  New logo unveiled today Commissioner Sam Adams held a press conference today to officially launch Flanders Crossing: Sauvie Island Bridge Relocation Project. The event was an attempt to clarify the proposal for the project that will be voted on by City... Posted Apr 25 2008, 07:32 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Northwest, Flanders Street Bridge

• Potter offers new argument against Sauvie Bridge re-use plan

  Looking across NW Flanders over I-405 — not quite an intersection, yet.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland Mayor Tom Potter has issued a statement clarifying his opposition to the plan to re-use the Sauvie Island Bridge span as a human-powered vehicle crossing... Posted Apr 25 2008, 10:37 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Northwest, Flanders Street Bridge

• Recap and photos: Sauvie Island span rally in NW Portland

  KGW-TV broadcasted live from the rally.(Photos © J. Maus) Last night, a group of Northwest Portland neighborhood leaders, grassroots activists and bike advocates met on NW Flanders Blvd. for a rally to demonstrate support for re-using the Sauvie Island... Posted Apr 18 2008, 04:13 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Northwest, Flanders Street Bridge

• Rally, walking tours planned at proposed Sauvie span site

  A group of concerned citizens look out over I-405 at the future location of a Flanders Street overpass.(Photos © J. Maus) A group of citizens and advocates led by the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition and the Bicycle Transportation Alliance will host a... Posted Apr 14 2008, 05:03 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Northwest, Flanders Street Bridge

• Sauvie update: Saltzman not playing politics; Mercury says Potter is “flat out wrong”

  “It’s nice spin… but it’s flat out wrong.” –Portland Mercury News Editor Amy Ruiz, on Mayor Potter’s comments about the funding for the Sauvie Island Bridge re-use plan The situation with the effort to re-use... Posted Apr 09 2008, 06:56 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Northwest, Flanders Street Bridge

• Mayor tries to ‘Lift the fog’ around his Sauvie span decision

  Mayor Potter listening to testimony in support of the Sauvie span at City Hall last week.(Photos © J. Maus) Mayor Potter has issued a statement to help further clarify his decision to vote against a proposal that would have allowed PDOT to turn the old... Posted Apr 09 2008, 12:05 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Northwest, Flanders Street Bridge

• BTA, activists work to save Sauvie span

  “We intend to demonstrate to elected officials that there’s huge support for re-using the Sauvie span.”–the BTA’s Karl Rohde While City Hall tries to work out its differences on the effort to move the old Sauvie Island Bridge... Posted Apr 08 2008, 06:25 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Northwest, Flanders Street Bridge

• Flanders Street bike bridge fate will be decided tomorrow

  Tomorrow, Portland City Council will decide the fate of whether or not the City will re-use the Sauvie Island Bridge span for a bicycle and pedestrian-only crossing of I-405 at Northwest Flanders street. The owner of the span, Kuney Construction, is currently... Posted Apr 01 2008, 01:42 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Northwest

• Backers begin effort to re-use Sauvie span in the Pearl

  The effort to re-use the old Sauvie Island bridge span for a bike and pedestrian-only bridge over the 405 freeway at NW Flanders has been renewed and backers of the project say they’ve got the green light to raise the remaining $500,000 it will... Posted Mar 11 2008, 03:55 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Northwest