So she’s suing the boy she killed and that boy’s family and the other boys she ran over. Toronto Sun: Brandon was struck from behind by an SUV and killed while his friend Richard McLean, 16, was seriously injured with a broken pelvis and other bones. His other pal Jake Roberts, 16, was knocked off […]
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Secure, v.: succeed in obtaining (something), esp. with difficulty.
A lingering riddle: Back in November, the Portland Bureau of Transportation paid $40,000 (in federal grant funds) for a report. That’s a lot of money, but this “system finance report” was supposed to bring its own rewards. In it, Alta Bicycle Share laid out its plans for finding $5.5 million in sponsorships to help purchase […]
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Don’t Blame the Bike Lane
An interesting piece today from the new fiverthirtyeight.com. Two researchers analyzed (limited) data from streets in Minneapolis and NYC—both before one lane of traffic was replaced with bike lanes, and after. Their findings: Yes, the changes make roads slightly more crowded. Done thoughtfully, though, bike lanes needn’t cause congestion (plus they increase the attractiveness of […]
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Steve Novick Will Look to a Monthly Fee to Solve PBOT’s Funding Woes
If there were still any doubts about how city leaders want to inject new money into Portland’s underfunded transportation system, they were just obliterated. Flanked by sundry charts, and with a projector flashing more behind him, transportation Commissioner Steve Novick told reporters this afternoon that the city’s taken the pulse of the public… and the […]
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The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o’ the Day!
This post officially welcomes back, “Everybody shit-talk bicyclists season.” (Wait… that’s every season.) Its pretty cool that you’ve got an extended / long tail / cargo / bakfiets whatever bike to haul around kids, pets and household supplies. Very eco-conscious of you. It makes sense for alot of folks in this town. But for fucks […]
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The City Has Had a Full Financial Plan for (Twice-Delayed) Bike Share Since November. But What Does That Mean?
We at the Mercury have been accused more than once of obsessing over Portland’s efforts to implement bike share. I’d argue we’re no more interested than other news organizations in town—most of the city’s media outlets have covered the project extensively. But I’d also argue the quest for bike share lends itself to that kind […]
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A PDX Driver Faces Punishment for Hitting a Cyclist, For Once, And It’s Steep.
Portland Police Bureau Celine Geday Update: Geday was not charged with any crimes, since the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office says it could not prove she struck the cyclist on purpose. Original post: Typically when a driver hits a cyclist on Portland roads, it’s treated like no big deal. If someone on a bike isn’t […]
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Oregon Manifest 2014: Smaller, Flashier, Too Corporate?
When the Oregon Manifest competition last set up shop in 2011, it brought an array of velocipede jewels to the Pacific Northwest College of Art. This year, the event will be a little less packed. The competition’s stated goal is to create the “ultimate utility bike”— a bike that might convince the skeptical masses to […]
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Filmed by Bike x PINO
Sometimes Portland can’t resist walking headfirst into its own adorkable stereotypes, and thus we have such occurrences as this collaborative bowtie design by PINO in honor of the impending 12th annual Filmed by Bike festival: PINO Your choice of two colors! The idea is that you wear this silk twill guy to the opening night […]
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BLESS x Table of Contents: Bike Accessories Gone Fancy
Due propers to the all-weather cycling community, but for many, more sensitive riders the bike season is just arriving. Dovetailing with that is the launch of a collaboration between Berlin/Paris-based BLESS (“a multidisciplinary project that is consistently difficult to define… the elusive designers behind the brand are indifferent to the media and focus on quietly […]
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First Slated for 2013, Portland Bike Share Isn’t Rolling Out for Another Year
It’s official: Bike share isn’t coming to Portland this year. Portland Bureau of Transportation officials announced today that a series of supply shake-ups has persuaded the city not to press forward with a long-awaited 750 bike system as planned. The revelation marks the second year PBOT’s had to delay a bike share system. The original […]
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Alta Bicycle Share Seriously Considered Purchasing its Now-Bankrupt Supplier
Earlier this month, Portland’s Alta Bicycle Share announced it will be able to forge on with new bike share systems without its longtime supplier, the now-bankrupt Public Bike System Company (PBSC). That’s hopeful news, it seems, for Portland, since Alta’s new agreement with PBSC’s chief rival—Montreal-based 8D Technologies—makes it at least possible we’ll see a […]