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Bike to Work Day Event
May is National Bike Month and Portland Transportation Options wants to celebrate the committed bike commuter and those who might be curious about bike commuting! Options is hosting a Bike to Work Day event on Wednesday, May 17, at the Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland. The event will be held from 7:30 to 9:00…
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Perplexed Cyclist
Spring brings repaving, and repaving on NW 18th and 19th in my neighborhood means the permanent installation of sharrows! We got temporary markers last fall, but now the real things are going in. Yeah! But this one has me confused. This is NW 18th northbound just before Everett St. (sorry for the cell-phone quality photo).…
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KBOO Bike Show: Messengers and Swap Meets
Hosts Sara and Ayleen interview Dumpster Dave about his uncanny knack for finding screaming deals on bike gear, and consequently, his upcoming bike swap meet at Free Geek. They also inteview Dabby, a longtime local bike messenger. Dabby offers insight into the world of velo delivery and a culture that often seems like a tough…
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The Other Tollbooth Drops
In Sunday’s Oregonian, Jim Mayer reports that a study of the tolling options for building the Newberg Dundee bypass concludes that the most efficient revenue model would require tolling BOTH the new bypass and the existing route on 99W.
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Burnside Bridge Mid-Week Closure
Update: Apparently they found the concrete. The bridge will be closed Tuesday to Friday. The Burnside Bridge will be closed to road traffic from 8:00 pm on Tuesday, May 2 until 6:00 am on Friday, May 5 to allow a contractor to pour a concrete sidewalk on the new lift span deck. Update: the closure…