newswire archive

Pedalpalooza starts Thursday and rolls along with two weeks of biketastic events.

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I read yet another letter from a distraught taxpayer to the editor in the Oregonian about how mass transit in general and rail in particular a waste and we need more lanes on the sunset hwy. I always find myself defending public transit, particularly rail, to these folks. Tri-Met makes this harder every day.

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Story from Hamburg

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Timbuk2 ad campaign frames "stolen virginity" as tongue and cheek marketing.

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I learned this terribly important lesson in a very gruesome way and once I learned it, I spread the word fast and wide to every school bus owner I knew, as a man nearly died just adding air to my bus tire. NONE of the bus owners I knew had any idea we were driving on "widow maker" tires that you MAY NOT inflate like a normal tire. These bus tires have "split rims." And when you put air into them, the rims can split, exploding, killing people, thus the name "widow makers."

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My bicyclist friend was physically attacked at a Bike and Hike store by an employee when my friend verbally complained about a defective product he purchased. The employee's attack has been endorsed by the Bike and Hike store owner as an appropriate reaction to the complaint about the faulty product.

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Just ran on KATU, does anybody know anything else?
PORTLAND, Ore. - A driver struck and killed a bicyclist along Southeast Foster Road Friday afternoon and then took off without stopping.

The crash happened just before 4 p.m. in the 11500 block of Southeast Foster Road.

Police immediately shut down both directions of Foster Road between Southeast 112th and 122nd Avenue. There is no estimated time on when the road will reopen.

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Concerns, questions raised by Mayor's decision to cut funding for the Bicycle Master Plan

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Monmouht is a small, beautiful college town in Western Oregon. I hidden sanctuary with such potential. Energy is rising to take backt he commons. It has no grocery store. We need a food coop that is run by the people for the people. Any help out there

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This is a report from Portland's April 2007 Critical Mass in the form of an open letter to the new Lt. That is in charge of policing the ride.

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Cycling, the best way to stop oil wars!!!!!!

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Drive Away Hunger is a local non-profit dealership that accepts vehicle donations which they turn into cash to help Portland's homeless people. If you want to buy a car or have one to donate, you should consider Drive Away Hunger.

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What? The last Friday of the month and nothing on the Indymedia front page about Critical Mass? I'll fix that oversight.

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Master Presenter Brian Manning speaks at the Waypost this Sunday at 2pm.

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Sound like an abuse of power to me!

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ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?
April 13-15 at Clinton Street Theater

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Finally, a collection of first-hand accounts of the Fare Strike, in which thousands of San Franciscans openly and spontaneously united along class lines and rode mass transit for free. Popular anger over service cuts, fare hikes and threatened driver layoffs on Muni (SF Municipal Railway that runs a system of buses, streetcars and cable cars) set this action in motion. The working-class was being saddled with increasing costs for declining service in a system that was already very poor. Anger at this was transformed into the joy of refusal as many people rode mass transit like any other day, yet withheld their money from the fare box. The alienated space of public transportation was briefly transformed into an arena of solidarity and radical possibilities.

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What happened to our Critical Mass?

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You can join Community Cyclists on Cross-Continental Critical Mass Ride from Portland to Washington, DC. Ride as far as you like.

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Dear Bike Community:

I'm sorry to intrude on the classifieds, but I want to make sure you are all aware of this local company that seems, to me, like a real scam.

Recently, someone who I think is the owner of Sustainable Energy in Motion Bike Tours / Democracy Bike, Vladislav, told me:

"go find yourself another job and quit wasting my time."

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Personal Rapid Transit (PRT)

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This DARPA overview of the hub motor/diesel Hummer replacement (?) shows how progressive orientated and advocated technology is being used to kill people using some talented individuals.

 http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/ewc/Kennedy.pdf

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The attitude Americans have towards driving and cars is unacceptable.

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Cyclist Nick Bucher was killed on Feb. 2nd by a speeding motorist who at least one witness said was driving w/out headlights turned on, late at night. Here is the response of the cycling community.

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Beaverton is a nightmare for pedestrians and cyclists.

According to KATU Newz, a woman has been hit by a Beaverton Police patrol car.

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Looked like 7-8 cop cars at the corner of NW 4th and Davis converging on a possible bicyclist?

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:: FilmedByBike.org ::

Filmed by Bike is a festival of bike-themed film shorts.

:: CALL FOR ENTRIES ::
- 8 minutes or under
- Deadline March 1st, 2007
- DVD/CD submissions only

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I found this crazy photo on a local bike blog.
 http://portlandor.wordpress.com/

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The Portland Auto Show at the Oregon Convention Center.

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The environmental, economic and social costs of relying on gas guzzling, non-fuel efficient cars was first recognized in the 1960's. We take a look at Cars, Global Warming and Solutions for Change.

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The crazy cool bike culture in Portland doesn't even take the day off when it snows!

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I am always amazed at the endless drivel the talking heads can string together, in order not to have any blank air space whilst breathing.

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Ending the street car to discontinued Amtrak would be like the two-state solution (for Israel and Palestine) and the unconditional basic income. The unintended consequences would be breathtaking and include a resurgence of public spirit and revitalization of the economy.

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some of us still drive on occasion, and others all the time. We don't have to buy stuff to cut our gas consumption in half. Changing the way we drive can do most of it, and changing how frequently and how far we drive will take care of even more. Here are 5 things you can do to double your milage if you do drive.

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short prose to take my mind away from war...

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Filmed by Bike wants your bike movies! This every-growing festival is April 13-15, 2007 in Portland. Deadline for submissions is March 1.

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The City Repair Project will be on DISH Network Tuesday evening, January 9, on Episode 92 of "Perils For Pedestrians".

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Tonight my car was spray painted "fuck you" with other "art" thrown in for flair. I ride my bike to work 60% of the time, bus 30% and walk or jog about 10%, yet my car, in front of my house in SE, gets tagged by some assholes too lazy to drive to the suburbs or too lazy to just think. I'm all for supporting sustainability but this is the kind of mindless lazy shit that makes the relationship between the far left and mainstream antagonistic.

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12/29/2006 Vancovuer Canada Critical Mass Rider Arrested alleglly for going thought red light. More Info posted later.

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I don't know if daring or dumb is more appropriate, but in any case some sadly succesful thieves have taken two bikes from our back yard in SE- in the same day, as far as we can tell. Wondering if this is just our bad luck or a common problem.

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A Happy Valley EV enthusiast is selling electric motor conversion kits. Add the tungsten battery and you've got your own electric car....

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Portland pedestrians are among the subjects covered in a satelite television broadcast on November 21.

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Author Terry Tamminen is speaking at Powell's on Burnside tonight at 7:30pm. His book is titled "Lives per Gallon."

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Every last Friday of the month, Critical Mass rides through the streets of Olympia. Today folks got together to ride, leaving the Evergreen State College at 5:00 and reaching downtown about a half an hour later. In costumes and good spirits, waving and ringing bells, the ride started off on a positive note. In fact, it was the biggest ride ever, with rider-numbers at their highest ever. The ride, around 80 strong, reached downtown to be greeted by a number of police cars and four bike cops.

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After a lifetime of never owning a car, I recently got a job that is 30 mi. from home and not served by public transit. I brought my car this weekend when I came to visit your lovely city and I just wanted to apologize for driving though it.

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The following is a story that was broke by Jonathan Maus of bikeportland.org . Unfortunately due to high traffic created by the story or perhaps corporate heavy handedness (hackers and/or lawyers) his hosting service has suspended his account.

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Someone stole my Trek commuter bike from in front of the Portland Building last Wednesday. I am not giving up hope that I can't recover it!

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We are currently looking for men of all commitment levels, ages, and coordination skills to fill various performance roles ranging from motionless-wall-flower to frontline dancer.

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Repost from Chris Smith

You may want to follow-up with this contact for class registration:

Smart Living Classes, contact Jeff Smith: 503-823-7083  Jeff.Smith@pdxtrans.org

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Alone among major US cities, Seattle embarks on a pro-freeway transport policy that would do the late Robert Moses proud.

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I was walking outside when I noticed a man standing next to a pickup truck with several bikes in the back. When he saw me he closed the camper top cover and went around to the other side of the vehicle and waved to a friend. I then walked down the other side of the street and got my bike, I then saw a man grab a pair of 4-foot long bolt cutters and run into the truck and they drove away. Unfortunately for them they turned down a dead end and had to drive right by me to leave. I got their license plate number and called the police. I went to where the truck was parked and found 2 new, but cut in half kryptonite U-locks, and at the bike rack I found one nock off brand U-lock. The thieves did not go after any of the low quality cable locks parked at the bike rack.

The car was a dark green pickup with a camper top license plate ZQR 969.
Keep a lookout, and realize that nothing is safe anymore.

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sick of killing the planet but still need to get around? please read below, very important!

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