Tag: oregon
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Oregon considers bill to make it easier to fund school bike buses
Transportation is a major challenge for school districts across the country, and Seattle is no exception. Bus driver availability and funding is a major deciding factor setting school walk zones and start times. Organizing student transportation is a huge undertaking, and lacking transportation can be a barrier for school access to some families. House Bill…
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Spotted in Albany, Oregon: Car 1 : 0 Dog. Car 1 : 0 Cat. Car ? : ? Kid
RIP Gusty and Jane.
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Thursday: Cycling Sojourner talks bike touring at Gregg’s Bellevue Cycle
Portland’s Ellee Thalheimer (yes, another biking and writing Elly/ee from Portland) is headed to town to promote her book: Cycling Sojourner: A Guide to the Best Multi-day Tours in Oregon. Thalheimer’s book has advice for people of all income levels interested in bike touring in Oregon, according to a preview in the Oregonian: Thalheimer covers…
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The Cycle Pub is alive!
In our ongoing coverage of one Oregon company’s courageous attempt to create a bicycle powered by beer, I give you photos of the now-completed Cycle Pub: First, humankind invented the wheel. Then ancient wise women discovered the power of fermentation. Now, these brave souls in Bend, Oregon, have combined the two, and they saw that…
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Banning children from bike seats is bad politics
Local and state lawmakers in Washington, hear this tale of warning from Oregon: Don’t propose a ban on children in bike seats. An Oregon legislator, Mitch Greenlick, has proposed a bill that would make it illegal to carry a child younger than six on a bicycle, either in a seat or a trailer. I’m sure…

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- Beacon Hill bike lane plan gets more detailed + City finds ways to add nearby parking
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