On the bike license proposal and sharing the road
I recently wrote a guest column for the website Eugene Daily News. It’s about the “share-the-road” concept and the effort by a Portland businessman to get a measure on the … Continue reading
Gleich sentenced to 6 months; driving privileges revoked forever
From The Register-Guard’s Karen McCowan, we have this report of the sentencing yesterday of James Robert Gleich, the motorist who hit and killed Mingo Pelkey as she was riding her … Continue reading
Our inaugural Urban Cyclist of the Week, and other nonsense
Trying to determine whether you good people would be better served today by news or nonsense, I’ve decided to flip a coin. Heads it’s news. Tails it’s nonsense. [Flipping coin … Continue reading
The Last Breakfast
Put tomorrow on your calendar, assuming it’s not already there. By tomorrow, I mean Friday, Sept. 28. It’s The Last Breakfast at the Bridges of the summer. If you remember … Continue reading
Two opportunities to be a good citizen
Two quick announcements, mostly just to get us past that naked picture of Mario Cipollini in the last post. Regarding 18th Avenue First, if you care about 18th Avenue, there’s … Continue reading
Eugene’s bike commuting percentage; gender issues; and other bits and pieces
Well, what do we make of this? The U.S. Census Bureau every year about this time releases what’s called the American Community Survey. It’s a big pile of information about … Continue reading
We may never know what happened: Rest in peace, Aaron Daywitt
We learned some more about the cycling fatality yesterday. Police released the man’s name: James Daywitt, who apparently went by his middle name, Aaron. He was 49 years old. He … Continue reading
Police report: cyclist hit by train, killed
Bad news just arrived in a press release from Eugene Police. This from public information officer Jenna B. McCulley: Eugene Police are on the scene investigating a fatal crash at East … Continue reading
A report on Sunday Streets: Wow, no cars on Hilyard
How’d you all enjoy Sunday Streets? If you went, the city wants to know what you thought. Help them out by filling out a quick survey. If you didn’t go and … Continue reading
