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Coincidentally, I just mailed my family membership renewal to the BTA this
morning.
If you read a newsletter from the BTA, you'll see this is definitely an
organization you want to support. They do so much, and have a significant
political presence. That's important because as we all know, calling the
local government official has little impact on its own.
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Erik Voldengen
Fusium, Inc.
2037 NW Lovejoy
Portland, OR 97209
503-226-7099
www.fusium.com
Fusium
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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Mark J. Ginsberg
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 9:37 AM
To: Evan MacKenzie; Jonathan Maus; obra@list.obra.org; info@bta4bikes.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Bicycling in Hillsboro
Evan, Et Al.,
It has been a while since I have said it, but I will say it again, all OBRA
members who care about the ability to ride bicycles on roads in Oregon
should be members of the BTA, who are the state level bicycle advocacy
organization.
www.bta4bikes.org
As for the other persons posting about ORS 814.420, it was amended this past
legislative session to allow for bicyclist to leave the bicycle lane, and a
careful reading of ORS 814.420(2) makes it clear (in my opinion) that Oregon
law does not require a bicyclist to ride in a bike lane. There have never
been hearing held to find any bicycle lane safe.
That said I have won and lost on that very issue at trial.
that's all I've got for today.
Mark
Evan MacKenzie wrote:
It has come to my attention that a number of Hillsboro City Councilors are
not in favor of bicycle lanes.
My first question then is:
What is the ORS that refers to bicycles having the right to use the full
lane when no bicycle lane is present?
My second question:
In lieu of a bicycle lane, should I start riding my bike down the middle of
the right lane on Cornell Road at 8 mph? Should I ask the Street Committee
and the City Council why a street designated as a collector, without any
traffic calming devices (NE Grant Street) is designated a part of the City's
Bicycle Way Network? This is not the only example of such a conflict, by the
way.
My third question:
Are there any people out there who would like to express their views to our
Mayor, the City Council, and/or the Hillsboro Street Committee?
Hillsboro Street Committee
spx> Meeting Dates
4th Tuesdays of the month at 6PM in rooms 105/115.
Civic Center, Conference Room C113C
150 E. Main St.
Hillsboro City Council
First and third Tuesdays at 7:00 pm
Hillsboro Civic Center Auditorium
150 E Main St.
Work Session follows regular meeting in Room 113B
(Third Tuesday only)
As some of you who may have read any of my previous posts may know, I am a
public employee for a certain municipality in the Portland metro area. Given
my status, I have to be very careful when I pursue what might be construed
as "political activities" while on the job (it's 7:55 am right now). So
please consider this a heads-up. Those of you out there in the cycling
community, if you feel the need to offer some constructive criticism of this
viewpoint, it's up to you.
Please feel free to forward this message to people in the cycling community,
but PLEASE DO NOT forward this email directly to anyone at the City of
Hillsboro.
Keep the rubber side down,
Evan
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