Mia Birk and Mark Lear, two of Portland's transportation heroes, explain bike boulevards on camera for viewers of the NY StreetsBlog.

Pitch in a few hours this week to pass Measure 26-80, get many more bike trails in the years to come!

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) became the Bike Commuter Benefits Act tenth co-sponsor last week. There are now six Democrats and four Republicans backing the bill, including Sen. Enzi (R) from Wyoming.

According to the Census, between 2000 and 2005, the number of Portland residents who say they bike to work rose from 1.5 to 3.5% — an increase of 133%!

A random quick note: in today's Washington Post, Sen. George Allen (from Virginia) is accused of being a bike thief while in high school. Hopefully bike theives everywhere will get the message: if you steal, it'll catch up to you, even if you're a Senator.

I was among the several thousand people who attended Al Gore's talk about global warming last night. Of those thousands, it appeared that only a handful rode their bikes.

On Wednesday, Brian Wilson, 12, was hit when he biked onto the highway near Glide, OR. He's in a medically-induced coma right now, with lots of internal injuries. Our thoughts are with him and his family..

As written about before, here's the Chicago TV ad promoting safe driving. Connected through YouTube.

Hot off the presses! Get your Chinook Book today! This year's Book has a two-for-one coupon to join the BTA with a friend (a $35 value!)

Today's Oregonian covers the opening of the Three Bridges project on the Springwater Corridor Trail. The lesson? Help pass Measure 26-80 and complete the Springwater to Boring.