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Bike bills in the legislature: Taking a look

Written May 17th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 6 responses.

Last week I was glad to see that the road sign remembering Donald L. Stathos on this so-called “bikeway” between Medford and Jacksonville was still there. It made me wonder what this year’s session of the Oregon legislature had in store in connection with bikes.

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Remembering Stathos and Albany bike ideas

Written March 30th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 7 responses.

Several times since 2012, I’ve paid tribute in this space to the late Don Stathos, father of the Oregon Bike Bill. And it’s that time again:

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Why Oregon cyclists have it pretty good

Written April 22nd, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 7 responses.

Fifty years ago this week, the Oregon House passed HB 1700, the bike bill, whose chief sponsor was Don Stathos, a Republican from Jackson County and a resident of Jacksonville.

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Memorial bikeway needs an upgrade

Written January 21st, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 3 responses.

As far as bikeways go, the one honoring the father of the Oregon Bike Bill isn’t much. It’s nothing more than the narrow and occasionally bumpy shoulders of the Jacksonville-Medford road.

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