Bikes in the News - 9/28

Bicycle manufacturing facility coming to North Portland
Bike Portland - 9/28/11
By mid-October, a new company called Zen Bicycle Fabrication will be the latest addition to Portland's always-growing bicycle industry.

Fixed-Gear Bicycles are an American Fixture in Paris
New York Times - 9/28/11
Suddenly, fixies — the finicky one-speed bikes that, without freewheels, cannot coast — seem to be everywhere: on the cobblestones of the Marais, the boulevards of the Latin Quarter, the north slope of Montmartre.

Swede bike lane proposed, with parking still allowed most hours
Our Midland - 9/28/11
After months of discussion, the Midland Planning Commission has recommended adding a bicycle lane to Swede Avenue from Wackerly Street to Patrick Road with partial parking restrictions.
(A cool idea for a compromised bike lane.)

Overcrowded Westmount Bike Path Become Safety Hazard Group
Montreal Gazette - 9/28/11
The two-way de Maisonneuve bike path that traverses Westmount should be changed to a one-way bike lane running westward, with eastbound cyclists diverted onto Ste. Catherine St. W., says a citizens advocacy group.
(An overcrowded bike lane? Such a problem.)