Do you ever see some of those goofy bike lane symbols, like the bon vivant, the orchestra members, the business man, the porter -- all on SW Broadway? Do you ever wonder what the deal with them is, exactly? I've become obsessed with them, especially tracking down new ones and photographing them. If you wanna look at some of them, or learn more about them, here's some resources:

• "Crews exercise artistic license: City's 'bike guys' pave bicycle lanes with personality", Portland Tribune article, 2003 - http://portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=21693
• "Artists of the asphalt", VeloVision Magazine, 2003 - http://bikeportland.org/wp-content/images/AsphaltArtists.VVSep03.pdf via BikePortland
• Flickr Portland Bike Lane Stencils Group - http://www.flickr.com/groups/95715266@N00/