Job Title: City of Portland Environmental Policy Director/Liaison to the Bureau of Environmental Services for Commissioner Sam Adams
Qualified applicants will have experience with environmental policy, familiarity with Commissioner Adams and the Bureau of Environmental Services, and a demonstrated ability to build working relationships with and between citizens, interest groups, and businesses from all perspectives. [...]

Green Gary Fisher 2003 Wahoo medium bike. Road tires. Ergonomic seat. Toe cages. Rear rack.
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womens univega mountain bike, dark navy blue. has an downward angled womens crotch bar, letters saying univega are white outlined in red. there used to be a sticker on the handle bars, where it used to be is sticker residue/peel.
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Job Title - Bicycle Mechanic/ Sales person
Company/Organization - 21st Avenue Bicycles

Job Title - Sales Coordinator
Company/Organization - Free Geek

One year old Timberline LTD GT blue in color, cable lock cut and taken from a locked shed
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[On-street bike parking, like this one at N. Shaver and N. Mississippi Streets, could be coming to SE Belmont.]

[Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder presents his resolution calling for more alternatives to be considered in the Columbia River Crossing process.]

[This is the third in a series of four interviews with local bike builders who are exhibiting at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show next weekend (March 2-4) in San Jose, California. Read previous interviews with Ira Ryan and Tony Pereira.]

[Joseph Ahearne in his shop.]

Joseph Ahearne of Ahearne Cycles has come a long [...]

If you ride on the Esplanade and the Springwater Corridor south of OMSI you know that there’s a ton of construction going.
In addition to the Big Pipe Project, ODOT is currently working on a $64 million project to replace the MLK/Grand Viaduct.

Dan Kaufman of CrankMyChain Cycle TV tipped me off about a new web TV series based on Portland’s bike culture.

[The Bicyclist is a new web TV series based on Portland's bike culture.]

Like any minority, as we work to move bicycles from an “alternative” mode of travel to a more widely used and mainstream transportation choice, we will be forced to defend deeply entrenched misconceptions and negative stereotypes.
Even in Portland, America’s most bike-friendly city, many folks still lump anyone who uses a bicycle into one big group [...]

A key vote will be made tomorrow by the Columbia River Crossing Task Force. The 39-member panel will vote on how to move forward into the next phase of the project.

[Coming to North Plains March 5-6.]

Next week, Portland will host the largest slope-style mountain bike competition in the U.S.
The Wham Bam Thank You Jam will take place at the HindsightMX Indoor Motorcross Park in North Plains (just a few miles West of downtown Portland) and is expected to attract over 50 of the [...]

[This is the second in a series of four interviews with local bike builders who are exhibiting at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show next weekend (March 2-4) in San Jose, California. Read about Ira Ryan in the first installment.]

[Tony Pereira of Pereira Cycles.]

Tony Pereira hopes to continue his winning ways at the Handmade [...]

[A scene from Portland's Car Free Days last September.]

The city of Portland has been chosen to host the 2008 Towards Carfree Cities conference. The conference is a project of the World Carfree Network and it aims to “bring together people who are promoting practical alternatives to car dependence.”
Portland will be the first U.S. [...]

Has black Jannd rake
Armadillo tires
Schock absorber seat post
Had Ortlib panniers at time of theft
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Has black Jannd rake
Armadillo tires
Schock absorber seat post
Had Ortlib panniers at time of theft
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A small women’s frame recycled bike that is handpainted black and bronze. Had front and rear lights and purple flowered helmet.
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Opponents of the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) Task Force’s plan to build a gargantuan, $2-6 billion new highway bridge claimed an important victory last night.
Metro Councilors heard a steady stream of public testimony in support of two resolutions to study other alternatives that were put forth by Metro Councilors Rex Burkholder and Robert Liberty.

[This is the first in a series of four interviews with local bike builders who are exhibiting at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show next weekend (March 2-4) in San Jose, California.]

[Ira Ryan]

For up-and-coming bike builder Ira Ryan, this will be his first time as an exhibitor.
Ira is a former bicycle messenger and sometimes ultra-endurance [...]

[A new bill proposed by Oregon Sen. Jason Atkinson could bring a new velodrome to Portland. The Alpenrose Velodrome (shown above) is in need of expensive repairs and is not a year-round facility.]

The story was posted to the forums last night. Here’s an excerpt:

[A narrow sidewalk on the Sellwood Bridge.]

“My wife was attacked this evening*, on the Sellwood Bridge, during her evening commute from work, for riding her bicycle.
…she was on the sidewalk. The runners mostly stopped to let her and another rider [...]

The last, and most innovative of the BTA’s three legislative proposals is just one minor step from being an official bill.
Their “vulnerable users” proposal will be turned into the House Judiciary Committee in Salem today.
Here’s the official wording of the bill summary:

[Don Walker, the man behindthe show (and the shirt).]

Next weekend (March 2-4) in San Jose the world’s best bicycle craftsmen will come together at the third annual North American Handmade Bicycle Show.
Portland will have a strong presence at the show this year with five exhibitors making the trip.
Headset and hub manufacturer Chris King Components, [...]

[Current issue of Wend magazine with local bike builders Ira Ryan (L) and Tony Pereira (R).]Graphic: Wend

The current issue of Wend, a Portland-based adventure magazine, includes a photo spread on wool bike clothing modeled by several local bike builders.
The photos were shot at Kruger’s Farm on Sauvie Island and include Ira Ryan of Ira Ryan [...]

[Jessica Roberts is a letter-writing superstar.]

Until the whole world shares our bike-friendly fantasies, it’s up to us to show people the way. This advocacy can take many forms, including the good, old-fashioned, well-mannered letter.
Jessica Roberts is a pro at writing such letters. She’s had many of them published in newspapers and [...]

“Parks Department planners see the thousands of cyclists commuting over the Hawthorne Bridge daily and imagine that a shower, storage and repair facility might be a good use.”-from Oregonian article

Bikestation board member and City of Vancouver Transportation Planner Todd Boulanger noticed an Oregonian article last month that he thinks offers the perfect opportunity to [...]

Shift is a grassroots, all-volunteer group that promotes bike fun in Portland. If you ride a bike in this fair city, you’ve probably heard of them or taken part in one of their events (whether your realized it or not).
Shift is behind Breakfast on the Bridges, PedalPalooza, bike moves, and much more. They’re [...]