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Job Title
Document Production Specialist
Company/Organization
Alta Planning + Design - website
Job Description
Alta Planning and Design is a 35-person consulting firm with a mission to provide green infrastructure and program solutions that help people have active daily lives. We specialize in bicycle, pedestrian, trail, park, and greenway planning, design, and [...]

TriMet GM Fred Hansenis working with the BTAon bus/bike safety.(Photos © J. Maus)

In the wake of the tragic death of 15 year-old Austin Miller, who was killed when he and a TriMet bus collided in Beaverton earlier this month, TriMet has issued a press release (full text below) that outlines immediate, near-term, and long-term actions [...]

Blumenauer, shown here at the National Bike Summit last year, hopes his Bike Commuter Act will finally fly with lawmakers.(Photo © J. Maus)

On the heels of record profits by the big five oil companies, U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland) will once again try to enact a tax benefit for bike commuters and close the "Hummer [...]

Reprinted with permission from Dan Piraro.

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This position has been filled. Sorry.
Job Title
Customer Service/Sales

Company/Organization
Waterfront Bicycle Rentals - Website
Job Description
Expert customer service skills and sales experience, must be friendly and enjoy working with tourist, a strong knowledge and ability to explain how to get around Portland by Bike, and good mechanical skills.
How to Apply
email resume to waterfrontbikes[at]earthlink[dot]net
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Still from a KGW-TV video.

[Via KGW]
Sage Silver was hit by a left-turning car at about 10:00 pm while riding home from work along NE Alberta last Friday (2/22).
The driver stopped to make sure Silver was OK. Silver said he was fine, so the driver left the scene. But the next morning, [...]

[Updated: 2/26, 11:37 am - I've added audio from the Councilmembers' testimony (see below).]

Last night, the Vancouver City Council voted 5-1 in favor of an expanded, all-ages helmet law. More photos here.(Photos © J. Maus)

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If the all-ages helmet ordinance passes tonight, this Sprockette would face a fine if she was performing in Vancouver.(BikePortland file photo)

Tonight at 7:00, the Vancouver City Council will hear public testimony and vote on an ordinance that would make it illegal for anyone to ride a bicycle in Vancouver without a helmet.
The ordinance began as [...]

In the article, Austin Miller wrote, "How would we solve this biking problem? Well for starters, why don’t all major roads have bike paths?".

A year before a tragic fate befell Austin Miller, the 15 year-old Beaverton student wrote an opinion article on bike safety for his school newspaper titled, "Please Do Not Run Me Over."
Writing [...]

UPDATE, 3/3: The Columbia River Crossing project staff have issued a memo refuting Cortright's claims. Download that memo here (300 KB, PDF).

Economist Joe Cortright(BikePortland file photo)

Economist Joe Cortright, who reported last June that Portland's "green policies" add $2.6 billion into the local economy, has once again set his sights on debunking the Columbia [...]

If you want to be part of the International Towards Carfree Cities Conference in Portland this summer (and who doesn't!), don't forget to take advantage of the early registration discount.
By registering early for the four-day conference you can save as much as $110 off the price of admission.
The program for the event includes an exciting [...]

Middaugh hopes to pedal into a Council seat.(Photo © J. Maus)

You can add Jim Middaugh's name to the list of City Council candidates who are now officially certified to receive public financing.
Middaugh -- who I profiled back in January -- is running for Council Seat #2 (currently occupied by Erik Sten) and this morning, City [...]

It's official: Press release below...
OFFICE OF CITY AUDITOR CITY OF PORTLAND
February 25, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JIM MIDDAUGH CERTIFIED
Today, the Auditor certified Jim Middaugh as a Campaign Finance Fund candidate for the May 20, 2008 Primary Election. Mr. Middaugh, candidate for Commissioner No. 2, achieved 1,623 verified qualifying contributions from Portland registered voters during the [...]

Northwest Portland resident DougOllerenshaw competing in the Tour of California.(Photo: Stefan Heymanns/Flickr)

The Amgen Tour of California -- a seven stage, 650-mile race that featured the world's top teams and riders -- wrapped up in Pasadena California on Sunday. Among the finishers were all the big names of elite international racing including the legendary sprinter [...]

The Esplanade will be busy today. If you go that way, remember to take it slow, ring your bell, and smile.(Photos © J. Maus)

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(Photos © J. Maus)

This April, the work of Oregon's burgeoning crop of bicycle builders will be on display at the Portland International Airport.
The exhibit will be managed by the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) and will run for six months (from April through September) and will feature a range of bikes in a [...]

"My view of this bridge is that we've got to move freight...isn't it conceivable they [bikes and peds] would ride across the bridge on whatever kind of transit option is offered, rather than building separate accommodation that just drives the cost of this already unbelievably expensive structure up?"--Sen. Betsy Johnson

On Tuesday of this week, Oregon [...]

Coming soon to cars near you.

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RAUNCHY RIDE 21+
Lucky Labrador Brew Pub, 915 SE Hawthorne Blvd
7:30pm
Valentine's Day got ya down? Had enough of cupids and hearts and sweetness and light? Needin some naughty? Well, I've got just the remedy for ya....
The Get Yer Raunch on [...]

DRINK RIDE DANCE - MYSTERY HOUSE PARTY 21+
Lucky Lab, 915 SE Hawthorne
7:00pm
This ride will be headed to house party at a mystery location to "dance the F outta' Ebruary"
Daniel Patrick Johnson (teknotus), teknotus at gmail daht comm
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