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CCC selects two new board members

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This just in from the Community Cycling Center:

Community Cycling Center Board Grows

The Community Cycling Center is delighted to announce the addition of two new members to our Board of Directors: James Coon and Daniel Kaempff.

Jim Coon, a “die-hard,” year-round bike commuter for over twenty years, is a founding partner at Swanson, Thomas & Coon, a Portland law firm representing injured and disabled people in litigation and advocating for safe communities and work practices. They are also Portland’s experts on bicycle law. Jim believes that bicycles are “a crucial part of the human powered transportation future.” He brings years of personal and professional experience to his new role as board member.

Daniel Kaempff, a Senior Transportation Planner at Metro, first became aware of the Community Cycling Center when he learned about the ground-breaking “Create a Commuter” program. He says that he was “impressed at how powerful the simple act of giving someone a bicycle could be, in that it gave them a chance to hold down a job and make a better life for themselves.”

We are thrilled that Dan and Jim have joined us, and we look forward to a long-lasting and fruitful collaboration.

Sales Account Manager (Castelli America) – FILLED

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Sorry folks, this job has been filled. Job Title
Sales Account Manager

Company/Organization
Castelli America

Job Description
Castelli America has an opening for an aggressive sales minded individual with experience in handling all facets of a customer service oriented position. Castelli is a small staff environment and we promote a team based atmosphere. Person must be computer experienced with emphasis on Office Suite programs. Marketing skills are a plus as well.

How to Apply
Apply by email to Pkukula [at] castelli-us [dot] com

New York City bikeways get greener

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While the City of Portland has agreed with a recommendation from the Federal Highway Administration to “test” non-colored bike boxes, the New York City Department of Transportation is going the other direction — they’re adding more paint to their roads for cyclists.

Check out the new bike lane at an intersection near Madison Square Garden Park:

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Team Zoobomb Maryhill Benefit Party

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Team Zoobomb™ Maryhill Benefit Party – Sat 8/9, 3pm

flyer here

2325 SE 39th Ave

Don your swimsuits, spandex, and wraslin attire and come help us make back the money we’re spending to race at Maryhill. (http://www.maryhillfestivalofspeed.com) If you would like to know more about our racing team you can see our profiles here: http://flickr.com/photos/gabrielamadeus/2694252172 and our sponsor package here: http://flickr.com/photos/gabrielamadeus/2694253222
Bring yer skrillaz for beer, competition, auction and gambling! Come early or you’ll miss the contests, bands and sober people.

3pm – Keg tapping
4pm – Contests
7pm – Bands
9pm – DJs and dancing

email teamzoobomb@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Cycle Seen Summer Potluck

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Hello! Artists, cyclists, volunteers, please come to the Cycle Seen Summer Potluck taking place this Saturday, August 9th, 2008.

Where: Col. Sumners Park (SE 20th and Taylor St)
At the picnic tables on the South side

When: 12:30pm! (Yay lunch time)

What to bring: You! and your family/friends! AND food to share! (vegi/vegan encouraged)

We’ll have frisbees, guests are encouraged to bring hulahoops and a kickball!

Thank you to all of the artists, and volunteers that helped put this show together, let’s celebrate! We’ll provide beverages!

CycleSeen.org

Tomorrow on the KBOO Bike Show: Bike issues in the local media

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Tomorrow morning at 9:00am, the KBOO Bike Show will take on the topic of how our local media handles bike stories.

This month, hosts Ayleen Crotty and Carl Larson have invited several members of the local media to discuss recent coverage of bike-related issues here in Portland.

In-studio guests will be myself, news editor of the Portland Mercury Amy Ruiz, and Oregonian staff writer Joseph Rose (Update: unfortunately Rose didn’t show due to another commitment).

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Portland builders craft bikes for ‘Rapha Continental’

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“Custom frame building is both a science and an art. It is an ever-evolving process of geometry, wizardry and psychology… “
— from Rapha’s website

High-end cycling apparel company Rapha chose two Portland-based framebuilders to build bicycles for their “Rapha Continental” campaign.

The Rapha Continental — which is part team, part documentary, and part corporate marketing strategy — is their attempt to recover the “lost art of cycling and the glory of suffering” by chronicling epic road rides throughout the United States with photographs and blog entries.

To go along with their stylish and functional bike clothes, Rapha collaborated with eight of the most respected bike builders in the U.S.. Among them are Portland’s own Tony Pereira and Ira Ryan.

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Bridge Pedal

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The 13th annual Providence Bridge Pedal will be held on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008. Join us for your annual opportunity to bike over Portland’s Willamette River bridges, including the top decks of the Fremont and Marquam bridges.

Earlier this year, Portland received platinum designation recognizing the city’s efforts to accommodate Portland cyclists. Portland is the only major city in the country to receive this highest rating by the League of American Bicyclists. Come join the celebration!

http://www.providence.org/bridgepedal/

Oregon framebuilders will exhibit at Bridge Pedal expo

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Hardwood bicycles from Renovo will
be among the locally produced bikes
at the event.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Members of the Oregon Bicycle Constructors Association (OBCA) have been invited to display their work at the upcoming Bridge Pedal Health and Wellness Expo.

The event takes place the day before Bridge Pedal and according to OBCA member Ben Farver of Argonaut Cycles, nine framebuilders will participate. They include:

Argonaut Cycles – Ben Farver, Portland
Vertigo Cycles — Sean Chaney, Portland
Courage Bicycle Mfg. Co. — Aaron Hayes, Portland
Belladonna Cycles — Mark Simmons, Portland
Ti Cycles — Dave Levy, Portland
Renovo Hardwood Bicycles — Ken Wheeler, Portland
Hufnagel Cycles — Jordan Hufnagel, Portland
Keith Anderson Cycles — Keith Anderson, Grants Pass
Vendetta Cycles — Conor Buescher and Garrett Clark, Willamette Valley

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It’s official: Last Thursday will be completely car-free

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Cars won’t be allowed on Alberta Street
during future Last Thursday events.
(Photos © J. Maus)

The City of Portland has decided to work with neighborhood groups and a coalition of city agencies to close NE Alberta Street to car traffic for the monthly Last Thursday event.

The agreement was made at a meeting in City Hall last night that was attended by a myriad of stakeholder groups including, the Office of Neighborhood Involvement, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, Art on Alberta, TriMet, the Police Bureau, local neighborhood and business associations and others.

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