Job Title: Retail Store Manager
Company/Organization: Bike Gallery
Job Description:
Retail Store Managers are responsible for all day to day store operations. Bike Gallery Store Managers are part of a dynamic, mulit store, leadership team. Primary responsibilities include:
* Hiring, training and coaching for retail sales excellence.
* Ensuring the highest standards of customer service.
* Contributing to the development of [...]

A scene on SE Madison in January 2009.(Photos © J. Maus)

There's snow in the forecast! Weather pros think is very likely to begin tonight (just before the evening commute). With that in mind, I wanted to remind folks that using a bicycle when it's snowing or when snow is on the roads is [...]

View of the cycle track (L) and the sidewalk (R) on the new NE Cully Blvd. Please note that the striping and signage is not complete.(Photos © J. Maus)

Streetfilms looks to get 'em while they're young with Zozo, the livable streets mascot.

Here's the news that caught our eye this week:
- Some (very) large companies are finding it beneficial to encourage employees to bike to work, and to stay active in general, in part as a way to control rising health care costs.
- After [...]

Year: 2010Brand: MarinModel: Bobcat TrailColor:BlackSize:19"Serial: CA10240JGD413Photo: http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5061/greigsbike.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97204Stolen:2010-09-4Stolen From: Hilton Hotel at 921 sw 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204Neighborhood: Downtown PortlandOwner: Greig BevansOwnerEmail: gbevans@pdx.eduReward: $100Description: Two Michelin Country Rock Tires
saddlebag, bike computer, two tail lamps and headlamp, customer seat, two water bottle holders, topeak mini morph tire pump, Bicycle Multi-tool, two replacement [...]

Brand: centurionModel: lemansColor:silver w/purple textSize:about 53 cmStolen in Portland, OR 97214Stolen:2010-11-18Stolen From: 2117 SE 12th ave. form my house.Neighborhood: Se right off of hawthorneOwner: lorelei polkOwnerEmail: lorelei.mira.polk@gmail.comDescription: silver centurion with purple text. Blue and purple thin lines lives on the bike. It has plastic hearts on the spokes but I imagine they were taken off. [...]

Model: Rivendell BleriotColor:AquaSize:59 cmStolen in , OR Stolen:2010-11-19Stolen From: Garage at N Haight and Rosa ParksNeighborhood: PeninsulaOwner: Jeremy RossesOwnerEmail: jmrossen@hotmail.comReward: $100Description: Rivendell Bleriot 59 cm touring bicycle with wood fenders, Brooks saddle, Simplex bar end shifters, 650 B wheelsThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

"If the person looking to buy my bike from Goodwill hadn't checked your site, I would have never recovered it... Thanks!" — A happily reunited bike owner

It's been a while since we mentioned our Stolen Bike Listings or shared a stolen bike recovery story. I used to keep track of every recovery, but [...]

Adams and the banner at this morning's event.(Photos © J. Maus)

Portland Mayor Sam Adams led a press conference today to officially launch the Bureau of Transportation's new High Crash Corridor Safety campaign. Standing under a newly unveiled banner that stretches all the way across SE Foster Road (one of the city's most dangerous), Adams [...]

Conceptual design drawing (not final design!) of new Gateway Transit Center Bike & Ride facility.(Image by Dero Racks, taken from PBOT grant application)

A flyer seen in North Portland looking for clues to Crawford's death.(Photo © J. Maus)

In the early morning hours of November 4th, 2009, Portland musician Kipp Crawford, 39, was hit and killed by two separate drunk drivers. Last night The Oregonian reported that after over a year, Crawford's parents have finally gotten some closure [...]

Mercy Corps helps purchase bikes for people working on tea estates in northeastern India.(Photo: Mercy Corps)

Mercy Corps is the latest organization to harness the power of a bicycle to change people's lives. The global aid organization that opened its world headquarters in Portland a year ago now includes the purchase of a bicycle as [...]

This week's job opportunities call for the most organized amongst us. If the challenges of managing a statewide cycling fundraiser or a busy infrastructure consulting firm's office make you say, "Bring it on!"
then check out either of the following links to read more and apply.
Good luck!

Office Manager -- Alta Planning + Design
Bike MS Coordinator -- [...]

Willamette Pedestrian Coalition Executive Director Stephanie Routh speaking at a 2009 event.(Photo © J. Maus)

On the heels of recent media attention on the need for safer streets and news of an 80% increase in walking-involved fatalities and injury crashes in Oregon this year, the non-profit Willamette Pedestrian Coalition (WPC) unveiled their Getting Around on [...]

Year: 1995Brand: SpecializedModel: S-WorksColor:RedSize:26Photo: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/files/img_4382_171.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97214Stolen:2010-11-18Stolen From: Outside of the Baghdad on SE 37th and Hawthorne.Neighborhood: HawthorneOwner: Chris SmithOwnerEmail: chris.smith.505@gmail.comReward: 100.00Description: Red 15-20-year-old Specialized S-Works Mountain Bike. 26" cross tires. Shimano components. Front and rear fenders. no serial #. Dolomiti Seat. Planet Bike rear light.Police record [...]

B-Line has spun off a new project called B-shares that delivers surplus food to those in need..(Photo © J. Maus)

B-Line, a Portland-based delivery company that uses cargo trikes for last-mile delivery in the urban core, has launched B-shares. B-shares is a new program that takes surplus food from stores and restaurants and then quickly [...]

A ghost bike from southeast Portland that was stolen and then recovered by a TriMet bus operator sits in lost and found at the Center Garage.(Photo: Bob Cummings)

Job Title: Bike MS Coordinator
Company/Organization: Oregon Chapter - National MS Society
Job Description:
Overall Duties: The Bike MS Coordinator is responsible for developing a strategic plan to execute and managing all aspects of the annual Bike MS event to generate 750 riders and $550,000. The duties of the position include supporting the procurement of sponsorships and bike [...]

Year: 1998Brand: MarinModel: Hawk HillColor:Red/Yellow/BlackSize:18.5 inPhoto: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs299.snc3/28625_530686313527_31601538_31506348_7229486_n.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97211Stolen:2010-11-15Stolen From: N Williams and NE Bryant st.Neighborhood: PiedmontOwner: Ian CrozierOwnerEmail: puhseudo@gmail.comReward: 20$Description: My mountain bike was old and very heavily used by me during half of my life that I've owned it. I spray painted it red and yellow and black with stripes, and [...]

Year: 2007Brand: SpecializedModel: RockhopperColor:GraySize:17Serial: P6DE30495Stolen in Portland, OR 97204Stolen:2010-11-16Stolen From: US Bank Tower parking garage, 111 SW 5th Ave, Portland, Or 97204Neighborhood: DowntownOwner: Brendan BarnicleOwnerEmail: bbarnicle@pacific-crest.comReward: 50Description: Black plastic fendors, black saddle bag with rip, eggbeater pedals, front lightPolice record with: Portland PDPolice reference#: T10007836This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike