Red area is approximate location of collision. The woman was walking southbound (west side of street).

Job Title: Store Manager
Company/Organization: Western Bikeworks
Job Description: Western Bikeworks (part of Velotech and BikeTiresDirect.com) will be opening a spacious new retail store in NW Portland and is seeking qualified candidates for Store Manager and Assistant Manager.
This is a unique career opportunity to join a fast-growing, well-financed company.
Qualified candidates will have at least 3 years [...]

Event Name: English Ivy Bike Basket Class
Event Start Date: 29-30 January 2011
Web Site: http://www.rewildportland.com
Event Description: Rewild Portland is offering an English Ivy bike basket weaving class this January. Learn to weave a simple bike basket out of the invasive species Hedera helix, otherwise known as English Ivy. Restore and maintain the native habitat of [...]

Event Name: English Ivy Bike Basket Class
Event Start Date: 8 January 2011
Start Time: 8:00:00 AM
Web Site: http://www.rewildportland.com
Event Description: Rewild Portland is offering an English Ivy bike basket weaving class this January. Learn to weave a simple bike basket out of the invasive species Hedera helix, otherwise known as English Ivy. Restore and maintain [...]

Scene from the N/NE Quadrant Project open house last month.(Photo: City of Portland)

The City of Portland and the Oregon Department of Transportation have recently embarked on a public outreach process to garner input that will inform their N/NE Quadrant and I-5 Broadway/Weidler Plans. The idea is to integrate land use and urban design planning with [...]

I-5 south where it goes under NE Broadway.(Photo © J. Maus)

I hope you've read my post yesterday about a report from ODOT on how they see the "problem" and potential "solutions" to bottlenecks along I-5 near the Broadway/Weidler interchange. This area is a key hub in Portland's bikeway network: We must get this right.
With [...]

View of the Oaks Bottom Connector trail just down the hill from the parking lot at SE McLoughlin and Milwaukie.(Photos: Dan Kaufman)

Ahh the lights.(Photo: PeacockLane.net)

In the depths of winter, you need all the encouragement you can get to keep on riding. Thankfully, Portland is full of fun people and events to help break your winter riding doldrums. Two events tonight (and a group ride to one of them) should help make your riding a bit brighter.
If [...]

Event Name: Car free night at Peacock Lane
Event Start Date: 15 December 2010
Start Time: 7:00:00 PM
Web Site: http://shift2bikes.org/cal/#15-2
Event Description: Shift's monthly meetup this week is a visit to two pubs near Peacock Lane's festival of lights. Peacock lane will be CAR FREE this wednesday night so go check out the lights. If [...]

Year: customBrand: Unmarked Tomasso FrameModel: customColor:SilverSize:58 cmStolen in Portland, OR 97214Stolen:2010-12-14Stolen From: My carport...SE 33rd and WashingtonNeighborhood: SunnysideOwner: John MayerOwnerEmail: johnemayer@gmail.comDescription: Custom built up unmarked chrome frame...most visible is a mismatched black fork (spraypainted over a yellow that is visible through cracks). Built up with Shimano parts from 2006-2008 runs...mixing Ultegra and Dura-ace. [...]

Detail from one of four concepts to widen I-5 near the Broadway/Weidler interchange taken from the I-­5: I-­84 to I-­405 Design Workshop Concept Report prepared for ODOT. For context, the buildings in the upper left are the parking garages for the Rose Garden Arena. Yellow lines are newly widened freeways, orange lines show changes [...]

Riding in downtown Eugene.(Photo © J. Maus)

A survey of U.S. cities shows that, when transportation costs are figured into the equation, moving out to the suburbs for a cheaper house isn't as affordable as most people think. It also shows that our neighbors to the south, Eugene Oregon, have one of the best commutes in [...]

The Oregonian reported yesterday the City of Portland will pay $338,477 to settle a distracted driving lawsuit. The suit involved a police officer who glanced at his on-board computer and did not see an 80-year old woman walking across the street in front of his car. The woman suffered serious injuries and spent five [...]

Event Name: Holiday bike ride
Event Start Date: 19 December 2010
Start Time: 5:00:00 PM
Event Description: It sure would be nice to see some Santa costumed and festively clad bikers handing out candy canes, right?
Meet at 67th and Division, by Warner Pacific College, for a mellow bike ride through the neighborhood then across to the waterfront.
5pm [...]

Job Title
Website Copywriter
This position has been filled.

Company/Organization
Indie Bike
Job Description
The Website Copywriter will be responsible for writing copy for, but not limited to, cycling apparel products and content sections of our website. We are looking for someone that can take control of a situation and make it into their own. This person will help to establish [...]

The Eastside Streetcar Loop project has radically transformed Portland streets and citizen activists think more should be done to improve bike safety.(Photos © J. Maus)

Metro announced $533,000 in Regional Travel Options grants today. According to Metro, the federally-funded grants are given to projects that "reduce the number of people driving alone to improve air quality and address community health issues."
Grant winners this cycle include a wide range of projects — from bike parking to "transportation mobility counseling." [...]

Got this via press release today. Hadn't seen it before. Looks interesting. Started in Boulder, CO, but it can be used by anyone in the U.S.:
BICYCLE ACCIDENT GROUP ANNOUNCES ESTABLISHMENT OF VICTIM FUNDS
BOULDER, CO USA (December 13, 2010) The Bicycle Accident Victim’s Fund announces the establishment of two Funds dedicated to providing financial assistance to [...]

Year: 2005Brand: RedlineModel: FlightColor:redSize:26"Stolen in Portland, OR 97203Stolen:2010-12-12Stolen From: Taken from driveway in front of garage on corner of N Olin Ave and N Harvard St., near Univ. of PortlandNeighborhood: North PortlandOwner: Tom EtienneOwnerEmail: tom.etienne@gmail.comReward: $100Description: Redline 26" monocog mountain bike, circa 2004-2005, standard brakes, no front/rear suspension, all red framePolice record with: Portland PDPolice [...]

Here's the news that caught our eye this week:
- Despite a long embargo on building more bike infrastructure, ridership in San Francisco is up 58% since 2006.
- New York City's request for proposals for a bike sharing system has sparked considerable interest in the burgeoning bike share industry.
- A British doctor conducted a study, [...]