Job Title
Full-Time Sales Manager
Company/Organization
21st Avenue Bicycles
Job Description
QUALIFICATIONS:
Previous bike shop experience (at least 3 years).
Previous supervisory/management experience.
Extensive current knowledge of a wide variety of bike types, particularly high-end road and commuter bicycles, accessories, tools, etc.
Oral and written communication skills.
Inventory control experience.
Publicity and promotional skill including social media and print ad design.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Maintain high level of customer service.
Develop [...]

History of the neighborhood looms large over this project.(Photo © J. Maus)

At their meeting earlier this week, the Stakeholder Advisory Committee for the North Williams Traffic Safety Operations Project spent several hours hashing out new language to guide their decision making process and to add two key elements to the project's "purpose and objectives."

NE Multnomah Street in the Lloyd District could be going on a diet.

It's been over two months since we last reported on the NE Holladay Street project. Remember that one? Part of a trio of Lloyd District Bikeway Development Projects, it was supposed to make NE Holladay an east-west arterial for bike traffic to connect [...]

Year: 1997Brand: IBEX TrophyModel: mountailnColor:red/silverStolen in Gresham, OR Stolen:2011-10-9Stolen From: CSL in GreshamOwner: Ray ParkayOwnerEmail: parkayr@yahoo.comReward: yesDescription: Red/silver mountain bike w/disc brakes very very short handles bars (custom cut) left front brake lever broke off.Police record with: GreshamThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Charlie Hales photographed in my office a few weeks ago.(Photos © J. Maus)

Welcome to the first in a series of interviews with candidates for Portland mayor. With the primary elections just about five months away, it's time to start doing your research and learning more about the people we'll elect to lead our city.

In situations like this, where the Fanno Creek Trail meets a busy street, mid-block crossings are key.(Photo © J. Maus)

When you're riding around Washington County, off-street trails and paths serve as an important alternative to wide arterial roads with freeway-speed traffic. The only trouble comes when a trail or path intersects a road mid-block, away [...]

I want the new freeway to be this wide!

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has some explaining to do.
LaHood, who famously stood on a tabletop and thanked bike advocates for their hard work at the 2010 National Bike Summit and later posted on his blog that, "This is the end of favoring motorized [...]

The future is bright for junior racers in Oregon;but your support could make it brighter.(Photo © J. Maus)

With the popularity of cyclocross stoking the fire and the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) tending the flames, Oregon's racing scene has flourished in the last few years. A key to that success is the involvement of young [...]

Detail from "Bike to Blockade" poster

The 'bike swarm' is at it again. Organizers behind the growing movement to use masses of people on bicycles to support the Occupy Portland protests, are planning several "feeder" rides that will end at an action to shut down the Port of Portland.

JPACT came together this morning to green light $16.8 million in federal grants for active transportation projects.(Photo © J. Maus)

A Metro committee unanimously approved a $70.7 million package of federal "regional flexible funding" at a meeting of their Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) this morning. 14 projects (totaling $22.9 million) — including $2.0 [...]

Year: 2005Brand: MarinModel: hardtail mountain bikeColor:blackStolen in Portland, OR 97204Stolen:2011-12-7Stolen From: 811 SW Naito Parkway (corner of Naito and Yamhill)Neighborhood: DowntownOwner: Chris CollinsOwnerEmail: cmcollins27@yahoo.comReward: $50Description: Black Marin mountain bike with height extender on handle bars and rear rack. Disk brakes. Non-studded tires. Good condition.This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Year: Newer modelBrand: RaleighColor:Blue GraySize:19"Photo: NoneStolen in Portland, OR 97211Stolen:2011-12-10Stolen From: Front patio of my home, left it with front wheel locked w/small cable inside our fence and within our porch; was gone the next morning.Owner: Paulo PeralesOwnerEmail: PCPherretZ@Hotmail.comReward: Anything you askDescription: Distinctive round comfort grip bandles with red/black tape. Simple silver bell on left, [...]

Frames at the Sapa factory.(Photo: Sapa)

Bicycling Magazine reports that Portland-based Sapa Extrusions — the largest U.S. bike maker — has decided to "Cease contract bicycle manufacturing operations."
According to Bicycling's Chris Lesser, Sapa churned out 750,000 to 900,000 frames at its peak in the year 2000. You likely haven't heard of Sapa because they made frames [...]

Year: lateBrand: Giant (no decals)Model: boulder seColor:15Size:dark maroon/purpleStolen in Portland, OR 97205Stolen:2011-12-05Stolen From: outside of Living Room Theaters, 341 SW 10th AveNeighborhood: downtown PortlandOwner: Tyann POwnerEmail: tjprentice@gmail.comReward: a blissful conscienceDescription: Giant Boulder SE (no decals) 15” steel frame mountain bike, dark maroon/purple paint, with slim/low profile steet tires and straight black handlebars. black plastic tire [...]

Commissioner Amanda Fritz speaking at a sidewalk safety press conference in front of City Hall this morning. (Photo courtesy PBOT)

BTA says they'll oppose mandatory helmet laws "if a bill does not advance cycling in Oregon."(Photo © J. Maus)

In an email to members this morning, Bicycle Transportation Alliance Board President Stephen Gomez wrote a letter offering, "Clarity on the BTA's helmet stance."
The letter comes in response to a new helmet policy released by the BTA [...]

Year: 2006Brand: TrekModel: PortlandColor:redSize:road bike 54 cmSerial: WL3363709Photo: http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/bik/2740844781.htmlStolen in Portland, OR 97232Stolen:2011-12-6Stolen From: Outside of the SloBar on MLKNeighborhood: inner SEOwner: Tamara PetersonOwnerEmail: tam_gage@hotmail.comReward: yes!Description: Bike stolen last night outside of the SloBar in Portland. This is my main mode of transportation. I want it back! Reward given w/ no questions asked. Please call [...]

Map shows PBOT's new "streets of citywide significance".- Download PDF-

The Portland Bureau of Transportation has released an update on their 2012-2013 budget situation. As we suspected, a major shrinking of their budget has resulted in a restructuring of how the bureau will prioritize spending. In other big news, PBOT Director Tom Miller has unveiled a [...]

Brand: TrekModel: 7000Color:black/silverSerial: WPU105C0110DStolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2011-12-6Stolen From: from my laundry room! near SE Powell and SE 39thNeighborhood: southeast portlandOwner: Sarah WeinsteinOwnerEmail: sarahrweinstein@gmail.comDescription: My bike had a U-lock on locked around the frame (it was in a locked room), an attachable light on the front, a red light screwed in on the back under [...]

Is this a cycle track?Not quite.(Photos: Will Vanlue)

You may not think the city of Tigard (about 10 miles southwest of Portland) has anything in common with Amsterdam or Copenhagen.
The latter two cities are world-renowned for their bicycle facilities while Tigard is known mostly for its freeways and shopping malls.
But there is one thing [...]