November 2009 Archives

Red/Black Redline Conquest Team Cyclocross 2009

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Year: 2009
Brand: Redline
Model: Conquest Team Cyclocross
Color:Red/Black
Size:56cm
Photo: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/photo.php?pid=3019909&id=550227202
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2009-11-8
Stolen From: Portland International Raceway (PIR), on November 8th, 2009 during one of the Cross Crusade/SSCXWC cyclocross races.
Neighborhood: PIR
Owner: Scotty Carlile
OwnerEmail: ScottCarlile@gmail.com
Description: Redline Conquest Team Cyclocross bike with SRAM Force, Ritchey WCS Components, Edge clincher 38 wheelset with DT 240 hubs, Chris King headset, Selle Italia SLR saddle, and Shimano Dura-Ace Crankset.
Police record with: Don’t have one yet, they are backlogged with calls.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Reader shares a new approach to crossing the Columbia

A BikePortland reader has some ideas
of what can be done to improve the
I-5 crossing of the Columbia River.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Since a new era of planning for a new I-5 crossing of the Columbia River seems to be upon us, I thought I’d share a comment from last week that lays out several ways to move forward.

The comment was left by a reader named John Reinhold, who also happens to be a member of Metro’s Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee (TPAC). TPAC provides technical input to the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) on “transportation planning and funding priorities for the Portland metropolitan region”. Read Reinhold’s ideas below:

A woman crossing SE Foster at 80th.
(Still taken from Oregonian video
— watch it below).

Responding to a week where several Portlanders were injured and one woman was killed while walking across SE Foster Blvd, Portland Mayor Sam Adams visited the site this morning. His visit comes on the eve of an awareness action by local safety advocates and on the same morning that national organization Transportation For America released a new report about pedestrian safety.

Adams said he walked several blocks around the intersection of Foster and 80th. After his walk Adams updated his Twitter account saying he would “recommend some immediate changes today.”

Racers roll through the Thunderdome.
-Slideshow below/Gallery–
(Photos © J. Maus)

Here’s the news that caught our eye this week:

– Warren Buffett has made his largest investment ever: $34 billion to purchase the BNSF rail company. He eloquently praises the promise of rail freight transportation, calls the move “a bet on the country.”

– An interesting article about how politically progressive inner cities are primarily white (which explicitly ties in bicycling with this dynamic) has drawn smart critics who look at the statistics and anecdotal evidence to show that bicycling is not a racially one-sided passion.

Job Title
Bike Bloggers
This position has been filled.

Company/Organization
ZOTTA

Job Description
Blog on Road Racing & Product Reviews

We are looking for writers to blog about road racing events and product reviews.

This is ideal for a student or someone wanting to earn some extra cash.

Good writers will be given regular assignments.

ZOTTA is a online marketing agency based in Portland, Oregon.
We provide Social Media (Blogging, Twitter, Facebook) and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Marketing Services.

More information about our company can be found at www.zotta.com.

How to Apply
This is a freelance position.
Send us an email (support at zotta dot com) with samples of your writing and links to your blog.

Master Plan: Review and analysis as comment period comes to an end

The vision by 2030.

If you have something to say about the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 (a.k.a. the Bicycle Master Plan), Sunday (11/8) is your last chance to do it.

PBOT will take all comments received by Sunday night and try to work them into revisions of the Plan before it is finalized and goes in front of City Council for official adoption on January 20th (you can also show up to City Hall to testify on that day).

The 118 page Plan (download the whole thing or parts of it here) was over two years in the making and it will help dictate how our bikeway network is built out for the next 20 years.

So far, it has been generally well-supported, but we have also heard some criticisms and suggestions on how to make it better.

Raingear comes in all styles, forms
— and budgets.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Now that the rain has arrived in earnest, it’s time to get the daily wet weather riding routine down pat.

For many of us, that isn’t going to include shopping for a new, name brand rain jacket and pants, fancy washable wool, or a new bike with disc brakes.

Fortunately there are plenty of local options for staying warm and reasonably dry without going broke.

Portlanders like to take care of their beloved bikes. Here are a few locally made examples; some by an entrepreneurial builder and one sent in by a reader who did it DIY style.

Local artist and craftsman Brennan Conaway has found yet another niche to serve in Portland’s fast-growing population of bike lovers — bike sheds.

Conaway’s bike sheds — which he designs and builds in Portland along with other small backyard structures under his Micro-Structures brand — look like an attractive way to keep your bikes secure and out of the weather.

Here are a few of his designs:

Job Title
Lead Mechanic
This position has been filled.

Company/Organization
PSU Bike Hub

Job Description
The PSU Transportation & Parking Services is seeking a full-time lead mechanic for our new PSU Bike Hub. Compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package, including reduced tuition at all seven institutions within the Oregon University System. PSU is an AA/EO institution and, in keeping with the President’s diversity initiative, welcomes applications from diverse candidates and candidates who support diversity.

How to Apply
If this sounds like an exciting opportunity for you, please read the qualifications in the full job announcement and apply online at: http://www.pdx.edu/hr/employment

Job: Advertising Sales Account Manager (Momentum Magazine)

Job Title
Advertising Sales Account Manager

Company/Organization
Momentum Magazine

Job Description
Momentum is North America’s urban cycling culture magazine. Covering a range of topics from arts; food; current events; fashion; gear reviews plus thoughtful analysis of ideas and cultural trends, Momentum is a niche publication for people who ride bikes to get around.

Momentum is published bi-monthly, distributed free in 20 North American cities and available everywhere by subscription. Momentum’s current print run is 60,000 copies and these are divided into 4 different editions – BC, Chicago, San Francisco Bay Area and North America. The goal for 2010 is to add up to 5 more editions in Portland, Seattle, New York, Canada and USA.

Job Description / Assignment:
Work remotely and independently in Portland, reporting to the Advertising Director, to generate new sales leads and close sales for the Portland Regional Edition. The Portland regional edition will be launched for the March/ April edition when Momentum is the proud media sponsor of the Bicycle Show and official producer of the Show Guide. The ideal candidate will be outgoing, highly self-motivated, independent and have a passion (and hopefully a practice) of commuter cycling and will always represent Momentum in a positive and forward-thinking manner.

Responsibilities:

Qualifications:
Sales experience. Print advertising sales experience an asset.
Must be outgoing, friendly, self-motivated, deadline-driven and comfortable on the telephone.
People that ride a bike to get around preferred.

Terms:
Part time/ casual.
Starting immediately/ fall. First ad booking deadline is January 26, 2010 in time for Portland Bicycle Show.

Payment:
20% commission on all sales. (5% bonus commission on all year long contracts without any discounting)

Earliest possible date for launch of Portland edition: March/ April issue, 2010.

Work location:
Remote.

How to Apply
Please submit a document with expression of interest and qualifications (resume) letter in Word or PDF format, with file name format

• Portland Sales Rep_firstname_lastname

to Mia Kohout, Marketing & Advertising Director, Momentum Magazine mia@momentumplanet.com

Deadline for applications is Tuesday, November 24.
Interviews: In person or via telephone conferencing.

We thank all applicants for their interest in these positions; however, only those who are considered for the position will be contacted.

After tragic week, pedestrian advocates call for “immediate response and change”

“The sheer number of serious collisions between pedestrians and cars this past week demonstrates that our traffic safety deficit is not found in one person’s error.”
— Steph Routh, Director of Willamette Pedestrian Coalition

On Sunday night, two young women were struck by a car while attempting to cross the street at SE 80th and Foster; one was killed and the other seriously injured. Several other traffic incidents in which people on foot were killed or sustained major injuries also occurred in the past week in Oregon.

Portland’s pedestrian advocacy group, the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition (WPC), says these incidents demonstrate an acute need for more investment in complete streets. They plan to hold an awareness action at the site of the fatality on Foster Road to bring attention to this issue. Here are more details on the event:

Red/Black Redline Conquest Team Cyclocross 2009

Reader shares a new approach to crossing the Columbia

Mayor visits dangerous crosswalk; will recommend “immediate changes”

Singlespeed Worlds ups the ante for ‘cross antics

The Monday Roundup

Job: Bike Bloggers (ZOTTA)- FILLED

Master Plan: Review and analysis as comment period comes to an end

Winter riding: Staying warm and dry on a budget

Keep your bikes cozy in a (locally made) bike shed – Updated

Job: Lead Mechanic (PSU Bike Hub) – FILLED

Job: Advertising Sales Account Manager (Momentum Magazine)

After tragic week, pedestrian advocates call for “immediate response and change”

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