Year: 2020
Jobs of the Week: Fat Tire Farm, WashCo Bikes, Kerr Bikes, Holy Spokes, Showers Pass, Everybody’s Bike Rentals
Usually we don’t see such a flurry of new job listings until later in spring. Perhaps this is a sign of a boom bike year? If you’re looking for a new start or a fresh start, check out the latest jobs below…
– Mechanic – Fat Tire Farm (Hood River)
– Kerr Bikes Employees – Albertina Kerr
– Mechanic (Full Time) – WashCo Bikes
– Mechanic (Part Time) – WashCo Bikes
– Full Time Bike Share Position – Holy Spokes
– Bike Mechanic/Shop Staff – Everybody’s Bike Rentals & Tours
Oregon lawmakers vote to give cities authority to set speed limits
A key part of the City of Portland’s 2020 legislative agenda and traffic safety efforts got a boost in Salem yesterday when the Joint Committee on Transportation voted 10-2 in favor of House Bill 4103 which authorizes the Oregon Department of Transportation to delegate authority to set speed limits to cities and counties.
HB 4103 is a continuation of work that began last session by House Representative Rob Nosse, a Democrat who represents southeast Portland. Urged by the Portland Bureau of Transportation in their ongoing quest to lower speed limits and make roads safer, Nosse proposed a bill last year (HB 2702) that would have given Portland the ability to set speeds on certain streets in its jurisdiction. That bill didn’t make it out of committee, so Nosse continued discussions with ODOT and lawmakers and brought back a revised version this session.
Portland City Council passes ‘Rose Lane’ transit priority plan
With existing plans as a foundation, buoyed by success of three initial projects, and — most importantly — with the full support of City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly and her staff, Portland City Council voted unanimously on Thursday to endorse the Rose Lane Project.
Weekend Event Guide: Green Zebra Party, Mini Bike Winter, Love Your Fit, and more
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Mini Bike Winter never disappoints. Join the opening event tonight and plug into a full weekend of thrills, chills, and spills.
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Mayor Wheeler wants your feedback on his ‘Climate Emergency’ declaration
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler released a draft version of his Climate Emergency Declaration (PDF) yesterday. The document sets new goals for carbon emission reduction and it issues a call-to-arms for actions to address climate change impacts with an emphasis on a just transition for “frontline communities” (which are defined as, “Black and Indigenous people, communities of color”.)
Wheeler’s cover letter to the official declaration takes on an urgent tone: “We must make the right decisions now to bend the curve to protect our communities and save our planet,” he writes. “2020 is our year for putting the policies, strategies and actions in place that will aggressively reduce our carbon emissions.”
The transportation sector is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in our region and Wheeler’s declaration mentions transportation-related policies several times. Later today, Wheeler and his council colleagues will consider the Rose Lane Project, Commissioner Chloe Eudaly’s plan to allocate more road space to transit vehicles which in many ways perfectly embodies the type of actions he calls for in the declaration.
Slow then go: Checking in on Oregon’s new stop sign law
(Photo and terrible Photoshopping by J. Maus/BikePortland)
I don’t want to jinx it, but we’re 44 days into being an “Idaho Stop” state and the sky hasn’t fallen. I haven’t heard of any crashes caused by confusion over Oregon’s new law, and there have been (remarkably) zero biased news stories or crazy op-eds about it.
Will Portland’s ‘Rose Lanes’ be safe for cycling? New research offers clues
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How safe is it for bicycle riders to share a “transit only” lane with bus and streetcar operators?
Commissioner Chloe Eudaly is ready to focus on cycling
“As our population booms and we have smaller and smaller right-of-way to share, biking really needs to have a lot more direct focus from the Commissioner.”
— Jamey Duhamel, policy director for Commissioner Chloe Eudaly
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A big thing happened at last night’s Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting: A current City Commissioner (via a staff person) expressed a direct interest in bicycling and said they want to make it a bigger part of their portfolio.
Did you get hit by driver of this red pick-up while crossing Martin Luther King Jr Blvd last night?
(Photo sent in by a reader)
If so, a reader witnessed the crash, snapped a photo of the driver’s license plate, and wants to help you get justice.
Bike Plan birthday rally celebrates past with eye toward future
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