Year: 2020
Construction begins in March on major improvements to Gateway Green
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
We love Gateway Green, but it needs a lot more love to reach its potential.
4 miles of raised, protected bike lanes part of TriMet’s next light rail line
TriMet’s new SW Corridor light rail line will have a vast impact on how we get around the region — not only for where it will take us (without a car), but for how it will change the streets and neighborhoods it runs through.
Willamette Week: Mayor could use Esplanade impacts as leverage over ODOT I-5 freeway expansion
(Graphic by Cupola Media via No More Freeways PDX.)
There’s a good reason why the Oregon Department of Transportation abhors delay when it comes to their freeway expansion megaprojects: Because the longer reporters and advocates have to dig into the details, the more dirt they find.
One decade in, Bike Loud will host 2030 bike plan rally next week
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
10 years ago next week Portland City Council passed the Bicycle Plan for 2030. Now scrappy local bike advocacy group Bike Loud PDX wants to make sure they don’t forget about it.
Becky Jo’s Carfree Life: Strava Struggles and Stats
A couple summers ago, our family would go on big bike outings down and around the Smith & Bybee Wetlands area (it’s fun, you should try it!). My tweens and husbeast would go speeding up ahead of me, while I struggled behind, pulling the hard-bottom Burley trailer, our picnic stuff, and our kindergartner. It was easily over a hundred pounds.
I’d get home afterwards and my husbeast and I would compare notes and it would just irk me that Strava recorded me having a leisurely bike ride with minimal effort while it recorded him, half as sweaty, as having a vigorous one. I looked all over the app trying to find a way to change some sort of effort or cargo-pulling settings, but there was no such thing.
I have no plans on going pro. I realize I am privileged to say I don’t diet or track much of anything health-related in any earnest effort, but data sure is fun. Why is it that just because the data is there to observe, we need it? Or we need it to be correct? It’s not like I was going to change anything in my life if the data was accurate. I just wanted my little gold star, dammit
Job: Mechanic (Part Time) – WashCo Bikes
Job Title
Part Time Mechanic
Company / Organization
WashCo Bikes
Job Description
Servicing customer bikes, refurbishing used/donated bikes for sale or giveaway, retail service, and educating the public on how to repair their own bikes and/or educating them on what is necessary to fix their bikes. Support shop operations and help achieve the organization’s goals.
Applicants for the Mechanic position must:
* Have strong mechanical and diagnostic skills centered around working on bicycles of all makes and conditions – at least one year of working in a bike shop environment and/or mechanic certification preferred.
* Value building community through our shop, and be able to serve a diverse customer base (diverse in terms of income, bike knowledge/experience, age, ethnicity and cultural background). We don’t go for the classic surly bike mechanic thing.
* 25 hrs a week
Mechanic Primary Responsibilities:
* Perform repairs, maintenance, and walk-in services on customer bicycles of all types and conditions.
* Communicate, diagnose and make estimates clearly and thoroughly with customers and then deliver professional level repairs within budget restraints.
* Deliver professional, accessible, and helpful customer service.
* Share factual, accurate and up-to-date bike knowledge with patrons and volunteers.
* Recondition and overhaul used bicycles of all types and conditions for resale.
* Support daily Bike Shop operations
*Knowledge of POS system Lightspeed a plus.
* Represent WashCo Bikes well to the neighborhood and act as a resource for the community.
Salary and Benefits:
Competitive Salary
Paid Time Off
Potential Training Reimbursements
Bonuses
How to Apply
Email – ed@washcobikes.org
Job: Mechanic (Full Time) – WashCo Bikes
Job Title
Full Time Mechanic
Company / Organization
WashCo Bikes
Job Description
WashCo Bikes is an ascending nonprofit serving 16 cities in Washington County with bike advocacy, education and service. We need a few great mechanics to join our family. Servicing customer bikes, refurbishing used/donated bikes for sale or giveaway, retail service, and educating the public on how to repair their own bikes and/or educating them on what is necessary to fix their bikes. Support shop operations and help achieve the organization’s goals.
Applicants for the Mechanic position must:
* Have strong mechanical and diagnostic skills centered around working on bicycles of all makes and conditions – at least one year of working in a bike shop environment and/or mechanic certification preferred.
* Value building community through our shop, and be able to serve a diverse customer base (diverse in terms of income, bike knowledge/experience, age, gender, ethnicity and cultural background).
* Work 40 hrs/week – Shop open 7 days so weekend availability needed.
Mechanic Primary Responsibilities:
* Perform repairs, maintenance, and walk-in services on customer bicycles of all types and conditions.
* Communicate, diagnose and make estimates clearly and thoroughly with customers and then deliver professional level repairs within budget restraints.
* Deliver professional, accessible, and helpful customer service.
* Share factual, accurate and up-to-date bike knowledge with patrons and volunteers.
* Recondition and overhaul used bicycles of all types and conditions for resale.
* Support daily Bike Shop operations
*Knowledge of POS system Lightspeed a plus.
* Represent WashCo Bikes well to the neighborhood and act as a resource for the community.
Salary and Benefits:
Competitive Salary
Paid Time Off
Employee Discounts
Potential Training Reimbursements
Bonuses
How to Apply
Email – ed@washcobikes.org
North Lombard bike lane project online open house now available
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
It’s time to share feedback on a project that aims to make North Lombard safer through the Kenton neighborhood.
As we’ve reported, the Oregon Department of Transportation has already heard plenty of feedback on their Lombard Multimodal Safety Project from businesses and freight interests.
Now it’s time for you to take a closer look at what’s proposed, and tell ODOT what you think about it.
Job: Kerr Bikes Employees – Albertina Kerr
Job Title
Kerr Bikes Employees
Company / Organization
Albertina Kerr
Job Description
Albertina Kerr strengthens Oregon families and communities by helping children and adults with developmental disabilities and mental health challenges – empowering them to live richer lives. Kerr Bikes, located on the Portland Waterfront, provides the public with seasonal bike rental services.
We’re seeking Lead Workers for our rental stores. You’ll rent bikes to the public and assist with rental operations, work with volunteers and participants in services we provide, and perform maintenance on bicycles as needed.
To learn more about Kerr Bikes check us out online at www.AlbertinaKerr.org/support-our-work/kerr-bikes/
Responsibilities
– Provide seasonal bicycle rentals of Kerr Bikes
– Supervise other hourly employees, volunteers and/or participants in services we provide as needed.
– Responsible for the store in absence of manager(s)
– Manage cash handling of bike rentals
– Prepare the daily register reports, make bank deposits, hold store keys, open and close store, etc.
– Provide excellent customer service while representing Albertina Kerr and Kerr Bikes.
Qualifications
– At least 18 years of age.
– Supervisory experience is preferred.
– Retail cash handling experience is strongly preferred.
– Excellent customer service skills.
– Ability to work well with little supervision.
– Ability to lift 60 pounds, continuously squatting, bending and twisting.
– Mechanical aptitude and knowledge of maintenance of bicycles.
– A criminal background check and ability to meet agency driving requirements are required.
How to Apply
Apply online at www.AlbertinaKerr.org/Careers!
Your bike tax at work: State of Oregon unveils new ‘Community Paths’ grant program
(Photo: City of Tualatin)
Here’s what the State of Oregon is doing with that tax you pay on the purchase of new bicycles: The Oregon Department of Transportation has just launched a new program that could provide an estimated $14 million to multi-use path projects statewide.
The Oregon Community Paths program is the evolution of the active transportation portion of the state’s Connect Oregon (Lottery-backed) program. When the legislature passed a transportation funding bill in 2017 (HB 2017) they shifted the 7% of Connect Oregon that went to bicycling and walking projects into a separate program named the Multimodal Active Transportation Fund. That fund now also includes revenue from the bicycle excise tax that went into effect in fall 2017 and the federal Transportation Alternatives program.
According to ODOT Tourism and Scenic Byway Program Manager Sandra Hikari the Community Path Fund will start awarding grants in 2021. The $14 million estimate is for a three-year grant cycle ending in 2024. Asked for examples of projects that will compete well for the funds, she pointed to the Bear Creek Greenway in southern Oregon and the Tualatin River Greenway in Washington County.
