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An animated Earl Blumenauer speaking at the Oregon Bike Summit a few months ago.(All photos © J. Maus) As the nation’s political winds shift from right to left, the future of the transportation issue in America begins to look very different. Remember last summer, when U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters referred to “bike paths” as … Read more
Here’s an announcement from the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (ibpi) at Portland State University. The IBPI is excited to announce an upcoming professional development workshop, titled Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Design and Planning. The workshop is a week-long intensive, and will take place August 3-8, 2008. It will encompass many topics from our … Read more
Human powered speed machines at PIR on Saturday.(Photo © BikePortland/File) Hope you haven’t made all your plans for this holiday weekend yet! We can’t count on the weather, but we can always count on plenty of bike rides and events going on. This weekend’s highlights include the ninth annual Human Powered Challenge. I checked out … Read more
PDOT’s big Sunday Parkways event is less than a month away. To help with the hundreds of volunteers, they’re looking to hire a few coordinators to manage them. See the announcement below for more info and how to apply:
With many local shops overflowing with repairs and customers, Portland is a great town for bike shop jobs. This week, three opportunities to get your foot in the door of Portland’s bike scene have been listed on the BikePortland Job Listings. Check them out at the links below (and good luck if you apply!): Sales … Read more
Current bike access on I-84 over the Sandy River is not so great.(Photo © J. Maus) A special unit within the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) — formed to manage their $3 billion Oregon Transportation Investment Act (OTIA) State Bridge Delivery Program — is moving forward on a project to replace the I-84 highway bridges … Read more
Unlike most group rides, last night’s Ride of Silence was a solemn affair.Full gallery here(All photos © J. Maus) About 70 Portlanders took part in the Ride of Silence last night. After a brief speech by BTA executive director Scott Bricker, the crowd rode from the North Park Blocks, made a loop through downtown, went … Read more
“The most original, spirited, and spectacle-laden boutique bike show in the nation.” That’s the vision of an ad-hoc coalition of Portland framebuilders, bike lovers, and creative professionals that have come together to create Oregon Manifest — a new event coming to Portland this fall that just might re-define the traditional bike show.
The City of Portland is moving forward with their plans to build a new bike and pedestrian bridge over I-5 that will connect the Lair Hill neighborhood with the South Waterfront district near the Aerial Tram. One of the concepts drawn up for the new Gibbs Street bike/ped bridge.
http://www.hcrh.org For more information contact: Jeanette Kloos President FHCRH@comcast.net 503-227-5638 Second Annual Gorge Ride Friends of the Historic Columbia River Highway announce the second annual fundraising Gorge Ride to be held on June 14, 2008. Registration is now open through www.hcrh.org/GorgeRide08.html . Bicyclists will again ride on the Historic Columbia River Highway from the Gorge … Read more
Job Title Professional Part Time Bicycle Mechanic Company/Organization Veloce Bicycles Job Description Part time position available in SE Portland. Professional, high quality, road bike store looking for a bicycle mechanic with outstanding customer service skills. High volume store. Excellent wages. Willing to have fun and work hard? Please apply! Position Starts June 1st, 20 plus … Read more
“Moreso than any other project I can think of, this project has had the most divergent set of opinions within the BTA in a long time… We are still having a hard time stating our positions.”— BTA executive director Scott Bricker After a year of working in good faith with the staff of the Columbia … Read more