[From today’s Oregonian. Read the article.] For the second time in a row, Oregonian columnist Renee Mitchell has devoted her column (which appears on the front page of the Metro section) to the power of the pedal. Last Wednesday she wrote about how the community came together to recover Erin Greeson’s $2,000 stolen bike. Now, … Read more
[A cyclist is dwarfed by the majesty of Mt. Hood.]
[“Heed the Moronic Dictum” by C.H.U.N.K. 666 and “Go By Bicycle #3” are part of the Library’s new zine collection.]
It’s been forever since I last posted a stolen bike recovery story. This time, the story comes from S. Renee Mitchell’s column in the Oregonian last week. She has the story of Erin Greeson’s high-end carbon-fiber racing bike getting nabbed from New Seasons in Sellwood:
On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee in Salem will hold a public hearing on Bill 299 (full text here).
[Detail of detour map.Click to download] Between March 2007 and spring of 2009, TriMet will be constructing the new I-205 MAX line that will connect PSU with points east to Clackamas County. A reader just forwarded me a two-page info sheet that details the bike path detours along the 6.5 mile stretch. You can view … Read more
THIS JOB HAS BEEN FILLED AS OF 2/14/07 ================== Chris King Precision Components™, manufacturer of bicycle components, is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic Assistant to work in our manufacturing facility. We have a factory filled with an incredible variety of beautiful machinery requiring constant attention and care. There are ultra high precision gear driven machines from … Read more
THIS JOB HAS BEEN FILLED AS OF 2/14/07 ================== Chris King Precision Components™, manufacturer of bicycle components, is seeking a general building maintenance and facilities assistant to work in our manufacturing facility. We take great pride in the work we do and the people that maintain our building must take pride in their work too. … Read more
Chris King Precision Components™, manufacturer of bicycle components, is seeking qualified applicants for a Customer Service Representative Lead position to maintain our high quality customer service standards. The Lead will assist the Sales Supervisor in the maintenance of day-to-day activities, tracking customer interactions, report generation and analysis, project support, running daily meetings and general department … Read more
Since so many of wonderful, smart, and eminently-employable folks visit this site every day, I frequently get contacted by HR people wanting to post job announcements. They rarely warrant their own post, and I’ve never had a good place to put them…until now. Behold, the new BikePortland Job Listings. So here’s the deal. If your … Read more
[All signs point to more bike boulevards] In case anyone gets the wrong impression after my post about Berkeley’s bicycle boulevard efforts, I thought an update on Portland’s progress was in order. Here are a few things I’ve come across just in the past week or so. SE Foster Bypass Bicycle Boulevard With strong leadership … Read more