This event looks interesting… And it comes with free admission to the Portland Art Museum’s Samurai exhibit. Check out the details below and make sure you RSVP if you’d like to show up Bike+Tech fans, Just a reminder to RSVP if you’re planning on coming by the first ever Bike+Tech “Samurai” happy hour at the … Read more
Newly buffered bike lane on Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy.(Photos by Barbara Stedman) The Portland Bureau of Transportation has been busy in southwest Portland lately. We recently shared their plans for a new protected bike path on the Terwilliger “teardrop” and BikePortland reader Barbara Stedman has been keeping us in the loop on a host of other, bike-friendly … Read more
The Oregon State Police has posted the results from a focused enforcement mission over the Thanksgiving holiday. The numbers reflect a sad reality of how common unsafe and illegal driving is on our roads. Check out these traffic collision, injury and citation stats from Wednesday (11/27) afternoon through Sunday night (just three and-a-half days!): On … Read more
It was approved by the stakeholder advisory committee last month, but the plans to put bike lanes on SE Foster Road still aren’t final. Now it’s time to take the proposal out into the community for another open house. Here’s the event blurb from PBOT: The 5th Open House will take place on Thursday, December … Read more
Due to the holiday, we are posting the Jobs of the Week today instead of Friday. The two excellent job opportunities below were posted to our Job Listings in the past two weeks. Check out more details via the link below… Sales/Bike Builder – Universal Cycles Program Director – Community Cycling Center
Job Title Program Director Company/Organization Community Cycling Center Job Description The Community Cycling Center is a 501(c) 3 organization. Our mission is to broaden access to bicycling and its benefits. Our vision is to build a vibrant community where people of all backgrounds use bicycles to stay healthy and connected. We believe that a bicycle … Read more
Wondering where the rides and deals are this weekend? We’ve got you covered.
Another person died while traveling on SW Barbur Blvd this week. It’s the fourth fatality since 2010 on the notoriously dangerous 1.6 mile section of the road between Terwilliger and Hamilton. With a record of so much carnage and rampant high speed and high risk driving, many Portlanders want to see the Oregon Department of … Read more
Do you have what it takes to ride 360 miles (mostly off-road) through the legendary “Oregon Outback”?
After his first 50 days as the CEO of the Community Cycling Center, Mychal Tetteh sees a big problem in the local advocacy ecosystem: Too many people aren’t sure how, where and when to get engaged. And as a result, their voices aren’t being heard.
Job Title Sales/Bike Builder Company/Organization Universal Cycles Job Description We are looking for a candidate that has a vast bicycle knowledge. Experience in the industry is a plus, but not a requirement. The ideal candidate will be full of energy and have a TEAM mentality. This position will be a little bit of everything that … Read more
Boston is experimenting with “sharrows on steroids”. I’m not impressed.