Looking for an opportunity to work for one of Portland”s top bicycle companies? Chris King Precision Components posted two jobs to our Job Listings this past week. Check them out via the links below… Manufacturing Materials Processor – Chris King Precision Components Desktop Systems Administrator – Chris King Precision Components
Sunset light blankets the Broadway Bridge and its temporary “yarnbomb.”(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Navigate poorly and you could wind up with a $260 ticket.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) On Tuesday, the Portland Bureau of Transportation proudly boasted about their traffic law enforcement crackdown around the light rail construction zone in inner southeast Portland. They issued 316 citations, 104 warnings, and arrested four people in just over two weeks of … Read more
“I felt a sharp pain… I slowed down and pulled off the road, and discovered that a five-inch metal dart was lodged in my back.”— DF A man was hit by a blow dart while riding on Sauvie Island, a popular cycling destination just 17 miles north of downtown Portland. The reader who shared their … Read more
Reader Kevin Wagoner created this map to help explain his favorite new way to avoid SW Barbur Blvd on his daily commute.
Elected leaders and transportation officials from Oregon and Washington got on bikes last weekend and got inspired by the Historic Columbia River Highway and State Trail.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) On Friday, the Columbia River Gorge put its best face forward, and the timing couldn’t have been better.
Sorry. This job has been filled. Job Title Desktop Systems Administrator Company/Organization Chris King Precision Components Job Description Chris King Precision Components™, manufacturer of precision bicycle components, is seeking a full-time Desktop Administrator to support our design & manufacturing company. Maintains and configures end-user workstation operating systems and software. Responds to immediate computing issues within … Read more
They’ll have to wait a bit longer for a quality bike route.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has announced a delay in the construction of the long-awaited 50s Bikeway Project. The $1.5 million, federally-funded project that will create an important north-south bikeway along 52nd and 53rd Avenues between southeast and … Read more
First time the bike racks have been open for use.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) New Seasons Market hosted an open house this morning for the media and community members to get a sneak peek into their new store on North Williams Avenue. I wouldn’t usually devote my morning to the opening of a new grocery store, … Read more
Job Title Manufacturing Materials Processor Company/Organization Chris King Precision Components Job Description Chris King Precision Components, manufacturer of bicycle components, is seeking qualified applicants for our machine shop. Job duties include moving materials through the production process by performing various tasks from receiving/preparing raw materials (steel and aluminum barstock) and cutting barstock to sanding, buffing … Read more
Expect the unexpected when you ride on the Moody cycle track forthe next few months.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The hits in our detour-filled summer just keep on coming… TriMet has temporary closures in place on the SW Moody Ave cycle track as part of their ongoing Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project. The closures started last … Read more
Amundson’s garbage truck is on the right..(Photo courtesy Jason Lee.) The Portland Police have issued a citation to 39-year-old Christopher Amundson for his role in a collision that happened on Friday, July 12th. As we reported the day it happened, Amundson was driving a garbage truck southbound on SE 17th when he made a left … Read more