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Police are looking for a Subaru like this one.(Photo: PPB) The Portland Police Bureau just released a media statement about a serious injury hit-and-run that occurred on Friday, August 16th on SW Barbur Blvd. The collision left 20-year old Henry Schmidt with multiple injuries including shattered bones, damaged organs, and extensive road rash. Since first … Read more
Sorry. This job has been filled. Job Title SoupCycler Extraordinaire Company/Organization SoupCycle Job Description Do you get excited by the challenge of working on your bike, pulling a hefty trailer and delivering awesome organic foods? We’re a small Portland company that makes and delivers organic soups using local ingredients. Each week we cook three different … Read more
Because we can never get enough of hearing about how people get their stolen bikes back, we present you two more stories of stolen bike recovery success. But before getting into some good news, we have some not-so-good news about our Stolen Bike Listings. Due to a software issue that’s causing duplicate postings, I’ve decided … Read more
Steph Routh in November 2012.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Oregon Walks, a non-profit advocacy group that works to improve walking conditions around the state, has announced that Executive Director Steph Routh will resign in October. Routh became the organization’s first full-time staffer when she was named to the position in May 2009. In the ensuing years, … Read more
The beautiful roads near North Plains were a cakewalk compared to what was to come.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Riding “road” bikes on gravel and dirt roads is experiencing a major boom in popularity here in Oregon. On Sunday, I joined a dozen other intrepid riders for the “Women’s Bullshit 100” ride to found out why. … Read more
Friends of Barbur, a grassroots group working to make SW Barbur Blvd a safer place to drive, bike, and live, is doing what it can to support Henry Schmidt, the 20-year-old Lewis and Clark College student was hit and left for dead while walking his bike on Barbur early Friday morning. Friends of Barbur is … Read more
Job Title Membership Growth and Rides Coordinator Company/Organization Cascade Bicycle Club Job Description The Membership Program Cascade Bicycle Club has been creating a better community through bicycling since 1970. With a membership of 15,000 people, Cascade is the largest bicycling organization of its kind in North America. Cascade envisions a community that bicycles – an … Read more
Job Title Sales/Mechanic Company/Organization Seven Corners Cycles! Job Description Now is your chance to work at Seven Corners Cycles! The job is only confirmed through the end of the summer, but might expand into full time, permanent if we can find the right fit. Here is what the job entails: 1. SALESFLOOR. The most important … Read more
Reader Sally Hunt and a friend took full advantage of a carfree Rim Drive back in June. After the resounding success of its first-ever carfree weekend this past June, Crater Lake officials now plan to make it an annual event. And, as a bonus, they’ll host another carfree weekend next month. Travel Oregon is set … Read more
Based on KATU reporting and Schmidt’s own memory, we think the collision occured at the yellow symbol. The blue arrows shows the turnoff from Barbur onto Capitol Hwy.
Kim Fey(Photo: Facebook/Kim Fey) Kim Fey, the co-director of North Portland Bikeworks, has a serious form of cancer and she’s making a direct appeal to the community to help her fight it. Kim, 40, is part of the heart and soul of Bikeworks, a shop that has become a neighborhood institution since opening on Mississippi … Read more
Bike-powered urban fruit tree harvesters.(Photos by Betsy Reese) Back in May, we shared how the connection between bikes and urban trees here in Portland is so strong it’s garnered national recognition. Now there’s another tree-related non-profit that has tapped into the power of bicycles to help further their mission. The Portland Fruit Tree Project had … Read more