A Broadway Bridge photo essay in honor of its 100th birthday
As this photo attests, the Broadway Bridge is a great place for views of the Fremont Bridge and sunsets over Forest Park. (June 22, 2011)(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
BikePortland Articles by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
Esplanade near OMSI to close for 14 months beginning May 1st
TriMet has announced that the Eastbank Esplanade bicycling and walking path just south of OMSI to SE Caruthers Street will be closed for 14 months. The closure is due to construction of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail bridge. Here’s more from TriMet: Two contractors, Kiewit and Stacy Witbeck, will be working in the closure area to … Read more
Hawthorne Bridge bike counter has logged over 1,000,000 trips since August
Trip number 1,000,828 at 5:26 pm yesterday.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Yesterday at about 4:00 pm the bicycle counter on the Hawthorne Bridge logged its 1,000,000th trip. The counter went live on August 8th and reached 500,000 trips just three months later. Yesterday was a fitting day to break the 1 million mark as the daily … Read more
Job: Retail Manager – Pedal Bike Tours
Sorry. This job has been filled. Job Title Retail Manager Company/Organization Pedal Bike Tours Job Description The ideal candidate has deep retail and merchandising experience. You will assist with running the day to day operations of the store as well as be the main point of contact for our guests from all over the world … Read more
Activists suspect ride participant is an undercover Portland Police Bureau captain – UPDATED
Krisapon Chaisawat(Facebook profile) Note from the publisher, 6:14 pm: This story was originally posted described a situation wherein attendees at a ride on Sunday believed they were accompanied by a Portland Police officer named Chris Uehara. After seeing photos of the officer and learning other similarities, I posted a story describing the situation and included … Read more
Mayor Hales announces press conference for SE 136th Ave
This just in from Mayor Hales’ office… MEDIA ALERT Monday, April 1, 2013 What: Press Conference Topic: Safety solutions for Southeast 136th Avenue When: 8 a.m., Wednesday, April 3 Where: Southeast 136th and Holgate, northeast corner, in Gates Park. Media parking in all directions. Google Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and members of the … Read more
The Monday Roundup
Movie-makers in LA are whining over green lanes.(LA Times screenshot) Welcome to Monday. If you missed some of the great bike stories last week, fear not: The links below will bring you right up to date… — One of pro bike racing’s biggest stars has pinched into some controversy after grabbing the rear-end of a … Read more
Rhododendron to Sandy Ridge: An off-highway adventure
On a bike trail between Rhododendron and Lolo Pass Rd.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Last weekend I had the good fortune to spend a few nights in a friends’ cabin in Rhododendron, a sweet little community about 20 miles toward Mt. Hood from the town of Sandy. I brought my mountain bike along with hopes of … Read more
ODOT plans for a more multimodal Mt. Hood
Highway 26 through Rhododendron.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) knows that if Mt. Hood is to remain a popular recreation destination there’s got to be a better way to get up there than driving in a car. Highways that connect to Mt. Hood are becoming magnets for congestion and crashes, so … Read more
City looking for filmmaker to create Sunday Parkways video
A story worth telling. (Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) wants some help to tell the story of their Sunday Parkways program. PBOT has posted a request for proposals (RFP) for a Sunday Parkways video. The City hasn’t made any statements about the project, but according to the RFP, … Read more
Job: Master Mechanic and Sales/service – Peterson Bicycle Shop (WA)
Job Title Master Mechanic & Sales/service Company/Organization Peterson Bicycle Shop Job Description Peterson Bicycle Shop in Renton, Washington is Hiring! Peterson Bicycle is a full service and retail bike shop devoted to our customers and owned by professional cyclist Tom Peterson. We provide any service our customers need, from simple tune-ups, to gluing tubular wheels, … Read more
Jobs of the Week
The local bike job market is blooming like cherry trees in Waterfront Park. Check out the six excellent opportunities that were posted on our Job Listings this past week… Installation Tech – Rack Attack Master Mechanic and Sales/service – Peterson Bicycle Shop (WA) Backup SoupCycler – SoupCycle Entry Level Bicycle Frame Production Assistant – Zen … Read more