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Kitzhaber’s incoming transportation policy advisor, Karmen Fore,speaking at a 2007 event on bicycle legislation.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Governor Kitzhaber announced yesterday that Karmen Fore will be his new transportation policy advisor. Fore will leave her post as deputy chief of staff to Congressman Peter DeFazio and report for work in Salem on July 1st. Fore … Read more
Completed striping on Skidmore.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) As we reported yesterday, PBOT has just installed bike lanes on a short stretch of North Skidmore Street. They go from Michigan Ave to Maryland Ave (one block east of Interstate). When I went by yesterday morning they hadn’t finished applying all the striping into the buffer zone, … Read more
New, six-foot bike lanes on Skidmore.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has installed new bike lanes on N Skidmore Street. The new lanes begin at the intersection of Michigan Ave and continue west toward Interstate. According to Ross Swanson with PBOT, the work on Skidmore is part of the Going to the … Read more
Portlander Mike Cobb competed at the Seattle Disaster Relief Trials.(Photo by Fred Bretsch – FEMA Region 10) Seattle cargo bike advocates held their first Disaster Relief Trials event over the weekend. The event sprung up thanks to inspiration from Portland’s event of the same name that was held last year. Portlander Mike Cobb traveled north … Read more
Did you miss the best bike stories on the web last week? If so, peruse our roundup to catch up… — Probably the biggest story of last week was a NY Times article about the “sea of bikes” that “swamps” Amsterdam. It’s a situation playing out in many Dutch cities — they can’t build bike … Read more
Join friends for an evening ride and picnic up on Rocky Butte.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Pedalpalooza menu for this evening looks quite delicious. Whether you’re into happy hour with the beer and biking experts behind the Hop in the Saddle, hanging out in hammocks, or dancing the night away under the stars, there’s bound … Read more
PBOT project manager Ross Swanson (red shirt) and Piedmont residents Justin Thompson (middle) and Noah Brimhall discuss ideas to make Michigan Ave work better.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Nearly two years ago, the Bureau of Transportation made a promise to residents of the Piedmont neighborhood: If a partial median at N. Rosa Parks Way and Michigan … Read more
Commissioner Steve Novick (blue shirt) mixed it up with the crowd on the Hawthorne Bridge this morning.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) City of Portland Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick showed once again this morning that he’s a hands-on leader. In the past few months (even before Mayor Hales gave him the PBOT portfolio), Novick has shown up … Read more
Three great job opportunities were posted to our Job Listings this past week. Check them out via the links below… Bike Mechanic/Bike Builder – Bike Gallery Mechanic/Wheelbuilder/Fitter – Portland Bicycle Studio Domestic Account Representative– Chris King Precision Components
Father Jack Mosbrucker and other members of Jobs With Justice outside Alta offices yesterday.(Photos: Jobs With Justice) Jobs With Justice, a local non-profit that fights for worker’s rights, paid a visit to the southeast Portland offices of Alta Bicycle Share yesterday. Jobs With Justice is joining the call from past and current employees of an … Read more
This is the new and improved NE Klickitat Street between 23rd and 24th. It’s the latest from PBOT as part of their ongoing development of the neighborhood greenway network.(Photo: Craig Harlow)
You never know what you’ll see at Sunday Parkways, like this pedal-powered gecko I spotted on NE Ainsworth in 2011.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)