Watch the clip below from Friday’s excellent OPB show, Think Out Loud. It features Willamette Week editor Mark Zusman and Oregonian editorial and commentary editor Erik Lukens discussing the Columbia River Crossing. For context, the Willamette Week has been dogging this project for a log time and has done more than any other media outlet … Read more
Our friends at Bike Craft have a special spring show planned for March 15th. The Portland Cycle Craft Trunk Show will be at Velo Cult Bike Shop & Tavern (1969 NE 42nd) and will feature the outstanding wares of North St. Bags (an esteemed BikePortland advertiser), Velo Gioielli, Rhythmic Metal, Firefly Gear, and Rebicyclist. The … Read more
It’s the CRC they don’t want you to see. Animation shows view southeast from Jantzen Beach area. Images show existing and future build-out conditions. The images were sourced from the website of a consultant hired by ODOT/CRC and they also appear in the appendix of the CRC’s Urban Design Advisory Group final report. (GIF created … Read more
Jennifer got her bike back.(Photo: Jennifer Plaza) Add this to the many ways stolen bikes get recovered… On Sunday night, Timo Forsberg and his friend Vivian Yuan were chatting on NE 28th Street when a “shady dude” approached and offered to sell them a nice road bike. It was a Trek 2200, which retails for … Read more
The new fence will help separate the path on the left from the transit center on the right. ODOT, TriMet and the Portland Police Bureau Transit Police Division have teamed up on a project that will install a new fence along the I-205 multi-use path at the Gateway Transit Center. According to ODOT, the six-foot … Read more
Job Title Bike Tour Guide Worldwide Company/Organization Trek Travel Job Description TREK TRAVEL, the world’s leading cycling tour company is currently looking for individuals who are passionate about people, cycling and travel to lead unforgettable bicycle vacations for us this season in North America and Europe! Our current season runs from mid-April through mid-November. Application … Read more
Job Title Shop Supervisor/Lead Mechanic Company/Organization The Bike Commuter Job Description Full-Time, Year-Round position as Shop Supervisor/Lead Mechanic. Please visit this link for full details. http://www.pdxbikecommuter.com/2013/02/22/employment-opportunity-store-supervisorlead-mechanic/ How to Apply Send an email with your resume, work history and contact information.
“We can see a return on our investment tomorrow that far exceeds our investment today… This can be our ‘great bridge’.”— Rep. Tobias Read By a vote of 45-11, the Oregon House of Representatives voted this morning in support of HB 2800. There was not much debate about the bill, and except for an extremely … Read more
In 1997, Governor Kitzhaber said, “It’s time we challenged the idea that says we can build our way out of congestion by adding more freeway lanes.”(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The strong support being given to the $3.4 billion Columbia River Crossing highway expansion project by Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber represents a u-turn from his previous … Read more
Let’s get right to it shall we? Here are the best news stories and other tidbits we came across last week… – The North American Handmade Bicycle Show wrapped up yesterday from a snowed-in Denver, Colorado. It looks like builders once again pushed the boundaries of bike design to even greater heights. Check the coverage … Read more
Artist’s rendering of the project HB 2800, the bill that will give a green light (at least on the Oregon side) to the Columbia River Crossing I-5 freeway expansion project, will likely be voted on by the Oregon House when they convene at 11:00 am on Monday (2/25). After years of what has felt like … Read more
Tobias Read HB 3152, a bill to toll people riding bikes across a new I-5/Columbia River bridge has reared its head in the state legislature. Surprising as the bill itself was to anyone with a reasonable understanding of transportation policy, what was even more surprising to us was that House Rep. Tobias Read (D-Beaverton) was … Read more