Mayor Adams at a meeting this morning about the N. Wheeler Ave closure.(Photos © J. Maus) In a meeting with over a dozen representatives from businesses in the lower Albina district, Mayor Sam Adams announced this morning that he will move forward with a partial closure of N. Wheeler Ave. PBOT crews will install a … Read more
Despite a growing sense of urgency from the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), and calls from stakeholders, the public, this site and the Bicycle Transportation Alliance to close it immediately, North Wheeler Avenue is still open. Delaying action is a growing opposition from nearby businesses, who worry about impacts of the closure and who feel … Read more
A one-mile stretch of NE Sandy Blvd will get rebuilt with bike lanes and a new sidewalk thanks to a $3.8 million ODOT project. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is set to stripe new bike lanes on a one-mile section of NE Sandy Blvd from NE 122nd Avenue to NE 141st in east Portland. … Read more
Marilyn and her friend Chris Achterman at the 2008 BTA Alice Awards.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) It’s been two weeks now since southeast Portland bike shop owner and well-known local bike advocate Marilyn Hayward was seriously injured in a collision while bicycling in Cornelius (just outside of Portland). Hayward was on her recumbent at the time … Read more
Following our story last week, more information has been revealed about mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith’s driving record. His poor record, first brought to light months ago, was made public in greater detail by The Oregonian last week. Given that the way people operate their vehicles is an important transportation safety issue, I posted a story … Read more
Wafu on SE Division is the first business in Portland to replace on-street auto parking spots with customer seating as part of PBOT’s new “Street Seats” program.(Photos from anonymous BikePortland reader.)
Mayor and Transportation Commissioner Sam Adams says safety is his #1 transportation priority.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) This morning another person was taken to the hospital after suffering injuries in a right hook collision at N Broadway and Wheeler. Last week I sat in a meeting at the Portland Building and listened to an impassioned PBOT … Read more
Get it clean and help the Naked Ride.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Just like last weekend, we’re embarking on a bunch of great bike events starting this afternoon with the much-anticipated Bikini Bike Wash. It’s hot and it’s time to raise money for the World Naked Bike Ride; so the wonderful bike fun promoters of Portland … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Alta Bicycle Share, the spinoff of Portland-based Alta Planning + Design that has dominated bike-sharing headlines after securing a string of high-profile contracts in major U.S. cities is now getting a much different kind of publicity. Delays to system roll-outs in New York City, Chicago, Boston and Chattanooga have gotten national … Read more
Three more excellent bike jobs have been posted to our Job Listings in the past week. Check out the links below to learn more… Business, Finance and Customer Service Manager – SoupCycle Bicycle Service Supervisor – First City Cycles Bicycle Sales Supervisor – First City Cycles
Job Title Business, Finance and Customer Service Manager Company/Organization SOUPCYCLE Your Email Address (for listing confirmation) * jed@soupcycle.com Job Description We’re a small company that makes organic soups using local ingredients and delivers them to our customers exclusively by bicycle. Since launching four years ago, SoupCycle has made over 65,000 bicycle soup deliveries! We’re looking … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Oregonian’s City Hall reporter Beth Slovic just published a new story about mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith’s driving record. According to Slovic, who peered into Smith’s personal driving records with his permission, Smith’s license has been suspended a total of four times since 2004: “State Rep. Jefferson Smith, a candidate for … Read more