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Tomas Quinones at BikeCraft.(Photo courtesy Tomas) Every year at BikeCraft there’s one vendor that really raises my eyebrows and makes me think, “Wow, we’re seeing the launch of someone’s career! This is exciting!” This year I felt like that person was Tomas Quinones. Out of nowhere (at least to me), Tomas launched Flying Snail Creations, … Read more
The Tonquin Trail was awarded over $5 million. Last week the Portland Bike Sharing Project stole the limelight as Metro’s Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) voted on a package of projects to receive the 2014-15 allocation of federal “regional flexible funding“. As per a hard-fought compromise, 75% of the $23 million in project … Read more
Worth a closer look.(Photos © J. Maus) I don’t know about you, but every so often I come across a parked bike that makes me stop in my tracks for a closer look. Whether it’s a vintage steed worthy of a museum collection, or a quirky customized freak bike that’s truly one-of-a-kind, these bikes deserve … Read more
Cover of ECF study A new study by the European Cyclists Federation (ECF) offers an in-depth comparison between the CO2 emissions of bicycling versus other modes of transportation. The new study is aimed at encouraging policy makers to make bicycle promotion a larger part of their greenhouse gas emission reduction toolkit. What makes the study … Read more
Waiting for new owners.(Photos: Britt Appleton/CCC) The Community Cycling Center held their 16th annual Holiday Bike Drive yesterday. The event connected over 400 kids from low-income families with a newly refurbished bike, a helmet, basic safety education and most importantly, the freedom and sheer joy that comes with having your own two wheels. We weren’t … Read more
Job Title Program Administrator Company/Organization Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation at PSU Job Description The Program Administrator provides support for and coordinates several programs and projects within the Center for Urban Studies and the Center for Transportation Studies (CTS) and its Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI) under the supervision of the Director … Read more
Job Title Full-Time Sales Manager Company/Organization 21st Avenue Bicycles Job Description QUALIFICATIONS: Previous bike shop experience (at least 3 years). Previous supervisory/management experience. Extensive current knowledge of a wide variety of bike types, particularly high-end road and commuter bicycles, accessories, tools, etc. Oral and written communication skills. Inventory control experience. Publicity and promotional skill including … Read more
History of the neighborhood looms large over this project.(Photo © J. Maus) At their meeting earlier this week, the Stakeholder Advisory Committee for the North Williams Traffic Safety Operations Project spent several hours hashing out new language to guide their decision making process and to add two key elements to the project’s “purpose and objectives.”
NE Multnomah Street in the Lloyd District could be going on a diet. It’s been over two months since we last reported on the NE Holladay Street project. Remember that one? Part of a trio of Lloyd District Bikeway Development Projects, it was supposed to make NE Holladay an east-west arterial for bike traffic to … Read more
Charlie Hales photographed in my office a few weeks ago.(Photos © J. Maus) Welcome to the first in a series of interviews with candidates for Portland mayor. With the primary elections just about five months away, it’s time to start doing your research and learning more about the people we’ll elect to lead our city.
I want the new freeway to be this wide! U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has some explaining to do. LaHood, who famously stood on a tabletop and thanked bike advocates for their hard work at the 2010 National Bike Summit and later posted on his blog that, “This is the end of favoring … Read more
The future is bright for junior racers in Oregon;but your support could make it brighter.(Photo © J. Maus) With the popularity of cyclocross stoking the fire and the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) tending the flames, Oregon’s racing scene has flourished in the last few years. A key to that success is the involvement of … Read more