My money would be on this guy.(Photo © J. Maus) The annual Cirque du Cycling bike fest on N. Mississippi Avenue is this Sunday. The event brings together many facets of Portland’s bike scene and this year organizers have added yet another — a cargo bike race. It was bound to happen as Portland’s cargo … Read more
Tammy Baney The Oregon Transportation Commission, an influential group appointed by the Governor to establish state transportation policy, will welcome two new members at the end of this month. Legislators in Salem voted yesterday to approve the nominations of Mark Frohnmayer and Tammy Baney. Frohnmayer is the son of former University of Oregon President David … Read more
This is how Portland will look for the next 17 days.(Photo © J. Maus) This is not a drill. This is it folks. Shift’s 17-day Pedalpalooza starts today… err… this morning actually. The “Sisyphean Cruller Crawl” starts bright and early at 7:00 am is the first of 12 events today. But the big one today … Read more
Job Title: Bike Mechanic Company/Organization: Discover Bicycles, Hood River Job Description: We are looking for an experienced bike mechanic with the expertise and passion to work with various makes and models of bikes. We are located in the beautiful Columbia Gorge, offering amazing road riding, spectacular mountain biking and a local bmx/skate park. If you … Read more
Job Title: Design Engineer Company/Organization: Yakima Products, Inc. Job Description: As part of the Yakima design engineering team this position will be responsible for design, testing, cost improvement, value engineering, analysis, and documentation of new products and/or redesign of current products, or manage reverse engineering programs using criteria established by the Engineering and Category Business … Read more
Mayor Adams’ Prius at the scene of the collision. Photo: Beth Slovic/The Oregonian
A new sign greets visitors to the Green Trail in Mt. Tabor Park.(Photo: Harrison Fishback) About a week ago, new signs appeared on a popular dirt trail in Mt. Tabor Park that read, “No Bicycles Please.” The new signs are on what’s known as the ‘Green Trail’ in the northern section of the park. The … Read more
June 18th.(Photos © J. Maus) Thanks to a group of devoted volunteers working on a shoestring budget so that 10,000 people can enjoy a naked bike ride through the streets (not to mention all the people who enjoy it without even being there or participating), the Portland edition of the 2011 World Naked Bike Ride … Read more
This photo — taken just minutes prior to the closure — shows how high water has impacted the floating portion of the Esplanade.(Photo © J. Maus) The floating portion of the Eastbank Esplanade closed due to high water on the Willamette River eight days ago (May 31st). According to an update from Portland Parks & … Read more
Mapnificent is a new online mapping tool that shows you where you can travel via public transit within a given time from any destination. It was developed in Germany by Stefan Wehrmeyer and seems like it’d be an excellent resource for anyone who is a frequent bus or light rail user. Simply drop the pin … Read more
Kapow! Pedalpalooza!(Photo © J. Maus) Hard to believe it’s already here again, but the biggest and baddest multi-day, grassroots extravaganza of bike fun in the world gets started this Thursday. That’s right, it’s time for Pedalpalooza! This year’s crop of rides — nearly 250 of them between June 9th and 26th — is very impressive. … Read more
Williams process will take more time.(Photos © J. Maus) After it seemed like strong community support helped PBOT move forward with an enhanced bikeway and the reconfiguration of roadway space along Williams from Broadway to Killingsworth, they will now step back and take more time to assess the public outreach process. At the monthly meeting … Read more