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Event Name: New Belgium Brewing’s Clips of Faith Tour August 5th at 7:30 pm Web site Join us for beer sampling (must be 21) and film viewing – creativity at its best! New Belgium Brewing’s Clips of Faith tour will be in Portland on Friday, August 5 – the fun will take place at 7:30 … Read more
New committee member Michelle DePass speaking with KATU news last night.(Image: Still from video below) Since the meeting last week where racism and gentrification were the main topics of discussion, there have been some developments around the City’s North Williams Traffic Safety Operations project. The official Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) met last night at Legacy … Read more
U.S. Department of Commerce staff members chat with Chris Distefano (white shirt) and company founder Chris King (at left) during a tour of the Chris King Precision Components manufacturing facility last month.(Photos: Dylan Van Weelden/Chris King)
See image below for how NE Holladay could be transformed with an enhanced bikeway.(Photo © J. Maus) As I shared on Monday, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is still trying to figure out how to move forward on a project to make NE Holladay Street a high-quality, east-west bike route through the Lloyd District. … Read more
Ambassadors logo Sponsoring race teams and events has been a standard way for bike shops to “support the community” for years. But what about people who don’t race? What about people who just ride in the city to get from A to B? Yesterday, a shop based in Northwest Portland, 21st Avenue Bicycles, launched The … Read more
In Portland’s future?(Photo © J. Maus) The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) is making a big push to bring bike sharing to Portland. They’ve launched a petition campaign to demonstrate public support for the project, they are actively searching for the estimated $4 million in start-up funds, and they are gathering support from heads of transportation … Read more
Respect the foot lane.(Photo © J. Maus) As the weather warms and the sun becomes more reliable, sidewalks seem to blossom with all manner of human traffic; from strollers to skateboarders to joggers and everything in between. And these days, much of that traffic is distracted by their phones or music pumping in their ears. … Read more
Position title: Brompton Account Representative Hours per week: 40 (flexible) Reporting to: Ed Rae, North American Agent Salary: $35,000 – $45,000 p.a., depending on experience/qualifications (Health Insurance and expenses additional) About the Company Brompton Bicycle Ltd manufactures in its factory in West London a bike that is generally considered the best portable bike there is. … Read more
In the Lithuanian capitol of Vilnius, they respect their bike lanes. Check out the PSA below that features the city’s mayor, A. Zuokas driving a tank over expensive cars illegally parked in the bike lane. I love that he not only destroys the Mercedes, but he sweeps the bike lane afterwards. And he rides too! … Read more
TIMBERS, BIKES and BREW August 6th at 2:00 pm – Web Site Event Description: Timbers Viewing Party and Beer Garden August 6, Timbers vs. San Jose at Cartlandia, the Bike-Centric Food Cart Pod @ 8145 SE 82nd Ave and Springwater corridor Bike Trail. Watch the Game on our outdoor Big Screen TV with covered seating. … Read more
Does 650 laps sound like fun to you? Remember Portlander Merritt Raitt? He’s the amateur filmmaker whose “Commuter Dreams” piece went viral (over 64,000 views and counting), became the toast of film festivals nationwide, and even won him a trip to the Tour de France. Raitt’s next project is based just a few feet from … Read more
Analysis shows NE Holladay has great potential as a bikeway corridor.(Photo © J. Maus) Alta Planning and Design has evaluated three east-west corridors through the Lloyd District to determine which one has the most potential as a high-quality bikeway. The study examined NE Lloyd Boulevard, NE Multnomah, and NE Holladay streets. The winner was NE … Read more