Job of the Week
We had another great opportunity listed on the BikePortland Job Listings this week. Learn more about it here: Territory Sales Rep — EPGroup Inc.
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Citizen advocate nears Forest Park mountain biking goal
Frank Selker(Photo © J. Maus) Frank Selker, the man with the mountain bike plan for Forest Park, is just 20 people shy of his goal to get 100 new, mountain-bike loving Portlanders to join the Forest Park Conservancy (FPC). When we checked in with Frank last month, he was halfway to his goal. Today, he … Read more
Portland gets award from EPA for senior biking program
(Photo still from Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation for their work in encouraging seniors to adopt a healthy lifestyle. A key component of that effort is the PBOT’s Senior Cyclist Program. The Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging Achievement Award was given at the … Read more
TriMet looks to add more bike capacity to WES
The WES has newly designed hooks, but fewer of them.(Photo: Jim Parsons) TriMet’s new Westside Express (WES) commuter service officially opened at the end of January to big celebrations, but people that showed up to ride the train with their bikes in tow, quickly found that the WES has less — as in, less hooks … Read more
Portland will host Oregon bike polo championships
Bike polo at Alberta Park will decide the state championships in March.(Photo © J. Maus) Get your mallets ready bike polo fans, Portland is set host the first-ever Oregon Bike Polo Championships. On the weekend of March 7th – 9th, the best bike polo players from all over the Northwest will vie for the championship … Read more
Metro urges state to re-think its federal stimulus project list
Chair of the Oregon Transportation Commission, Gail Achterman, is in the driver’s seat on how our statespends its federal stimulus money.(Photos © J. Maus) The Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) is meeting this morning in Salem to discuss which infrastructure projects will get built with money from America’s recently passed economic stimulus plan. The OTC is … Read more
UPDATED: Thief swipes high-end bikes from Pearl District condo (Photos)
Have you seen this guy (or this bike?!). On the evening of Valentines Day, Portland bike racer Patrick Wilder got his heart broken. Wilder, who races cyclocross and mountain bikes with the Team Cyclepath, awoke on February 15th to realize that his two prized, high-end titanium bikes were stolen from a locked, private storage unit … Read more
One year after Austin died: What has the BTA done?
The ghost bike for Austin Miller.(Photos: Jim “K’Tesh” Parsons) On February 11, 2008, 15-year old Beaverton high school student Austin Miller was collided with a TriMet bus when he merged from a sidepath on Murray Road into a bus stop on SW Farmington Road. The tragedy sent shockwaves through the region. It raised questions about … Read more
Bike, streetcar plans will hold joint open houses
“Both projects are focused on a livable future for Portland. And this joint presentation opportunity gives us an excellent opportunity to specifically address the issue of how well bicycling and streetcar can play together as we build our livable streets.” — Ellen Vanderslice, project manager for the Bicycle Master Plan Update The City of Portland … Read more
Oregon builders announce handmade bike show plans
A scene from the OBCA’s 2007 show.(Photo © J. Maus) The Oregon Bicycle Constructors Association (OBCA) has announced preliminary details for their 2009 Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show. According to Andy Newlands of the OBCA, their show will happen on Halloween weekend, October 31st – November 1st. The two day show will be open to the … Read more
NY Times columnist: Americans prefer sprawl
“Amsterdam is a wonderful city, but Americans never seem to want to live there.”— David Brooks in the New York Times In his latest piece in the New York Times, columnist David Brooks opines that, while Americans might appreciate the finer points of Amsterdam’s urban life (like bikes and beer), they really would rather have … Read more
Join us for our next Get Together in Multnomah Village
Scott Mizee and Joe Lontai discussing the North Willamette Greenway trail at the St Johns Get Together last month.(Photo © J. Maus) Our first Neighborhood Get Together, in St Johns last month, was a lot of fun and a definite success. To keep the wheels turning, this month we’re headed to Southwest Portland. Come join … Read more