Job of the Week
The following job opportunity was listed this week on the BikePortland Job Listings: Job: Physical Therapist – Running/Triathlon specialist Company: Herriot Sports Performance
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On-street bike parking a reality on Belmont
Back in February I shared the news about an effort to bring two new on-street bike parking “corrals” to SE Belmont. This morning, PDOT crews began the installation! Here are a few photos sent to me by Bill Stites, who has been instrumental in making this happen: Looking west from SE 34th St. (in front … Read more
Vehicular homicide bill introduction more strategy than substance
I was surprised last week when Senator Floyd Prozanski introduced a vehicular homicide bill (SB 1058) with just a week left in the session. Knowing how long it takes to push a bill through the system, it was obvious the bill had no chance of passing. So what was the point? I wondered the same … Read more
Bike book with Portland roots at Powell’s tonight
Seattle writer Mike McCann will read his contribution from, “Cycling’s Greatest Misadventures” at Powell’s Books on Hawthorne (3723 SE Hawthorne) tonight at 7:30. The book was just released by Casagrande Press and was edited by Erich Schweikher, a local cyclist and professor of composition at Portland Community College. Schweikher spent a year collecting hundreds of … Read more
Blumenauer to hold bike roundtable in Portland
Blumenauer in D.C..(File photo) U.S. Congressman (and former Portland City Commissioner) Earl Blumenauer will be in City Hall next Tuesday to host a roundtable discussion with local bike advocates and insiders. He wants to get an update on the latest bicycle activities and programs in Portland and learn about the results from the 2007 Oregon … Read more
Expect temporary detour on I-5 bridge
Word from ODOT is that effectively immediately the bike path/sidewalk on the east side of the I-5 bridge is now closed to all bike and pedestrian traffic. Here’s the official advisory from ODOT’s community affairs office:
Women gather to improve conditions (for everyone)
Women cyclists gathered at the Kennedy Schoollast week to share ideas and inspiration.(File photo) If women on bikes are the barometer of a bike-friendly city, a grassroots effort to improve conditions for and understanding of female cyclists hopes to increase the pressure. A group calling themselves Women for Bikes met for the second time last … Read more
Wheelmen club launches family-friendly, easy ride series
(File photo) The Portland Wheelmen Touring Club (PWTC) wants to encourage families and novice riders to explore local bike routes and get more comfortable on group rides. They’ve teamed up with River City Bicycles to offer a series of short, slow-paced rides that are perfect for families and/or novice riders. PWTC family ride coordinator Ann … Read more
TriMet gets $254 million for new Willamette River Bridge
[Via the Oregonian] TriMet map shows proposed bridge location (enlarge).Graphic: TriMet TriMet’s plans to build a new bridge over the Willamette River for their Portland to Milwaukie light rail line got a big boost in Salem on Saturday. The Ways and Means Subcommittee on Capital Construction approved a funding bill (backed taxpayer and lottery bonds) … Read more
Twilight Crit moves to North Park Blocks, adds women’s racet
Last year’s action.(File photo) Bus mall construction has forced Portland’s premiere professional bike race to a new location. After five years of being held at the South Park Blocks (with a start/finish line in front of the Portland Art Museum), The Health Net Twilight Criterium will move to the North Park Blocks this year. The … Read more
Krummel decries dems for memorial sign bill failure
Rep. Jerry Krummel(Photo: Krummel) State Representative Jerry Krummel (R-Wilsonville) is blaming House Democrats for killing HB 3020, a bill that would have directed the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadside memorial signs for pedestrians or bicyclists killed in motor vehicle collisions (upon application by a family member). Less than an hour after a … Read more
Naked justice is served, Rev Phil goes free
Phil made posters (like this one) to encourage support at his trials.Poster photo by Dat Nguyen(File photo) Just over a year ago, while holding up traffic on W. Burnside for hundreds of cyclists during the 2006 World Naked Bike Ride, bike scene personality and filmmaker Reverend Phil got into an altercation with a motor vehicle … Read more