Job of the Week
The following job opportunity was listed this week on the BikePortland Job Listings: Job: Document Manager/Graphic Designer Company: Alta Planning and Design
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BTA launches search for new leader
(Photo: Jonathan Maus) As expected, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) has launched their search for a new Executive Director. The search comes after former director Evan Manvel left the organization back in July. Policy Director Scott Bricker was named the organization’s interim director and has manned that post for the past month. Bricker plans to … Read more
Bike boulevards “Top Rated” for funding in latest PDOT poll
A recent poll shows that 42% of Portlanders would be “Much more likely” to support a transportation funding package that includes more cash for bike boulevards. As part of their ongoing effort to fix a major transportation funding shortfall, PDOT has just released results from their Transportation Services Funding Survey.
Portland hotel offers “Carless Vacation” package
Hotel Monaco (on the corner of SW 5th and Washington) in downtown Portland offers some nifty package deals. Their latest is the “Carless Vacation”. It’s linked to from their home page with the headline, “Planes, Trains, and no Automobiles” (gotta love that huh?). Here’s what their “Carless Vacation” package includes:
Top talent set for race around North Park Blocks
Racers blur past spectators at the ’06 event.(Photos by Jonathan Maus) Imagine standing a few feet from a whirring pack of racers as they speed by, elbow-to-elbow, at over 40 miles per hour, throwing sparks from their pedals as they hammer into sharp turns. Tomorrow night is your chance to experience this when some of … Read more
TriMet’s new bike intern: bike ban is “not under discussion”
I hope Colin has more luck with his new job than he did with these barricades at a Cross Crusade event last year.(Photo: Jonathan Maus) TriMet is in the process of taking a long, hard look at how bikes mix with their transit services. They’ve recently launched a major survey effort and they’re feeling the … Read more
Here comes the SS Pussycat: No boys allowed
Action from the ’05 SS Pussycat. (The guys are just volunteers.)(Photo: Tori Bortman) This Saturday’s SS Pussycat is a great opportunity for ladies and transgender cyclists to strut their stuff. The event — which is strictly “no boys allowed” — is styled after alleycat races made popular by bicycle messengers. Participants will receive an “assignment” … Read more
What do Portlanders ride?
Back in January, a member of the Portland Bike Forums started a thread asking what other folks ride. Since then, over 70 people have replied. I thought it’d be fun to take a look at the wide variety of bikes posted. Here is just a sampling…
A visit to SE Clinton Street
First responder Sean Bennett. Eschweiler’s car came to a stop near the fence in the background.(Photos by Jonathan Maus) My office is just a few blocks from where Johnny Eschweiler drove his car into Ben Ramsdell and Timothy Mastne last Friday. Yesterday I went over to check out the lay of the land, hoping for … Read more
“Fight Back” stencil sparks dialogue
Stencil on the Steel Bridge.(Photo: Jonathan Maus)
Velog: a social networking site for cyclists
Screen shot of Velog.org. Portland cyclist and web development guru Brian Ellin has created Velog, a social networking site for cyclists. Ellin says the site is, “like a blend of Twitter.com and the Bike Commute Challenge website.” The site is “city centric” to encourage users to find other cyclists with similar riding interests nearby. Once … Read more
Commissioner Saltzman set to visit bike race venue
PIR has hosted bike races since the 1970s.(Photo: Jonathan Maus) Portland’s City Commissioner of Parks, Dan Saltzman, will get a taste of local bike racing when he pays a visit to Portland International Raceway (PIR) on Monday (8/27). The site — which has hosted bike racing since the mid 1970s — is home to popular … Read more