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Jobs of the Month: Go By Bike, Efficient Velo Tools, eBike Store, Cyclepath, Cynergy, Velotech, Fairhaven Bicycles
The summer hiring season is in full swing as local (and even non-local!) businesses need to bulk up staff to handle the ongoing bike boom. Have a look at these fresh listings… – Bike Valet Lead Mechanic – Go By Bike – Precision Assembler – Efficient Velo Tools LLC – Full Time Mechanic – The … Read more
Black Liberation Ride Photo Gallery
(All photos by Ebony Hall.)
Bike riding volunteers are showing up to support Black Lives Matter protests
(Scenes from Tuesday’s march that took over the Fremont Bridge/I-405. Photos by Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) An organized squad of bike riders have become a key part of the daily marches supporting Portland’s Black Lives Matter movement.
The safety of Portland protestors is under threat due to aggressive car drivers
I was afraid of this. For years we’ve been warning about the threat of vehicular violence by people using cars. Now it’s on the rise amid the daily marches against police violence and racism that have been going on in Portland for three weeks straight. There have been several documented cases of Black Lives Matter … Read more
Oregon Bicycle Racing Association wants to increase participation of Black riders
The Oregon Bicycle Racing Association, our state’s official sanctioning body for competitive cycling, knows it isn’t doing enough to support participation of Black, Indigenous and people of color. And they’ve taken a first step to do something about it. In a statement shared with the group’s 4,500 members yesterday, OBRA Board of Director members Stacy … Read more
Transit feedback session planned for Metro’s transportation bond measure
Climate change activism group Sunrise PDX is hosting an info session tomorrow (6/17) on Metro’s Get Moving 2020 transportation funding bond measure. It’s been easy to forget with the pandemic and protests dominating the news since March, but Metro still hopes to put this measure on the ballot in November. If all goes according to … Read more