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Three more excellent bike jobs have been posted to our Job Listings in the past week. Check out the links below to learn more… Business, Finance and Customer Service Manager – SoupCycle Bicycle Service Supervisor – First City Cycles Bicycle Sales Supervisor – First City Cycles
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Oregonian’s City Hall reporter Beth Slovic just published a new story about mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith’s driving record. According to Slovic, who peered into Smith’s personal driving records with his permission, Smith’s license has been suspended a total of four times since 2004: “State Rep. Jefferson Smith, a candidate for … Read more
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and their policy-making arm the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) have proposed sweeping changes to how the state allocates transportation dollars and who gets to decide how those dollars are spent. The proposals come with a short timeline and advocates and elected officials in the region want several key changes … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) TriMet bus operator Dan Christensen is blogging again, and he’s just published his “Portland cyclist report card”. The good grades Christensen gives people on bikes (see them below) is quite a shift from last time we heard from him. Dan’s name might be familiar to some readers as the driver who … Read more
The big unification plan announced last February by America’s three largest bicycle advocacy organizations will not move forward. The three groups announced today that they “affirm shared goals and continuing collaboration” yet they “decide to remain separate.” Here’s more from the official announcement: “After months of steady dialogue and face-to-face meetings, the leaders of the … Read more
Reader Nick Welch sent in this photo of the new shared-use path PBOT has built between Westanna and Newell streets in north Portland. The Portland Bureau of Transportation has just completed a new shared-use path as part of their North Portland Connector neighborhood greenway project. The new pathway connects N Westanna Ave to Newell Ave … Read more
Grant winner Stephanie Routh, shown here with Oregon State Representative Lew Frederick at an event in April.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland Society, a non-profit business alliance of professional women, “who are passionate about bicycling” has announced their 2012 grant recipient. Stephanie Routh, the executive director of the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition, has earned a $1,000 … Read more
I’m happy to have three more bike-based businesses to introduce you to. Two of them are food-related, and we’ve got yet another service-related bike business (to add to the plumber, landscaper, general contractor, couriers, and others!). Momo Cart Momo Cart is a food cart run out of a bike trailer that sells Nepalese steamed dumplings. … Read more
Alistair Williamson, the man behind Kinn Bikes, standing with a final prototype of his Midtail Flyer back in February.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
New map posted on a signal box at NE 42nd and Alberta.(Photo: PBOT) The Portland Bureau of Transportation does an amazing job making biking and walking maps available. One of my first impressions upon moving here in 2004 was when I ordered some bike maps from them and a few days later say a smiling … Read more
Chris Sanderson, a general contractor who works by bike, has had a successful first year in business.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Back in February, I introduced you to Chris Sanderson, a licensed general contractor who runs his entire business from a cargo bike with a trailer attached. In an industry where big trucks are the norm, … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The issue of new apartments being built in close-in neighborhoods without (or with very little) auto parking has been making headlines in Portland recently. I’m glad to see this story getting the attention it deserves. Portland has a parking problem and the first step to fixing it is awareness that it … Read more