Jobs of the Week
We had two hands-on opportunities posted on the Job Listings this week from two great local businesses. Check out the details in the links below… Installation Tech — Rack Attack Production Frame Welder — Zen Bicycle Fabrication
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Rolling on Capital Bikeshare with Oregon’s advocacy team
Kenji Sugahara, Michael O’Leary, Tom Archer, and other Oregon advocates, take the lane on Constitution Avenue with the National Cherry Blossoms in the background. During a break between meetings on Capitol Hill today, I joined several members of Oregon’s bike advocacy team here at the National Bike Summit for a spin on D.C.’s Capital Bikeshare.
Oregon advocates check in with Senator Jeff Merkley
Oregon bike advocates met with Senator Jeff Merkley (center, top) today. Jeff Merkley is Oregon’s bike champion in the Senate. He’s only been at the job for a few years, but from what I’ve heard, he’s poised to become one of the most powerful voices for bicycling on Capitol Hill.
Dispatch from Capitol Hill
Oregon bike advocates pose for a photo in the office of House Representative Suzanne Bonamici.
East Portland bike access will improve thanks to ODOT grant
Federal funds awarded through ODOT will help make biking easier in East Portland.(Photo © J. Maus) The Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) — a governor appointed group that sets policy for ODOT — approved a $23.6 million list of “non-highway” projects through their Flexible Funds Program today. The projects are biking, walking, and transit centric and … Read more
Bike maker Metrofiets inks deal with Starbucks-owned juice cafes
The Evolution Fresh delivery vehicle.(Photo: StarbucksMelody.com/Metrofiets) Evolution Fresh, a California juice company purchased by Starbucks back in November, opened its first cafe on Monday in Bellevue, Washington. Why is this on the front page of BikePortland? Well, it turns out that Evolution is seriously considering offering bike delivery for their stores and to test out … Read more
‘Walk to Work Day’ comes to Portland
Official logo© Pedestrian Council of Australia Ltd Bike to Work Day has a long and storied legacy in Portland; but what about walking to work? Why no big to-do for that? That’s what the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition (WPC) thought too, so they’ve done something about it. On April 6th, the WPC — along with PBOT, … Read more
Not white and not wealthy: Taking biking beyond the usual suspects
This morning the National Bike Summit welcomed a new face to the usual litany of bike-supportive lawmakers that come here to fire up the crowd: House Representative Donna Edwards (D-MD).
A meeting of two transportation titans
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (L) and US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood had an informal chat before this morning’s opening plenary.
Scenes from the Summit: Day One
Here’s a little photo essay from my first day here at the National Bike Summit… With spring temps in the high 70s, biking is in bloom here on the streets of D.C.:
The ‘Bike Snob’ crashes League’s annual meeting
Eben Weiss, known to many as simply the Bike Snob, stopped into the National Bike Summit today