Jobs of the Week
We had two great jobs posted last week. Check out the details in the job listings below… Program Administrator — Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI) at PSU Full-Time Sales Manager — 21st Avenue Bicycles
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New study compares bicycling’s CO2 emissions to other modes
Cover of ECF study A new study by the European Cyclists Federation (ECF) offers an in-depth comparison between the CO2 emissions of bicycling versus other modes of transportation. The new study is aimed at encouraging policy makers to make bicycle promotion a larger part of their greenhouse gas emission reduction toolkit. What makes the study … Read more
Bikes make holiday brighter over 400 kids at Holiday Bike Drive
Waiting for new owners.(Photos: Britt Appleton/CCC) The Community Cycling Center held their 16th annual Holiday Bike Drive yesterday. The event connected over 400 kids from low-income families with a newly refurbished bike, a helmet, basic safety education and most importantly, the freedom and sheer joy that comes with having your own two wheels. We weren’t … Read more
The Monday Roundup
Feeling congested?Take a bike and call me in the morning.(Photo: Will Vanlue) Here’s the news that caught our eyes this past week… – The City of Sherwood, located 17 miles southwest of Portland, has seen a 22% reduction in crashes after installing red light cameras at the intersection of Highway 99 and Tualatin-Sherwood Road. Nearly … Read more
New objective for Williams project: Honor neighborhood’s past
History of the neighborhood looms large over this project.(Photo © J. Maus) At their meeting earlier this week, the Stakeholder Advisory Committee for the North Williams Traffic Safety Operations Project spent several hours hashing out new language to guide their decision making process and to add two key elements to the project’s “purpose and objectives.”
Eschewing Holladay, Lloyd TMA considers road diet for Multnomah Street
NE Multnomah Street in the Lloyd District could be going on a diet. It’s been over two months since we last reported on the NE Holladay Street project. Remember that one? Part of a trio of Lloyd District Bikeway Development Projects, it was supposed to make NE Holladay an east-west arterial for bike traffic to … Read more
An interview with mayoral candidate Charlie Hales
Charlie Hales photographed in my office a few weeks ago.(Photos © J. Maus) Welcome to the first in a series of interviews with candidates for Portland mayor. With the primary elections just about five months away, it’s time to start doing your research and learning more about the people we’ll elect to lead our city.
Washington County to add a dozen mid-block crossings in 2012
In situations like this, where the Fanno Creek Trail meets a busy street, mid-block crossings are key.(Photo © J. Maus) When you’re riding around Washington County, off-street trails and paths serve as an important alternative to wide arterial roads with freeway-speed traffic. The only trouble comes when a trail or path intersects a road mid-block, … Read more
In my opinion: On livability and the CRC, USDOT Sec LaHood can’t have it both ways
I want the new freeway to be this wide! U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has some explaining to do. LaHood, who famously stood on a tabletop and thanked bike advocates for their hard work at the 2010 National Bike Summit and later posted on his blog that, “This is the end of favoring … Read more
Tonight: Benefit will support junior racing and feature local success story
The future is bright for junior racers in Oregon;but your support could make it brighter.(Photo © J. Maus) With the popularity of cyclocross stoking the fire and the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) tending the flames, Oregon’s racing scene has flourished in the last few years. A key to that success is the involvement of … Read more
Citywide ‘swarm’ ride planned to support port blockade
Detail from “Bike to Blockade” poster The ‘bike swarm’ is at it again. Organizers behind the growing movement to use masses of people on bicycles to support the Occupy Portland protests, are planning several “feeder” rides that will end at an action to shut down the Port of Portland.
Equity concerns take center stage as bike share funding moves forward
JPACT came together this morning to green light $16.8 million in federal grants for active transportation projects.(Photo © J. Maus) A Metro committee unanimously approved a $70.7 million package of federal “regional flexible funding” at a meeting of their Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) this morning. 14 projects (totaling $22.9 million) — including … Read more