The City of Portland’s Bicycle Advisory Committee meets tonight at City Hall (7pm, 1221 SW 4th ave in the Lovejoy Room). Below is the agenda as prepared by PDOT bike coordinator Roger Geller.
Green Bike Boxes
Roger will provide an update on their status, including the recent approval by FHWA for Portland’s experiment with them and what that means for future installations.
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Job Title
Apparel Buyer
Company/Organization
Team Estrogen, Inc.
Job Description
Team Estrogen is an online retailer of women’s cycling, triathlon and fitness apparel. We are dedicated to meeting the needs of every woman who wants to ride, run, swim or work out in comfort and style. We are a small, but growing company seeking employees that share our passion for fitness, and our enthusiasm for providing excellent customer service and an unmatched selection of technical apparel for women.
Sorry folks, this job has been filled.
Job Title
Apparel Product Photography
Company/Organization
Team Estrogen, Inc.
Job Description
TeamEstrogen.com is seeking a self-motivated, detail-oriented person with Photoshop experience and an “eye” for what constitutes a good apparel product photograph. Prior experience with digital studio photography is desired but not required – we can train you on the equipment so long as you have good attention to detail and can discern and describe the differences between good and poor photographs.
Portland real estate broker Kirsten Kaufman knows that in order to sell a home, you’ve got to first sell the neighborhood. And increasingly, in addition to the quality of local schools and proximity to parks, Ms. Kaufman’s clients want to live in a place that is bike-friendly.
Acclaimed transportation researcher and Rutgers University professor John Pucher (deemed “the Bicycle Scholar” by Momentum Magazine), has received funding for an ambitious research project.
Pucher’s upcoming study, Analysis of Bicycling Trends and Policies in Large American Cities: Lessons for New York has been awarded $50,000 (with 100% guaranteed federal matching funds) by the University Transportation Research Center based at the City College of New York.
In what is probably not too surprising of a move for City Hall watchers, City Commissioner and Mayor-elect Sam Adams has named Tom Miller to be his chief of staff once he becomes Portland’s mayor in January.
Miller is already chief of staff for Commissioner Adams and in my experience, the two seem to get along just swimmingly.
You’ll be hearing much more from Mr. Miller in the months to come, but as a quick primer, I thought I’d dig up a few of his old comments left on this site and share a few photos of him that I dug up from my archives. First, the photos…
For the first time ever, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance will offer their award-winning bike safety curriculum outside of a public school room.
The BTA and the City of Portland Office of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School program have teamed up to offer a Summer Bicycle Safety Series for children between the ages of 9 and 13. Two sessions a day will be offered from August 18-22nd at Liberty Hall in North Portland (311 N. Ivy St).
BTA Bike Safety Ambassadors will teach children a 10-hour curriculum (the same that has been taught to over 45,000 kids across Oregon) that will be a combination of instruction and riding in two-hour classes over the course of five days. A statement from the BTA says kids will “learn and practice bicycle safety techniques and how to safely and predictably ride in traffic”.
Just a reminder that this Friday the 15th is going to be our 3rd Kidical Mass ride so please invite all your friends and family to come out and join us for the ride!
There are now 4 confirmed rides and a 5th tentative ride, details below.
Also, the ‘original’ ride (that’s what I call the downtown ride now that we have more than one going on!) is going to be super fun with root beer floats made from ice cream donated by Ben & Jerry’s (Pearl store) and the Portland Platinum Fuel Pump that dispenses root beer on loan to us from Portland Department of Transportation, Transportation Options. (thanks PDOT folks!)
Another fun addition is that we’re giving out silly glasses to riders (while supplies last!) in conjunction with our Eye to Eye safety campaign so make sure you get there early to get your glasses!
And finally, for those of you who are interested, bring a pot luck dish to join in the pot luck dinner that will follow all rides. The rides will start and finish at the same location, so feel free to meet us at the end just for the pot luck if you can’t make the ride. It’s a great way to connect with other bikey families and friends!
For all rides meet at 6pm, we’ll do bike decorating (bring decorations for the decorating pot luck!) and a safety talk until 6:30 (that allows us time for you to be late…), and then we’ll ride. The BTA is sending a ride leader and volunteers to each ride location to lead the safety talk and answer any questions you may have.
Downtown Ride
– meet at the North Park Blocks playground at NW 8th and Couch
– ride ends at the park around 7:15 for pot luck and root beer floats! (thanks Ben & Jerry’s!)
N/NE Ride
– meet at Peninsula Park (NE corner of the park at N Rosa Parks and N Kerby)
– ride ends at the park around 7pm for pot luck
SE Ride
– meet Sunnyside School playground
– ride ends around 7pm for pot luck
SW Ride
– meet somewhere in Multnomah Village (to be announced tomorrow)
– ride ends at Gabriel Park
NEW as of yesterday!
Sellwood Ride
– meet at Sellwood Park (more info to be announced tomorrow)
See you Friday!
A local bicycle and pedestrian planning firm has announced plans to update a groundbreaking study on Portland’s bicycle-related economy.
Back in March of this year, I reported that Mia Birk, a principal with Alta Planning & Design (a local firm with offices nationwide) was interested in expanding the Growth in Bicycle Related Businesses study, which she authored in 2006.
Kidical Mass — that kindler, gentler, more family-friendly version of Critical Mass — seems to be catching on in Portland.
It started last April in Eugene and then made its Portland debut a couple months later.
And now, the ride is spreading from its downtown Portland roots into neighborhoods around the city. In addition to the playground in the North Park Blocks (which will always be the original location), folks in Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest can get into the action.
“A page has been turned, clearly there is no doubt: the future will hold many more large scale street openings…”
— Livable streets advocate and filmmaker Clarence Eckerson
On Saturday, New York City tested the Ciclovia waters with their first of three Summer Streets events planned for this month.
From the looks of a fantastic video and report by Clarence Eckerson of Streetfilms (watch below), it was nothing short of a watershed (or as Mr. Eckerson called it, “transformational”) moment for New York City.
This just in from the Community Cycling Center (1700 NE Alberta):
DIY Oversupply Tent Sale This Weekend
Stop by the Community Cycling Center and pick up a reasonably-priced grocery-getter, playa bike, or college cruiser.
Save big on pre-loved, commuter-style bicycles in need of a little tender loving care on Saturday, August 16th and Sunday, August 17th. These bicycles will be for sale starting from $25 and our friendly retail staff will help you determine the repairs that each bicycle will require to get “road ready.” Think of it as an everything-must-go yard sale staffed by extremely knowledgeable and helpful bike experts.
Don’t have time to DIY? We would be happy to fix your new-to-you bicycle – we can give you an estimate of labor and repair costs on the spot!
The DIY Oversupply Tent Sale will take place under the canopy behind the Community Cycling Center shop from 10am-7pm both days.
The Community Cycling Center shop is located at 1700 NE Alberta St. We believe that the bicycle is a tool for empowerment and a vehicle for change. To learn more about what we do, check out CommunityCyclingCenter.org.