Clackamas commissioners throw cold water on carfree Oak Grove-Lake Oswego bridge

It would go somewhere around here. This is the view north from Foothills Park in Lake Oswego.
(Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland)

The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners didn’t strike a fatal blow to the carfree Oak Grove-Lake Oswego (OGLO) Bridge Project at their meeting Tuesday, but they definitely wounded it. Asked to make a decision about whether the project was feasible enough to move forward and receive further planning funds, they voiced skepticism, asked for more community outreach, and expressed fears that it might take away funding for “capacity” projects.

It was a surprising discussion, given how relatively non-controversial the project had been for so many years.

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Jobs of the Week: Stages, Velotech, CyclepathPDX, Ride with GPS

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It’s a good sign for the local bike industry that we’ve seen a little uptick in job listings in mid-October. If you’re looking for a change of pace or a new beginning, check out what these local companies have to offer.

Learn more about each listing via the links below…

– General Accounting Clerk – Foundation Fitness/Stages Cycling

– Retail Sales + More – CyclepathPDX

– iOS App Developer – Ride with GPS

– Experienced Frontend Web Developer – Ride with GPS

– Shipping Specialist – Velotech

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Job: Experienced Frontend Web Developer – Ride with GPS

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Job Title

Experienced Frontend Web Developer

Company / Organization

Ride with GPS

Job Description

For complete job description, please refer to the full posting here: https://ridewithgps.com/careers/frontend_engineer

We are looking for a frontend web developer to work on our React based app, which powers the majority of the user interface of https://ridewithgps.com. We are interested in local candidates, but would consider the right remote candidate. We are only interviewing people with prior production experience with complex webapps written in React or a similar modern framework.

How to Apply

Email your resume to careers@ridewithgps.com, and include a paragraph or two on your relationship to cycling, and to technology. We are actively interviewing candidates, so don't hesitate in sending us an email. We will do a quick phone screen, and would move to an in-person interview if there is a clear fit. We are looking forward a conversation with you! We are an equal opportunity employer, and consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical ability or limitation, religion, or political affiliation.

Job: iOS App Developer – Ride with GPS

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Job Title

iOS App Developer

Company / Organization

Ride with GPS

Job Description

For complete job description, please refer to the full posting here: https://ridewithgps.com/careers/mobile_engineer

We are looking for an experienced engineer to join our existing team of iOS developers. We currently have four mobile engineers, two iOS and two Android. We have a mix of Swift and Objective-C, where new development is done in Swift. We are looking for an engineer with significant iOS experience. We prefer local developers, but would consider the right remote candidate.

How to Apply

Email your resume to careers@ridewithgps.com, and include a paragraph or two on your relationship to cycling, and to technology. We are actively interviewing candidates, so don't hesitate in sending us an email. We will do a quick phone screen, and would move to an in-person interview if there is a clear fit. We are looking forward a conversation with you! We are an equal opportunity employer, and consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical ability or limitation, religion, or political affiliation.

Inequity, car design are major factors in walking deaths says reporter Angie Schmitt

Angie Schmitt at her talk yesterday in downtown Portland.
(Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland)

As (former) editor of Streetsblog USA and a prolific user of Twitter, Angie Schmitt has become a leading voice for a problem that plagues cities and towns across America: the skyrocketing rate of people killed while walking. Schmitt, who’s working on a book about the issue due out next year, was invited to speak in Portland by the Transportation Research and Education Center at Portland State University.

At her sold-out lecture yesterday, Schmitt said she believes the increased death toll is due to a combination of factors that are creating a perfect storm. “But if I had to tie it back to one issue,” she added, “I’d say it’s inequality.”

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