PPB Bike Theft Task Force recover 15 bikes, make two arrests in chop shop bust
Portland geologist Lalo Guerrero shares the dirt on local trails
(Photos: Lalo Guerrero/Trailside Geology)
Job: Mountain Bike Mechanic – Fat Tire Farm
Job Title
Mountain Bike Mechanic
Company / Organization
Fat Tire Farm
Job Description
The Fat Tire Farm is looking for a full-time, year-round mountain bike mechanic. Our ideal candidate has at least 2 years experience in a high-paced service center and is comfortable servicing hydraulic brakes and performing pivot overhauls. We’re looking for a strong team player who can work collaboratively with our other technicians. Shop hours are Tuesday-Friday 11am-7pm and Saturday 10am-6pm.
Pay is commiserate with experience. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k match, PTO.
How to Apply
Please email resumes to barry@fattirefarm.com
City seeks cycling input on Freight Master Plan update
(Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland)
The Portland Bureau of Transportation has launched an update to the Freight Master Plan and the first place they stopped to ask for feedback was the bicycle advisory committee.
That makes sense given the tragic legacy of death and injury left behind by drivers of big trucks on Portland’s central city streets.
For years we’ve failed to mitigate the immense risks posed by trucks. With a massive boom in e-commerce and new ideas around how we use streets and curb space, the freight plan just might be a perfect opportunity to finally make progress.
Couch Curve gets a ‘bike bar’ but don’t get your hopes up
(Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland)
Oregon Bicycle Racing Association will make promoters prove events are virus-safe
“This won’t be an off-the-cuff approach. This is serious business and we’re taking it seriously.”
— Mike Ripley, Mudslinger Events
North Portland neighborhoods request clear paths in homelessness statement
“We request that the City of Portland clear campsites located in parks, waterways and public paths.”
— from a statement signed by four north Portland neighborhoods
Four north Portland neighborhood associations have issued a joint statement about homelessness. Among their requests is that government agencies work harder to clear campsites located in parks and on public paths.
Throughout the city, vital parts of the transportation network are blocked and/or dominated by peoples’ homes, belongings, and trash. Without enough places to live or social services to help them get off the streets, thousands of Portlanders sleep along streets — often directly adjacent to bike lanes and carfree paths. These paths are often in places where surface streets are unsafe, unconnected, or for some other reason not a safe alternative for bicycle users and walkers. This has led to a sad, complicated and frustrating problem for everyone.
Bicycle users are viscerally aware of this issue. BikePortland has fielded questions and concerns about it for years, ever since people started creating camps along the Springwater Corridor path in 2014. Last year we reported that conditions on the I-205 path had reached an unacceptable level and just this week a reader shared that some of the camps remain. For many people, this means many local paths are no longer an option.
In the joint statement posted yesterday, the neighborhoods of Bridgeton, Arbor Lodge, Overlook and University Park say Covid-19 has made a bad problem worse and that it’s time to respond.
Becky Jo’s Carfree Life: Where to buy a bike and get it ready for fun season
Bike sales are through the roof — in Portland and across the country. Isn’t that great? Only downside is basic bikes can be hard to come by. And then there’s the need for repairs and maintenance.
An old mom-group friend posted this photo of the bike wall in an Evansville, Indiana Target. That’s pretty amazing. There was recently even a BikePortland Forums post asking about where to buy right now. I also just started following Portland Bicycle Emporium on Instagram. The owner of that shop is pulling 12-plus hour days and can’t keep low-priced, starter bikes in stock (his posts crack me up, so worth a follow).
It’s sort of weird but I’m suddenly a veteran now in comparison to all the new cyclists. JK. I still have no idea what I’m doing, so I’m going to ask you:
‘Mask or Stay Home’ graffiti on Marine Drive bike path
New renderings and open house for carfree bridge over Columbia Blvd in St. Johns
