The Age of Masks is upon us.
Masks, more room, and passing etiquette: The new rules for riding
Becky Jo’s Carfree Life: Cats and Quarantine
How do you do pet care without a car?
My cat is freaking out.
Jobs of the Week: The CCC, Santa Barbara Bike Coalition, Portland Pedal Power, Velotech
The economy is reeling, but there are still jobs to be had in the bike world.
Learn more about our freshest listings via the links below…
– Mechanic/Brand Ambassador Rider – Portland Pedal Power by Waiter.com
– Youth Programs Supervisor-Safe Routes to School – Community Cycling Center
– Customer Experience Specialist – Velotech, Inc.
– Executive Director – Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition
Covid-19 Small Bike Business Resource Guide: Part 3 – A Roundup of Revenue Sources
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePorltand)
The final installment of our three-part series written by Rebecca Small and Shawn Small.
On Friday, we shared information on the two programs that are intended to help you maintain payroll. However, businesses have other expenses besides payroll.
Though not an exhaustive list, the resources below can help you pay for things such as; fixing your broken cargo delivery bike, hiring a financial advisor to help you make a two-year plan, or buying camera equipment to create high-quality videos to take advantage of new streaming/remote/virtual business opportunities.
More revenue resources
With virus in the air, Portlanders packed onto streets and paths this weekend
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
I’m trying to justify an article I just read in The Oregonian with what I saw on a ride through Portland Sunday. And I can’t do it.
Ghost bike on Southeast Gladsone won’t be removed, City says
(Photo: Sent in by reader)
In the past few days I’ve heard from two readers concerned that a ghost bike in the Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood would be removed by the City of Portland. “I know there is a ton going on right now and this probably not high on most everyone’s list of important things,” the reader shared. “But it is a memorial.”
Ghost bikes are memorials that spring up at intersections after a bicycle rider is involved in a fatal traffic crash. They’re meant to remind the community of the tragedy and encourage people to use streets with greater awareness of the deadly consequences that could result from their actions.
The ghost bike on Southeast Cesar Chavez Boulevard and Gladstone was installed for 22-year-old Mark Angeles. In May 2015, Angeles was biking on Gladstone and died after he collided with the driver of a truck as he attempted to turn onto Cesar Chavez.
With help from friends, our bike shop status spreadsheet has gone national
Map of bike shop statuses during the COVID-19 outbreak created by Chris King Precision Components and Portland Design Works
Concerns aside, Metro Council gives ODOT $129 million for I-5 Rose Quarter project
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Despite a majority of Metro Council expressing concerns about the future of a nearly $800 million project that will expand the I-5 freeway through the Rose Quarter, only two out of seven members voted against giving the Oregon Department of Transportation $129 million to continue working on it.
The 5-2 vote came at a meeting just hours after the Oregon Transportation Commission gave ODOT permission to move forward with the project without the rigorous environmental analysis called for by hundreds of Portlanders, many organizations and key local elected officials including Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioner Chloe Eudaly. On the Metro Council agenda was a resolution to greenlight funding that allows ODOT to do two things: Purchase “right-of-way” parcels in the Rose Quarter where they’ll stage future construction equipment; and continue to pay expenses related to project development, outreach and preliminary engineering, and so on. (It’s the same funding passed by a Metro advisory committee last week.
Job: Shipping Specialist – Velotech (FILLED)
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Covid-19 Small Bike Business Resource Guide: Part 2 – Maintaining Payroll
Part two of a three-part series written by Rebecca Small and Shawn Small. See full series here.
We continue with another timely article that’s tailor-made for Portland bike businesses. On Wednesday we explained how to navigate the system and find unemployment benefits. Today we’ll share the latest links and advice for how to manage cashflow and maintain your workforce.
Part 2: Resources to help maintain payroll
Amid sea of closures, Forest Park remains open for business
(Note: Photo taken last year.)
(Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland)
If you think it’s hard to comply with social distancing guidelines on narrow sidewalks and bike lanes in Portland, you should try doing it on singletrack trails in Forest Park.
But that hasn’t stopped the City of Portland from keeping the much-loved urban park open.
While trails in the Columbia River Gorge and elsewhere throughout Oregon are closed — and the Portland Parks & Recreation Bureau has opted to close basketball courts, skateparks and roads around 10 other local parks in an effort to discourage use and help people maintain their distance, Forest Park has avoided closures thus far.
I’ve biked through the park several times recently and the parking lots have been very crowded. It got me wondering; if the Parks Bureau has closed basketball courts and skateparks, why would they keep Forest Park trails open while they continue to attract such large crowds? I was also curious how it’s physically possible to maintain a six-foot passing distance on trails in heavily forested areas that are just 18 to 30-inches wide.
I put my questions to two people: Portland Parks Media Relations Director Mark Ross and Forest Park Conservancy Executive Director Renée Myers.