As expected, the Oregon Department of Transportation released the Environmental Assessment for the I-5 Rose Quarter Project today. Now the clock starts ticking on the 45-day comment period.
City unveils dates for 2019 Sunday Parkways events
(Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
The Portland Bureau of Transportation has fittingly used the day of love to unveil the 2019 Sunday Parkways season.
As per usual, there will be five events this year and the routes will touch every quadrant except the southwest hills.
New Steel Bridge Skatepark would create plaza destination in Old Town
(Images: DAO Architecture)
There’s a renewed effort to build an urban plaza and skatepark at the west end of the Steel Bridge. The location — a vacant lot bordered by NW Naito Parkway, 1st Avenue, and Everett — is at the intersection of several key existing and future bike routes including the upcoming Flanders Neighborhood Greenway.
Weekend Event Guide: Mini Bike Winter, live storytelling, slough ramble, and more
You never know what — or who — will show up to the Mini Bike Winter Chariot Wars. (Photos: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
It’s almost time for the weekend and we’ve got some event picks for you.
Looks like it’ll be wet and who knows what else, so make sure you double-check any rides/events you plan to attend to make sure they’re still happening.
Have fun out there!
Video claims protestors are to blame in collision with truck driver
Back in October we shared the story of Mark Dickerson, the man arrested for allegedly driving his truck through a crowd of protestors on SW 4th Avenue. Now his wife Janelle Dickerson is distributing a video that shows the protestors violating several laws. She says one man purposely walked in front of the truck and is now trying to “scam” their family via insurance fraud.
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Seasonal Mechanic
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Metropolis Cycles
Job Description
Hi, we are looking for a friendly, responsible, and knowledgeable bike mechanic. This job is seasonal and will end in the fall. We are looking for someone who can handle tune ups, bike builds, and customer service. We are looking for someone who can jump into our way of doing things. We love our customers, and we would love someone who is not scared to talk with people. Please bring a your resume to Metropolis Cycles in person. We are looking to hire someone around the first of March. Starting at 15 hours to 20 hours and going up to 35 hours during summer months.
Metropolis Cycles
2249 N Williams Ave.
Portland, OR
509-287-7116
How to Apply
Please bring your resume to Metropolis Cycles. Please do not email your resume. We would love to meet you in person. Please ask for Brad, or Archie. The best times to stop by are between 12 P.M. and 4 P.M.
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Get to know your community through ‘Love in Motion’ live storytelling event
This Friday February 15th, The Street Trust will host “Love in Motion,” their ninth annual live storytelling event.
Route advisory: Road construction in South Waterfront will lead to Tilikum Crossing path closures
(Photo: PBOT)
The Portland Bureau of Transportation has just announced a ten-day closure of the paths on the Tilikum Crossing Bridge between mid-April and the first week of May.
The closures are needed as part of their SW Bond Avenue Extension project, which will build a new road below the Marquam and Tilikum Bridges.
Here are the details about the upcoming Tilikum Crossing Bridge path closures:
Welcome to gravel-in-the-bike-lanes season
(Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
Fresh off leaves-in-the-bike-lanes season, it’s time to gird yourself for gravel-in-the-bike-lanes season.
Event will celebrate Kevin Neidorf’s ‘extraordinary life’
Friends and family of Kevin Neidorf will host a celebration of his life on Sunday, February 24th.
Kevin died while kayaking Hood River last month. He was 28 years old.
Kevin had a wide circle of friends in the Portland area, owing to his many adventures, his work as a filmmaker, and as a beloved friend and employee of River City Bicycles.
The celebration of his life will take place at 4:00 pm in Eliot Chapel at the First Unitarian Church in downtown Portland (1011 SW 12th Ave). Everyone is welcome.
Here’s the message included in the invite:
How to throw a winter bike-to-school party
(Photos: Madi Carlson)
It may not feel like it right now, but spring is right around the corner, and not long after that comes Bike to School Day (May 8th). Why not throw an “off-season” bike-to-school party to celebrate the winter bikers, walkers, and rollers, and build excitement for those better days on the horizon?
At Woodstock Elementary, we just threw a party, very much like our October Walk to School Day Party. My co-conspirator Carolyn and I chose our date to fall close to the Worst Day of the Year Ride, which seemed like a terrific idea on a balmy Wednesday two months ago, though I admit I went into the morning a little anxious about making people hang out in the 29-degree cold for 20 minutes before the schoolday started. (Spoiler alert: it was fine!)
13-year old struck by driver and seriously injured while walking across North Fessenden
Last Thursday evening a young north Portland resident was hit and seriously injured while walking across Fessenden Street in St. Johns. A source tells us she suffered multiple broken bones and major lacerations to her face. The collision has added fuel to the fire of many local residents who’ve been pushing for safety updates in the area for many years.
Neighborhood advocates plan to attend a meeting of the St. Johns Neighborhood Association tonight where a staffer from the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is scheduled to give an update on a project that would make upgrades to this stretch of Fessenden — such as median islands, curb extensions, narrower lanes, speed cushions, and painted crosswalks — all of which could have prevented Thursday’s collision. Advocates are also upset because a man was killed while walking across Fessenden just 11 blocks from this location in November 2017.
Last week’s collision happened to a 13-year-old girl who’s a student at George Middle School. If that rings a bell it’s because that school is adjacent to the nearby section of Columbia Blvd where a 15-year-old boy was hit by a driver and nearly killed as he walked to school in 2016. That collision led to a $2.1 million safety project that PBOT says will being construction in fall of this year.