51-year-old northeast Portland resident Alberto Canche-Mukel remains in the hospital with serious injuries after a traffic collision late last night.
Here is my list, in no particular order:
The Steel Bridge lower deck/floating Esplanade. Created thanks to the Bike Bill and Street Trust lawsuit, this is the most spectacular of the crucial bridge and waterfront connections that made Portland’s eye-popping biking boom of the 2000s happen. The floating section of the Esplanade is one of the city’s most wonderful public spaces.
Portlanders are rallying to the aid of a man whose bike — and all of his belongings — were stolen last week.
“My dream has gone.”
— Kim Minhyeong
Kim Minhyeong is from South Korea and was passing through Portland on a once-in-a-lifetime bike tour from Canada to Argentina. Just a few weeks into his trip he stopped into the Fred Meyer on Southeast Hawthorne for supplies. On Friday (6/30) he locked his fully-loaded touring bike to a rack and went inside for 10 minutes. When he came out, everything was gone. “Laptop, a tent, clothes, panniers, camping gears, and food. Someone cut my lock and stole my bicycle. I couldn’t believe, I thought that I mistaken for a different entrance. I got a shock, and I got into a panic,” Minhyeong wrote in a post on his Facebook page.
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Sales Associates
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Performance Bicycle
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Performance Bicycle, the nation’s leading retailer of bicycling products, is actively seeking part-time Sales Associates to join the Performance team at our Portland, OR location.
We are looking for friendly, out-going, customer-focused Sales Associates who understand and enjoy cycling and know how to guide our guests toward getting the best out of themselves and their equipment. This is a part-time position that will require working weekends and holidays.
If you are an experienced bike shop employee, or someone who rides bikes, Performance Bicycle has the technical training and management structure to help motivated individuals succeed.
Performance Bicycle is not a commission-based employer. This allows us to provide, first, a superior value for the guest, and second, a no pressure atmosphere for giving the customer the best in excellent customer service.
Performance Bicycle offers competitive wages, a generous employee discount program, and opportunities for advancement. This is a great opportunity for a rewarding career or part-time job in the cycling industry!
Performance is looking for passionate and enthusiastic individuals to join America’s #1 retailer of bicycles, parts, and accessories. If you are interested in joining the best, then take a moment to apply.
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Applying in person at our store located at 9988 SE Washington St, Portland, OR 97216, or
Replying with a copy of your resume to retailhr@performancebicycle.com, or Logging on to www.Performancebike.com, go to the ‘Job Opportunities’ page, print out an application form, complete the application form and fax it to Human Resources at 919-942-5431 www.performancebike.com/portland
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This post was written by 14-year-old Sellwood resident Abby Koonce.
My name is Abby Koonce and I am sharing my story of the 2017 Joyride as a way to encourage other people to join us for next year’s edition. I am 14 years old and I am going to Benson High school this year. My parents are cycling fanatics so I suppose it kind of rubs off.
This was my second year doing Joyride with my mom. The ride is organized by Cycle Oregon, the organization mostly known for their big week-long ride.
This week’s Monday Roundup is sponsored by The Classic — Cycle Oregon’s iconic, week-long, fully-supported bicycle ride.
Here are the best stories we came across last week…
Torontonians have spoken: A very healthy majority of Toronto residents understand that lower speeds and better bike access are a good thing for their city.
Speeding is futile: Bike riders know this all too well. When people speed in urban areas, it only wastes gas and creates more danger for everyone.
This post was written by a BikePortland subcriber.
“I feel like Portland is losing its way… Things aren’t connected.”
As a daily bike commuter and a long time road cyclist in places with pretty horrid biking conditions, riding in Portland has generally been great in contrast when I’m out riding by myself or my fellow roadie friends. Since March, however, I’ve been training for the Cycle Oregon weekend rides with my two teens, ages 17 and 13. And as our rides have started stretching out into 40-50 miles and we’ve started collaborating on where to go ride, all of us are noticing The Gaps.
Hard to believe it’s already July and Pedalpalooza is coming to a close.
There’s one more huge ride that you just have to experience at least once. Loud n’ Lit will rampage through the streets tonight, blasting tunes and good vibes all over the city.
Sunday is packed with fun rides from here to Seattle, including a group ride to Gateway Green that leaves from outer northeast Portland.
Check out the full menu below…
At long last TriMet says they’ll replace the old footbridge that used to cross over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks between Southeast Gideon and Brooklyn/16th streets.
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Full Time Painter
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Argonaut Cycles
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Argonaut Cycles is looking for an experience painter to lead their expanding bicycle frame painting and finishing capabilities.
Required Experience:
Use of two and three stage paint process: basecoat application, clearcoat application, and polishing.
Paint mask design and the use of an automated plotting machine.
Paint mask application and removal.
Surface preparation on a variety of substrates including composites.
Overall Job Description:
Execute Argonaut paint designs on in-house fabricated Argonaut custom bicycle frames.
Refine current Argonaut paint SOP’s in order to drive efficiency.
Build and maintain a digital representation of paint inventory.
Develop trainable application systems in order to train others and increase output.
Compensation will be based on prior experience. All Argonaut full time employees have health coverage and access to retirement benefits.
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contact ben@argonautcycles.com
Been itching to do an intersection painting in your neighborhood? Or how about a bike parking corral with a few creative flourishes?
Remember Metro and TriMet’s attempt to build a bus rapid transit line between downtown Portland and Gresham?
Three years ago the agencies embarked on an ambitious plan to route super-fast buses along SE Powell Blvd.
Unfortunately, a reluctance to constrain existing auto capacity on busy 82nd Avenue — a key link in the route — led to projected bus travel times that fell below federal requirements. In other words, their “bus rapid transit” wasn’t rapid enough.
The new plan agreed to by both agencies and a steering committee is to make significant bus upgrades and route a new, “high capacity transit” line on Division Street. If funding plans materialize as expected (they’re hoping to get into President Trump’s infrastructure budget), the $175 million project is scheduled to open in 2021 and will run 14 miles from Northwest Portland to the Gresham Transit Center/Mt. Hood Community College.