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That one time, when they raced cyclocross on Biketown bikes
Last night at the Portland Trophy Cup cyclocross race we had an unexpected visitor: Dozens of bright orange bikes with a Nike swoosh on the side of them. Yes I’m talking about Biketown bike share bikes.
Hey Portland, it’s not just “bicyclists” who want safer streets
The kids who showed up for a safe streets vigil in the Arbor Lodge neighborhood last week are not “bicyclists”.
(Photo: Katy Asher)
(Photo: Katy Asher)
Everybody wants safer streets — but you wouldn’t know that by reading local headlines or watching local news. That’s because the media often frames street safety issues as being something that only “the bicyclists” want.
That framing leads to more clicks and comments, but it’s not true. And it creates a road block to Portland’s progress.
Speak up for a new path into Mt. Tabor Park from Division Street
Mt. Tabor Park is finally slated to get a rolling and walking path that would provide a much-needed entrance from Southeast Division street and the City of Portland needs to hear your support to make it happen.
Activists and PBOT spar over unsanctioned crosswalk in southeast Portland
An inner southeast Portland intersection is the latest front of a battle between transportation reform activists and the Portland Bureau of Transportation.
This time it’s about a crosswalk. The activists (and many nearby residents) think one’s needed, and PBOT thinks it isn’t.
‘Cross pics and recap: Grand Prix Brad Ross at Heiser Farms
The course at Heiser featured plenty of narrow trails and a bit of mud.
(Photos and words by Daniel Steinle/Yung Pine Photography)
(Photos and words by Daniel Steinle/Yung Pine Photography)
This is the latest dispatch from our cyclocross photographer Daniel Steinle (Yung Pine Photography) comes from the Heiser Farms race which took place in Dayton on Saturday.
“Push it. examine all things intensely and relentlessly.”
That quote from Annie Dillard is a fitting quote for this time of year.
Weekly Video Roundup: ending oppression, mathematical theories of driving, and more
Welcome to the weekly video roundup!
Cycle Oregon was great, and I’m still trying to catch up from that and other chaos. Thankfully I’ve had time to review a big batch of videos. I actually have more in the queue but don’t want to make this post too long, so I’ll continue catching up over the coming weeks. When I saw the above video I knew it was the right one to feature- what says overthrowing oppression and defying a fatwa better than a bicycle? It’s been happening for 135+ years, leading to women’s suffarage and women wearing pants, and perhaps even the entire feminist movement.
Seattle’s new traffic garden is the perfect place to learn the rules of the road
(Photos: King County Parks)
If we ever want bicycling to become mainstream, we must find a way to educate more people on the right way to ride in traffic. It can be tough though, because our streets make most people so stressed out that they adopt bad habits just to stay alive.
That’s where a traffic garden can come in: A place that mimics real-life street conditions and that’s out of harms way. These facilities have been used in northern Europe for many years (we reported on one in Utrecht in 2009); but the United States hasn’t fully adopted the concept.
Until now.
Last chance to tell Metro which bikeways to include in SW Corridor project
Metro map of additional bike/walk projects that could be included in SW Corridor Draft EIS.
Metro is moving forward on the SW Corridor, a project that aims to build a new, 12-mile long light rail line that will connect downtown Portland to Tigard and Bridgeport Village.
Job: Warehouse, Picker/Packer, Product Assembly – HGNR Inc
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Warehouse, Picker/Packer, Product Assembly
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HGNR Inc
Job Description *
Warehouse – Picker/Packer, Product Assembly,
(All Responsibilities)
Available now
Location: St. John’s (North Portland, OR)
HGNR Inc is a specialty distributor of products in the Bicycle Industry. We are looking for an employee to run our warehouse. This position is responsible for running everything in our warehouse. Work load varies from 10 to 30 hours per week November through February and 20 to 40 hours per week March through October. At least 30 hours per week will be required during training. Experience useful, but not required as we will train the right person.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
• Maintain a clean and well-organized work area.
• Daily picking, packing, quality control and shipping of all customer orders.
• Product assembly including quality control.
• Receiving, quality control and stocking of incoming inventory.
• Loading, unloading and occasional driving of company vehicle.
• Assist with inventory management and warehouse organization to improve efficiency.
• Experience useful, but not mandatory, as we will train the right person.
DESIRED SKILLS:
• Efficient, accurate, and timely completion of daily, weekly and monthly activities.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Must follow all safety procedures.
• Ability to use a scale, box knives, and calculator.
• Proficient in basic math, fractions, ratios and algebra.
• Basic understanding of mechanical systems.
• Computer literacy is a plus.
NECESSARY PERSONAL QUALITIES:
• Attention to detail, organized and cooperative.
• Self-starting, self-directing and able to take initiative.
• Interested and motivated to work for a small business.
•
SALARY and HOURS:
Starting pay: $12.50 per hour during training and acclimation.
Ultimate pay range: $12.50 to $17.50 per hour, based on efficient, accurate, and timely completion of daily activities.
Hours: Mon – Fri, 10 to 30 hours per week November through February and 25 to 40 hours per week March through October, depending on workload. Weekends occasionally required.
How to Apply *
Send a cover letter describing how you would be a good fit for this part time job along with your resume. Send it to jobs@hgnr.com or Fax (503)200-1565
East Portland kids flock to ‘Mountain Biking Day’ at Ventura Park
The bustling scene at Ventura Park shows the huge demand that exists for off-road cycling in Portland.
(Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland)
(Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland)
What’s a city to do when it’s national Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day and that city has no fun places for kids to ride off-road? Get creative and turn to a local park.
That’s what the Portland nonprofit Northwest Trail Alliance decided to do this year after previously hosting the free event at venues outside the city.
The location was Ventura Park at Southeast Stark and 115th. The NWTA has already established a presence here thanks to their partnership with the Portland Parks & Recreation bureau on the pump track that opened in 2012.
For Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, the advocacy group relied on volunteer organizers Chris and Susan Rotvik and teamed up with a dozen partners and sponsors to create four different riding areas: the pump track, a skills section, a kid-friendly cyclocross course that wound through the trees, and a special track for little balance-bike riders. Key sponsors included: Abraham Fixes Bikes, Community Cycling Center, Cyclepath PDX, Fat Tire Farm, Legacy Health, Lumberyard Bike Park, Oregon Metro, REI, Western Bikeworks, and Yakima.
The Monday Roundup: Racial justice, gift of biking, drugs, cafe on wheels, and more
Before we get started on this week’s best links from around the web, we want to give a special thanks to the Handmade Bike & Beer Festival for their advertising support and sponsorship of the Monday Roundup. The fest, now in its 9th year, happens this Friday and Saturday (10/7-8) in north Portland. Join me at the Base Camp Brewing tent to sample the fresh hop ale made with hops we picked up by bike!
Now, on with the best stories we came across this past week…
Terminator privilege: When it comes to selective enforcement, there’s white privilege and then there’s celebrity privilege. When movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger got stopped for cycling in a train station he got away scot-free by promising to take a selfie with the cop.
Commuting gift: Police in southern California met a teen who walked five hours to work — so they bought him a bike.
Bodies on bikes: Streetsblog L.A. writer Sahra Sulaiman has this week’s must-read on equity. It’s about the imperative need for mobility advocates to shift away from a bike-centric perspective and replace it with one that puts human existence and experience — what she calls the bodies on the bikes — at the top. Oh, and don’t dismiss racial justice when discussing transportation policy.