4/25: Hello readers and friends. I'm still recovering from a surgery I had on 4/11, so I'm unable to attend events and do typical coverage. See this post for the latest update. I'll work as I can and I'm improving every day! Thanks for all your support 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
On Friday, the Columbia River Gorge put its best face forward, and the timing couldn’t have been better.
Got some cubicles to rent in Portland? A local real estate analyst says you’d better hope there’s a food cart pod nearby.
Year: 2013
Brand: Black Diamond
Model: Overdrive
Color:Purple
Size:Balack
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2013-08-5
Stolen From: North Alberta street between williams and albina
Owner: Luz Preciado
OwnerEmail: mr.luz.preciado(at sign)gmail.com
Description: Black Diamond Overdrive 29er mountain bike, purple frame. Square top and down tube. Rigid Kona fork, black. Hydraulic shimano disc brakes. Old man mountain rear cargo rack, black. Front and rear fenders, black and gray. Rear fender has red reflective sticker. Time pedals. Broken frog light on handle bars. Aver drive train.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Brand: Diamond Back Insight
Model: sm11
Color:SILVER
Size:medium
Serial: U12K28445
Stolen in Portland, OR 97205
Stolen:2013-08-5
Stolen From: SW 18th and Burnside by the dollar store in-between the apartments. Cameras report it was take at 9:48PM
Neighborhood: downtown
Owner: kelly richardson
OwnerEmail: coyotepistol(AT)gmail.com
Reward: negotiable
Description: It’s silver girls frame with both fenders, left brake not on, and the back tire has a saddle bag carrier without the bag. Looks like a mountain bike but it’s a street bike!
Police record with: portland pd
Police reference#: 13/65481
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2009
Brand: Specialized
Model: Tricross
Color:Brown/Black/White
Size:49cm (XS)
Photo: http://www.specialized.co.uk/gb/gb/bikes/archive/2009/tricross/tricrosssporttriple
Stolen in Portland, OR 97225
Stolen:2013-08-4
Stolen From: SW Adele and Valeria View. In Peterkort Village, Portland/Beaverton area.
Neighborhood: Peterkort Village. Near St. Vincent’s Medical Plaza.
Owner: Colleen Finn
OwnerEmail: cfbook(replace with at sign)hotmail.com
Reward: Yes
Description: Specialized Tricross. Approximately 2009 brown/white/black. Has a white women’s WTB saddle, two black bottle cages, and dog tooth marks on the handlebar tape. Also has a little black bell on the cheater brakes. Also has a saddle bag full of bike tools, spare tube, patch kit, etc.
Police record with: Beaverton PD
Police reference#: 132180688
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
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Job Title
Desktop Systems Administrator
Company/Organization
Chris King Precision Components
Job Description
Chris King Precision Components™, manufacturer of precision bicycle components, is seeking a full-time Desktop Administrator to support our design & manufacturing company. Maintains and configures end-user workstation operating systems and software. Responds to immediate computing issues within the company via phone, a bug-tracking system, email and in-person. Performs routine maintenance on hardware and end-user software. Works independently on IT-related projects as assigned.
One year IT support experience required including knowledge of automating client administration. Excellent customer service and troubleshooting skills required. Documentation skills are critical. Experience with physical and logical network management, Mac OS X, Apple Remote Desktop, LDAP/OD and Workgroup Manager is strongly desired. Familiarity with open source software and Unix shells are a definite plus. Ability to quickly learn new technology while still getting things done is critical.
The successful applicant will be team oriented, a fast learner, positive, takes initiative and have a strong commitment to community, the environment and excellence in general.
How to Apply
We offer competitive pay and a full benefit package. Please furnish a letter of interest and resume by e-mail to human.resources@chrisking.com (no attachments accepted).
A drug free environment and equal opportunity employer. Visit our website at www.chrisking.com.
One of Portland’s best-known bike event planners is trying something new this year: A free citywide bike scavenger hunt game that she says is inspired by board games like Ticket to Ride and Agricola.
“Our original idea was to do it next year during PedalPalooza,” said organizer Ayleen Crotty, maybe best known as the woman behind Filmed by Bike, in an interview Monday. “And then my friend Matt said, ‘Why don’t we be some of those people who keep the fun going outside of PedalPalooza and put this on in August?'”
That was the beginning of Bike Scout, an all-afternoon event happening Saturday, Aug. 31 that’ll pit “troops” of three to five bike riders against each other for fun and prizes.
“Get your compasses, searching devices, friends, costumes and bike ready,” the event’s website reads. “You’ll circle the city on an expedition to answer riddles, find treasure, document experiences and conquer challenges in hopes of winning the coveted troop trophy.”
Crotty said this event was inspired in part by the Bike Walk Vote scavenger hunt organized during PedalPalooza by Lisa Marie White, which challenged participants to track down as many bike rides as they could in a single day.
The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has announced a delay in the construction of the long-awaited 50s Bikeway Project. The $1.5 million, federally-funded project that will create an important north-south bikeway along 52nd and 53rd Avenues between southeast and northeast Portland, was originally slated to begin construction this summer. However, according to PBOT Project Manager Rich Newlands, the City received bids to complete the work that were “significantly above the project’s construction contract estimate.” This unforeseen situation means construction won’t begin until February 2014.
New Seasons Market hosted an open house this morning for the media and community members to get a sneak peek into their new store on North Williams Avenue. I wouldn’t usually devote my morning to the opening of a new grocery store, but given the location of this store and its potential to impact the streets around it — from both a public space and traffic operation perspective — I figured it was worth getting an insider look. (Disclaimer: New Seasons is a BikePortland advertiser.)
What I found was a very pleasant surprise: New Seasons staff and management has made public space, community access, and bicycling convenience a top priority in the layout/design and retail offerings of their new store.
Set to open August 28th, the new store is located in the northern half of the lot bound by Fremont, Vancouver and Williams. It’s smack dab in the middle of one of the busiest bicycle corridors in the city and the evening rush hour on N Cook (to the south) and Williams is widely known as a chaotic headache for both drivers and riders. And the traffic demands will only intensify in the coming months as there are many new commercial and residential buildings popping up all over the place (including on the south end of the lot shared by New Seasons).
Job Title
Manufacturing Materials Processor
Company/Organization
Chris King Precision Components
Job Description
Chris King Precision Components, manufacturer of bicycle components, is seeking qualified applicants for our machine shop. Job duties include moving materials through the production process by performing various tasks from receiving/preparing raw materials (steel and aluminum barstock) and cutting barstock to sanding, buffing and basic machining. Material Processors are also responsible for a variety of tasks including recycling efforts, washing equipment, minor assembly operations, inventory and general shop help. Must have strong mechanical aptitude. Must be able to lift and manuever up to 50 lbs, stand for long hours and perform repetitive motions. This job entails working in a loud environment and wearing the following personal protective equipment: work boots, aprons, safety glasses, hearing protection and optional dust masks.
The successful applicant will be team oriented, eager to learn, enthusiastic and have a strong commitment to the community, the environment and excellence in general.
How to Apply
Please furnish a letter of interest and resume in the body of an e-mail to human.resources@chrisking.com (no attachments will be accepted). A drug free environment and equal opportunity employer. Visit our website at www.chrisking.com.
The hits in our detour-filled summer just keep on coming…
TriMet has temporary closures in place on the SW Moody Ave cycle track as part of their ongoing Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project. The closures started last week and will last through October 18th. DeeAnn Sandberg with TriMet Community Affairs says the closures are necessary to allow TriMet to install tracks in the roadway. SW Moody is a major corridor to the South Waterfront neighborhood (and points south), the Aerial Tram, as well as OHSU’s various patient facilities and offices.