Weekend Event Guide: Cyclocross racing, camping on the Columbia, Tour de Lab, and more

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The weekend is almost here — and so is cyclocross season!

As we slide into September and get ready for Women’s Bike Month (we’ll have special coverage all month — stay tuned for details!), our event calendar isn’t quite as full as usual. It’s probably a mix of being in the shoulder season and the fact that local weather is so hot and smokey.

But it’s also Labor Day Weekend so for many people it’s one of the last chances for a big adventure. If you need some ideas and inspirations, we’ve great suggestions. Check them out below…

Friday, September 1st

Art Ride on the Eastside – 5:30 pm at Eutectic Gallery (1930 NE Oregon)
It’s the first day of Women’s Bike Month and The Street Trust is leading a tour of art galleries on the east side. More info here.

Saturday, September 2nd

The Weekend Event Guide is sponsored by Abus Bike Locks. Thanks Abus!

GPCM #1 David Douglas
Cross is here and this is the first big race of the year. All categories are offered and this is a series, so it’s time to start counting up your points for that podium finish you promised yourself last season. More info here.

Saturday Casual Ride to Mt. Tabor – 9:00 am at Milwaukie City Hall (10722 SE Main St)
Based out of Milwaukie, these slow and chill rides are being hosted by a local advocate (Todd) to help build community. Route will leave from City Hall and venture up 19th Street Greenway for a morning on Tabor, then return via the 50s. More info here.

Coffee then Camping on the Columbia
Join a group ride from southeast to an out-of-the-way spot on the Columbia. About 20 miles of riding and organizers say there will be “a river crossing or two”. Camping is optional. More info here.

Sunday, September 3rd

Tour de Lab
A benefit for a local pet hospital Dove Lewis, this ride will tour Portland beer pubs and promises a post-ride feast. Get your dog-themed costumes ready! More info here.

Sauvie Shootout – 9:00 am at Ovation Coffee (941 NW Overton)
This is Portland’s premiere weekly group training ride. Sauvie, West Hills, and lots of speed (that breaks into groups depending on fitness level). More info here.

Tour of Westside Suburbia – 10:00 am at Shute Park in Hillsboro
A 37-mile jaunt led by the Portland Wheelmen Touring Club. Go from the Tualatin Valley to Beaverton, exploring the best bike streets in the process. Expect pace in the 10-13 mph range. More info here.

Did we miss anything? If so, give it a shout out in the comments. And have a great weekend!

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— Jonathan Maus: (503) 706-8804, @jonathan_maus on Twitter and jonathan@bikeportland.org

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2017 Cycle Oregon cancelled due to wildfires

Cycle Oregon 2017 is cancelled. Here’s the statement from Executive Director Steve Schulz:

Wildfires in Central Oregon Force Cancellation of 2017 Cycle Oregon Classic Ride

Forty-four percent of acres burning nationally are in Oregon. Fifty percent of individuals fighting fires nationally are in Oregon and Washington. Eight of the highest trained firefighting teams in the nation are working on the fires in Oregon. These fires are spread throughout the entire state, with the heaviest fires being in central and southern Oregon – encompassing our 2017 Classic route. Currently, fires are impacting five of our seven days with smoke and air quality levels ranging from unhealthy to hazardous. Previously designed alternate routes are now affected with fire and smoke from both new and existing fires. Statewide weather forecasts for the foreseeable future are for more hot, dry and windy weather with an associated increase in fire activity and smoke production.

After discussions with numerous authorities including the Oregon Department of Forestry, the US Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Oregon Department of Transportation and others and conducting on site personal meetings with Incident Commanders at the fires, we have come to the most difficult decision to cancel the 2017 Classic event.

This is an enormous disappointment for all of us. We as a community rise to challenges, but sometimes the risks far outweigh the potential benefits. We have exhausted the options and possibilities of doing anything but cancelling. The one priority that we won’t jeopardize is safety; we feel we cannot go forward without doing just that.

We are sensitive to the current struggles throughout our communities and our state. Right now, Oregon needs our support; Cycle Oregon will not add to these already challenging times.

This situation is unprecedented in Cycle Oregon history; we are in uncharted territory. As we work on next steps, we ask for time as we determine the best path forward. We realize you have many questions and we are committed to answering them. We will focus our current efforts on taking care of our communities as they deal with their struggles, being as generous as possible to our riders and partners, and supporting our state and those standing up and fighting these perils on our behalf. Cycle Oregon is something that we all embrace, and want to experience, but there are much bigger things at play here.

Over the next number of days, we’ll be working on how we stop this freight train and assess. We will reach back out to you by next Wednesday with our next steps.

Cycle Oregon is more than just a brand or a bike ride. It’s a way of being. We will move forward. We will embrace the environment that surrounds us – good or bad – find meaning in it, and remember that we are here to make a difference. And we will ride on.

— Jonathan Maus: (503) 706-8804, @jonathan_maus on Twitter and jonathan@bikeportland.org

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Backers say I-5 Rose Quarter widening could be model for future freeway projects

“We would love to see this project successfully set a new precedent for how we address urban highways in Portland.”
— The Street Trust (formerly the Bicycle Transportation Alliance)

Technically speaking, not all freeway projects are created equal. But they all pretty much have the same goal: Make it easier for people to drive cars.

That being said, is it ever a good idea to widen a freeway in a dense, urban area? In 2017?

From an engineering perspective, the Oregon Department of Transportation’s current plan to add lanes to Interstate 5 at the Rose Quarter is a far cry from the 1950s-era plan to build the Mt. Hood Freeway through southeast Portland or the more recently vanquished Columbia River Crossing project.

A major theme of the current debate is whether the I-5 Rose Quarter project is qualitatively different. What if — as its backers (and fence-sitters) say — it represents a new era of highway building? One that’s kinder and gentler? One that even (supposedly) progressive Portlanders should get behind? What if this one is worth it and the “No More Freeways” mantra from activists is a knee-jerk reaction to an old boogeyman that deserves a chance to make good?

These are just some of the many question I want to address in the coming days.

The debate around this project is heating up as we’re just about one week away from a Portland City Council hearing that a new coalition group has targeted as the place to stop it.

While this coalition sees the project as a waste of money that will encourage auto use (among other things) — people who support it see it as a golden opportunity to fix local streets and bridges in the Lloyd District that serve thousands of daily bikers and walkers. Some even push back at the notion that it’s a “freeway widening” project at all.

Back in March, Portland Bureau of Transportation Planner Mauricio LeClerc told the Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission that, “This is an innovative project that really makes a freeway project something that is about place-making and that improves conditions for all modes.” LeClerc also warned that if the project doesn’t go forward, funding for surface street updates and new overpasses would improve convenience and safety for bicycle users could be lost. “How else are we going to fix those five bridges over the Rose Quarter now, unless we come up w $200 million ourselves?”

BikePortland commenter Beeblebrox (a regular commenter who I can verify is well-informed on the issues) has said, “It should be noted that the project does not actually “widen” I-5… [what it does is] connect the I-405 on-ramp to the I-84 offramp without a merge required, and vice versa in the other direction.” Furthermore, Beeblebrox justified the project yesterday by saying, “The fact we’re getting handed state money that otherwise would go to a true freeway widening project, and instead it’s going to a small operational improvement and a ton of surface improvements should be celebrated, not opposed. This really is a model for how urban freeway projects should be.”

Even The Street Trust (formerly the Bicycle Transportation Alliance) is giving this project plenty of breathing room. Even though they, “Agree with many of the concerns raised by opponents of the project,” they don’t oppose the project. The Street Trust has decided to not sign the No More Freeways coalition letter to City Council. And echoing PBOT and Beeblebrox’s optimism, The Street Trust says, “We would love to see this project successfully set a new precedent for how we address urban highways in Portland.”

It feels like we’re putting a lot of trust into ODOT. Should we?

Faced with massive opposition from Portlanders and the City of Portland (my how times have changed) to their Mt. Hood Freeway plan in the 1970s, ODOT tried adding other elements to make the project more palatable. “Among the proposals were increased landscaping and bike paths along the route as well as parks and community centers built over the freeway’s ‘air rights’ and a ‘transitway’,” reads the Wikipedia entry. “These efforts, however, were not enough to sell the project.”

And we know what happened with the CRC: All ODOT wanted to talk about was “the bridge” and plans for a bike path and light rail that would connect Portland and Vancouver. ODOT made enough promises that major environmental and transportation nonprofit groups — including The Street Trust, Oregon Environmental Council, Oregon League of Conservation Voters, and others — sat on the sidelines and didn’t fight it. This was despite the reality that the CRC was a massive freeway project that would have built huge on and off-ramps for miles in both directions at great cost to our region’s finances and health.

And here we are with I-5 at the Rose Quarter: It’s either going to be a “precedent” setting, “innovative” and “place-making” project that sets a new standard for urban freeway project — or it’s just an example of how much better ODOT has gotten at green-washing, bike-washing, and safety-washing yet another massive investment in automobile-oriented infrastructure.

Stay tuned for more coverage. We value your input. Thank you.

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(NOTE: We will address more issues with this project in the coming days including the role of congestion pricing, what we know about the project details, the financing, and so on.

— Jonathan Maus: (503) 706-8804, @jonathan_maus on Twitter and jonathan@bikeportland.org

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Justina Blakeney™ X Living Spaces

I’m seriously over-the-moon to announce our new Justina Blakeney™ X Living Spaces Collections!!  Social media is so incredible, not just for the new-found way of sharing with the world–but also for the new-found way of listening. Throughout these last eight years of blogging, I’ve been doing a whole lot of both — but one of the most powerful aspects for me is the ability to listen to all of you and hear what’s missing from your homes.   What I heard was a yearning for pieces with personality…a little something different. I heard that people want family-friendly pieces and pieces that could work in small spaces. I heard a cry for color! I heard a call-out for decent price-points. I heard you!! And I took what I heard, and mixed in a healthy dose of my crazy jungaliciousness –and what has come out of all that listening and working, working and listening is our bohemian-modern collection that’s debuting today at Living Spaces.

This collection is VERY dear to my heart. The sofas and chairs were loving made here in Los Angeles by Jonathan Louis. I’ve been at their factories and creative offices about once a week for the past year and a half working with the JL family (and it is actually a family-owned and operated company!) to develop all of the frames and silhouettes and to pair fabrics to frames (Selene, Denise, Javier!!! We did it!!)

(Get the above look: Our Tufo Sectional, and Cosmic Desert wallpaper in Cobalt). 

Most all of the fabrics on our furniture pieces were designed from my original watercolors and drawings and woven in North Carolina at the Valdese Weavers mill. We then worked closely with the wonderful folks at Living Spaces to pair all of our pieces with other Living Spaces items to create the whole “Justina Blakeney” vibe. We then sprinkled in a bunch of my favorite planties and boom shakalaka: the Justina Blakeney X Living Spaces collection was born.

(Get the above look: Our LES sofa, walls: Royal Navy by Valspar) 

(Get the above look: Our Mor sofa, walls: Royal Navy by Valspar, accessories available at Living Spaces) 

(Get the above look: Our Tufo Sectional, and Cosmic Desert wallpaper in Cobalt). 

(Get the above look: Our Amira Chaise, wall painted in Provincial Peach by Sherwin Williams) Accessories from Living Spaces. 

(Get the above look: Amira sofa. Shae accent chair, Wall painted in Provincial Peach by Sherwin Williams. Accessories from Living Spaces. )

(Get the above look: Nima Accent Chair , Wall painted in Royal Navy by Valspar. Accessories from Living Spaces. )

(Get the above look: Chloe Bed. Lamp, )

 

Chillin on the Henri. My dress is from Ace & Jig (last season). 

This crazy beautiful creature is our Tufo chair in our Solpac fabric. 

With a full heart and thanks to my team, the Living Spaces team, the team over at Jonathan Louis and Valdese weavers. So much time,  talent and love went into creating these pieces. I hope you love them as much as I do and go to your local Living Spaces store to see everything in person, sit on the sofas, snap some IG’s (maybe even enter to win $1500 worth of our product in our #NewBohoLiving contest–more on that HERE!!) I CAN NOT WAIT to start to see these pop up in your homes! Please tag me in any photos so I can see and share!! And head over to Living Spaces to check out the whole line.  xoxo!! <3 <3!!  ~J

Above dress from Shop Ruche last year.  Pictured above our Emuna Mirror (currenty sold out! sorry!) , Aja Wallpaper in Teal and the Luna Chair in Boogie. 
Photos C/O Living Spaces.

 

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Cucumber Soup

Every year I plant cucumbers in my garden. And every year, my one plant takes over the bed (climbing over trellises put in place for other vegetables) and showers me with a daily supply of lovely cucumbers.

This is all well and good, as long as I remember to pick them daily. As careful as I can be, hunting for cucumbers in the tangle of leaves and vines, I do miss them occasionally, only to discover a monster cuke hiding perfectly camouflaged under a leaf.

Like zucchini, left to their own devices, cucumbers will grow to ginormous proportions, resulting in a thick-skinned, seedy bat.

What do do with extra large cucumbers?

Make cucumber soup!

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BBQ Pulled Chicken Sopes

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On a sultry summer day, few things hit the spot like good barbecue — especially when you add chipotle, cumin, and tequila to the mix of flavors!

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Portland now offers online bike share memberships for food-stamp card holders

Biketown for All member Jon Horton.
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The City of Portland just announced an important update to its Biketown for All program that makes it even easier for low-income residents to access to bike share.

As of today, anyone with an Oregon Trail Card is now automatically eligible to take part in the program. PBOT has launched a new online registration form that streamlines the sign-up process. The latest data from the Oregon Department of Human Services indicate there are about 70,000 individuals in the Portland area who have an Oregon Trail Card.

When Biketown for All first launched last year, would-be participants had to be referred into the program by social service organizations (which include: Alder House, Harsch Properties, UGM Women and Children, Home Forward, Central City Concern, Street Roots, Native American Rehabilitation Association (NARA), Pacific Towers, Lagunitas, Sisters of the Road, Elders in Action NW, Cascade AIDS Project, Impact NW, and Humboldt Gardens). After the referral, a workshop was mandatory to establish eligibility. (Program partner The Community Cycling Center has hosted 38 workshops since last October.)

Now people who have an Oregon Trail Card can sign up for a membership online (and the workshops are optional).

Biketown for All memberships are just $3 per month — compared to $12 a month — and come with unlimited free rides of up to 90 minutes per trip. One other perk enjoyed by Biketown for All members: They don’t get fined $2 for parking bikes outside of a designated station.

In 2015 we reported that PBOT wanted to expand Biketown to food stamp card holders; but faced several hurdles including privacy concerns. Another concern was that the system has a limited number of bikes (1,000) and it has to turn a profit. If too many bikes are used by people not paying full fares, it would eat into system revenues. “We can’t run a system based on people who can’t pay,” Biketown Project Manager Steve Hoyt-McBeth told us at the time.

PBOT has mitigated that issue by using a grant from the Better Bike Share Partnership and an in-kind donation of up to $54,000 (good for 500 annual memberships) from Biketown operator Motivate, Inc. to subsidize the program. PBOT says there are currently 166 Biketown for All members.

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Portland’s ‘Growing Transit Communities’ worth supporting for bikeways, bus upgrades

From PBOT’s Enhanced Transit Corridors plan.

If we don’t want these additional buses stuck in the same traffic, we need to provide dedicated space on our streets for them.

This post was written by Luke Norman, a BP subscriber and volunteer with Portland Bus Lane Project.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Growing Transit Communities Plan is slated for a hearing (and possible adoption) on September 6th. Now is the time to learn about it and consider sharing your feedback.

The plan is primarily focused on improving access to TriMet bus lines 20, 77, & 87, which include some great safety and connectivity projects for people walking and biking. However, hidden in the document are two corridor studies that have the potential to significantly increase transit connections for East Portland residents.

The Outer Stark Corridor Plan will study the potential of providing bus lanes and safety improvements on SE Stark east of Gateway to Portland’s city limits at SE 162nd Ave.

Over 10,000 residents who live along the Outer Stark corridor commute across our region for work. And many of them take Line 20, with the busiest stops serving over 800 riders daily.

Unfortunately for residents who rely on Line 20, the Outer Stark segment is one of the most delayed transit corridors in Portland:

For perspective, here’s what SE Stark at 162nd Ave (facing west) looks like today:

And here’s what it could like if the Outer Stark Corridor Plan was funded and implemented, so people biking and taking the bus were prioritized:

(Graphic: Streetmix)

The second important corridor study is the Airport Way & I-205 Transit Study. NE Airport Way plays an important role in Portland’s economy as it is home to over 20,000 jobs. However, transit isn’t a reliable option for workers as traffic merging onto I-205 regularly backs up to NE 122nd.

For perspective here’s what Airport Way at 122nd Ave (facing west) looks like today:

The Airport Way & I-205 Transit Study would evaluate providing a center bus lane, so buses headed west can make a left turn to access Gateway Transit Center at NE Holman St.

Here’s what it could like if that study was funded and implemented so people biking and taking the bus were prioritized:

(Streetmix)

An additional reason these studies are important is that TriMet considering increasing the service on Line 20 & Line 87 to frequent service status.

(via TriMet)

If we don’t want these additional buses stuck in the same traffic, we need to provide dedicated space on our streets for them. Asking City Council to fully fund these studies is an important first step in making that happen.

City Council will be holding a hearing on the Growing Transit Communities Plan at 10:00 am (time certain) on September 6 in the Council Chambers at 1121 SW 4th Ave.

For more information on the Portland Bus Lane Project visit: https://portlandb.us.

— Luke Norman

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Job: Service Manager/Asst. Manager – Confidential

Job Title *
Service Manager/Asst Manager

Company/Organization *
Confidential

Job Description *
Washington County bicycle retailer is looking for an experienced service manager to join our team.

Job Title: Service Manager

Department: Service/Repair

Reports To: General Manager

Summary: Responsible for every aspect of the repair shop operations for a given location as well the productivity of the mechanics and the quality of the repairs. Contributes to the overall success of the company by participating in all aspects of the business.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Complete repairs
Set tangible goals for sales staff
Motivate and reward sales staff using positive reinforcement
Assist other mechanics with repairs
Monitor and maintain quality control systems
Inform mechanics regarding new policies, policy changes, new procedures, and procedure changes
Enforce the service department’s policies
Maintain warranty policies and procedures
Monitor and maintain mechanic’s efficiency, maintain mechanic productivity rate.
Manage shop supplies
Maintain all shop tools
Ensure that proper safety practices are being followed
Handle customer complaints
Delegate jobs and responsibilities
Ensure customer service standards are being met
Maintaining employee morale
Meet staffing requirements ensuring the store has the correct number of mechanics at required levels
Make sure that there is good communication between sales and service departments
Process warranty claims on frames and parts
Provide training to mechanics as needed
Help maintain a positive work environment
Maintain a high degree of cleanliness and organization of the repair shop
Responsible for ensuring the facilities of the building are working correctly
Ensure mechanics have received base training for their mechanic level
Check work email and respond at the beginning and end of every shift
Responsible for basic facility management and upkeep. (Responsibility assigned by GM)
Ensures that repair work spaces are as conducive to personell’ success as possible
Manage the parts department

Ensure necessary parts are in stock
Parts Dept is organized, clean & labeled correctly
Parts have accurate price tags
Inventory is accurate
Unnecessary parts are returned or put on clearance
Perform cycle counts as needed or directed

Reports Management

Work Orders
Unresolved warranties
Bikes built by mechanics
Labor completed by mechanics
Labor sales (check-in) by mechanics
ALL work order reports
Analytics Reports
Overall sales
Individual sales

Education/Experience: Minimum of 3 years bicycle repair experience. Must be comfortable repairing and servicing electronic shifting systems, ebikes, and hydro brake systems.

Skills and Traits:

Enthusiasm
Mathematical skills, calculate profit margin and markup.
Mechanical skills
Strong verbal communication skills
Team working skills
Organisational skills
High energy level
Resourcefulness
Confidence
Strong leadership and team working skills
Strong record keeping skills
Ability to calculate figures and amounts
Ability to read, analyze and interpret P&L reports, productivity reports, labor and sales reports, actuals, etc.
Ability to solve problems in various situations
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employee
Ability to work in a dynamic, multi-functional, multi-cultural environment
Physical Demands:

Able to sit or stand and walk throughout the scheduled work shift
Must be able to perform the essential functions of this job, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions
Able to lift and move 75lbs.

How to Apply *
Please send resume, cover letter and salary history to: servicemgrpdx@gmail.com

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The Ride: To the Oregon coast and back via Nestucca River Road

Nestucca River Road is a fantastic way to get from Portland to the coast.
(Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland)

Riding to the coast from the city is something of a rite of passage for many Portlanders. Getting there via Nestucca River Road is a privilege.

This past Sunday I was lucky enough to try it for the first time as part of the Dirty Sellwood ride. The ride was the fifth annual epic ride collaboration between two great bike shops and their owners: Erik Tonkin of Sellwood Cycle Repair in Portland and Mitchell Buck ofDirty Fingers Bikes in Hood River.

Dirty Sellwood V was billed as an overnighter with 200+ miles of riding from Portland to Cape Lookout State Park and back. (View and download routes at RideWithGPS.com.)

About 60 of us started from the shop in Sellwood and headed west via Lake Oswego en route to our designated lunch stop in the small town of Carlton. I can now highly recommend Farmers’ Plate and Pantry as an excellent stop between Portland the coast. At about the 40-mile mark we arrived just in time for lunch and the food was perfect. Big pizza slices, fresh salads, generous burgers and fries. And with plenty of hospitality to match (even for sweaty, lycra-clad hoardes).

Mielle Blomberg and her husband had something special to ride for.

After Carlton the real fun began as we made our way into the hills and onto the Nestucca River National Backcountry Byway. This 48-mile road connects Carlton and Beaver and has very little auto traffic. It hugs the river most of the way and has a few gravel/dirt sections just to make things interesting. Another thing that makes Nestucca Road special for bicycle lovers are the several campsites along the way. They’d be perfect for overnight adventures and they have fresh water to refill your bottles. (One route option would be to take MAX to Hillsboro then bike about 50 miles to a campsite right on the river.)

These two speed demons — Clara Honsinger and Peter Koonce — offered me much-needed aerodynamic assistance (a.k.a. pulled me through some tough miles).

At Beaver we swung north to the sandy dunes of the coast and into Cape Lookout State Park.

The shops had reserved a group tent site right on the waterfront. After setting up camp we were treated to a hefty plate of pulled pork, rice, and coleslaw from Samurai Lunchbox, a local cart in Sellwood that made the trip just to feed us. We all marveled at the sunset and enjoyed each other’s company before settling in for the night.

After fresh coffee and oatmeal Monday morning we did the route in reverse back to Portland.

McGuire Reservoir.

My tool for this job: A very racey Cannondale SuperSix Evo Hi Mod with Ultegra DI2, disc brakes, and 32c tubeless tires. (And notice the USA flag I always ride with in rural areas these days.) It’s been a long time since I had a go-fast road bike and it’s pure joy. Thank you Western Bikeworks for getting me set up on it.

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I loved exploring these new places — especially without having to carry my own gear! Huge thanks to the crews at Sellwood and Dirty Fingers for making this happen. Already looking forward to next year. Check out the routes and plan your own adventures here.

— Jonathan Maus: (503) 706-8804, @jonathan_maus on Twitter and jonathan@bikeportland.org

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