At long last, the job posting at Oregon State Parks to be the Oregon Bicycle Recreation Coordinator is released. This is the culmination of years of work by the biking community.

Lobbying by Cycle Oregon, the BTA, and many other folks within and throughout the tourism and biking communities have finally born fruit in the creation of a position to be a "bicycle concierge" who spreads information about the joys of travelling around Oregon by bike. Much as talked about in this past weekend's New York Times article about bike tourism (anyone have a link to that?), or Monday's Business Journal article by Bart Eberwein.

From the position description:

PRIMARY POSITION DUTIES
• Serves as the Oregon Bicycle Recreation Coordinator by:
a) collecting information on Oregon’s recreation bicycle services;
b) assisting communities, parks and public land managers further develop bicycle recreation resources;
c) networking and coordinating with local, regional, state and federal government agencies, citizen bicycle clubs, bicycle-focused nongovernmental organizations and businesses that benefit from recreational bicycling;
d) communicating regularly and effectively to key state decision-makers, the role of bicycle recreation in economic development and citizen health.
• Determines the condition of bicycle recreation in Oregon; identifies opportunities for recreational bicycle development based on the Oregon Recreation Trails Plan.
• Identifies and establishes bicycle recreation routes and paths, working closely with others.
• Works with others to promote Oregon as a bicycle tourism destination.

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Full position description as PDF.

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