If you’re in the hunt for a great local bike job, look no further. Below is a list of opportunities that have come through the BikePortland Job Listings this week:

Customer Service Representative - Chris King Precision Components
Sales and Service Positions - The Bike Gallery
Office Manager - Community Cycling Center
Document Production Specialist - Alta Planning
Customer [...]

Job Title
Customer Service Representative
Company/Organization
Chris King Precision Components - website
Job Description
Chris King Precision Components™, manufacturer of bicycle components, is seeking qualified applicants for a Customer Service Representative for dealer sales. Must have a proven track record of 2 years sales experience, order entry experience, strong computer skills, and basic math skills. Excellent verbal and written communication [...]

[Note: I've updated the post (at 3:45pm) to include a response from the Deputy City Attorney.]

The denial.Click to enlarge, (240k, jpg)

The Records Division of the Portland Police Bureau has denied a request for information made by lawyer Christopher Heaps in an ongoing effort to utilize an Oregon statute to file “citizen initiated citations,” in a [...]

Roue Libre bikes in action.(Photo: LibraryBikes.org)

Portland is currently considering three bids to develop a bike-sharing and rental system in downtown similar to one that has become a major success in Paris.
The three companies who are still in the running to provide the service are global media giant Clear Channel, the Portland Bike Company (I detailed [...]

Rep. Blumenauer at last year’sNational Bike Summit. (Kozo Shimano is in the background).(Photo © J. Maus)

In advance of next week’s National Bike Summit, this morning Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced House Congressional Resolution 305, “Recognizing the importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation.”
Blumenauer refers to the resolution as the “National Bike Bill” (read full [...]

I came across an interesting graphic at a meeting this morning that helped put into perspective how much is at stake in making sure we pass the Safe, Sound, and Green Streets funding proposal.
The proposal — which is currently getting revamped prior to being put on the November ballot — includes (at this point) $24 [...]

Screenshot from BTA website.

Continuing their campaign to push for a comprehensive network of low-traffic neighborhood streets in Portland, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) has unveiled their Bicycle Boulevard Toolkit.
The toolkit intends to educate communities on the why, what, and how of bike boulevards and includes a robust set of resources all in one convenient place. [...]

(Photo © J. Maus)

A few days from the start of the National Bike Summit in Washington DC, nationally syndicated columnist Neil Peirce wonders whether 2008 is the Year of the Bicycle.
In his most recent column, slated for national publication Sunday (3/2), Peirce writes that this might be “Bicycling’s best year since the start of the [...]

The new Hyland from Civia.(Photos © J. Maus)

Meet under the west side of the Burnside Bridge.

An extra day of February means a whole extra week of waiting for BonB
this month- sorry if you’ve been craving your coffee & donut by bike
fix for an extra long February, but we at BonB can’t speed up the
Earth’s rotation any better than we can keep the Steel bridge crossing
lowered. But we can slow you [...]

The Vancouver Planning Commission Presents
“Columbia River Crossing – A Panel Discussion”
A First Tuesday Presentation
At
Vancouver City Hall, Council Chambers
210 E. 13th Street, Vancouver, WA 98660
Agenda
The Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project is the most significant public works project in this region. The benefits of this project will be numerous, and the outcomes will shape Vancouver [...]

The scene outside last year’s Filmed by Bike.(Photo © J. Maus)

Filmmakers and photographers are scrambling to submit their work for consideration in two upcoming shows: the sixth annual Filmed by Bike film festival and the first-ever Cycle Seen photo and two-dimensional art exhibition. Both shows have a March 1st submission deadline.
Filmed by Bike is [...]

Now it’s onto the Senate. More on this story was published yesterday. Official press release from Blumenauer’s office is below:

Tony watches as Ian Stude from the PSU Bike Co-op adjusts the brakes on his bike.(Photos © J. Maus)

Community groups and local bike shops came together yesterday to keep Portland’s homeless population rolling smooth on two wheels.
Thousands of families and individuals in need of basic health and social services came to the Memorial Coliseum in [...]

Lawyer Chris Heaps was not satisfied with the Police response to a bike/car crash, so he pursued justice himself…and got it.(Photo © J. Maus)

Christopher Heaps, the Portland lawyer who mounted a “citizen initiated” campaign last December to bring the driver who hit Siobhan Doyle to justice, says we can “chalk one up for the good [...]

Robert Pickett.(Photo © J. Maus)

Robert Pickett is a member of the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee, an Alice Award nominee, a regular commenter and contributor to the Forums here on BikePortland.org, and he’s also a Portland Police Officer.
Formerly a member of the Southeast Bike Patrol Unit, he now coordinates that unit along with being a Neighborhood [...]

Cody Reuwsaat, R.I.P.(Photo from Zoobomb Forum)

Late Monday night, a house fire in Southwest Portland claimed the life of Cody Reuwsaat.
Cody was a professional artist, specializing in horror make-up and props (the Willamette Week wrote a story about his work last year). Cody was also a friend of many people in the community [...]

Job Title
Sales and Service positions
Company/Organization
The Bike Gallery
Job Description
The Bike Gallery is seeking enthusiastic individuals to join our retail sales forceand our service departments. If you are driven, service oriented and passionate about cycling and the cycling lifestyle, then we want to hear from you!

Sorry. Position has been filled.
Job Title
Office Manager
Company/Organization
Community Cycling Center

Sorry…but this job has been filled as of 4/4/08.
Job Title
Document Production Specialist
Company/Organization
Alta Planning + Design - website
Job Description
Alta Planning and Design is a 35-person consulting firm with a mission to provide green infrastructure and program solutions that help people have active daily lives. We specialize in bicycle, pedestrian, trail, park, and greenway planning, design, and [...]

TriMet GM Fred Hansenis working with the BTAon bus/bike safety.(Photos © J. Maus)

In the wake of the tragic death of 15 year-old Austin Miller, who was killed when he and a TriMet bus collided in Beaverton earlier this month, TriMet has issued a press release (full text below) that outlines immediate, near-term, and long-term actions [...]

Blumenauer, shown here at the National Bike Summit last year, hopes his Bike Commuter Act will finally fly with lawmakers.(Photo © J. Maus)

On the heels of record profits by the big five oil companies, U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland) will once again try to enact a tax benefit for bike commuters and close the “Hummer [...]

Reprinted with permission from Dan Piraro.

This position has been filled. Sorry.
Job Title
Customer Service/Sales

Company/Organization
Waterfront Bicycle Rentals - Website
Job Description
Expert customer service skills and sales experience, must be friendly and enjoy working with tourist, a strong knowledge and ability to explain how to get around Portland by Bike, and good mechanical skills.
How to Apply
email resume to waterfrontbikes[at]earthlink[dot]net

Still from a KGW-TV video.

[Via KGW]
Sage Silver was hit by a left-turning car at about 10:00 pm while riding home from work along NE Alberta last Friday (2/22).
The driver stopped to make sure Silver was OK. Silver said he was fine, so the driver left the scene. But the next morning, [...]

[Updated: 2/26, 11:37 am - I've added audio from the Councilmembers' testimony (see below).]

Last night, the Vancouver City Council voted 5-1 in favor of an expanded, all-ages helmet law. More photos here.(Photos © J. Maus)

If the all-ages helmet ordinance passes tonight, this Sprockette would face a fine if she was performing in Vancouver.(BikePortland file photo)

Tonight at 7:00, the Vancouver City Council will hear public testimony and vote on an ordinance that would make it illegal for anyone to ride a bicycle in Vancouver without a helmet.
The ordinance began as [...]

In the article, Austin Miller wrote, “How would we solve this biking problem? Well for starters, why don’t all major roads have bike paths?”.

A year before a tragic fate befell Austin Miller, the 15 year-old Beaverton student wrote an opinion article on bike safety for his school newspaper titled, “Please Do Not Run Me Over.”
Writing [...]

UPDATE, 3/3: The Columbia River Crossing project staff have issued a memo refuting Cortright’s claims. Download that memo here (300 KB, PDF).

Economist Joe Cortright(BikePortland file photo)

Economist Joe Cortright, who reported last June that Portland’s “green policies” add $2.6 billion into the local economy, has once again set his sights on debunking the Columbia [...]