Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 29th, 2008
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
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
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 [...]
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
[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 [...]
Advocacy, Front Page, Legal, News | Comments (51)
Friday, February 29th, 2008
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 [...]
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
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 [...]
Advocacy, Front Page, News, Politics | Comments (17)
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
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 [...]
Bicycle Boulevards, Front Page, Infrastructure | Comments (22)
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
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. [...]
Advocacy, Bicycle Boulevards, Front Page, Infrastructure, News | Comments (17)
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
(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 [...]
Advocacy, Front Page, Media, News | Comments (6)
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
The new Hyland from Civia.(Photos © J. Maus)
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Meet under the west side of the Burnside Bridge.
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
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 [...]
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
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 [...]
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
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 [...]
Art/Culture, Front Page, News, Rides/Events, The Scene | Comments (6)
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Now it's onto the Senate. More on this story was published yesterday. Official press release from Blumenauer's office is below:
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
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 [...]
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
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 [...]
Advocacy, Enforcement, Front Page, News, Police | Comments (56)
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
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 [...]
Editorial, Front Page | Comments (112)
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
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 [...]
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
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!
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Sorry. Position has been filled.
Job Title
Office Manager
Company/Organization
Community Cycling Center
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