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If you’re looking for a job opportunity in Portland, three great options have sprung up this week on the BikePortland Job Listings:
With all the talk of increasing education (on both sides of the windshield) lately, I thought I’d pass along a photo and the story about a new highway billboard that just went up on a rural Oregon highway.
It might be helpful for people to learn about how this came about, in case anyone is working on a similar effort here in Portland (in light of recent tragedies).
I got this information from the Oregon State Police email notification system I subscribe to. Below is the photo, followed by the press release…
News Release from: Oregon State Police
TRAFFIC SAFETY SIGN PLACED ON HIGHWAY 95 REMINDING DRIVERS “DON’T END UP LIKE THIS” (PHOTOS)Traffic safety partners in Malheur County hope that a billboard placed on Highway 95 north of McDermitt near the Oregon / Nevada border will be a reminder to travelers using this rural southeast Oregon route and reduce serious injury and fatal crashes.
Working in cooperation with Meadow Signs and a local property owner who agreed to place the safety billboard on her property, the Malheur Traffic Safety Commission developed the billboard with a fatal crash scene photograph accompanied by the message Don’t End Up Like This. Slow Down & Live’. The double-sided billboard is visible to both northbound and southbound traffic on Highway 95.
“Our hope is to get driver’s attention and reduce the horrible crashes on this remote stretch of highway where emergency response will take a lot of time before it arrives,” said Oregon State Police Lieutenant Richard Pileggi. “Speed, fatigue, and inattention are just a few of the main factors related to crashes on the over 120 miles of Highway 95 that lies in Oregon.”
The fatal crash scene photograph used on the billboard is from a single vehicle fatal traffic crash that happened July 16, 2005 in which a 14-year old Nevada girl died after she was ejected from the car she was riding in when it crashed on Highway 95 southwest of Jordan Valley. The occupants were reported to be enroute from Nevada to Boise, Idaho. The car was driven by her 17-year old sister when it lost control on Highway 95 near milepost 69 and rolled. The driver and a 15-month old child were seriously injured…
The Malheur Traffic Safety Commission thanks Meadows Signs and their representative, John Lehman, for donating all the work, production, design and costs of the safety billboard, and Rosemary Warn, for allowing the sign to be posted on her property.
Photograph Sources: Malheur Traffic Safety Commission / Oregon State Police
BikeCraft, that annual gathering of locally made, bike-themed arts, crafts, and other cool stuff is coming on November 15th!
This year we’ve got a fantastic venue (Lucky Lab Beer Hall in Northwest Portland) and your favorite vendors from year’s past, along with some great new talent eager to share their bikey creations with you.
From hand-woven “Smittens” bike gloves to custom made bike bags and the debut of the Sprockettes’ 2008 Calendar, not to mention Lucky Lab’s beer and food (including special, warm holiday drinks and treats), it’s a night you won’t want to miss.
So who’s coming? Here’s a partial list of confirmed vendors:
Dishman Community Center
77 NE Knott
We had some cute kids last week, but not so many volunteers. We need everyone from every team in
OBRA-land to keep coming, and help get the word out to newbies about our wonderful sport.
And get some spinnin’ in for your self too!
John Benenate
DS
Cyclisme
b.i.k.e.
503-484-7838
Shift Biz Meeting
The monthly Shift Business meeting. For agenda and location details, check out the wiki site:
http://www.shift2bikes.org/wiki/shift-biz:agenda_items
When: Wednesday, 11/7/2007, 06:30 PM
Event Location: Belmont Public Library
Contact E-Mail: shiftadmin@lists.riseup.net
North Portland Tool Library Bike Ride – DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS
Prizes for best costume or bike trailer from Weir’s Cyclery!
This is a fund raiser for the North Portland Tool Library. Many restaurants in St. Johns are donating 10% of the proceeds from Thurs, Nov 1 to the Tool Library. Please check out our website for more details…
See a movie at the St. Johns Cinema! $4 of every ticket (priced at $10 for the evening) will be donated to the Tool Library!
When: Thursday, 11/1/2007, 04:00 PM
Event Location: Weir’s Cyclery – 8247 N. Lombard
Contact: Bob New
Contact E-Mail: nopotool_library@yahoo.com
Contact Phone: 503-823-0209
Website: www.northportlandtoollibrary.org
[We’ve heard from the local media, we’ve heard from the Police Bureau, we’ve heard from the BTA, and we’ve heard from the community (through hundreds of comments on various websites and blogs). Now, in this guest article, PDOT bike coordinator Roger Geller shares an in-depth analysis of how the City of Portland Office of Transportation plans to improve bike safety through re-engineering and enhancing dangerous intersections.
Please note, all hyperlinks, callout quotes and some paragraph formatting are the work of the editor (me), not Mr. Geller.]
Oregon State Rep Jackie Dingfelder (D-Portland) is making a run for State Senate and, like many smart politicos these days, she’s including Portland’s favorite “micro-constituency” in her campaign plans.
Her supporters have planned a campaign event/bike ride to, “raise awareness about bicycle safety, alternative modes of transportation, climate change, and my plans for a sustainably minded state senate.”
Far from just talk, Dingfelder is anything but a poser when it comes to bikes. Back in 2006, the BTA gave her an Alice B. Toeclips Award for her work in helping push bike legislation through the halls of Salem.
Not to be outdone by the Oregonian or the Willamette Week, the Portland Mercury has published their contributions to what has clearly become a citywide conversation about how to improve bike safety in Portland.
In their issue that hit streets today, news editor Scott Moore (a daily bike rider himself) offers up a feature article titled, Failure to Yield: Portland’s Most Dangerous Intersections for Bikes—And What Can Be Done About Them
Here’s some good news for anyone that rides SE 9th Avenue in Sellwood.
The old trolley tracks on SE 9th between Linn and Marion Streets (see image below) are being removed by PDOT.
Mountain bike, grey/maroon, grey cateye front light, entry level mtn bike
More Info on Finetoothcog
Got this email from an employee at Nautilus, Inc. in Vancouver (WA):
The Nautilus Store at Nautilus World Headquarters in Vancouver, WA is selling Pearl Izumi cycling and running apparel at 50% off list price. The address is 16400 SE Nautilus Drive, Vancouver WA 98683. Hours are 10-7PM M-S and 10-5PM Sunday. Sale ends October 31, 2007 (see below for update) or while supplies last.