2012 Archives

Jobs of the Week

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

We had two hands-on opportunities posted on the Job Listings this week from two great local businesses. Check out the details in the links below…

Installation Tech — Rack Attack
Production Frame Welder — Zen Bicycle Fabrication

Oregon bike advocates met with Senator Jeff Merkley (center, top) today.

Jeff Merkley is Oregon’s bike champion in the Senate. He’s only been at the job for a few years, but from what I’ve heard, he’s poised to become one of the most powerful voices for bicycling on Capitol Hill.

Year: 1986
Brand: Fuji
Model: Club- Road
Color:Blue/White
Size:57cm
Serial: JL50345
Photo: http://imgur.com/3R7j4
Stolen in Happy Valley, OR 97086
Stolen:2012-03-22
Stolen From: Reflections at Happy Valley, Causey Loop between causey and monterey
Neighborhood: Clackamas Town Center area
Owner: Sean Stone
OwnerEmail: demon.hunter103@hotmail.com
Description: White in color with a white saddle and white grip tape, standard road bike.
Police record with: Clackamas Sheriff
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Job: Production Frame Welder (Zen Bicycle Fabrication)

Sorry folks, this job has been filled.

Job Title
Production Frame Welder

Company/Organization
Zen Bicycle Fabrication

Job Description
Zen Bicycle Fabrication, an OEM bicycle frame production facility located in North Portland, has an immediate opening for an experienced production frame welder/fabricator.

High quality aluminum TIG welding is our specialty; experience with other metals is a plus. Applicants must be able to read prints, maintain strict tolerances and pass a weld test. Qualified applicants will be able to self manage, have a strong work ethic and desire to be part of a small dedicated team. Wage based on experience.

How to Apply
Please provide resume by email to zbf [dot] newhire [at] gmail.com. No attachments will be accepted. Zen does not accept walk-ins or calls about this job opening.

Dispatch from Capitol Hill

Oregon bike advocates pose for a photo in the office of House Representative Suzanne Bonamici.

Federal funds awarded through ODOT will help
make biking easier in East Portland.
(Photo © J. Maus)

The Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) — a governor appointed group that sets policy for ODOT — approved a $23.6 million list of “non-highway” projects through their Flexible Funds Program today.

The projects are biking, walking, and transit centric and they come from all around the state. There are three projects in the Portland area that have been awarded funds.

The City of Portland will receive $640,000 for Phase II is their East Portland Access to Transit project (which costs $710,000 in total). This project will fund a variety of projects that will make biking and walking easier and safer in the area south of I-84, north of Foster Road, and east of I-205. The money will pay for development of bike boulevards, crossing treatments, sidewalks, and even a marketing push to make sure people know about the improvements once they’re built.

The Evolution Fresh delivery vehicle.
(Photo: StarbucksMelody.com/Metrofiets)

Evolution Fresh, a California juice company purchased by Starbucks back in November, opened its first cafe on Monday in Bellevue, Washington. Why is this on the front page of BikePortland? Well, it turns out that Evolution is seriously considering offering bike delivery for their stores and to test out the idea they’ve bought several cargo bikes made by Northeast-Portland based Metrofiets Cargo Bikes.

According to the StarbucksMelody.com blog, Evolution is “ambitiously thinking about a small local delivery option.”

Metrofiets co-owner Phillip Ross delivered the bikes to his new customers and said they are very enthusiastic about them. “It’s gratifying to be working with such high profile company that ‘gets it,'” Ross said. “Evolution knows that cargo bikes mean business and as such have made cargo bikes a key part of their retail strategy.”

Bike to Work Day has a long and storied legacy in Portland; but what about walking to work? Why no big to-do for that? That’s what the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition (WPC) thought too, so they’ve done something about it.

On April 6th, the WPC — along with PBOT, the BTA, Keen Footwear, Upstream Public Health, the Oregon Public Health Institute, the Lloyd and Swan Island TMAs, and other partners — will take part in Portland’s first-ever Walk to Work Day.

According to WPC director Steph Routh, the event will have four starting points throughout the city. Each group of walkers will converge on City Hall (at around 8:30 am) for free coffee, a light breakfast, and games provided by Keen’s Recess is Back campaign. Routh says the event coincides with Public Health Week, “a time to unite around critical public health issues and focus our collective energy on the singular goal of helping people live longer, happier, healthier lives.”

This morning the National Bike Summit welcomed a new face to the usual litany of bike-supportive lawmakers that come here to fire up the crowd: House Representative Donna Edwards (D-MD).