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Year: 07
Brand: Deep blue Velocity rims
Model: Track
Color:Blue
Size:700
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2011-04-01
Stolen From: 28th and NE Halsey
Neighborhood: Sullivans gulch
Owner: Kiran Sarkar
OwnerEmail: Kirinichiban3@comcast.net
Reward: 50
Description: Deep blue velocity rims laced to grand compe with black spokes. Pretty scratched up.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Job Title: HR & Payroll Administrator
Company/Organization: Alta Bicycle Share
This position has been filled.
Overview:
Bicycle sharing is a sustainable, healthy, and community-based transport option that enhances urban livability and mobility. Through partnerships with government agencies, Alta Bicycle Share currently employs approximately 40 employees in the United States, with plans to add two more operations and an additional 20 employees in the US this spring in a total of 4 US states.
Alta Bicycle Share is currently seeking a spirited self-starter to develop overall company human resources practices, including: payroll administration, training & development, employee relations, health & safety compliance, benefits administration, and much much more!
This position is based in our Portland, OR corporate office.
Responsibilities:
• Develop, implement, and administer human resources systems
• Process payroll for all staff
• Recruiting and staffing logistics
• Performance management and improvement systems
• Organization development
• Ensure employment compliance to contractual obligations, legal concerns and reporting requirements (EEO, drug-free workplace, wages, etc) in all operating jurisdictions
• Employee orientation, development, and training
• Policy development and documentation
• Employee relations
• Company employee communication
• Compensation, reward, retention assessments
• Update Employee Handbook and Health & Safety Manual as necessary and assure employee compliance with its provisions
• Perpetuate personnel files and other employee records
• Benefits assessment and improvement
• New hire paperwork
• Manage workers compensation, unemployment, and other claims
Qualifications:
• BS or BA degree in human resources management, business or related field. Advanced degree a plus.
• At least 3 years experience in related role
• Experience with a start-up and/or Fortune 500 company a plus
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Creative self-starter and problem solver with tolerance for ambiguity
• Employment history of stability and progressive success
• Passion for bikes, efficiency, or sustainability a plus
Compensation commensurate with experience. Competitive benefits and incentive package.
How to Apply:
Submit a cover letter and resume to: resumes+HR(at)altabicycleshare(dot)com
Spring has arrived in Portland and there’s no better way to enjoy the sights and sun than on a bike (at least in my unbiased opinion 😉 ).
Check out some ride and event suggestions below and share your plans in the comments.
Enjoy the weekend!
6:00 – 9:00 pm: First Friday Art By Bike
Join Pedal Bike Tours for a free guided bike tour of Southeast Portland art galleries. Meets at their shop on 133 SW Second Ave downtown.
Brand: Trek
Model: Mountain Lion
Color:Red
Size:20
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2011-03-30
Stolen From: Llewellyn Elementary School6301 SE 14th ave, Portland
Neighborhood: Sellwood
Owner: H W
OwnerEmail: myocyte@gmail.com
Description: Kid’s single speed bike, 20" frame, red. Back tire was brand new with thick white wall, paw print front tire tread. Had a yellow rear hand brake and bell on the right handlebar.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
We all know the myriad benefits of bicycling (whether you ride them or not), but it’s not often that the power of this simple invention to fundamentally change lives is told by people who aren’t advocates or politicians.
Greg Sucharew is a documentary filmmaker working on a project to do just that.
Greg got in touch with us a few days to tell us about his current project, The Bicycle City (watch trailer below). The film is about the transformative power bicycles have had on the impoverished, war-torn town of Rivas, Nicaragua. Here’s more from Sucharew:
67-year old Thomas Mossman died yesterday morning at OHSU. Mossman is the victim of a March 22nd hit-and-run that happened on Highway 211 just west of Molalla (about 30 miles south of Portland) on March 22nd. Mossman was riding his bike on the shoulder of the highway when he was hit. The Oregon State Police (OSP) are still looking for the person who drove their vehicle into Mossman and fled the scene.
Yesterday, Mossman’s daughter issued a statement about the tragedy:
“My family and I have been devastated today because my father died from severe injuries caused by a hit & run driver. We are extremely grateful to the staff at OHSU for doing everything possible. We ask the public to please help the police find the person responsible for running him down with their vehicle and killing him.”
West End Bikes, the new shop that just opened at the beginning of February on the corner of SW Stark and 11th in downtown Portland, was broken into this morning. Shop owner Mark Ontiveros tells us that it happened at about 3:00 am and the thief made out with a bunch of products and luckily, just one bicycle.
According to Ontiveros, the thief grabbed a large Mission Workshop “Vandal” backpack, stuffed it with u-locks, blinky lights, and handfuls of Oakley sunglasses. Then, using bolt-cutters, the thief clipped into a row of high-end Specialized bikes and took one to use as a getaway vehicle.
“A regional breakdown showed the greatest drop [12%] in fatalities occurred in the Pacific Northwest states.”
— US DOT
The US Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today that National Highway Safety Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) projections show that between 2009 and 2010 traffic fatalities dropped to their lowest level in recorded history (PDF of report). The numbers come despite what the US DOT refers to as a “significant increase in the number of miles Americans drove.”
Interestingly, the US DOT press release (full text below) singles out the Pacific Northwest as showing the greatest drop in fatalities — which is also the region where traffic volumes are on a noticeable decline.
The true harbingers of Spring at BikePortland: cherry blossoms, Bike to Blazers and an increased volume of featured Jobs of the Week. Surely, the sun can not be far behind. From Beaverton to the Columbia River and all points between, the following local employment opportunities are yours for the taking. Tell ’em you saw it here.
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This just in from PBOT…
TRAFFIC ADVISORY Extended North Lombard / Marine Drive road closure for bridge construction
(Portland, Ore.) – The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation advises the traveling public that construction work on the bridge that carries traffic on N Lombard Street over the Columbia Slough near Kelly Point Park will require an extended road closure. The Columbia Slough Bridge will be closed all hours, all days to all vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians during construction beginning April 16, 2011 and continuing through August 2011.
The public is advised that Kelly Point Park will remain open, with access only from N Marine Drive for the duration of construction.
The purpose of the project is to replace the deteriorated bridge deck. Signs of distress due to heavy freight traffic are evident in the structural cracks that are visible in the existing concrete deck and approach slabs. Failure to replace the deck would result in weight restriction of the bridge, which would limit traffic movement at the crossing.
The project will include replacing the bridge deck, upgrading bridge rails to meet current safety standards, and adding a sidewalk for bicycle and pedestrian use that will connect to existing trails on each side of the bridge.
A full bridge closure is necessary during construction because the existing bridge is too narrow to accommodate both construction activity and public traffic simultaneously (known as staged construction). Traffic volume is too high to meet traffic safety standards to keep one lane open during construction to accommodate two-way traffic. In addition, a one-lane bridge during construction would likely increase the risk of head-on collisions, particularly at night and on weekends. Finally, staged construction, instead of a full bridge closure, would add months to the construction timeline and disruption to traffic.
The bridge closure and detours will be in effect all hours, all days during construction. See attachments for detour map.
Questions regarding the bridge deck replacement should be directed to engineer Cameron Glasgow at 503-823-9726 or email cameron.glasgow@portlandoregon.gov.