Job: Office Manager (Alta Planning + Design)

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Job Title: Office Manager
Company/Organization: Alta Planning + Design
Job Description:
Alta Planning + Design is a 75-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 implementation, in addition to outreach and education programs. For more information, see our website at www.altaplanning.com.

Alta Planning + Design’s Portland office is seeking to hire an office manager. The ideal candidate will be experienced in handling a wide range of administrative and executive support related tasks and will be able to work independently with little supervision. The ability to interact with staff at all levels in a fast paced environment, sometimes under pressure, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful and efficient, with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality is crucial to this role. Expert written and verbal communication skills, strong decision making ability and attention to detail are equally important. Must be able to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, and follow through on issues in a timely manner.

The Office Manager’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• General office management and support
• Contracts and insurance administration
• HR related tasks, including new hire set up and benefits administration
• Reception/phones
• Office supplies ordering, miscellaneous purchasing, and vendor management
• Building management, including all maintenance coordination
• Arranging travel reservations for many staff
• Heavy calendar management, requiring interaction with both internal and external executives and assistants, as well as consultants, to coordinate a variety of complex executive meetings
• Inter-office communication

Must have:
• A Bachelors degree
• Minimum three years professional work experience, particularly in general office management and support, office supply ordering, contract administration, building management and filing and office organization
• Experience setting up meetings, conference calls, and video conferences both internally and with clients using shared calendar systems
• Experience assisting with the creation of PowerPoint presentations, memos, and reports
• Amazing organization skills, high energy, and calm under pressure
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Experience scheduling travel arrangements
• Positive attitude, energy, ability to adapt quickly
• Superior customer service skills
• A genuine desire to work in the bicycle/pedestrian planning field

Strongly Prefer:
• Experience in or knowledge of the bicycle/pedestrian/advocacy field

This job requires ability to run errands, be highly mobile, and lift up to 30 pounds.

Salary: $30,000 – $35,000. Alta offers excellent benefits, flexible work schedules, and a fun, collaborative work environment with an extremely dedicated and skilled group of planners and designers.

How to Apply:
Please send cover letter, resume, and three references to resumes+pom(at)altaplanning(dot)com by December 1st. Please, no phone calls.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer:
Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Women, People with Disabilities, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Black Jamis Coda 2009?

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Year: 2009?
Brand: Jamis
Model: Coda
Color:Black
Size:17.5″
Serial: U87U19980
Stolen in Portland, OR 97219
Stolen:2010-11-15
Stolen From: Bike shed in driveway at 11640 SW Boones Ferry Rd
Neighborhood: Arnold Creek/Tryon Creek
Owner: Jennifer Leis
OwnerEmail: jennyleis@gmail.com
Reward: love and cookies
Description: Black Jamis Coda bike with big pink panniers, fenders, pump, black bag under seat with tire gear, full rain gear in panniers
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T10007800 temp
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Who’s coming to BikeCraft? (Vendor list so far)

Inner tube necklace by Barbi Touron.

If you’re not excited for BikeCraft yet, you should be! This is going to be a monumental gathering of bicycle-inspired artisans that you will not want to miss. We just announced sign-ups last week and we already have about 30 or so vendors. (Note: We are still accepting registrations!).

Below is a list of who has signed up so far (along with their description of their products):

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Oregon ponders lane-splitting for motorcycles: What do you think?

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A traffic sign from the U.K.
(Photo: ODOT)

The state of Oregon is looking for public feedback on an idea that could impact people who use bicycles. This Friday, the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Motorcycle Safety will meet in North Portland to discuss lane-splitting by motorcycles. Lane-sharing or lane-splitting would allow motorcycle operators to filter up through slower moving and/or stopped traffic by using unused roadway space. The practice is currently illegal in Oregon (as per ORS 814.240) and California is the only state in the U.S. where it has been legalized.

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black/large Bianchi Milano

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Brand: Bianchi
Model: Milano
Color:black/large
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2010-11-2
Stolen From: 222 NW Davis St, Portland, or
Neighborhood: Old Town
Owner: Lori Fitch
OwnerEmail: lori@focm.org
Description: black, women’s step through
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

PBOT project would improve signals and reduce delay for bike traffic

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PBOT says an advance signal loop
detector installed at 21st and
Sandy has reduced delay for
bicycle traffic by 15%.
(Photo: PBOT)

The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) understands that in order to make bicycling more attractive — and to reach its goal of 25% bike mode share by 2030 — riding a bike must compete better with driving a car. Put another way, bicycling must be seen by a larger number of people as being a convenient option. Beyond building bike-friendly infrastructure, there are other ways to accomplish this sense of convenience. One way to make bicycle travel more efficient is by building a system that causes fewer delays for bicycle traffic.

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Light Blue Trek 7100 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Trek
Model: 7100
Color:Light Blue
Size:18″
Serial: WTU010C1126D
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2010-11-15
Stolen From: Bike rack 10′ off SW Hall Street, north side, between 5th and 6th Avenues SW
Neighborhood: PSU
Owner: Julie Haun
OwnerEmail: timhouchen@comcast.net
Description: Ladies frame, upright handlebars, white fenders, medium brown saddle, right hand handlebar shifter is damaged, clip on front and rear LED strobe lights
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black Trek Hybrid

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Brand: Trek Hybrid
Color:Black
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2010-11-7
Stolen From: Lost at Lloyd Center in the evening.
Neighborhood: NE Portland
Owner: erin weisensee
OwnerEmail: wfamily86@gmail.com
Description: Bike had metal rack on the back tire.
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: 10-155511

Gray Rocky Mountain Hard tail bike w city tires

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Brand: Rocky Mountain
Model: Hard tail bike w city tires
Color:Gray
Size:Large
Stolen in 97239, OR
Stolen:2010-11-14
Stolen From: Corbett ave by I-5 overpass residence front porch
Neighborhood: Johns Landing
Owner: Ellie Swanson
OwnerEmail: eswanson@lclark.edu
Reward: $150
Description: Grey hard-tail mountain bike frame with city tires, red ”rocky mountain” graphic, clip-on fenders.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 10-15538
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Meet Your Maker: Headbadge crafter Laura Crawford

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[Note: We announced vendor sign-ups for BikeCraft just last week, and we’ve already got over 30 amazing artisans ready to share their creations with you. This is the first in our Meet Your Maker series of BikeCraft vendors that will give you a closer look at the makers behind the products. The audio slideshow below was created by new BikePortland contributor Russ Roca.]

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A transportation advocacy smorgasbord tonight

Detail of Clinton to the River
Multi-use Path project. Learn more
at open house tonight.

This is getting out of hand. If you were not convinced that Portland was Transportation Wonk Capitol of the World, consider what’s on the schedule for tonight:

Columbia River Crossing: A More Sensible Alternative?:

A conversation with George Crandall, urban designer; Bill Scott, founder and general manager of Zipcar; and Joe Cortright, economist.

Three of the region’s top experts in design, economics and transportation offer a cheaper, more buildable alternative to the proposed 1-5 bridge over the Columbia River.

More info here.

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