The annual ‘Dropout Prom’ drew a great-looking crowd Friday night. The theme was Cosmic Space Invaders and judging from the images captured by our Pedalpalooza embed Eric Thornburg, you all nailed it!
At victim’s urging, no jail time for people who tied string across I-205 path
(A friend of Carlene Ostedegaard)
Last week the man accused of tying a string across the I-205 bike path in order to hurt someone was sentenced to 20 hours of community service. When we shared that on Twitter, some of our followers felt the consequences should have been more severe.
After all, the string caused several lacerations to the face and neck of Montavilla resident Carlene Ostedegaard, who was biking home from work when she became ensared in the trap.
Today the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office announced that it was Ms. Ostedegaard’s request that the people who caused her injuries were not jailed.
The DA’s office said the parties in the case have reached a pretrial resolution. 23-year-old Raven Jones was the “primary actor” in the incident and pleaded to one count of assault in the third degree, a Class C felony. Here’s more from the DA’s office:
Big weekend push helps Oregon’s ‘Idaho Stop’ bill pass final committee
(Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland)
Oregon’s attempt to decriminalize rolling stops for bicycle riders took a giant leap forward today when it was voted out of the House Rules Committee 5 to 2.
At Senate Bill 998‘s first House hearing on Thursday, committee members voiced several concerns with the idea of allow bicycle riders to treat stop signs and flashing red signals as yields. One member noticed there were only three pieces of testimony in the official record. So on Friday we put out a call to get more people to email the committee.
By today’s meeting there were 183 emails filed on the State legislative website — the vast majority of which were in strong support of the bill.
Oregonian: Alder Street food cart pod could move to North Park Blocks
In case you hadn’t heard, Portland’s most famous food cart pod was recently evicted from its space on Southwest Alder Street to make way for a new hotel.
The Oregonian reported this morning that Commissioner Chloe Eudaly’s office wants to move the carts to the North Park Blocks:
The Monday Roundup: E-bike rebates, Major Taylor in the spotlight, a very long walk, and more
This week’s Monday Roundup is brought to you by Wheelhouse Lofts. Just steps away from the Springwater Corridor, you can live in a place that welcomes you and your bike with open arms.
Here are the most notable items we came across in the past week…
Bicycle rider dies in collision on SE Flavel – UPDATED
A man riding a bicycle was killed this morning. Police say the man was involved in a collision with someone driving a sedan on SE Flavel near 78th.
Climate rally shuts down SW 4th Avenue, includes call to end I-5 freeway expansion project
Hundreds of concerned Portlanders shut down SW 4th Avenue outside City Hall today to raise awareness of climate change.
Led by Extinction Rebellion PDX and 350PDX, activists called on Mayor Ted Wheeler to declare a citywide climate emergency. In addition to a creative and colorful rally that took over the street, activists from Sunrise Movement staged a sit-in in Wheeler’s office.
Oregon’s Idaho Stop bill needs your help – this weekend! – to get over the finish line
As we’ve been reporting, Oregon is tantalizingly close to passing a version of the Idaho Stop law. Now its chief sponsor says the bill needs your help to get over the final hurdle.
Senate Bill 998 would allow bicycle riders to treat stop signs and flashing red signals as yields. Because it makes so much sense and would make our roads safer and more efficient for all Oregonians, it breezed through the Senate earlier this week with bipartisan support by a vote of 21 to 8.
With just days left in the legislative session, the bill now sits in the House Rules Committee — its final stop before a vote on the House floor. The committee gave the bill a public hearing yesterday, but there was no vote taken. A majority of the representatives seemed open to supporting the bill, but they were tentative and expressed a need to learn more and see more public support for it.
Job: Customer Service Representative – King Cycle Group, Inc
Job Title
Customer Service Representative
Company / Organization
King Cycle Group, Inc
Job Description
Our Customer Service team is the outward face of our company! Provides excellent customer service through regular inbound and outbound telephone and email communication. Maintain and expand relationships with existing customers and new relationships to increase trust and sales.
Provide customer service to external as well as internal customers.
Practice effective communication.
Proactively communicate with existing as well as future potential clients.
Demonstrate positive morale, professionalism and enthusiasm for company product, operations and initiatives.
Resolve customer complaints regarding product, shipping, company issues
Process all orders as indicated by policy and procedure including payment authorization.
Follow up with current and prospective customers through email and phone communication.
Possess product and technical knowledge with the capacity to continue learning.
Process and record information accurately.
Maintain integrity of orders, credit memos and all other paperwork.
Able to adapt to changing circumstances and solve customer issues.
Serve as a back up in Shipping when needed.
Prepares reports as requested.
Treat all coworkers with courtesy and professionalism.
Able to work harmoniously across all company departments.
Take initiative and prioritize tasks throughout the work day to ensure most important work gets done.
Event work (Cross races, tradeshows, etc).
Other tasks and projects as assigned.
How to Apply
Please submit letter of interest and resume by e-mail to jobs@chrisking.com
PBOT gets council support for Vision Zero, except from Commissioner Hardesty
The Portland Bureau of Transportation is making steady progress on their march toward safer streets. They’ve queued up an impressive slate of capital projects, worked the legislature to gain authority for speed limits and enforcement cameras, and have passed important plans with the policy backbone that enables them to do things like remove auto parking from corners (a.k.a. “intersection daylighting”), install crossing treatments in more places, and so on.
Last week PBOT brought their annual Vision Zero 2-Year Update (PDF) to city council. They don’t have to get council’s official blessing for reports like this, but PBOT often takes this step to burnish council relationships, lay political groundwork for funding requests, and get explicit support for what might be controversial Vision Zero-related moves down the road.
Things like this usually get unanimous support because PBOT doesn’t bring half-baked ideas to council and they brief each commissioner beforehand to make sure they are up-to-speed with the issues and information. So it was a big surprise when Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty voted no.
PBOT installing ‘left turn calming’ treatments at 29 intersections
Armed with data, plans, and support from city council, the Portland Bureau of Transportation is moving forward with a pilot program to install “left turn calming” at 29 intersections.
Using a mix of rubber speed bumps and centerline delineator wands, PBOT’s aim is to slow drivers down, prevent them from “cutting corners”, and make it easier for them to see people crossing the street.
During Vision Zero presentation, Commissioner Hardesty says distracted walkers are ‘huge issue’
(Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland)
Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty wants the transportation bureau to do more about distracted walking.