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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.
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Stops-as-yields bill up for possible vote in House committee
(Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland)
Senate Bill 998 — Oregon’s version of the “Idaho Stop” law that would allow bicycle riders to treat stop signs and flashing red signals like yields — has finally made it to the House.
Since our report on this bill last week, the bill passed the full Oregon Senate yesterday by a vote of 21 to 8. It was then referred to the House Rules Committee where it will receive a public hearing and possible vote tomorrow (6/20).
The House Rules Committee has seven members. Among them are Portland-area Democrats Barbara Smith-Warner (District 45), Rob Nosse (District 42), and Vice-Chair Jennifer Williamson (District 36).
Advocates will ride with policymakers to urge Off-road Cycling Master Plan completion
(Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland)
It’s been over four years since the City of Portland embarked on an effort to create a master plan for off-road cycling. The draft of the Off-road Cycling Master Plan came out in November 2017.
Bill that could make rural roads safer on its way to Governor’s desk
A bill that has received unanimous support from the Oregon House and Senate will give counties throughout Oregon a new tool to improve safety on rural roads.
House Bill 3213 creates a pilot program that will allow five counties to designate a dangerous stretch of road as a “safety corridor”. The legislation is meant to stem the tide of serious and fatal crashes that plague rural roads throughout the state. During committee hearings for the bill, lawmakers heard that many of Oregon’s once quiet farming roads now see increased levels of driving due to population growth and people who want to avoid congested interstates.
Some of these rural, county-owned roads also happen to be popular for bicycle riding.