Where should Portland’s bikeshare stations go? Ten maps that might help
The main gripe Portlanders seem to have about bikesharing so far isn’t that it’s a bad idea – it’s that there isn’t going to be enough of it.
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“Mistakes” aside, city says Alta’s labor issues won’t affect Portland Bike Share
The federal “prevailing wage” law that Alta may have run afoul of in D.C., which requires government contractors to be paid at higher than market price, applies only to direct contracts with the District of Columbia or federal government itself, city spokeswoman Diane Dulken said.
Guess what? NYC’s bike share system is popular and working well
Initially plagued with problems, Citi Bike’s main issue these days is keeping up with demand for the popular new mode of transit.
‘Jobs With Justice’ delivers petition to Alta Bicycle Share’s Portland offices
Father Jack Mosbrucker and other members of Jobs With Justice outside Alta offices yesterday.(Photos: Jobs With Justice) Jobs With Justice, a local non-profit that fights for worker’s rights, paid a visit to the southeast Portland offices of Alta Bicycle Share yesterday. Jobs With Justice is joining the call from past and current employees of an … Read more
Alta releases statement on employee wage inquiry
Portland-based Alta Bicycle Share has released an official statement about an inquiry into the companies employee labor practices. At the end of last month, sixteen current and past employees of the Alta-run Capital Bikeshare system in Washington D.C., went public with allegations that the company had underpaid them and failed to provide federally mandated health … Read more
Mia Birk, Alta Bicycle Share face scrutiny over labor practices, Citibike hiccups
A Capital Bikeshare employee “rebalances” bikes at a docking site near Union Station. Some past and current employees claim they’ve been underpaid by Portland-based Alta Bicycle Share.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) It’s been a rough few weeks for Alta Bicycle Share VP Mia Birk. The roll-out of the massive and high-profile Citibike system has by many … Read more
As CitiBike launches, what’s next for Portland’s Alta Bicycle Share?
Alta Bicycle Share just enjoyed its biggest launch yet, kicking off a 6,000-bike deal worth tens of millions of dollars over the next few years. And 2013 is only going to get more interesting.
Portland-based Alta wins Seattle bike share contract
Portland-based Alta Bicycle Share has done it again. They’ve been chosen to operate a 500 bike, 50 station bike share system in Seattle. The announcement was made today by Puget Sound Bike Share (PSBS). According to a press release, Alta will work with PSBS to plan, launch and sustain a bike share network that will … Read more
City, Alta Bicycle Share release new estimates for bike share budget
Getting real about the costs.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) At its meeting tomorrow, Portland City Council is set to authorize the contract with Alta Bicycle Share for our forthcoming bike share system. In advance of that vote, the City has released new cost estimate numbers for the project. Thanks to new numbers from Alta, we now … Read more
Mia Birk of Alta Bicycle Share says Portland’s system “Will allow us to fulfill the 2030 vision”
Get ready Portland, it’s coming!.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) On Friday afternoon, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) announced that Alta Bicycle Share had won the contract to operate the Portland Bike Share system. Given Alta’s Portland headquarters, their success in nabbing major bike share projects around the country, and Birk’s own close connections with the … Read more
Addressing delays, Alta Bicycle Share says they could deliver Portland system on time
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Alta Bicycle Share, the spinoff of Portland-based Alta Planning + Design that has dominated bike-sharing headlines after securing a string of high-profile contracts in major U.S. cities is now getting a much different kind of publicity. Delays to system roll-outs in New York City, Chicago, Boston and Chattanooga have gotten national … Read more
Portland-based Alta Bicycle Share wins 10,000 bike New York City contract
Promo photo from New York City Bike Share website. Local staff of Southeast Portland-based Alta Bicycle Share are celebrating a huge victory this morning. New York City has formally announced that they’ve selected the company as the vendor for their massive 10,000 bike, 600 station New York City Bike Share system. Officials estimate that bike … Read more