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Day: June 15, 2006

Pedalpalooza Daily – 6/16

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[Pedalpalooza runs from 6/8 – 6/24 and is organized by Shift to Bikes. View the full schedule here and get the latest ride reports here.]

Vancouver (our neighbor to the North) is really coming on strong. Next Monday they’re hosting an award ceremony for their Bronze award from the League of American Bicyclists, they got some great bikey coverage yesterday in the Columbian and check out their three events today; Critical Mass, a fashion show and a bike-in movie. Yeah Vancouver!

Here’s a list of today’s events:

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Stolen: Green Bianchi Cruiser

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[Posted by “simonharris”]

someone broke into my apartment and clipped the cable on my green rollo bianchi cruiser which also has a basket on the front. If you see this bike please email me simonharris at riseup.net

thanks.

Injured cyclist needs witnesses

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[Click for large view of crash scene.
Image by Timo Forsberg.]

At around 7:00AM last Monday morning Justin Isle was riding in the bike lane on his way to work, heading westbound on NE Broadway. As he approached N Williams Avenue and the I-5 onramp (right near the Shell station) he was struck by a car.

He now has two compression fractures in his back and no witnesses to help with his case.

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Portland bicycle industry worth $63M

[Cover of summary
brochure.]

A consulting firm hired by the City of Portland Office of Transportation just completed an economic analysis of Portland’s bicycle industry. The final numbers say that our bicycle-related industry is worth $63 million to Portland’s regional economy (which has a total value of $17 billion) and that bicycles account for 800 jobs.

Download report summary (PDF)

The survey was given to more than 100 businesses, varying in size from a one-man shop to companies with 50-100 employees. They were asked four questions related to:

  • gross revenue related to bicycles,
  • growth in revenues over the past decade,
  • the effect of Portland’s bike-friendly reputation on business, and
  • how the bicycle-related activities of the City could help grow their business.

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Stolen: Trek and Giant

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[Listed by “gordo2002”]

Mine and my wifes bikes were stolen on 6-13-06, i had a ’05 giant ocr1 and it was blue and silver. she had a ’02 trek 3700 mountain bike. these bikes were locked to a bike post in front of Bridgeport brewery in NW, between the time of 10:30-11:15 pm someone came by and cut both of our cable locks. my name is jordan and phone # 801-232-8539

Local industry news round-up

Tomorrow I plan to post about the results of the City of Portland’s bicycle industry economic impact survey. In light of that I thought I’d share a couple of local bike industry stories that have been piling up on my desk:

Showers Pass gets “Best Gear” award
Outside Magazine has named the Showers Pass Elite Jacket among it’s best cycling gear of the year.

Showers Pass is located in Beaverton, (five miles Southwest of Portland) and has quickly gained a strong following for their wet weather gear. It’s good quality stuff and you can find it locally at Bike Gallery, TeamEstrogen.com (women’s) and VeloClothes.com.

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St. Johns Bridge still unsafe after 75 years

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St. Johns Bridge, Portland OR

[Hardly “better” access.]

Noticed an article in the Oregonian yesterday about the upcoming 75th anniversary of the St. Johns Bridge in North Portland.

Given the controversial recent history of this bridge, one paragraph jumped out at me:

“In 2005, the Oregon Department of Transportation spent nearly $43 million to complete a major overhaul of the bridge that included new decking, replacement of worn cables, an upgrading of seismic features, better pedestrian and bicycle access, and reinstallation of historic street lamps.”

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Pedalpalooza Daily – 6/15

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[Pedalpalooza runs from 6/8 – 6/24 and is organized by Shift to Bikes. View the full schedule here and get the latest ride reports here.]

Northeast steps up to the plate today with a bouquet of bike fun. The CCC is hosting two volunteer events, the Clownhouse is having their Bikini Bike Wash, and Tori will be rocking her Polo 101 class at Alberta Park.

Here’s a list of today’s action:

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