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Stolen relaigh m60

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Bike was stolen at 9:30 outside of Milam building on OSU campus. Bike and lock were missing. Maroon Silver bike with alexis rims.

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Stolen relaigh m60

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Maroon/silver Bike large frame alexis rims bike was stolen outside of milam building around 9:30am during my class. Lock and bike were stolen

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New TriMet rules handed to Zoobombers

A message in the Zoobomb Forums spells out some new TriMet regulations for bringing bikes on MAX trains that Zoobombers worry could crimp their style.

Handsome Dave writes,

“A TriMet employee hand delivered us one copy of a 3-page letter of new rules this last Sunday…”

Here are key excerpts of the letter (full text here):

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Sights set on the Summit

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National Bike Summit

[From my trip last year.]

The National Bike Summit is just five weeks away.

The Summit is a four-day, annual event in Washington D.C. that brings together America’s bike leaders to network, learn, and most importantly, to ask members of Congress to consider bicycles in their decisions.

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Salem gets bike bridge, what about Portland?

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[Salem will convert this
bridge to bike/ped only.]
Photo: City of Salem

Back in November, I got an email from City of Salem project coordinator David Skilton. He wanted to share news that they’re converting an old railroad bridge on the Willamette to a bicycle and pedestrian-only crossing.

The Salem project sounds exciting. It’s got federal funding, is likely to get $1 million from ODOT Transportation Enhancement funds, and it just received its first private grant (from the Cycle Oregon Fund no less).

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