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Aluminum Frame, Singlespeed with a coaster brake, no logo badges, grips read SWOBO, Stolen in front of the ReBuilding Center, rear triangle is built from square stock, This is the only bike of this model in Portland that I know of. Thanks!

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‘Bike trips mainly recreational’ says transportation “expert”

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I just read Jennifer Anderson’s article in the Portland Tribune today about the ongoing survey work of noted PSU bike researcher Jennifer Dill.

What I found surprising about the article wasn’t the survey results, but the comments by Mel Zucker, director of the non-profit Oregon Transportation Institute.

Anderson quoted him to present the anti-bike viewpoint (which every bike article must include for some reason) and here’s what he said,

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Cyclists say Vancouver/Williams are city’s best bike lanes

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At the Platinum Bicycle Master Plan Steering Committee meeting yesterday, city bike coordinator Roger Geller shared results of feedback received at the recent series of Bike Master Plan open houses.

At each of three workshops, the 176 attendees were asked to list what they felt were the best and worst bike lanes in the city.

Winning by a landslide was N. Vancouver Avenue, followed by its close friend N. Williams Avenue.

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