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The bike has a rack in the back, a water bottle holder, and attachments for a headlight and a tire pump. It was borrowed by a friend who used my cable lock instead of my u-lock, thus allowing the bike to be stolen. It was stolen between 1pm and 11pm on Saturday July 21. If you have any information, please contact me! I will give a $50 reward if it is found.
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The Portland Development Commission (PDC) and the Portland Department of Transportation (PDOT) are throwing a public party in north Portland tomorrow night to celebrate the completion of the first phase of their Vancouver-Williams Transportation Safety Project.
The Portland Office of Transportation and the Portland Development Commission are joining forces to hold a Share the Road celebration at Dawson Park!
The event will celebrate the bike and ped projects already completed as part of Phase One along the corridor, as well as letting folks know what they can expect to see happen ped and bike-wise in upcoming Phases Two and Three.
Vancouver-Williams Share the Road celebration
Wednesday, July 25 2007
5:30 – 7:30pm
Dawson Park, N Vancouver & Stanton St (cute gazebo park near Legacy Emanuel) – northwest corner
Coincides with Summer Concerts in the Park event
Why not stop by on your bike ride commute home along Williams after work? We’ll have –
* free ice-cream for the first 400 folks!
* free neighborhood bike & walk maps & other options materials!
* free “I Share the Road” stickers for bikes & cars!
* bike helmet booth, fitted by Legacy Emanuel Trauma Nurses Talk Tough staff & volunteers. Helmets will be for both adults & kids, and will sell for an incredible five dollars!
PDOT staff, including the project engineers, will be on hand to hear your thoughts and answer your transportation questions about the Vancouver-Williams corridor; give information on what’s next in the pipeline to help improve conditions yet further for pedestrians & bicyclists; and get your feedback on speed in the corridor. We’ll have speed surveys for Vancouver-Williams available, as well as the Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s North/Northeast bike boulevard surveys, so you can give vital bicyclist feedback whilst you munch on that ice-cream!
Sponsored by the Community Exchange Cycle Touring Club
Ever wanted to ride to the highest points in Portland but were afraid to try? Then this is the ride for you. No rider will be left behind and there is no shame in dismounting and walking if the going gets too tough. Of course, if you like climbing up hills a bit quicker, you can always go to the top, ride back down, and climb it again until the rest of us get there!
The first 4 miles will feel like they never end but the remaining 20 miles feature gently rolling hills and beautiful scenery followed by
an exhilarating ride down Germantown Rd, making those first 4 miles well worth the effort.
Please join us this Sunday 7/29/2007 for a ride that takes us up to Council Crest and out along Skyline Blvd as we circle Forest Park. Bragging rights awarded to all who complete the ride. For those more faint of heart, there will be an easy paced ECT ride scheduled for the same day. Details on that ride will be posted later this week.
Starting Location: Madison Plaza (Eastbank Esplanade & SE Madison)
Assemble Time – 10:00 AM
Departure Time – 10:15 AM
Forecast: 80 Degrees and Sunny.
Total Distance: 25 miles
Elevation Gain: 1000+ Ft.
Route Map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1164749
Pace: Intermediate Group Ride. No one left behind.
Pack a snack/lunch for a pleasant lunch break atop Council Crest.
Ride Leader – Contact: Severt (503) 234-7778, wsevert [at] gmail [dot]
com
We are a non-profit organization promoting peace and cultural exchange through bicycle touring and bike school operation. We are registered with the State of Oregon and we are applying for our 501(c)3 status with IRS. Upon receipt of our non-profit status, your donations will be tax deductible with a retroactive effectivity date of 3/29/2007 – our incorporation date.
Your participation, volunteering, and donations are much appreciated.
Our website: www.ExchangeCycleTours.org
Also on YahooGroups: ExchangeCycleTours
For Bicycle Tune-Up Classes, please email:
info [at] exchangecycletours [dot] org
Location:
Hayden Island Yacht Club
12050 N. Jantzen Drive
Portland, OR 97217
Help Decide Your Future Ride!
Do you drive, walk, bike, or ride the bus across the I-5 bridge? Talk with us. Join us for a casual conversation about proposals to improve Interstate 5 and public transit between Vancouver and Portland. We’ll bring lemonade, maps, and the latest information about alternatives under analysis. Drop in anytime during these informal sessions. We also will be at many other events this summer. Visit www.ColumbiaRiverCrossing.org for a complete schedule. Columbia River Crossing is a bridge, transit, and highway improvement project for I-5 between Portland and Vancouver.
I’ve been meaning to post an update about how bicycles are fairing in the the Columbia River Crossing Project.
A 25 member Bike/Ped Advisory Committee has been meeting regularly for the past few months. You can learn more about who’s on the committee and read their meeting notes on the CRC website.
I’ve got more thoughts on all this, and I hope to share them soon. In the meantime, here are the details on the latest series of open houses.
Distance (time): 2 hours
Ride leader/contact: Ivan Meadors
Starting location: Fred Meyer/Starbucks @ Cornelius Pass Road
(near Highway 26 west on Imbrie Road)
route: Washington county farmlands
terrain: flat to rolling
directions to the starting point from Portland:
Highway 26 west
Cornelius Pass Road (south)
Right on Imbrie Road
Starbuck’s near Fred Meyer
This is a regroup “MEET THE TEAM RIDE”. Pace will not be too difficult,
as there is a criterium on Sunday for which many people should be
attending!
Hosted by the BTA.
The ride will start and end at Alberta Park on NE 22nd and NE Killingsworth.
Bicycle Boulevards are low-traffic, neighborhood streets that are optimized for bicycle traffic. In addition to providing safe, low-cost, direct and attractive routes for cyclists, they also enhance neighborhood livability and traffic safety.
Join us tomorrow night to tour some of the cities best streets for cycling and find out how we can get more of them in Portland!
We will meet @ the CCC.
Vintage road bikes encouraged but everyone is welcome!
Planned route is to visit Blue Lake , via Vancouver & Marine Drive, then back to the CCC.
All skill levels welcome, we will regroup frequently. We will do this on the last Sunday of every month, thru September at least. Thanks!
As part of their monthly Debate Club series, the Bus Project and the Portland Mercury will host a bikes versus cars debate next Tuesday.
The debate will include interim BTA director Scott Bricker, me, Sreya Sarkar of the Cascade Policy Institute’s Wheels to Wealth Program and Mel Zucker of the Oregon Transportation Institute.
The debate will be moderated by City Commissioner of Transportation Sam Adams.
The meaning of last Friday’s Tour of Tomorrow bike ride can be summed up by one simple fact: a majority of the Metro Council (4 of 7 members) rode the entire 40 mile, bi-state route.
The ride — which was created by Oregonian columnist and Cycle Oregon founder Jonathan Nicholas and Mike Houck from the Urban Greenspaces Institute — is meant to foster connections between decision makers and create a, “shared vision for a regional bicycle route network.”
With over 100 hand-picked politicos, planners, and advocates, and deluxe support from the Cycle Oregon crew, the ride has become an annual outdoor networking and educational opportunity like no other.