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WHITE/PINK/BLUE BIANCHI ?

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Year: ?
Brand: BIANCHI
Color:WHITE/PINK/BLUE
Size:54
Serial: ??
Photo: http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/polkadotberrie/P1030087.jpg
Stolen in PORTLAND, OR 97209
Stolen:2009-07-5
Stolen From: 9TH AND NW KEARNEY.
PEARL COURT APARTMENTS.
Neighborhood: PEARL DISTRICRT
Owner: JESSICA THORNE
OwnerEmail: POLKADOTBERRIE@YAHOO.COM
Reward: 100
Description: WHITE VINTAGE BIANCHI. PINK AND BLUE ACCENTS. BLUE TIRES. BLUE HANDLE BARS. PINK CHAIN.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

The Monday Roundup

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High speed rail; homeless Hummers; Berlin fixie ban; traffic in India; traffic in Indonesia; the gender gap; genetics; walking; playing in the street

Hang on to your hats, folks, there’s a lot of news this week.

– A NY Times Op-Ed speculating that Detroit, with its disappearing population and wide, empty streets, could be transformed into a bicycling utopia has been causing a stir around the web. A reader sent in a link to this story about how the bicycle craze of the late 19th century paved the way for Detroit to become the iconic motoring city (thanks Dan!).

– On the whole, the population of US cities is beginning to grow again, reports Streetsblog.

– The Sightline Institute has found that we’re using less gas in the Pacific Northwest — in fact, in the past year we’ve dropped down to 1965 levels.

– A compendium of the Obama administration’s transportation goals.

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Peugeot cruiser late 80’s

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Year: late 80’s
Brand: Peugeot
Model: cruiser
Stolen in 97211, OR
Stolen:2009-07-4
Stolen From: We hosted a 4th of July party in NE Portland at Skidmore off MLK and someone of our guests “picked up” this bike from somewhere . . . unclear where the location was. We really want to get it back to it’s rightful owner.
Owner: Kate Casselman
OwnerEmail: kate.casselman@gmail.com
Description: We hosted a 4th of July party and someone of our thoughtless/inebriated guests “picked up” this bike from some gassy spot. It’s a old Peugeot and we really want it to go to it’s rightful owner so contact me with some details about the bike so I’ll know it belongs to you.