Proposed plans for SE Holgate. (Note: Final design might differ slightly from this drawing.)

Brand: Blue HeronColor:Shiny BluePhoto: http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8809/blueheron.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97212Stolen:2009-07-16Stolen From: NE 8th and NE KnottNeighborhood: IrvingtonOwner: Karen LowthianOwnerEmail: kslowthian@gmail.comDescription: No pump and a silver rack on the backThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Year: 2004Brand: FeltModel: ?Color:SilverSerial: ?Stolen in , OR Stolen:2009-07-11Stolen From: tillamook and 7thNeighborhood: inner NEOwner: Adam Clardy-O'NealOwnerEmail: oneality@msn.comReward: 100Description: Silver Felt Hybrid: skinny tires, straight bars, SPD pedals, full fenders, rear rack, bontrager carbon forkThis registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

The Columbian newspaper is reporting that Clark County Commissioners want staff to look into a plan to create a bicycle licensing fee.

L to R: Clark County Commissioners Steve Stuart, Tom Mielke, and Marc Boldt.

Brand: KHSModel: fliteColor:grey/blackSize:53Stolen in portland, OR 97232Stolen:2009-07-14Stolen From: my porch, 29th and NE DavisNeighborhood: laurelhurstOwner: Elissa HallOwnerEmail: ehall2@uoregon.eduReward: twenty bucksDescription: cane creek headset, small dent in top tube, single speed with nice front wheel and old rear wheelThis registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

The human-powered Hippypotamus, an award-winning kinetic sculpture, made an appearance at the Oregon Country Fair last weekend. (Photo by Greg Raisman, from the BikePortland Photographers pool Flickr)

Map detail of Northeast Sunday Parkways event planned for this Sunday.

Don Kruger, owner of Kruger's Farm Stand on Sauvie Island.(Photos © J. Maus)

Farmer Don Kruger, owner of Kruger's Farm Market on Sauvie Island, says he's "hanging tough" after the recent Multnomah County decision on his farm stand permit.
During a standard permit update process that was triggered by a complaint from one of Kruger's neighbors, the [...]

Year: 2007Brand: LemondModel: Poprad discColor:redSize:57Serial: WL4165123Stolen in Portland, OR 97206Stolen:2009-07-14Stolen From: SE 58th and Powell.Neighborhood: Foster-PowellOwner: Alex NelsonOwnerEmail: atnelson@fastmail.fmDescription: rear rack (Blackburn EX-1); Bontrager full fenders; disc brakes on black rims; LEDs on valve stems; cateye Enduro 8 computerPolice record with: 0962148This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Year: unknownBrand: HaroModel: X24 (Cruiser)Color:BlackSize:24"Serial: 90021Stolen in Portland, OR Stolen:2009-07-13Stolen From: Stolen from the parking lot of the Kennedy School on 33rd and 57th.Owner: Clint KellerOwnerEmail: clint.keller@comcast.netDescription: All black aluminum Haro with white logos. 24" wheels, cruiser style bike. White stitching on the seat and light scratches on the handle bar.Police reference#: 0961440This [...]

Downtown Tigard. Red lines show streets impacted by amendments to planning code.View Map

On June 23th, Tigard City Council voted unanimously in favor of planning code amendments that remove the city's requirement to have bike lanes on specific downtown streets. Along with that decision, they also voted on a code amendment that allows them to put [...]

Year: 2000Brand: TrekModel: XO1Color:GOLDSize:61cmSerial: WTUA0361338SStolen in Portland, OR 97215Stolen:2009-07-13Stolen From: Stolen in front of house between Division street and Lincoln Street at 54th Ave.Neighborhood: Mt. TaborOwner: Alphonse GoettlerOwnerEmail: alphonse20@me.comDescription: Large Trek Cycle cross bike with Rolf Vector rims, black fenders and kevlar tires. Bontrager seat with Trek tool pouch and tools inside. Nashbar computer on [...]

"The more lanes I have, the more people I have... Once you put a bike lane in, it's going to cut down a lane of traffic. That is my concern."-- Krishna Bhaptarai, owner of Katmandu Foods and signer of a petition against the bike lane plan

Our story about a plan to re-stripe Commercial Avenue in [...]

Gabriel Tiller wasn't smilingafter a security breach at Nashbar.com resulted in fraud.(Photo © J. Maus)

Northeast Portland resident Gabriel Tiller is sort of a bicycle renaissance man. He has won a national tall-bike jousting competition, taken top prize at the Zoobomb Century, earned a spot on the gravity-biking podium at the Maryhill Festival of Speed, [...]

Year: 2008Brand: KHSModel: T-Rex boys mountain bikeColor:Black/ SilverSize:24 x 13Serial: U70464427Stolen in Porland, OR 97213Stolen:2009-06-29Stolen From: garageNeighborhood: Roseway NE 72nd and AlamedaOwner: Mark PendletonOwnerEmail: markpend@comcast.netReward: YesDescription: Like new; white lettering with red outline; suspension fork; 21-speedPolice record with: PortlandPolice reference#: 09-59838This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

[This Q & A with Massachusetts-based builder Chris Igleheart was written by Portlander Otis Rubottom as part of our ongoing coverage of the upcoming Oregon Manifest event. Igleheart will be in Portland this October to compete in the Constructor's Design Challenge. We'll publish more builder Q & As in the weeks to come.]

Chris Igleheart [...]

This is what the sign looks like today.

The effort by University of Oregon to re-design downtown Portland's iconic "Made in Oregon" sign is once again in the news. Now that they own the building it is attached to, UO wants to make some changes to the sign. The issue created a bit of [...]

Year: 2002Brand: TrekModel: XO1Color:goldSize:58 or 60Stolen in Portland, OR 97215Stolen:2009-07-13Stolen From: SE 54th Ave between Division and Lincoln in the Mt. Tabor area.Neighborhood: Mt. TaborOwner: Alphonse GoettlerOwnerEmail: alphonse20@me.comDescription: Very large size, gold Cycle Cross bike with Rolf Vector rims. Black fenders, trek tool pouch and a hitch for a kids trail-a-bike on seat post. Also [...]

Year: 2008Brand: TrekModel: Madone 4.5 WDSColor:Icy BlueStolen in 97211, OR Stolen:2009-07-13Stolen From: 12th and Alberta.Neighborhood: AlbertaOwner: Shoshanah OppenheimOwnerEmail: oshoshanah@yahoo.comDescription: frame size is tiney 47 or 49, shimano ultegra components, Bontrager wheels and tires, and cool white seat

Year: 2008Brand: TrekModel: 7.3 FXColor:White, silver and blackSerial: utv304c2296cStolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2009-07-12Stolen From: My house, just a few blocks SE of the Ross Island Bridge.Neighborhood: BroklenOwner: Katie SuttonOwnerEmail: Katie731@gmail.comDescription: Frame is white with silver shading, and it has black handle bars, seat and fenders.Police record with: 09-061589This registrant has documented proof of ownership of [...]