Streetcar funding, ciclovias, contraflow cycle tracks, carrots and sticks, cycle speed bumps, pro-bike Republicans, anti-bike bloggers, a bike hearse, and rude drivers

- The National Resource Council has released results from a study conducted in 2005 on costs stemming from health effects of manufacturing cars and burning fuel. The result: $56 billion.
- The NY Times [...]

Publisher's note: Despite a recent BTA survey showing that 90% of respondents own a car, many people are finding that living without one (or several) is not only possible but enjoyable. Even the New York Times has noticed that in America, people are falling out of love with cars.
On that note, here's [...]

The Bilenky Chuckwagon.-Slideshow below/Gallery-(Photos © J. Maus)

Year: 2005Brand: bianchiModel: 928 carbon/centaurColor:black/goldSize:51cmSerial: tfc3925wrk4439Photo: https://www.bianchiusa.com/05-bicycles/05-reparto-corse/05-928-centaur.htmlStolen in portland, OR 97209Stolen:2009-10-25Stolen From: downtown portland, sw 4th and morrison.Neighborhood: downtownOwner: kasey wagonerOwnerEmail: kasey.wagoner@gmail.comDescription: 503-505-1312. it is a carbon frame 928 black and gold bianchi. it has a blue water bottle holder.This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Note: At 7:29pm this evening I published a story based on a Craigslist post (it has since been flagged and is no longer visible) that contained photos and serious allegations about a bike thief working in Southeast Portland. In the past hour I have heard from several personal friends of the alleged thief [...]

Year: 2009Brand: WindsorModel: Clockwork OrangeColor:B,K,G,W,O,RSize:61CMPhoto: http://i36.tinypic.com/33z8t3m.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97239Stolen:2009-10-23Stolen From: It was locked by the Enterprise rent-a-car on Barbur BLVD.Neighborhood: SW PortlandOwner: John JonesOwnerEmail: type3john@gmail.comDescription: My Bike was:
2009 Windsor Clockwork Orange
It was a 20+ hour paint-job, with Orange, Blue, Green, Black, & White. It had a Skull & Crossed Bones on the drive side [...]

Year: 2009Brand: redline d440 2perModel: d440Color:burnished copperSize:29erSerial: hr119970Stolen in eugene, OR 97401Stolen:2009-10-24Stolen From: LOCKED STORAGE FACILITY IN THE AROURA APTS.Neighborhood: 100 E 11 AVE AREAOwner: john triggOwnerEmail: trigg6060@inbox.comReward: 100Description: BRAND NEW 8 SPEED LARGE NEW SEAT EUGENE POLICE BIKE REGISATION ON IT.Police record with: TOO BEPolice reference#: NOT YETThis registrant has documented proof of [...]

Year: 2009Brand: surlyModel: cross checkColor:black frameSize:red forkStolen in portland, OR 97202Stolen:2009-10-22Stolen From: house in southeast portland (north sellwood)Neighborhood: technically sellwoodOwner: julie farrisOwnerEmail: indescys@gmail.comReward: $150Description: black frame, red fork. had gel and super soft handlebar tape. the left crank arm was coming loose (just about to fix it) and creeks. black pedals, no cagesThis registrant has [...]

Year: ?Brand: RaleighModel: PursuitColor:RedSize:Woman'sSerial: ?Photo: http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6470/p6113950.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97211Stolen:2009-10-23Stolen From: A house on NE grand and NE fremont Ave, Portland Oregon, right by fremont.Neighborhood: NEOwner: Charles BoltonOwnerEmail: boltonchuck@hotmail.comDescription: This is a Woman's Red Raleigh Pursuit. It was given to me by a friend, I don't know the year or the serial, maybe the [...]

Fall colors and back roads. (Photo © J. Maus)

What are you doing this weekend? Rain, fog, or shine, check out our weekend event guide, lube up your chain, and let us know what you end up doing.

Two new job openings were posted to our Jobs board this week.
The City of Wilsonville is seeking a Bicycle/Pedestrian Project Coordinator and the Bicycle Transportation Alliance is hiring a part-time Finance and Office Assistant. See details below.

Bicycle/Pedestrian Project Coordinator -- City of Wilsonville
Finance and Office Assistant -- Bicycle Transportation Alliance

Farmer Juvencio Arqueta chats with Washington County Commissioner Dick Schouten during a tour of the area on Monday. Arqueta's farm is on land that the County wants to designate for future development. - Slideshow below - (Photos © J. Maus)

The City of Vancouver announced today that they've installed a new bike lane along SE 20th Street (from 176th to 192nd) that includes a "buffer area between the bicycle and the travel lane."
This is the latest in a string of bikeway news from Portland's neighbor to the north. Last month we reported about a [...]

Graph from BTA survey results.

Lips singer Wayne Coynein his trademark bubble(Photo by Flaming Lips)

By now the world has heard that the Flaming Lips were in Portland last month to film naked bikers for a music video for their new album, Embryonic (which incidentally has become the band's first top 10 hit).
The video is now complete, and the band is [...]

[UPDATE, 12:28pm: We've just published a separate story with more results from this survey that were not initially released.]

Results have been released from a survey conducted by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) last August. The intent of the survey, titled Bicycling Perceptions and Experiences in Oregon and Southwest Washington, was to garner feedback and [...]

Todd Boulanger

[This story is by Todd Boulanger, a former transportation planner for the City of Vancouver who has been soaking up the bike infrastructure of Europe. In this report he shares some views of a bike parking project at a public square in Amsterdam.]

The bike parking options under consideration for Amsterdam's city center (All [...]

(Photo by Ktesh from the BikePortland Photographers group on Flickr.)

Brand: Found- BrooksModel: Professional SaddleColor:HoneyStolen in Portland, OR Stolen:2009-10-20Neighborhood: CityBikes Repairshop 503 239-0553Owner: Burton FordOwnerEmail: dubmixford@yahoo.comDescription: I bought a modified Brooks Pro saddle with a custom cut in the center and black stitching across the bottom, holding the two sides together. I assumed it was stolen amd would like to get it back to the [...]

Bike fun at last weekend's Cross Crusade kiddie race. (Photo © J. Maus)

This is just a selection from the many bike events going on this weekend. For more, including regular weekly or monthly events, see the Shift calendar.