5 November 2009 Archives

Blue Giant Boulder SE 2003

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Year: 2003
Brand: Giant
Model: Boulder SE
Color:Blue
Size:14″
Serial: GD273063
Stolen in Portland, OR OR
Stolen:2009-11-3
Stolen From: Near SE 62nd and Foster
Neighborhood: Foster/Powell
Owner: Rebecca Ragain
OwnerEmail: rebeccaragain@yahoo.com
Description: It didn’t have any special features. It had a rack on the back (can’t remember the brand) but obviously that could be removed so I don’t know if that helps.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

black Gary Fisher wingra 2007

Year: 2007
Brand: Gary Fisher
Model: wingra
Color:black
Size:15.5
Serial: wtu234c0570b
Stolen in portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2009-10-30
Stolen From: This was stolen from back porch area near NE 53rd and clackamas st.
Neighborhood: Rose city neighborhood
Owner: julie moloney
OwnerEmail: juliemoloney@msn.com
Reward: $100
Description: Had fenders and seat post mounted rack with black detours bike bag and cateye headlight
Police record with: T109000155
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

New coalition calls for “CRC 2.0” and a new planning process

Groups want to start the
planning process over.
(Photo © J. Maus)

A coalition of five local non-profit groups are calling for “an immediate restart of the deadlocked I-5 planning process.”

The Coalition for a Livable Future, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, Environment Oregon, Environment Washington, and Upstream Public Health just issued a joint news release saying they want a new plan for the Columbia River Crossing.

Year: ?
Brand: Jamis
Model: ?
Color:Blue and White
Size:?
Serial: U31YZU999
Stolen in Eugene, OR 97401
Stolen:2009-11-4
Stolen From: 541 E. 19th St. Eugene, OR 97401
Owner: Jocelyn Lescarbeau
OwnerEmail: lescarbe@uoregon.edu
Description: grip on handle bars was kind of coming off, bell that said i love my bike plus bike light attachment, stadium park sticker
Police record with: Eugene Police
Police reference#: 09-2059
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

BikeCraft V will showcase Portland’s crafty, creative talent on December 5th

Crowds were a bit
cramped at BikeCraft III.
(Photo © J.Maus)

BikeCraft is an annual holiday bazaar that gathers under one roof the many unique and interesting Portlanders who create handmade, cycling related crafts.

We can hardly believe it, but this is the fifth anniversary of BikeCraft!

Each year BikeCraft has grown by leaps and bounds, and this year we think we’ve finally found a space that can hold all of our talented, creative crafters, the people who flock to the event to purchase hand-made gifts, art, gear, and fashion…and even all of our bikes. Sandbox Studio, a former forklift warehouse turned gorgeous photography studio, has generously invited us to use their large, light-filled space.

The BikeCraft fair will be free and open to the public on Saturday, December 5 from 10am-5pm at Sandbox Studio located at 420 NE 9th Ave (between Flanders and Glisan).

Here are BikePortland’s traffic stats from the month of October, 2009.

The most popular post of the month (counted by page views using Google Analytics) was our story covering the Oregon Manifest Constructor’s Design Challenge. That was followed by the unusual mention of a story outside our region highlighting the death of a Texas couple while riding their tandem and the leniency given to the person who killed them due to limited rules on distracted driving.

Following on a lighter and long sustained note came the Hopworks Beerfiets story we published back in September which rattled around the web enough to place it as the third most popular post during October. In fourth was the Mayor’s proclamation of October 9th as Bicycle Messenger Appreciation Day following in the footsteps of San Francisco and Toronto.

Next month’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen is sure to attract protesters who feel global leaders aren’t acting quickly enough. One group plans to make their point with a massive bicycle sculpture infused with the bodies of activists.

That alone seemed like something Portlanders could get behind. Then I read their rallying cry — “Put the fun between your legs” — and remembered how that slogan is commonly seen on t-shirts, stickers and patches made by Portland-based Microcosm Publishing.

(Graphic from FunBetwenYourLegs.info)

Sunset Blvd like you’ve
never seen it before.
(Graphic: Colleen Corcoran/cicLAvia)

Two bits of news that came across my desk in the last 24 hours speak to the growing momentum (should we call it a revolution?) across America for carfree streets and more dedicated space for bike traffic.

According to an article published in the Los Angeles Times yesterday, a group of Angelenos calling themselves cicLAvia are pushing the city to plan an event similar to Bogota’s ciclovia (which also inspired Portland’s Sunday Parkways events).

Imagine riding through this
with a few friends!

Since 1993, the Portland International Raceway (PIR) has hosted the holiday tradition known as Winter Wonderland. Each year, over 100,000 people drive their cars along the racetrack which is adorned with massive, holiday-themed light sculptures and animated displays accompanied by festive Christmas tunes and holiday cheer.

U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer announced a new bill yesterday that would expand the existing Safe Routes to Schools program to high schools. The Safe Routes to High Schools Act would enable high schools to vie for federal grants that would help them build walking and biking facilities for students.

The goal of the bill is to improve the health of our nation’s teenagers, make traffic around schools safer, and provide a less expensive way for kids to get to school.

A one-pager on the bill states that the obesity rate for kids between the ages of 12 and 19 have more than tripled in the past fifteen years, with 17.6% of high school age kids now classified as obese. Another statistic that provided impetus for this proposed legislation is a Centers for Disease Control estimate that 25% of traffic within three miles of a school comes from parents dropping off or picking up their children.

Today through Saturday the National Bicycle Tour Directors Association (NBTDA) is holding their annual conference in Portland.

The NBTDA is based in Minneapolis and their mission is to “provide development and networking opportunities” for “individuals and entities who operate recreational bicycle events”. Over 100 ride directors from all over the world are members of the organization.

Blue Giant Boulder SE 2003

black Gary Fisher wingra 2007

New coalition calls for “CRC 2.0” and a new planning process

Blue and White Jamis ? ?

BikeCraft V will showcase Portland’s crafty, creative talent on December 5th

October, 2009 site stats and top stories

At Climate Change Summit, ‘Bike Bloc’ protesters will put the fun between their legs

Cycle tracks in D.C. and a ciclovia in L.A.?

Raceway’s ‘Winter Wonderland’ will include one night just for bikes

Blumenauer bill would extend ‘Safe Routes’ into high schools

Bike tour directors hold annual conference in Portland

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