Year: 2007Brand: diamondbackModel: sportColor:electric blueSerial: ??? lostStolen in 97201, OR safeway NWStolen:2010-01-25Stolen From: safeway NW portland in the pearl...10 minutes inside and it was goneNeighborhood: NW pearlOwner: toby coghillOwnerEmail: skiboarder78@hotmail.comReward: 50Description: bright blue beefy frame, lights front/back, with fenders front/back disc brakes, has a stephen ashbrook sticker on the frame round white stickerPolice record with: [...]

Year: 1995Brand: SchwinnModel: MiradaColor:pinkStolen in Portland, OR 97211Stolen:2010-01-30Stolen From: Stolen from 6939 NE Grand Ave, the Neighborhood: WoodlawnOwner: Shane LenartzOwnerEmail: the.antirazor@gmail.comDescription: This is a used Schwinn mountain bike with fat road tires, a black milk crate on the back, a pink bell that says "I heart my bike" and a golf ball on the kickstand. [...]

Year: 2007Brand: SpecializedModel: Tricross ExpertColor:Bronze/BrownSize:54Serial:P6FC24294Stolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2010-01-30Stolen From: Out of our garage....SE 13th & SE Tolman.Neighborhood: Sellwood - WestmorelandOwner: Ron CarleyOwnerEmail: ron@clfuture.orgReward: $100Description: The bike was stolen on Saturday, January 30th between 5 pm and 6:30 pm. I don't have a photo of the bike but here is a link to the [...]

Year: 2008Brand: SpecializedModel: Crosstrail CompColor:Black/BrownSize:58Serial: WUD80538855DPhoto: http://www.evanscycles.com/product_image/image/0cf/56c/820/33492/product_page/specialized-crosstrail-comp-2009-hybrid-bike.jpgStolen in Beaverton, OR 97006Stolen:2010-01-30Stolen From: Arbor Creek ApartementsNeighborhood: TV Highway and SW 170th AveOwner: Jeremiah FreemanOwnerEmail: jeremiahafreeman@hotmail.comDescription: 21 Speed Hybrid. 700cc Bontrager Rhythm Elites with grey cyclocross tire. Black luggage rack, black metals fenders, spedometer, small pink horn.Police record with: 10-715This registrant has documented proof of ownership of [...]

Tweed Ride Portland, circa 2010.Photo Gallery (110 images) / Slideshow Below(Photos © J. Maus)

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Year: 06Brand: OrbeaModel: OpalColor:Blk/orangeSize:60 cmSerial:SNMATSLOB00600Stolen in Sw Portland, OR 97225Stolen:2010-01-27Stolen From: The bike was located in a garage on sw Terri court in sw Portland. Located right behind the alpenrose velodrome. Closest cross street is oleson and scholls ferry.Neighborhood: Sw portland behind the alpenrose velodromeOwner: Bryan VoytillaOwnerEmail: Voytillab@gmail.comDescription: Last Wednesday night (1/27/10) my orbea was [...]

Cover of 2007 edition.

Metro's excellent Bike There! map is set for its first major update since 2007.
Metro's project manager and cartographer for the update, Matthew Hampton, checked in with us last week to share more about what's in store. Hampton created the last two versions of the map and says he and his team [...]

"We believe that because Sunday Parkways is a program that provides and enhances neighborhood livability, economic vitality, and neighborhood connectivity, it is an excellent candidate for General Fund support." -- Cheryl Kuck, PBOT

As part of its 2010-2011 budget, The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation is requesting $642,000 from the General Fund. Of that [...]

Build It Rally

City HallFebruary 4th1:30pm

With the Portland Bicycle Plan up for adoption next week, our leaders in City Hall need to hear loud and clear that we want them to dig deep into their pockets and their politics to just Build It!
The Build It campaign is going strong. The BTA reports the Facebook page [...]

I snagged this from the Goodwill a few days ago!

In case it has slipped your mind, don't forget that this Saturday is Portland's first-ever Tweed Ride. To guide you to utmost enjoyment of this affair, graphic artist, freak bike maker, and volunteer Tweed Ride promoter Gabriel Amadeus recently offered these pointers:

There are no dress or [...]

A happy e-bike owner leaves Kalkhoff Bikes in the Pearl District.(Photo by Adams Carroll)

At the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a new hybrid electric bike from Sanyo stole the show. The Eneloop model made lots of headlines (Treehugger called it a "game-changer" and it even made it's way into the Business section [...]

Year: 2003Brand: KonaModel: Fire MountainColor:red/blueSerial:uknownStolen in Portland, OR 97203Stolen:2010-01-29Stolen From: City of Portland Water Pollution Control Lab 6543 N Burlington, Portland OR 97203Neighborhood: St JohnsOwner: Peter BryantOwnerEmail: petertbryant@gmail.comDescription: Blackburn Voyager headlight. Armadillo tires. Front and rear fenders. Toe clips.
Photo here too: http://twitgoo.com/cngw3Police record with: Portland Police BureauPolice reference#: 10-8182This registrant has documented proof of ownership [...]

The Oregon contingent and Congressman Peter DeFazio in 2009. (Photos © J. Maus)

Earlier this week I bought my plane ticket and officially registered for the 2010 National Bike Summit in Washington D.C..
With a transportation bill in limbo, "livable communities" buzzing on everyone's lips, high-speed rail and distracted driving making major headlines, and social media changing [...]

This week's featured job opportunity is with one of the State of Oregon's premier innovative bicycle manufacturers. If you know your Pocket Llama from your Speeding Tikit, you may have what they need.

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Vergnetti's Coffee: Bikes welcome.

What streetcar did for the Pearl District, bikes are doing for North Williams Avenue. O.K., so maybe it's not quite an equal comparison, but the presence of bike traffic on Williams has encouraged its share of development and the influx of bike-friendly businesses popping up along the street shows no sign [...]

Washington County Commissioner Dick Schouten addresses the crowd in Tigard last night.(Photos © J. Maus)

If the energy and turnout at our Get Together in Tigard last night is any indication, the West Side is poised for big leaps in biking in the coming years -- but it won't come easy.
About 60 people filled the back [...]

A serious and important community forum tonight kicks off a weekend of haywire bike fun and creative activism. Who says we can't have it all? Share your events and plans below.
Thursday, January 28
6:00pm - 8:00pm: 21st Century Civil Rights: Transportation Health Equity Community Forum
How can improving our transportation systems improve our communities, our health, and [...]

Show me the money.

On the same day President Obama announced $8 billion for high speed rail and "the largest investment in infrastructure since the Interstate Highway System," a report released today by the non-profit Alliance for Biking and Walking (formerly known as the Thunderhead Alliance) shows that in almost every state and major U.S. city [...]

A sign of things to come?

Will a new LEED-like road certification program help the Oregon Department of Transportation do more for biking and walking access?
According to the Daily Journal of Commerce, the ODOT is considering whether they should adopt The Greenroads Sustainability Performance Metric. Greenroads is a joint effort by the University of Washington [...]