Year: 2007Brand: BrodieModel: RomaxColor:GreySize:57cmPhoto: http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt256/thejakesnakes/20091202-20091202-_E2Z6344.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97201Stolen:2010-01-8Stolen From: SW 6th and JacksonNeighborhood: Portland State UniversityOwner: Jacob CummingsOwnerEmail: Thejakesnakes@gmail.comDescription: Disc brakes, Selle SLK saddle, Dura Ace 10spd rear Derailleur, 105 9spd shifters, Locust CX tires,This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Bike traffic on the Hawthorne Bridge.(Photo © J. Maus)

The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has released a full report and analysis on their 2009 bike counts. Last month, an unauthorized and incomplete version of the report leaked to the Willamette Week revealed that bike ridership in Portland had taken its first dip since [...]

ODOT wants input on transportation safety.(Photo © J. Maus)

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has announced two meetings where they will solicit public input on their Transportation Safety Action Plan.
Last updated in 2004, that safety plan is an important part of the Oregon Transportation Plan and it guides ODOT's safety budget. Anyone [...]

Screenshot from Facebook group that has posted this horrific photo and added: My Way, Get the F%&* Out of It.

A group on Facebook with 32,000 members that is encouraging dangerous behavior and fomenting hate toward people on bicycles violates Facebook's terms of use and should be shut down.
Among other things, the group named There's a [...]

[News intern Alaya Wyndham-Price spent the recent holiday in Walla Walla, Washington. She checked in on the local bike scene and shares her report below.]

Reggie Gonzales at the Bicycle Barn. (Photo: Alaya Wyndham-Price)

Like Portland, it snowed in Walla Walla during the holidays, about four inches of the white stuff fell and then slightly froze [...]

This week's job openings feature two exciting opportunities...

Salesperson/Mechanic Extraordinaire -- Renovo Hardwood Bicycles

Temporary Seasonal Consumer Service Rep (Full-Time) -- Yakima Products, Inc.

Year: 2007?Brand: GiantModel: CyclocrossColor:BlueSize:WhiteStolen in Portland, OR 97219Stolen:2010-01-7Stolen From: Capital Hwy and CaliforniaOwner: Alex AccettaOwnerEmail: alexaccetta@hotmail.comDescription: Blue and White Giant with Blue handlebar tape and Beer sticker I believe. Stolen from my garage in SW Portland in early am on 1/7/10. Also stole red/black Giant at same time the buggers.This registrant does not [...]

Year: 2006Brand: GiantModel: TCR 2Color:Red/BlackSize:54 or 56Photo: http://archive.giant-bicycles.com/uk/030.000.000/030.010.000.asp?year=2006&model=10276Stolen in Portland, OR 97219Stolen:2010-01-7Stolen From: SW Portland - Capital Highway and CaliforniaNeighborhood: MultnomahOwner: Alex AccettaOwnerEmail: alexaccetta@hotmail.comReward: Undying Loyalty and BeerDescription: Red/Black Giant TCR 2 with PSU sticker on seatpost and Team Beer sticker on fork and Team Forte saddle I thinkThis registrant has documented proof of ownership [...]

Year: 2008Brand: Gary FisherModel: HiFi ProColor:BlackSize:SMSerial: I'm traveling and don't have paper work... waiting to have it faxedStolen in Portland, OR Stolen:2010-01-7Stolen From: Cascade Station near the Portland Airport in the Ikea parking lot.Owner: Debbie LaxagueOwnerEmail: dlaxague@earthlink.netReward: A case of tasty beer (if you're old enough)Description: Black Full suspension Gary Fisher HiFi Pro, platform pedals, [...]

Yes, you really can move anything by bike. Photo by portlandpedalworks in our Flickr group.

There's a full lineup of really fun events this weekend. Weather forecast inconclusive -- whatever you do, stay warm and safe and enjoy yourself!

Joanna Agee hopes The Leftbank Building can help spur traffic safety improvements.(Photos © J. Maus)

The fast and busy Broadway and Weidler avenues between the Broadway Bridge and Interstate 5 are like two fast-moving rivers that pose a formidable challenge to anyone who dares cross them. These are multi-lane arterials that funnel onto the freeway [...]

No paint, no (legal) protection?(Photo © J. Maus)

When bike lane striping disappears through an intersection, does the legal standing of a person operating a bicycle in that lane also vanish?
Last month, Multnomah County traffic court judge Michael Zusman ruled that it does and the decision has left many people confused and concerned. [...]

(Photo © J. Maus)

Yesterday the Bureau of Transportation released the final version of the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030. This version reflects many changes -- some large, some small -- to the public comment draft released back in October. Meanwhile, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and a new activism group, TransConPDX are gearing up [...]

Next week at the Capitol Building in Salem, the Senate and House Interim Judiciary Committees will hold a joint hearing. Part of the informational meeting will include "invited testimony" on the concept of Vehicular Homicide.
Invited to be at the hearing are Bicycle Transportation Alliance board member Doug Parrow will be there, as will Portland [...]

Last week I shared a story about Jesse Cornett, the former PSU staffer who's making a run to fill Dan Saltzman's seat on Portland City Council. I met Cornett on an organized bike ride (a common place to meet council candidates these days), but I also heard through the grapevine that he was highly [...]

Love the shadow.(Photo: Eric Deady)

Portland's Sellwood neighborhood is on a roll. Their new bike boulevard opened last month (although it's not 100% done yet) and now a new bike shop, Bike Commuter, is set to open this Friday.
Bike Commuter is located at 8315 SE 13th Street, just south of Umatilla, which is [...]

Party at KBOO!(Photo © J. Maus)

It's becoming a tradition on the KBOO Bike Show to open up the studio doors on the first show of the year. This year is no different -- local band No They Do will be playing live (Blind Pilot played last year), free coffee and treats will be on hand, [...]

Year: 1998Brand: SpecializedModel: Hard RockColor:Black w/ silver trim & red lettersSerial: DN291381Stolen in Portland, OR 97239Stolen:2010-01-01Stolen From: Locked parking garage of Corbanc Condominiums at 4320 SW Corbett Ave, Portland, OR 97239Neighborhood: SW PortlandOwner: Bret KimpleOwnerEmail: bkimple@gmail.comReward: $80Description: 1998 Specialized Hard Rock mountain bike w/ slick tires, black w/ silver trim and red letters.Police record with: [...]

For a variety of reasons, activist rumblings have been surfacing recently around Portland's bike and transportation advocacy scene.
The city's main advocacy group, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, is without an executive director and seeking a new direction at the same time as the City's Bicycle Plan for 2030 readies for adoption.
Last month, about 40 [...]