Year: 2009Brand: SchwinnModel: Super SportColor:Maroon/silverSize:Extra LargeSerial: SNIDC08405839Stolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2009-12-26Stolen From: The bike was stolen right outside my house, 3650 SE 33rd Avenue. The lights were on. It was locked up to the metal bike rack.Neighborhood: Foster PowellOwner: Michael TonnOwnerEmail: mike.tonn@gmail.comReward: dependsDescription: Maroon/silver extra large Schwinn Super Sport. Has aluminum rack on back, with [...]

Year: 2008Brand: FujiModel: Team ProColor:black and white with a little bit of blueSize:52-54cmPhoto: http://velospace.org/node/1385Stolen in Portland, OR 97217Stolen:2010-01-4Stolen From: My house in North Portland on Prescott street along with my roommate's bike a black carbon Trek racing bike.Neighborhood: North PortlandOwner: Dan SchooOwnerEmail: dtschoo@gmail.comDescription: Full carbon monocoque frame and fork. Shimano ultegra front derailleur, dura-ace [...]

Families join a PBOT traffic engineer for a walkabout outside Trillium Charter School on N. Interstate Ave.(Photo © J. Maus)

The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation does a lot more than than just build bike infrastructure. They also have one of the best Safe Routes to Schools programs in the country and they do [...]

TerraCycle Inc., a locally based designer, manufacturer, and retailer of specialty recumbent parts and accessories has acquired Windwrap Fairings.
Windwrap makes fairings (a.k.a. windscreens) out of Lexan plastic and is a well-known brand in the recumbent world. Mark Mueller, founder of the company that makes Windwrap Fairings, started the business in 1998 and [...]

Year: 2007Brand: Soma Cyclocross Frame/Shimano ComponentsColor:Faded AquaStolen in Portland, OR 97266Stolen:2010-01-5Stolen From: The bike rack was cut off my car...Neighborhood: LentsOwner: Rachel SterryOwnerEmail: beav2781@yahoo.comDescription: small frame with rear rack and black fenders (with a BTA sticker). cork handlebar tape, odometer and rear lightThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
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Russ Willis(Photo © Elly Blue)

Before moving to Portland and ditching his car, Russ Willis was a founding board member of the St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation. Russ is the author of the blog, Taking the Lane and this is his first editorial for BikePortland. This is the third article in a three-part series [...]

Read Lynn J. sent in an interesting bit of American transportation history she heard on The Writer's Almanac this past Sunday.
Turns out that January 3rd, 1899, the New York Times published an editorial that included the first known usage of the word "automobile". At that time, says the Almanac, cars were still new [...]

Problems arise when an uninsured motor vehicle operator and a person on a bike without auto insurance collide... Lack of insurance is also a problem in the case of single vehicle crashes, such as when you hit the light rail tracks at the wrong angle and go down.

As I reported in my [...]

Lindsay Caron

This story was written by contributing reporter Lindsay Caron. Ms. Caron took a break from working on a documentary about Canadian health insurance to focus on the issue of bicycling insurance. This is her first story for BikePortland. She has also compiled a list of existing insurance options as part of a three-part series [...]

The Fanno Creek Trail in Tigard.(Photos © J. Maus)

On January 27th, we're heading to Tigard (about 10 miles southwest of Portland in Washington County) for our next Get Together event. Why Tigard? Why not?!
Tigard is a sweet little town of about 46,000 people with a lot going for it bike-wise (hear me [...]

Jesse Cornett on New Year's Day.(Photos © J. Maus)

The race to replace Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman continues to get interesting. A week before Christmas, the former Director of Government Relations at Portland State University and a co-founder of the blog BlueOregon, Jesse Cornett, announced his candidacy.
Cornett's decision adds an important element to [...]

New traffic calming device on SE Spokane St.(Photo © J. Maus)

With their extensive plans for bike boulevards in the coming years (they've got 60 miles of them coming by 2013), it's clear that the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has made residential street safety a high priority.
Residential streets don't garner the media attention that [...]

Helmetless in the holy land, mountain bikes in Seattle, two-wheeled EMTs, carfree babies, how women park, Caribbean cargo trikes, and royal disapproval

Here's the news that caught our eye this week:
- "There were just too many cars for the system," was how an ODOT representative explained the worst car traffic backups that Portland has ever seen [...]

Bikes parked outside PSU's Smith Student Union.(Photo © J. Maus)

Word from our friends at the Portland State University Bicycle Advocacy Collective (PSUBAC) is that they're kicking off 2010 with free 'Breakfast for Bikers' every day this week.
From 9:00 to 11:00 am, you'll be treated to pastries, coffee and other snacks: All you have to do [...]

Riders aglow on the Springwater. - Gallery/Slideshow below - (Photos © J. Maus)

On New Year's Day, about 60 people assembled under the west side of the Morrison Bridge to start 2010 off with a bike ride. The Bicycle Transportation Alliance has led this traditional ride for as long as anyone can remember, and this [...]

Brand: FujiModel: OdessaColor:purpleSize:48-53cmPhoto: http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/6494/n683224953152.jpgStolen in portland, OR 97211Stolen:2010-01-3Stolen From: 15th and AlbertaNeighborhood: Alberta / VernonOwner: Brett GlassOwnerEmail: brettglass@yahoo.comReward: $100 -- more than the bike is worth, but I love it.Description: There is a U-lock attached to the handlebar, a rear rack and silver fenders.This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
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Bicycle salesperson / Mechanic Extraordinaire
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Company/Organization
Renovo Hardwood Bicycles
Job Description
Renovo Hardwood Bicycles manufactures high quality bicycles of wood and laminated bamboo in Portland, OR. We are adding a teammate whose primary responsibilities will be bike builds and working with customers, but who will also work with engineering and manufacturing as necessary and [...]

Year: 86Brand: trekModel: 560Color:blackSize:21"/53cmStolen in , OR Stolen:2009-12-3Stolen From: i believe the bike was stolen from se portland but not totally sure on thisOwner: david coxOwnerEmail: daviedeth@hellokitty.comDescription: i have repossessed a long ago stolen bike. it's a really drawn out thing, as a sketchy "friend" of a friend had this bike a year or [...]

Year: 2006Brand: TrekModel: 1000 WSDColor:blueSize:54cmSerial: TBI0405C46I2048Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lirialove/4239034240/Stolen in Portland,, OR 97209Stolen:2010-01-2Stolen From: The Yards At Union Station parking complex, second floor. 783 NW Naito Parkway, building 3. Cross streets are NW 9th and NW Everett. By the Union Station train station.Neighborhood: River DistrictOwner: Lily Ann PageOwnerEmail: aquarunner12@hotmail.comDescription: Trek 1000 WSD (women's specific design) road bike [...]