A flagger working with PBOT paving crews stops car traffic at Broadway and Williams to make sure people on bikes get through safely.(Photos © J. Maus)

Brand: KHSModel: Urban xpressColor:blackStolen in 97209, OR Stolen:2010-06-17Stolen From: 19th avenue near lovejoyNeighborhood: NWOwner: Kim CraneOwnerEmail: 2bethechang@gmail.comReward: a plate of homemade cookies or cupcakes, my restored faith in humanity, and my eternal gratitudeDescription: black KHS Urban xpress with green pannier, bike rack, attachment for front light
(703) 298-6559Police record with: Portland PDPolice reference#: T10003697This registrant has [...]

If you haven't been following along in the coverage and comments (nearly 300 of them) about TriMet in the last few days, let me try and bring you up to speed.
On Monday, I reported about a collision between a bike and a bus on Hawthorne. A guy on a bike claimed a bus came [...]

Year: 2009Brand: TrekModel: SohoColor:GreySerial: WTU091C2590EStolen in Portland, OR 97201Stolen:2010-06-18Stolen From: Stolen from SW Portland in the neighborhood above PSU campus.Neighborhood: SW Hills/Portland HeightsOwner: Mark GormanOwnerEmail: mark.s.gorman@comcast.netReward: $100Description: StockPolice record with: Waiting for police nowPolice reference#: Not yetThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

[Publisher's note: I've got a lot of opinions, but it's perilous for me to try and weave them into the daily news stories here. So I'm going to try and start writing them up, once a week, in the form of the Friday Opinion column. Here goes...]

Seen on Mississippi Ave. over the weekend.(Photo © [...]

This week's featured job listing seeks a Director level rain maker for local advocacy group, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance. Full time with benefits, plus you will be working alongside the new Executive Director, Rob Sadowsky.
Follow the link and tell them you saw the job on BikePortland.org. Good luck!

Twenty-three hours of scheduled events today beginning with Breakfast on the Bridges and ending with an all-nighter out the Springwater corridor. Many fun options in between with lots of chances to make friends, eat well and have fun!
Share the fun with our Ride Report Form. We'll be posting some of these and other Pedalpalooza [...]

Year: 2009Brand: KonaModel: Honky-TonkStolen in , OR Stolen:2010-06-18Stolen From: in front of video lair in sellwood, lock was cut near se17th and nehalemNeighborhood: SellwoodOwner: Ian StevensOwnerEmail: severaltincans@gmail.comDescription: Blue Kona 59" frame, white grip tape, dinged up black pedalsPolice record with: Portland PDThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Beth Hamon, Sunday Parkways volunteer.-Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus)

OK Portland, it's time to step up and take care of a good friend in need. That good friend is Sunday Parkways, an absolute gem of an event that we are all very lucky to have.
Word from organizers is that the event is in need of [...]

This frame from onboard camera shows Sebastian Case on the sidewalk.-Watch video below-

TriMet has released the onboard video from a collision between a bus and a bike that happened on SE Hawthorne earlier this week.
The video clearly shows Sebastian Case -- who was featured in an Oregonian story about the incident -- riding his bike [...]

Commissioner Nick Fish.(Photo © J. Maus)

City of Portland Commissioner Nick Fish, who oversees Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R), has just announced five new management initiatives that will "address ecological and recreational concerns about Forest Park."
Fish is reacting to mounting public pressure to do something about the deteriorating health of the park. This pressure came [...]

Year: 2004Brand: IbexModel: CorridaColor:BlackSize:MediumPhoto: http://img63.imageshack.us/i/bikeimg.jpg/Stolen in Portland, OR 97220Stolen:2010-05-01Stolen From: Stolen from PDX Parking and Storage located at 10279 BE Sandy BlvdNeighborhood: Sandy blvd, i205 & i84Owner: Vanessa ConstantiOwnerEmail: vconstanti@gmail.comReward: $100Description: I think the gears and brakes were both shimano, comfort seat, rack on back with fold up basket, light on front, it had splash [...]

The man behind The Gary Fisher Collection.(Photo © J. Maus)

Two big announcements in the bike world this week could result in some interesting new bikes showing up on the streets of Portland.
The first is from the biggest bike brand in the world, Trek. Trek announced Tuesday that they will shelve the Gary Fisher brand [...]

Last year.(Photo © J. Maus)

Just a few days left until Portland's annual skin-only cycling soiree, the World Naked Bike Ride. Last year, an estimated 5,000 took part (more than doubling the 2008 total), making it the largest naked bike parade in North America (if not the world?).
If recent growth trends continue (see graph [...]

Reporter - Scott Lieuallen
Ride - Old French Bikes
Ride Date - Monday, June 14, 2010
Ride Report
We met at Petit Provence on Division and geeked out on all the old French bikes for a half hour or so. Trevor showed up and shared his very detailed knowledge of Cycles Peugeot. Other attendees had questions about their bikes, [...]

Reporter - Amos Hunter
Ride - Fallout Shelters of Portland
Date - Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Report
A great group of around 50 joined up at the Lloyd Center to hear the history of fallout shelters and the civil defense program in Portland. After a bit of history we bombed through the underground parking labyrinth and emerged on [...]

Lots of good stuff on tap today including a Columbia River Gorge ride, GPS art project, Waterfront starting points for skaters/beginners/tutu wearing foodies all topped off by the Midnight Ridazz playland romp.
Share the fun with our Ride Report Form. We'll be posting some of these and other Pedalpalooza news on our Pedalpalooza Special [...]

(Photos: Jeffrey Bernards)

Year: 1990'sBrand: Bianchi "Bia chi"Model: Mountain, lugged steelColor:PurpleSize:18"?Stolen in 97217, OR Stolen:2010-06-17Stolen From: N/Ne border Prescott and WilliamsOwner: Kit KrossOwnerEmail: servethekitty@yahoo.comReward: much graditudeDescription: It is a older lugged purple Bianchi (with the "n" removed to spell "Bia chi") mountain bike base with; green painted well beat-up fork, BMX thread-less stem, 3" riser bars (pink grips), [...]

Year: 2007?Brand: SchwinnModel: FS Ranger 2.6Color:black/whitePhoto: http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/2933/bikemodifications.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97212Stolen:2010-06-16Stolen From: Taken off my front porch on Ivy St, near Irving Park in the NE.Neighborhood: the edge of irvingtonOwner: Jason EckessOwnerEmail: zenskier@gmail.comDescription: Black/white/silver, black tape on seat, brakes mounted on bullhorns, white-taped handlebars, no front derailleurThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this [...]