The "Clinton to the River" multi-use path is part of the $10 million request.- Larger version here -

A month ago I shared details of the big project TriMet planned to apply for (in close collaboration with Metro and other partners) in hopes of garnering a piece of the $600 million available from the Obama Administration's [...]

So fresh and so smooth. A portion of the Springwater near SE Luther Street this morning.(Photos by reader Jonathan Ragsdale)

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Year: 2010Brand: trekModel: 7.3Color:blackSize:22.5Serial: wtuo22o1621eStolen in Portland, OR 97214Stolen:2010-08-31Stolen From: garage in back of house.Neighborhood: ladds additionOwnerEmail: g47q@aol.comReward: $ 500.00Description: brand new bike. black. black bag in back. $Police record with: portlandPolice reference#: temporaryThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
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Go carfree on the day that corresponds to your car color (mine would be Tuesday).

Here's a interesting new campaign that would feel right at home in Portland. This Saturday, the City of Boulder Colorado will launch Driven to Drive Less, a new program to get people to go one day a week without their [...]

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Graphic showing location of vehicles just prior to collision.(Graphic: BikePortland)

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Brand: StrawberryModel: custom 650CColor:Blue/WhiteSize:52cmSerial: SRG7009Stolen in Portland, OR 97201Stolen:2010-08-31Stolen From: garage in Goose HollowNeighborhood: Goose HollowOwner: Andy NewlandsOwnerEmail: andy@strawberrybicycle.comDescription: Custom handmade Strawberry Bicycle. 650C road bike. Campy Super Record. Reynolds Ouzo Pro carbon fork. Signature Strawberry wishbone rear stay.
Photo: http://www.strawberrybicycle.com/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Vintage&id=2007_Cycle_Oregon_014
Police record with: Portland PoliceThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
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I noticed a flyer on NE 37th yesterday advertising yet another bike-related business that has cropped up in Portland recently...

Flyer spotted on NE 37th.

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Temporary bike parking at PGE Park was a hit during a Timbers game last weekend.(Photo: Jeff Castro/Bikeracker)

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Brand: CannondaleModel: CAAD3Color:YellowSize:154Photo: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=49712369&id=10716994&ref=fbx_albumStolen in Portland, OR 97209Stolen:2010-08-30Stolen From: My bike was stolen from outside of the Belvedere apartments. It was locked to a street sign on the corner of 20th and Northrup.Neighborhood: NWOwner: Betsy MasOwnerEmail: masmar@aquinas.eduReward: I'll trade you my Trek mountain bike that I have if I can have my bike back ): [...]

Event Name: Echelon Gran Fondo
Event Start Date: September 26, 2010
Start Time: 8:30:00 AM
Web Site: http://www.echelongranfondo.org/portland/index.html
Event Description: Echelon Gran Fondo in the Columbia River Gorge is a festive and scenic road ride event with distance options of 30, 60 and 100 miles. Team Radio Shack's Chris Horner rides along as ambassador of this exciting [...]

Richard Krebs' bike rests under the wheel of a TriMet bus after the collision on August 12th.(Photo: Bill Jackson)

TriMet has released an update on the investigation of a collision involving a bus and a bike in downtown Portland on August 12th.
TriMet Communications Director Mary Fetsch says that following a review by the Portland [...]

"If we could have put a solid felony case together against Mr. Hanna, and we tried, we would have gone forward with much stiffer charges... I would have liked to seen felony charges, but at the end of the day, this was the best we could do." -- Sgt. Todd Davis, Portland Police Bureau

Many people [...]

South sidewalk will reopen Saturday.(Photo © J. Maus)

If you've been missing using the the Broadway Bridge (I sure have) to get in and out of Northwest Portland, you're going to be very happy with this news. According to Kay Dannen with streetcar project contractor Shiels Obletz Johnsen, the bridge is set to reopen to [...]

[Longtime BikePortland reader John Beaston recently completed a bike tour with some friends along the Oregon Coast. I asked him to share a few photos and a brief recap about what they did along the way. Please note: Since this ride combined bicycling and beer drinking, I asked Beaston to explain how they [...]

Opens tomorrow.

As a follow-up to a story we reported last March, the facility that houses Bikestation Hillsboro will have its grand opening tomorrow. The new Bikestation -- the first of its kind in the Portland metro region -- is set to open in a few weeks. It will offer over 1,200 square [...]

The First Family on a bike ride!

Welcome back to Monday everyone. Here are the news items and other interesting tidbits that caught our eye last week...
- President Obama and his family enjoyed a bike ride on their recent trip to Martha's Vineyard. This news video (below) of the Obama bike path sighting is [...]

Here's the press release about Wednesday's big rally from OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 29, 2010
Contact: Joseph Santos-Lyons (503) 512-0490
OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon
joseph@opalpdx.org / www.opalpdx.org
Bus Riders Call on TriMet Directors to Restore Bus Service, Repeal Fare Increase

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Year: 2007Brand: SpecializedModel: AllezColor:BlackStolen in Portland, OR Stolen:2010-08-22Stolen From: NW 23rd and BurnsideNeighborhood: Goose HollowOwner: Ryan AndersonOwnerEmail: ander099@hotmail.comReward: 300Description: All black, black grip tape, egg beater pedals, blue and gray wheels.Police record with: Portland PDThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
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Year: 2006Brand: KHSModel: Urban ExpressColor:GreySize:LargeStolen in 97215, OR Stolen:2010-08-27Stolen From: between 27th and 28 and Hoyt.Neighborhood: NEOwner: Burke GiordanoOwnerEmail: burke.giordano@gmail.comReward: 250Description: It has swept back handle bars, no fenders, the pedals are just your basic commuter pedals, metal and spikey. It has a back rack with a black ulock locked to it.This registrant has [...]

Year: 2008Brand: KestrelModel: TalonColor:Red/blackSize:48Stolen in Vancouver, WA 98685Stolen:2010-08-19Stolen From: Out of my garage in Vancouver right by Skyview High schoolNeighborhood: Salmon CreekOwner: Sue ReynoldsOwnerEmail: Suesoccer@gmail.comReward: 200.00Description: Cat eye, 2 carbon fiber water holders, tri-bars, clip pedals and the seat is not stock. The seat has a scratch on the back right cornerPolice record with: Clark [...]