Year: 1999Brand: TREKModel: Mountain BikeColor:SilverSize:19Stolen in Portland, OR Stolen:2010-09-14Stolen From: PSU Urban Plaza, right outside the recreation center.Owner: Scott PattersonOwnerEmail: scottp1999@yahoo.comReward: $50Description: This is a TREK mountain bike, silver frame with some blue paint. The brakes are almost failing and it makes a lot of noise. The is wiring running up the forks [...]

A year-long evaluation by researchers at Portland State University's Institute for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation has found that Portland's bike boxes improve the safety of roads users on a number of levels. The research — funded through the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium — complements another study from the University of Texas published [...]

Year: 2001Brand: BianchiModel: VeloceColor:YellowStolen in Portland, OR 97211Stolen:2010-09-13Stolen From: Stolen from garage behind our house on NE 8th and NE Ainsworth StreetNeighborhood: PiedmontOwner: Erin DirksOwnerEmail: erindirks@gmail.comReward: 100Description: 2001 Bianchi Veloce Women's bicycle. Green handlebars, after-market women's seat, Look pedals, small black storage bag under seat, water bottle holder, armadillo tiresPolice record with: Portland PDPolice [...]

Year: 1988Brand: NovaraModel: CorsaColor:blue/silverSize:22"Stolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2010-09-14Stolen From: My garageNeighborhood: WestmorelandOwner: Connie KruegerOwnerEmail: conniekrueger@hotmail.comReward: $200Description: Bike has 24" front wheel and 26" rear; built for short riders. Touring bike with Mt. bike handlebarsThis registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Bike traffic on NE Wheeler Avenuenear the Rose Quarter.(Photo © J. Maus).

The City of Portland is moving forward with a slate of projects that will have a huge impact on the quality of our bikeway network. Tomorrow, City Council is expected to approve a $214,900 contract with Alta Planning + Design to begin [...]

Kiel Johnson.(Photos © J. Maus)

Few things excite me more than being able to introduce a new activism effort and then see it take off. A few weeks ago, we shared the news that 24 year-old Portlander Kiel Johnson (pronounced "Kyle") was coordinating a conference on bike trains. (Bike trains are simply group rides [...]

How about some alternatives?(Photo © J. Maus)

Tomorrow, Metro councilor Robert Liberty will host a panel discussion on alternatives to the currently proposed Columbia River Crossing project. In announcing the event, Liberty said that given the "serious financial and political challenges" the project currently faces, it might be feasible to come up with some alternatives [...]

Several readers have emailed and posted in the Forums wondering how Karl Moritz is doing. Karl is the man who crashed his bike near Ladds Circle back in June. When he collided with a car traveling in the opposite direction, the impact resulted in a serious brain injury that left him in a [...]

Portland wants $25 million for 100 miles of new bike boulevards.(Photos © J. Maus)

After a press conference in Portland last week, the City of Portland and Mayor Adams put out a statement that included a list of "priority projects" they'd like to see funded in the upcoming rewrite of the transportation bill. I sort [...]

Beach principal Tom Breuckman.(Photos © J. Maus)

The first thing you notice upon walking into the main entrance if Beach School in north Portland is a Safe Routes to School map with a listing of locations and times for catching a bike train. The placement of that map isn't an accident. This is a [...]

Booking photo of Mt. Hood Ski Bowl owner Kirk Hanna.(Photo: Multnomah County)

Regrettably, I never got to my follow-up on the story about the case of Mt. Hood Ski Bowl owner Kirk Hanna. Thankfully, The Oregonian's Anna Griffin did, so not only will the case get more attention, but it gives me a nudge to [...]

Gregg Lavender (L) and AROW volunteer Ted Buehler at the start of the Transport Your Activism Ride on Saturday.(Photo © J. Maus)

I've been wondering how best to share and spread the word about all the great bike stuff that happens on the weekends in and around Portland. I'll try to be more consistent in [...]

[Publisher's note: Please welcome back contributor Elly Blue from her Bikestravaganza Tour. This is her first Monday Roundup for the past month or so.]
Here's the news that caught my eye this week:
- Remember the three-year injunction on any bike projects in San Francisco? Now that it's lifted the City attorney is going [...]

Job Title: Indoor cycling instructor/coach
Company/Organization: C-Velo Performance Fitness Cycling Studio
Job Description: I am in need of a fill in cycling coach for indoor power based cycling classes held in SW Portland studio. Ideally familiar with power based training, but I will train a coach/instructor with previous experience teaching indoor cycling classes. Need to [...]

Street view of Pimlico Dr. as it approaches Hwy 43/Willamette Dr.

A man riding his bike in West Linn (about 11 miles south of downtown Portland) died earlier today when he collided with an SUV.
According to the West Linn Police Department, 37 year-old James Allen Hill was riding his bicycle eastbound (downhill) on Pimlico [...]

Year: 1970'sBrand: MercierColor:creamSize:60Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30113099@N02/4983739540/Stolen in Portland, OR Stolen:2010-09-11Stolen From: outside the backspace bar in chinatown/old town during music fest northwest's saturday shows.Neighborhood: chinatown / old townOwner: Greg JonesOwnerEmail: gjones999@gmail.comReward: $300Description: Mid 1970's French touring bike. European parts and components. Off-white, yelllow paint job, partially scraped off on the left side.Police record with: PortlandPolice [...]

Year: 1996Brand: LitespeedModel: TuscanyColor:silverStolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2010-09-12Stolen From: We live in Sellwood on the south side of Tacoma near SE 9th & Linn. Taken right off the back porch of our house this morning. Two guys one at my front door claiming to be lost while the other steals bike in back.Neighborhood: SellwoodOwner: Bob [...]

Year: 2009Brand: SchwinnModel: World StreetColor:WhiteSize:XLSerial: snidc08k02682Photo: http://www.schwinnbike.com/est/eng/Products/Urban/Details/1355-S9WORST-World-StreetStolen in Portland, OR 97214Stolen:2010-09-10Stolen From: 2nd floor balcony, SE 3oth & PineNeighborhood: SEOwner: Katie DennettOwnerEmail: katie.dennett@gmail.comReward: $50Description: White with black trim, black fenders, rear bike rack.Police record with: Portland PDPolice reference#: 10-075243This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Year: 2004Brand: SpecializedModel: Epic MarathonColor:SilverSize:26inSerial:PW309958Photo: http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?arc=2004&spid=21124Stolen in Portland, OR 97206Stolen:2010-09-10Stolen From: From inside locked garage near Kern park (67th and center)Neighborhood: Foster/PowellOwner: Brent McDOwnerEmail: brentmcd418@yahoo.comReward: $50Description: Stock bike, with one bike cage. Blue saddle pack under seat.Police reference#: 10-075439This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Year: 2004Brand: SwinModel: TouringColor:greySize:56-57?Stolen in Portland, OR 97206Stolen:2010-09-10Stolen From: my nike was stoel from the side on my house on 43rd and division.Neighborhood: se divisionOwner: Alexis BobbittOwnerEmail: amickealb_04fs@hotmail.comDescription: Blue liong horn handle bars, brown fender on the front wheel. silver bike rack on the back. My biek lock is locked to hte bike and the [...]