Archive for October, 2010
Sunday, October 31st, 2010
Year: 1985Brand: BridgestoneColor:GreySize:52cmStolen in Portland, OR 97214Stolen:2010-10-31Stolen From: stolen from 1512 SE Hawthorne Blvd.Neighborhood: Ladd's/apartment complexOwner: Julia CuppOwnerEmail: JuliaRuthCupp@gmail.comDescription: 1985 Bridgestone 15 speed. Grey roadbikePolice record with: Portland PDThis registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
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Sunday, October 31st, 2010
Year: 2009Brand: MasiModel: CX SpecialeColor:BrownSize:58 cmSerial:C80911040Photo: http://urbanvelo.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08f_speccx_brn.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97203Stolen:2010-10-31Stolen From: 7714 N Portsmouth AveNeighborhood: Portsmouth/University of PortlandOwner: Adrian GormanOwnerEmail: fisk.wins@gmail.comDescription: Brown frame. Cork style taped handlebars. Rear rack, unknown make. Sigma bicycle computer. Front tire: Continental. Rear tire: Schwalbe. Registered with University of Portland's Public Safety Bicycle Registry with number 1734.
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Saturday, October 30th, 2010
Year: 2009Brand: TrekModel: 7.1 FXColor:blackSize:17.5"Serial: SWTU177C0EPhoto: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://bicyclelinksav.com/images/library/large/Trek_71fx_09_m.jpg&imgrefurl=http://bicyclelinksav.com/product/trek-7.1-fx-59655-1.htm&usg=__MS-NPPnV7XDjbUk0uqJSfKgCZlE=&h=214&w=360&sz=19&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=N1jgnDTZ1S43MM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=217&prev=/images%3Fq%3D2009%2Btrek%2B7.1%2Bfx%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D643%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=133&vpy=103&dur=2415&hovh=171&hovw=288&tx=178&ty=74&ei=5lzMTI_ULob0tgOegpmpDA&oei=5lzMTI_ULob0tgOegpmpDA&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0Stolen in Portland, OR 97215Stolen:2010-10-29Stolen From: SE 60th and Yamhill outside of Mt. Tabor apartmentsNeighborhood: Mt TaborOwner: Karen DeBonisOwnerEmail: karen.m.debonis@gmail.comReward: Good KarmaDescription: Black Trek 7.1FX, 700c, Pink Oury grips
The bike seems to have been broken/damaged during the theft. It is missing a brake noodle (presumably from the rear brake).Police [...]
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Friday, October 29th, 2010
Vote In Oregon from Our Oregon on Vimeo.
I know you've heard it from every other corner of your various socio-internetworks, but it can't be said enough. Vote.
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Friday, October 29th, 2010
With no crosswalk or light, students rely on a police officer to cross Springville Road in Bethany.(Photos: Kellie Rice)
This past Walk and Bike to School day was a smashing success. Throughout Portland's inner neighborhoods, schools reported overflowing bike racks, crowded crosswalks, and record turnouts.
That's all fine and good, but our experience [...]
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Friday, October 29th, 2010
Seattle news site Publicola reports that Seattle Children's Hospital has stepped up with a $2 million investment for biking and walking infrastructure. Here's a blurb from the Publicola story:
"Children’s plans to spend around $4 million over the next 20 years improving Northeast Seattle’s walkability, bikeability, and drivability as part of the hospital’s expansion and [...]
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Friday, October 29th, 2010
TriMet announced today that they'll hold an event in Pioneer Courthouse Square next week to promote safety around transit. The "Be Safe and Be Seen" event will feature a fashion show of reflective clothing and a contest for the most well-lit bicycle.
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Friday, October 29th, 2010
After 20 years, you can finally ride the full length of the 21-mile Banks-Vernonia Trail completely off the highway through gorgeous scenes like this.(Photos: Oregon Parks and Recreation)
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
Year: 2010Brand: ScottColor:redSize:56Serial: GOY7696197Stolen in Portland, OR 97201Stolen:2010-10-17Stolen From: Pioneer Square in front of Nines Hotel on Saturday, October 17, 2010 between 1pm and 6pmOwner: Ulf RichterOwnerEmail: ulf_richter@gmx.deReward: 100 USDDescription: racing bike, bought at REI, two weeks earlierPolice record with: Portland PDPolice reference#: T10007168This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
Year: 2008Brand: scottModel: CX COMPColor:red/whiteSize:xsSerial:215729Photo: http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/6648/dsc01217b.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97209Stolen:2010-10-28Stolen From: NW 6th and Flanders, in front of P:ear, from a locked, parked toyota camry.Neighborhood: oldtown/chinatown/pearl districtOwner: jes geletOwnerEmail: jesgelet@gmail.comReward: yes! cash!!!!!Description: this bike was stolen between 6am-8am on the corner of NW 6th & Flanders, in front of P:ear. It was taken [...]
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
Year: 2008Brand: SalsaModel: El SantoColor:maroonSize:x smallStolen in Portland, OR Stolen:2010-10-29Stolen From: In front of Creston school in the bike rack at 4701 Bush St in SE PortlandNeighborhood: CrestonOwner: Mary Lou O'HalloranOwnerEmail: marylouoh@comcast.netDescription: Maroon Salsa Mt Bike with double bright red Ortleib panniers on the back.Police record with: Portland PolicePolice reference#: 10-089581This registrant has documented proof [...]
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
Event Name: Neighborhood Empowerment Program
Event Start Date: 10 November 2010
Start Time: 5:30:00 PM
Web Site: http://www.imagineenergy.net/neighborhoodSE
Event Description: Is Your house Hot in the summer and cold in the winter? Imagine Energy Can help...
SE Portland Neighbors join forces to make affordable energy upgrades!
www.imagineenergy.net/neighborhoodSE
For more information come to The Green Dragon on November 10th or November [...]
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
The aftermath of an errant driver. (Taken from KGW footage)
A sad situation on NE Alberta and 18th Streets this morning. According to KGW, a man driving a car passed out and ran into a few parked cars and two bikes locked up in a bike corral. One of those bikes belonged to local [...]
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
Breathe easy in the cycle track.(Photo © J. Maus)
An ongoing research project by the Department of Environmental Science at Portland State University is taking a closer look at how separated bicycle infrastructure (like cycle tracks) impacts the air quality and health of road users.
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
Year: 2008Brand: BianchiModel: VolpeColor:gold/greenSize:58cm?Serial: H8GR02120Stolen in Portland, OR 97210Stolen:2010-10-28Stolen From: 3079 NW Front Ave. Portland OR.Neighborhood: NW IndustrialOwner: Jesse SmithOwnerEmail: td.jsmith@gmail.comReward: $100Description: Gold/green bianchi with front and rear fenders and lights. Rack on the back. Handle bar tape coming off the handles.Police record with: POrtland PDPolice reference#: 10-89521This registrant has documented proof of [...]
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
Year: 2005Brand: SpecializedModel: LangsterColor:blackStolen in Portland, OR 97203Stolen:2010-10-24Stolen From: stolen from my garage with two other bikes. Near the University of PortlandNeighborhood: University ParkOwner: Stephen BlantonOwnerEmail: blanton.stephen@gmail.comDescription: Fixie
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
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Linfield College professor and local racer Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza is the co-editor of a new book that explores the philosophy of cycling.
The book, Cycling—Philosophy for Everyone: A Philosophical Tour de Force (Wiley-Blackwell, August 2010), is a collection of essays that its publisher says is "meant to stretch the off-road mental muscles of cyclists."
"The book [...]
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
West End Bikes is set to open in this spot in the next few months.(Photo © J. Maus)
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
Year: 2008Brand: SpecializedModel: ExpeditionSerial: 775990530Stolen in Longview, WA 98632Stolen:2010-10-25Stolen From: Lake Sacajawea Park outside of Japanese Garden islandOwner: Charles StrozykOwnerEmail: bikerrrrr@gmail.comDescription: Stock bike without extras or componentsPolice record with: LongviewThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
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Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
A new bike corral slated for N Dekum Street near Breakside Brewery.(Renderings by Buster Simpson/BusterSimpson.net/dekum)
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