Year: 1997Brand: TrekModel: 920Color:greenSize:52Photo: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/photo.php?pid=30320710&id=186400710&ref=fbx_albumStolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2010-09-01Stolen From: holgate and 36thNeighborhood: seOwner: Marie PerezOwnerEmail: kp.marie@gmail.comReward: $200Description: brooks swift saddle, bar end shifters, shimano 105 pedals with the top sawed off, leather toe straps, cloth wrapped and laquered drop down handle bars, matrix rims, schwalbe marathon tires. single track scratched out to read "Sin [...]

Multnomah County parole officers at work.(Still from video. Watch it below)

As Portland Mercury reporter Sarah Mirk shared back in May, Multnomah County's parole officers that work cases downtown now use bicycles for their regular patrols. Today the County unveiled an in-house video of the officers in action.
According to the County's Community [...]

A scene from Artcrank 2009.(Photo © J. Maus)

The Artcrank Poster Show is coming to Portland this Thursday (10/7). The event, billed as a "Poster party for bike people," was a big success when it came to town last year. This year we're doubly excited for its arrival because we've got a poster of [...]

Getting to work by bike hit double-digits for the first time ever in 2009, according to a survey by the Portland Business Alliance.(Graph: 2009 Downtown Business Census & Survey, Portland Business Alliance)

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A new book coming from Copenhagen titled, City of Bicycles will take an in-depth look at that famous bike city's culture. I'm really looking forward to this because most of what I know about Copenhagen is more of the infrastructure, policy and planning side of things.
'City of Bicycles' is due for release on October [...]

Traffic intermingles on Leif Erikson road in Forest Park.(File photo © J. Maus)

After expressing their disappointment with last week's decision by City Commissioner Nick Fish to not grant any new or improved singletrack trail access for bikes in Forest Park, the Northwest Trail Alliance has announced a "Share The Park" ride.
The event will be held [...]

Massive field sizes were the norm on Sunday.(Photo: Beth Hamon)

By all accounts, yesterday's opening event of the Cross Crusade cyclocross series out at Alpenrose Dairy was an immense success. The number of racers, 1,506, was yet another a single-day participation record (last year 1,438 racers showed up).

Here's the news that caught our eye this week:
- National organization Bikes Belong is using some of its clout and funding to send U.S. city officials and planners to the Netherlands to bring home lessons in bicycle culture and infrastructure. A reporter followed one delegation and describes what he observed.
- In NYC, bicycling is apparently [...]

Year: 2008Brand: RedlineModel: R550Color:BlackSize:XSPhoto: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3137/2562935339_37fbe198c8.jpg?v=0Stolen in Portland, OR 97201Stolen:2010-10-2Stolen From: Imperial Arms Apartment Building, near Goose Hollow areaNeighborhood: Goose HollowOwner: Rebecca BookmanOwnerEmail: beckeybookman@gmail.comReward: Make Offer!!Description: Redline XS Black/Gold Road Bike, Koretorsion Handle Bars, EcoRack, U-Lock Holder, Rear Light holder is on the rack, KendaQuest tires and a PSU bike garage sticker under seat!Police record with: [...]

Event Name: "Share The Park" Rally & Group Ride in Forest Park
Date: Sat, 10/16/2010 - 9:00am - 11:00am
Description: This event is intended as a peaceful action to voice our disappointment with the recent decision by Nick Fish and Portland Parks & Recreation to say no to increased bike access to Forest Park. We [...]

Year: 1989Brand: HuffyModel: Road BikeColor:multi-coloredSize:50Stolen in Portland, OR 97217Stolen:2010-10-3Stolen From: N Haight St & N Mason StNeighborhood: N MississippiOwner: Katie WishartOwnerEmail: katiewishart@yahoo.domReward: bring me back a bike that I've loved for 20 years :(Description: Custom painted neon colored frame. Dark blue handle bars, neon orange, blue, pink, yellow, green frame. Black fabric seat, front and [...]

Brand: SchwinnModel: Suburban & YarsityPhoto: [URL=http://img809.imageshack.us/i/woodlandpictures052.jpg/][IMG]http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/8592/woodlandpictures052.jpg[/IMG][/URL]Stolen in Portland, OR 97214Stolen:2010-10-02Stolen From: Location: 10th & Killingsworth near Emerson StOwner: Ted LeachOwnerEmail: tedleach2000@yahoo.comReward: $300. eachDescription: Two Schwinn Mega rays were taken from the Belligerantes driveway Saturday night around 10 pm. The first is 27" metallic blue suburban 5- speed with positron shifting, ape hangers and blue banana [...]

Year: 2009Brand: MarinModel: LarkspurColor:SilverSerial: 1528cse035Photo: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.modernvespa.com/pix/uploads/marin_larkspur_138.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.modernvespa.com/forum/topic64094%3Fstart%3D40%26sid%3De36fabef66885a1848f83dc3930aefe8&usg=__HrPUkpZsvyxu0gaASEpblWrumzY=&h=400&w=608&sz=80&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=DGFjPGAV-Hf2PM:&tbnh=134&tbnw=204&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmarin%2Blarkspur%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26biw%3D1259%26bih%3D594%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=130&vpy=86&dur=3649&hovh=182&hovw=277&tx=137&ty=103&ei=26unTNnELI76sAOyxI2VDA&oei=26unTNnELI76sAOyxI2VDA&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0Stolen in Portland, OR 97206Stolen:2010-09-30Stolen From: The bike was stolen from my garage on SE 65th and Knight St. They climbed my gate from the alley at night.Neighborhood: Woodstock/Mt.ScottOwner: Andrew CeckaOwnerEmail: andrewcecka@gmail.comReward: 300Description: Aluminum Marin Larkspur, silver in color. Has a chewed right grip from my dog. Planetbike fenders on [...]

Year: 1981Brand: palo alto customModel: columbus/campyColor:silverSize:58 cmStolen in Portland, OR 97217Stolen:2010-10-01Stolen From: javiersNeighborhood: north portlandOwner: ezra reeceOwnerEmail: toxicslough@yahoo.comDescription: full campagnolo, silver frame with silver reflective tape on the top tube. heart shaped reflective stickers on the head tube and seat tube. columbus insignia on fork crowns and seat stays. a sueded turbo saddleThis registrant does [...]

Brand: NishikiModel: SportColor:Gray/silver/blueSize:56 cmSerial: 6143242Stolen in Portland, OR 97227Stolen:2010-09-28Stolen From: Our backyard - 3635 N Missouri Avenue.Neighborhood: MississippiOwner: Suzy JeffreysOwnerEmail: sljeffreys@fastmail.usDescription: Blue/silver/gray 56 cm men's Nishiki Sport road bike with rear rack, one pannier and front and back fenders.Police record with: PPDPolice reference#: T10006500This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Year: 2010Brand: PedegoModel: Classic CruiserColor:Dark BlueStolen in Portland, OR 97201Stolen:2010-10-01Stolen From: SW Park and Mill - Right in front of the Vue Apartments.Owner: Charlotte EspelandOwnerEmail: maybe.im.a.kite@hotmail.comDescription: This will likely be the only bike of this variety in Portland. Pedego bikes are a new brand of electric bicycle so it has wires that run up to [...]

This guest post is by Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, a new "10-minute newsmagazine" and wiki about low-car life in Portland.

Photos © J. Maus)

The official U.S. Census numbers for 2009 came out Tuesday, and as BikePortland reported, they held the latest evidence that the phenomenal growth of local biking has been leveling off.

[Portland-based off-road cycling advocacy group, the Northwest Trail Alliance, has a long legacy in Forest Park. In fact, they came onto the scene over 20 years ago (as PUMP, the Portland United Mountain Pedalers) in order to make sure cycling wasn't completely prohibited from the park.
That history gives you some idea of how long [...]

This sharrow on the N. Concord bike boulevard is meant to guide bicycle operators and show all road users that this is a shared lane, "bike priority street" environment.(Photos © J. Maus)

Booking photo of Glen Glans.

Yesterday, the police arrested a man who was riding his bike and got into an altercation with the occupants of a motor vehicle in Northeast Portland.
According to the PPB, at about 9:30 a.m. Thursday morning, 34 year-old Glen Glans spit into the passenger window of a van near the [...]