Year: 2011Brand: SEModel: DraftColor:Flat blackSize:52cmSerial: IDPE11F00649Stolen in Portaland, OR 97060Stolen:2011-09-30Stolen From: PSU...in the morning.Neighborhood: PSUOwner: Sarah CancellieriOwnerEmail: trekxc@gmail.comDescription: Bike has red grips and a red seat.This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Year: 2003Brand: DiamondbackModel: ApexColor:Red/whiteSize:26Photo: http://www.bikepedia.com/quickbike/BikeSpecs.aspx?Year=2002&Brand=Diamondback&Model=Apex&Type=bikeStolen in Portland, OR 97239Stolen:2011-09-29Stolen From: Inside parking garage of John ross bldg. First level.Neighborhood: South waterfrontOwner: Ryan FedieOwnerEmail: Rtfedie@gmail.comDescription: Had wiring for bike computer. No bar ends. Custom made rubber chain guard. Cracks in cable casings were wrapped with electrical tape.Police record with: Portland pdPolice reference#: 11-155419This registrant has documented [...]

Event: Springwater Cleanup with Willamette Riverkeeper
Date: 8 October 2011
Time: 8:30am-12
Details: Meet at the Boathouse on Water Street to ride and pick up trash along the Springwater Corridor. As part of the larger Great Willamette River Cleanup, we'll join the boaters for the after party and celebrate a clean river and riverbank.
See the website for [...]

The latest news in the search for Mark Bosworth is that his suspected medical condition is likely worsening with each passing hour.
That sense of urgency has led to pleas from his wife Julie Bosworth for the public's help in stepping up search efforts. As I write this, friends, family and volunteers are calling hospital emergency [...]

This truck has made a habit of blocking the bike lane on N Greeley.(Photos © Brett McLane)

A large armored truck has been making a habit of parking in the bike lane on the southbound side of N. Greeley Avenue and a citizen activist has taken it upon himself to make it stop.
On September 2nd, North [...]

Just another day in the Netherlands.(Screen grab)

The Dutch Cycling Embassy launched this week. Their mission?
"To facilitate cycling worldwide as the most modern, efficient and sustainable means of transportation by sharing our expertise and technology as the world’s number one cycling country."

They've also released Cycling for Everyone, a 7-plus minute video that gives an excellent [...]

Year: ??Brand: GIANTColor:PurpleSize:3ft tall?Stolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2011-09-30Stolen From: Garden Park Apts 30th and SteeleNeighborhood: Reed-EastmorelandOwner: Axcelle BellOwnerEmail: bellax@reed.eduDescription: Purple Giant, with handle bars that have an upward bar ends, On its right handle bar there is a clip for a light, on its frame there is a zip-tied (and broken) lock holder and a [...]

New striping gives bike traffic a buffer from cars on NE Wheeler behind the Rose Quarter.(Photos © J. Maus)

The Portland Bureau of Transportation has begun implementation of a project to make bicycling near the Rose Quarter more comfortable.
NE Wheeler Ave between Winning Way and the Rose Quarter Transit Center now has wider bike lanes [...]

Do what Tori says and you'll be smiling too.(Photos © J. Maus)

Earlier this week, Tori shared some background on cyclocross. Now she's got some key pointers for your first foray into racing. This weekend offers two great opportunities to get out there. So get out there (but read Tori's primer first)! — JM
Pre-Race Prep
Practice [...]

Two great opportunities to get your little one some off-road biking action this weekend.(Photos © J. Maus)

Welcome to the weekend (well, not yet, I've still got some new stories to share)!
I've put together another scintillating selection of cycling events for your perusal and planning purposes. Check them out below and let me know if I've [...]

Year: 2007Brand: gary fisherModel: x-caliber 29Color:silverSize:largeSerial:WL3422574Stolen in Vancouver, WA 98685Stolen:2011-09-29Stolen From: my homeNeighborhood: Hazel DellOwner: william herzigOwnerEmail: wnherzig@gmail.comReward: 100$Description: 29" mtn bike with street tires and riser handle barsPolice record with: clark co sheriffThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Year: 2006Brand: giantModel: yukonColor:blueSize:26Stolen in Portland, OR 97201Stolen:2011-09-21Stolen From: psu dormsOwner: roger nielsenOwnerEmail: baja_raja@hotmail.comReward: 10 dollarsDescription: blue and silver giant yukon mountain bike with silver primo pedalsPolice record with: portland pdPolice reference#: T11006962This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Year: 2011Brand: BromptonModel: M3LColor:White/BlackSerial: 1108179852Stolen in Portland, OR 97214Stolen:2011-09-29Stolen From: Stolen from Clever Cycles on SE Hawthorne. 908 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 9th and Hawthorne.Neighborhood: HawthorneOwner: Dean MullinOwnerEmail: info@clevercycles.comReward: $100Description: white brompton folding bike with black extremities. 3 speed. m type handlebars.Police record with: Portland PDPolice reference#: 11-84858This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this [...]

Commissioner Amanda Fritz and Mayor Sam Adams listening to testimony on the 50s Bikeway project today.(Photos © J. Maus)

Portland City Council voted in unanimous support of the 50s Bikeway project today (Commissioner Saltzman was not present).
The $1.5 million, federally funded project will fill a 4.3 mile gap in the north-south bikeway along 52nd and 53rd [...]

A People's Choice award will be given to one of these entries into the Oregon Manifest challenge.

PBOT project manager Ellen Vanderslice earned praise for her handling of the project.(Photos © J. Maus)

Major changes on and around the NE 12th Avenue overcrossing of I-84 got a big green light this morning when the project's Stakeholder Advisory Committee voted unanimously to support a proposal by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT).
The project is [...]

Brand: HaroColor:Blue W/ whiteSize:Men LargeStolen in 97214, OR Stolen:2011-09-29Stolen From: 833 se main streetOwner: Joe KingOwnerEmail: joefking@yahoo.comDescription: Blue with white
full suspension
clip-on pedals
shamono components
Nice bike, has a few scratches.Police record with: portland pdPolice reference#: 11-155380This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Year: 1997?Brand: DiamondbackModel: Mtn BikeColor:BlackSize:18"Stolen in Portland, OR 97222Stolen:2011-09-29Stolen From: My house off of Johnson Creek BlvdNeighborhood: ArdenwaldOwner: Nathan BellOwnerEmail: paddlernate@yahoo.comReward: 50Description: Can't remember the model name, but this is a rigid frmae, all black Diamondback mountain bike. 18" frame. Has big black fenders front and rear. Red and silver lettering.Police record with: MilwaukiePolice reference#: [...]

As if the I-5 Bridge needed any more safety issues, yesterday’s job fair hosted by Washington Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler at the Red Lion Hotel turned the biking and walking bridge crossing route into a parking lot...

View of biking and walking path to I-5 bridge.(Photo: Marcus Griffith)

The 50s Bikeway project is at City Council today!(Map: PBOT)

The 50s Bikeway project will be up for a vote at City Council today. While it's expected to get the required three votes of support, you can also expect some loud opposition to one specific piece of the project — a diverter planned for SE 52nd [...]