[Scroll down to see how readers have re-made the ad.]
Zipcar, the nation's largest and most well-known car-sharing service (that just had an IPO), has long positioned themselves as a bike-friendly company; but a new advertisement has some people scratching their heads.
Check out the big banner graphic that's running on Zipcar.com...

Have you seen the new traffic sign on SE 19th at Umatilla in the Sellwood neighborhood? Right under a standard stop sign, it has the bike symbol and the words, "Required to Stop"...

Reader Chad B. sent in a photo of this new sign on SE 19th. Read more about it below

Brand: KHSModel: flite 700Color:blackSize:XL?XXLPhoto: http://www.khsbicycles.com/Images/Bike_Images/Full07/07-Flite-700.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2011-09-8Stolen From: Portland Rock Gym on 12th and BurnsideNeighborhood: buckmanOwner: Benjamin WestonOwnerEmail: benrweston@yahoo.comDescription: It had a metal orange water bottle and a mount for a flashlight, spedometer, and pump.Police record with: Portland PDPolice reference#: T11006333This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Year: 2006Brand: KonaModel: JakeColor:BrownSize:54Stolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2011-09-7Stolen From: Lewis & Clark Law SchoolNeighborhood: SWOwner: Andy EricksonOwnerEmail: andy.erickson@gmail.comReward: $250Description: Timbuktu saddle bag, red back light, white water bottle, Shimano 105 rear derailleur.Police record with: Lewis & Clark Law SchoolThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

After all the media attention and anger that accompanied the buffered bike lanes installed by the City on SE Holgate Blvd back in August 2009, it looks like someone wanted to show them some love.
Reader and nearby resident Gretchin Lair just sent in the photo below of red hearts that have been placed on the [...]

View Larger Map
Map of work area.

The City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) is in the midst of a green street project on NE 122nd that will close the bike lanes between Fremont and Shaver until November. When the project was first announced (on August 22nd), here's how BES explained its impact on traffic:
Green [...]

Pedal Portland logo

Kirk Paulsen wants to "get you psyched to ride your bike." That's the rallying cry of his new business, Pedal Portland. If you have a bike gathering dust in the garage and want to use it for more than just Sunday Parkways and Bridge Pedal, you can hire Paulsen to show you the [...]

In Beijing, cargo bikes flourish for several reasons, including a city policy that prohibits large trucks from entering the central city. See and read more about Beijing's cargo bike scene from reader Collin Roughton, an urban studies student who just returned from the city after a summer internship.

A fix is in store for this dead-end of Fanno Creek Trail at Hall Blvd.(Photo © J. Maus)

Several noteworthy bits of active transportation news from Washington County have come across my desk lately. The Board of Commissioners passed an important funding ordinance last night, an effort to improve the crossing of the Fanno Creek Trail [...]

Year: 1995Brand: KONAModel: Muni MulaColor:GOLDStolen in Portland, OR 97206Stolen:2007-09-07Stolen From: Safeway, 10th & Jefferson. Stolen in 1995Neighborhood: Downtown PortlandOwner: Joe StofielOwnerEmail: urbansmoke@hotmail.comReward: YesDescription: Gold Kona Muni Mula Hardtail, with grey stock forks that say Kona on them, had road tires and custom deore LX shifter/brake levers. Bike was stolen in 1995Police record with: NoThis registrant [...]

Year: 1985Brand: ShwinnModel: VarsityColor:Brown/TanSize:45cmPhoto: http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/284055_1690455760622_1814605726_1138266_917220_n.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97214Stolen:2011-09-6Stolen From: Stolen from the corner of SE 14 and Yamhill, in front of my apartment building.Neighborhood: BuckmanOwner: Brianne BurgessOwnerEmail: honeyydo@yahoo.comDescription: This bike is a very small 1980s-ish Shwinn that was, at one point, a glossy blue, but I have since painted over it in tan and [...]

ODOT wants to know more about safety risks posed by tracks before they sign off on future streetcar project.(Photo © J. Maus)

In my continuing effort to bring more attention to the issue of how streetcar tracks impact bicycling conditions, a reader passed along an interesting tidbit.
Turns out that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is [...]

Year: 2011Brand: TrekModel: 7.2Color:Dark purpleSize:Lady'sSerial: WTU047C1501FStolen in 97219, OR Stolen:2011-09-6Stolen From: OHSU South Waterfront campus, east bike standsNeighborhood: South WaterfrontOwner: Robin HertertOwnerEmail: rhertert@gmail.comDescription: Headlight, cable bike lockPolice record with: OHSU PoliceThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Gordon Patterson Memorial Bike Ride (Vancouver, WA)
Sept 17th at 9:00 am
7-11 AM Breakfast at Burgerville: Fourth Plain and Ft. Vancouver Way (Fundraiser for scholarship fund)
9 AM Bike Ride Meet at Hudson’s Bay HS (1601 E. McLoughlin Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98667): Choice of 4 mile or 10 mile ride. Helmets required
Suggested donation: $5 per person, [...]

Checking out the B-cycle system.(Photos © J. Maus)

When Portland last hosted a bike share demonstration, the concept was still just a twinkle in PBOT's eye. But now with a green light to accept $2 million in federal seed funding, a similar demonstration held today in downtown Portland put the idea in a much different [...]

About 150 bikes are using the temporary bike valet service at the base ofr the Portland Aerial Tram.(Photo © J. Maus)

A bike valet service at the foot of the Portland Aerial Tram has proved so popular that Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has extended the service until the end of September.
OHSU began offering the [...]

Year: 2006Brand: Adam'sModel: folder oneColor:blackSize:medSerial:0610036125 bc-06Stolen in Portland, OR 97211Stolen:2011-08-28Stolen From: Sunday Parkways, SE Taylor and SE 20th ave, at Col Summers Park in Portland OregonOwner: Evan RossOwnerEmail: portlandbicycle@gmail.comReward: bike tour of your choiceDescription: med size black adams tral-a-bike, third wheel attachment for kids. yellow stickers, quick release saddle and folding section in middle. complete [...]

Year: 2006Brand: KonaModel: Paddy WagonColor:blue/greenSize:49cmStolen in Portland, OR 97216Stolen:2011-09-03Stolen From: Mall 205 Target bike rackNeighborhood: SE PortlandOwner: Deidre HardinOwnerEmail: deidre167@msn.comDescription: Blue/green stock Paddy Wagon with origianl components, EXCEPT planet bike poly fenders(front mud flap is loose), and new neon green tires. there are front/rear light mounts installedPolice record with: Portland PDPolice reference#: 11-154861This registrant has [...]

Year: 2011Brand: Nashbar (Unmarked)Model: TouringColor:Metalic Dark GreenSize:55cmSerial:NB091176Stolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2011-09-06Stolen From: Behind my houseNeighborhood: SellwoodOwner: Charles ParrottOwnerEmail: csparrott@gmail.comReward: Good karma!Description: Touring Bike. Silver rear rack. Lime Green Brake Cable Housing. Short mountain bike handlebars with bar ends (very short straight handle bars). Thumb shifters. Red road tires. Three water bottle cages on the [...]

Hope everyone had a great long weekend. Check out the links below for the news that caught my eye this past week...
— It's rare for the Surgeon General of the United States to get so personal, but last week Dr. Regina M. Benjamin told a packed house at a hair convention in Atlanta that good [...]