Brand: SchwinnModel: World SportColor:BlackSize:23"Serial: GB7 11759Photo: http://www.continentalgatorskin.com/worldsport.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97214Stolen:2011-12-14Stolen From: Corner of SE Grand Ave and Ash St. Sidewalk in front of 205 SE Grand Ave.Neighborhood: Inner SEOwner: Alex BrownOwnerEmail: alex@bark-out.orgReward: 100Description: Refurbished by CityBikes. Has drop bars with a bell and brackets for two headlights. Bracket on rear left fork for tail [...]

Downtown Tigard will soon bemore welcoming to bicycle traffic.(Photos: Will Vanlue)

This past summer, the City of Tigard completed improvements to Burnham Street, one component of their downtown core.
Now they’re finalizing plans for Main Street (located along Highway 99, 10 miles south of downtown Portland), and by the summer of 2013 we’ll see improvements making [...]

Year: 1997Brand: CannondaleModel: Caad2Color:redSize:49cmPhoto: https://webdisk.lclark.edu/slevine/DSC00898.JPGStolen in Portland, OR 97214Stolen:2011-11-20Stolen From: 35th and HawthorneNeighborhood: HawthorneOwner: Stephanie LevineOwnerEmail: stephanie.levine1@gmail.comReward: 100Description: When last seen, bike had a white san selle marco seat and american flag handle bar tape. Components are Shimano Diore. NOTEABLE: the bike has drop handle bars, but no drop brake levers-- only the safety levers [...]

Year: 2011Brand: EighthinchModel: Scrambler V3Color:RawSize:55cmPhoto: http://i54.tinypic.com/23j5o4y.jpgStolen in Beaverton, OR 97006Stolen:2011-12-9Stolen From: My Living Room, corner of 170th and BaselineOwner: Zach DaneOwnerEmail: zdpdane@gmail.comDescription: Frame: Eighthinch Scrambler V3 in Raw
Fork: Black Charge Scissor freestyle fork, decals intact.
Wheelset: Eightinch Julian 48 Spoke Deep V (42mm) in black. 14t cog on one side, 17t cog on the other, set [...]

Year: 2011Brand: TrekModel: 7.1 FXColor:NavySize:17.5Serial:WTU216C1165FPhoto: http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/town/fitness/fx/7_1_fx/Stolen in Portland, OR 97211Stolen:2011-12-11Stolen From: Residential garage in NE PortlandNeighborhood: KingOwner: Mela DOwnerEmail: Mela@contextpartners.comReward: $50Description: Black fenders, Ladybug bell, kickstand and waterbottle holder.Police record with: Portland PD, north precinctPolice reference#: 11-107888This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Tomas Quinones at BikeCraft.(Photo courtesy Tomas)

Every year at BikeCraft there's one vendor that really raises my eyebrows and makes me think, "Wow, we're seeing the launch of someone's career! This is exciting!" This year I felt like that person was Tomas Quinones.
Out of nowhere (at least to me), Tomas launched Flying Snail Creations, a [...]

Brand: MARINModel: hybridColor:orange/goldSize:15inch frameStolen in Portland, OR 97209Stolen:2011-12-10Stolen From: the annex 12th and burnsideNeighborhood: downtownOwner: christopher gowerOwnerEmail: chrisg@cavalia.netReward: yesDescription: yellow/gold 15 inch frame all black accessories carbon fiber front forks and handlebars itialia selle seat very long seat post, mountain bike with street tires on 26inch wheels,Police reference#: 11-157120This registrant has documented proof of ownership [...]

The Tonquin Trail was awarded over $5 million.

Last week the Portland Bike Sharing Project stole the limelight as Metro's Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) voted on a package of projects to receive the 2014-15 allocation of federal "regional flexible funding".
As per a hard-fought compromise, 75% of the $23 million in project funding [...]

Worth a closer look.(Photos © J. Maus)

I don't know about you, but every so often I come across a parked bike that makes me stop in my tracks for a closer look. Whether it's a vintage steed worthy of a museum collection, or a quirky customized freak bike that's truly one-of-a-kind, these bikes deserve to [...]

We had two great jobs posted last week. Check out the details in the job listings below...

Program Administrator — Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI) at PSU
Full-Time Sales Manager — 21st Avenue Bicycles

Cover of ECF study

A new study by the European Cyclists Federation (ECF) offers an in-depth comparison between the CO2 emissions of bicycling versus other modes of transportation. The new study is aimed at encouraging policy makers to make bicycle promotion a larger part of their greenhouse gas emission reduction toolkit.
What makes the study interesting (and [...]

Waiting for new owners.(Photos: Britt Appleton/CCC)

The Community Cycling Center held their 16th annual Holiday Bike Drive yesterday. The event connected over 400 kids from low-income families with a newly refurbished bike, a helmet, basic safety education and most importantly, the freedom and sheer joy that comes with having your own two wheels.
We weren't at [...]

Feeling congested?Take a bike and call me in the morning.(Photo: Will Vanlue)

Here's the news that caught our eyes this past week...
- The City of Sherwood, located 17 miles southwest of Portland, has seen a 22% reduction in crashes after installing red light cameras at the intersection of Highway 99 and Tualatin-Sherwood Road. Nearly three quarters [...]

Year: 2010Brand: CannondaleModel: Women's CAD 8Color:Light Blue with white accentsSize:54CMSerial: UM66621Stolen in Seattle, WA 98109Stolen:2011-12-8Stolen From: Secured storage area of my condo buildingNeighborhood: Queen AnneOwner: Tariq OmarOwnerEmail: tariqomar04@gmail.comDescription: Women's CAD 8 with very little use. Sora/Tiagra components, topeak underseat pouch, tire pump mounted to frame in addition to water bottle holder. White handlebar [...]

Year: 2004Brand: FujiModel: Newest 1.0Color:red and whiteSize:56CMStolen in Seattle, WA 98109Stolen:2011-12-8Stolen From: Stolen from the locked storage area of my condo building.Neighborhood: Queen AnneOwner: Tariq OmarOwnerEmail: tariqomar04@gmail.comDescription: Mens Fuji newest with Tiagra components, shimano SPD-SL pedals, topeak under-seat pouch, and Vetta V100 bike computer. Seat has a tear on the rear left hand corner [...]

Year: 2004Brand: Gary FisherModel: TiburonColor:White/SilverSize:20"Serial: C43FK681Stolen in 97210, OR Stolen:2011-12-10Stolen From: 23rd and Northrup, PortlandNeighborhood: Nob HillOwner: Joni HartmannOwnerEmail: rjhartmann@aol.comDescription: Men's street bike, little use, no damagePolice record with: PortlandPolice reference#: 11107104This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Year: mid-00Brand: BianchiModel: VolpeColor:Turquoise/GreenSize:52cmPhoto: http://www.elec-intro.com/EX/05-14-06/BianchiVolpe2005.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97205Stolen:2011-12-8Stolen From: Outside Fresh Pot downtown, 724 SW WashingtonNeighborhood: DowntownOwner: Kirk JansenOwnerEmail: kirkjansen@gmail.comReward: $100Description: Shimano gear shift/brakes are DIFFERENT YEARS, so they look slightly different from one another. Front gear shifts with left thumb. Outside of shifters were banged up from an accident on [...]

Job Title
Program Administrator
Company/Organization
Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation at PSU
Job Description
The Program Administrator provides support for and coordinates several programs and projects within the Center for Urban Studies and the Center for Transportation Studies (CTS) and its Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI) under the supervision of the Director of the IBPI.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Event [...]

Year: 2008Brand: OrbeaModel: AquaTDFColor:Dark BlueSize:57Serial: SNSURo5KStolen in Portlad, OR 97209Stolen:2011-12-7Stolen From: In parking garage of Park Place Condominiums at 11th and LovejoyNeighborhood: Pearl DistrictOwner: Jane Lawrence-GunnOwnerEmail: thegunnfamily@earthlink.netReward: $150Description: 2 Cages Bon Race Lite. Cats Eye light o Front. Clip under seat to attach a DynaPack. Trek Incite bike computer.Police record with: Portland [...]

Year: 2010Brand: NovaraModel: PixieColor:PurpleSize:20"Serial: ACM09H018121Stolen in Portland, OR 97212Stolen:2011-12-9Stolen From: Beverly Cleary Fernwood in NE portland (NE 33rd Ave and NE Hancock.Neighborhood: Grant Park/HollywoodOwner: Danielle CentoniOwnerEmail: dcentoni@yahoo.comDescription: Purple & white 20" Novara Pixie girls bike.Police record with: Portland PDThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike