Month: November 2013

Portland transportation isn’t ‘stagnating’ after all, city director says

Ride-along SW Broadway-5-3

Riding on SW Broadway in downtown Portland.
(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland)

Four months after taking charge of the Portland Bureau of Transportation, Leah Treat is walking back an idea she shared in her job interview: the notion that the city’s bike infrastructure is “stagnating.”

“If I had to go through the interview process again, I would change that to say it’s more of a marketing issue,” Treat said, according to the edited Q&A on OregonLive.com. “We’re still way ahead of the country in the transportation arena, it’s just getting lost in the messaging somewhere. So we need to be talking more about the really exciting things that we’re doing.”

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grey Trek 7.5 FX 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Trek
Model: 7.5 FX
Color:grey
Size:17 or 18 inch
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2013-11-24
Stolen From: The bike was stolen Sunday November 24, 2013 between approximately 6:30 pm and 9:30 pm from a bike rack in front of the Aliviar Coffee Shop at 4128 NE Sandy Blvd. In front of the Hollywood Theater.
Neighborhood: Hollwod
Owner: Joel Cooper
OwnerEmail: cooperjoela(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Description: The bike was in good shape and just tuned up. It had a black burn rack on the back and a black Saddle canvas panniers. There is a water bottle holder on the 45 tube part (not the seat tube) of the frame. There is black fenders on the front and back and the rubber ends had both broken off each fender. There is a bell on the left side of the straight handle bars. The left side of the handle bars also had a bike computer holder with cable going down to the front wheel. A cat eye light holder was on the right side. The seat is black and grey and had some chew marks from a squirrel.
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: 13-99108
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

NE 28th Avenue business owners split on bike access and parking, interviews show

James Lanagen of Beulahland said the neighborhood
would “adapt” if buffered bike lanes replaced on-street
parking, but that he’d rather keep the parking.
(Photos by M.Andersen/BikePortland)

The question of how to make biking better in the NE 28th Avenue area divides employees from their bosses, businesses from their customers, tenants from their landlords and different kinds of bike users from each other.

If there’s one thing this project doesn’t have, it’s consensus — not among the “bike community” (whatever that is) and not among the “business community” (whatever that is).

We know because we asked.

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After another fatality on Barbur Blvd, ODOT tweet hits a nerve

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Another person died while traveling on SW Barbur Blvd this week. It’s the fourth fatality since 2010 on the notoriously dangerous 1.6 mile section of the road between Terwilliger and Hamilton.

With a record of so much carnage and rampant high speed and high risk driving, many Portlanders want to see the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) take a more aggressive approach to changing the design of Barbur in a way that would slow people down and encourage safer behavior. However, as we shared back in August when a 27-year-old man died after traveling at a “very high rate of speed” and losing control of his Prius, ODOT has no plans to seriously consider a roadway reconfiguration (a.k.a. “road diet”) on Barbur.

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Grey Diamondback Trace 2013

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Year: 2013
Brand: Diamondback
Model: Trace
Color:Grey
Size:18
Serial:DAP12L012806
Photo: http://www.earlsbicycle.com/images/library/zoom/dback_trace_grey_1_13_z.jpg
Stolen in Gresham, OR 97030
Stolen:2013-11-26
Stolen From: Gresham High School 1200 N Main Ave, Gresham, OR 97030
Neighborhood: Gresham High School
Owner: Vaden Green
OwnerEmail: greenv71@gmail.com
Description: My son was very lucky. His bike was purchased by a couple and returned to him.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

New event will take riders through the ‘Oregon Outback’

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Remember the Oregon Outback? Back in June we shared a guest article and photo essay from Portland resident Gabriel Amadeus that chronicled his amazing, 360+ mile bike adventure through the center of Oregon.

Now that epic ride has turned into a (slightly) more formal event put together by adventure cycling promoter Donnie Kolb. Kolb is the man behind VeloDirt, a website he created to share his backroad rides with like-minded adventure seekers. Kolb, an attorney by day, eventually started urging his friends and followers to join him and in the past few years VeloDirt rides have become something of an underground phenomenon. Similar to the De Ronde PDX, Kolb’s rides are unsanctioned and un-permitted, and word about them spreads via social media. Now his Dalles Mtn 60 and Oregon Stampede rides have a large and loyal following.

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White Trek Multitrack 700 unknown

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Year: unknown
Brand: Trek
Model: Multitrack 700
Color:White
Photo: http://imgur.com/itctDra
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2013-11-25
Stolen From: Rack in front of Grant Pool/Grant Park/2300 NE 33rd Ave.
Neighborhood: Northeast
Owner: D. Scholl
OwnerEmail: prairielight(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Reward: $75
Description: White older commuter bike, Trek Multitrack 700 in blue on the frame, black back fender with reflector stickers, light clips front and back, bottle cage. Also, polka-dot helmet with Make Portland Weirder sticker on the back.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: will add later
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

CCC’s Tetteh says creating new ‘avenues to advocacy’ is top priority

CCC CEO Mychal Tetteh

Mychal Tetteh, CEO of the Community Cycling Center.
(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland)

After his first 50 days as the CEO of the Community Cycling Center, Mychal Tetteh sees a big problem in the local advocacy ecosystem: Too many people aren’t sure how, where and when to get engaged. And as a result, their voices aren’t being heard.

His solution? A crowd-sourced and curated compendium of all the region’s active transportation events, meetings, comment periods, open houses, and so on. All these things are “avenues to advocacy” that Tetteh would like to make accessible to Portlanders — especially those in underserved communities where many people have trouble meeting their basic needs.

Tetteh outlined his idea for the first time last Thursday at the monthly Bicycle Brown Bag discussion series hosted by the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Active Transportation Division. The CCC also published more about it on their website this morning.

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Black/Yellow Ridley Icarus 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Ridley
Model: Icarus
Color:Black/Yellow
Size:Small (53cm)
Serial:335567
Photo: http://www.haguewood.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/298126_199940113400231_8102485_n.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2013-11-25
Stolen From: American Red Cross, 3131 N. Vancouver Ave, PDX.
Owner: Erik Haguewood
OwnerEmail: pdx_vw_erik@hotmail.com
Reward: My eternal gratitude is all I can afford
Description: The handlebars are now yellow, as are the tires. It’s hit the asphalt a couple times and is a little beat up, most noticeably, the right hand handle tape is torn.

The forks are carbon, there is/was a cargo trailer hitch on the rear spindle.

There is/was a rear view mirror in the left handlebar tube.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Grey Kona Dr. Fine 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Kona
Model: Dr. Fine
Color:Grey
Size:53 cm
Serial:H1LZ31724
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2013-11-26
Stolen From: 1020 SW Taylor St. Portland, OR
Neighborhood: Downtown Portland SW
Owner: Dagan Wright
OwnerEmail: daganw88@gmail.com
Description: Bike had grey fenders with green fluorescent reflecting stickers on fenders and fork. Has a rear bike rack. The pedals are Shimano STD on side and steal cleats on the other side, M324. The bike has I mount left side of stem for front bike light.
Police reference#: 1399240
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

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