small childs cruiser frame, with 20in. white tires. Sparkly black spray paint. Front fork extended with chipping paint to reveal red. Last seen with raven feathers extendidng out of the handlebars and one behind the seat. There is a small black U lock attached to the frame.
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Local bike community personality, filmmaker, and self-described “bike culturist” Reverend Phil Sano plans to ride his bike to the West Coast Convergence for Climate Action which starts tomorrow in Skamokawa, Washington.
The event is billed as, “6 days of low-impact living and high-impact action.”
Reverend Phil plans to leave on his 83 mile ride at night to bring attention to the issues being addressed at the event (and so he doesn’t miss the final show of popular bikey punk band Show Me The Pink at Holocene).
Do you drive, walk, bike, or ride the bus across the I-5 bridge? Talk with us!
Join us for a casual conversation about proposals to improve Interstate 5 and public transit between Vancouver and Portland. We’ll bring lemonade, maps, and the latest information about alternatives under analysis.
Drop in anytime during these informal sessions.
Jantzen Beach SuperCenter
1405 Jantzen Beach Center, Portland
(Interstate 5 exit #308 Jantzen Beach)
(Outside the mall entrance near carousel and Target)
We also will be at many other events this summer. Visit www.ColumbiaRiverCrossing.org for a complete schedule.
Location: 233 NW Fifth Avenue (between Davis and Everett)
We are now located at 233 NW Fifth Avenue (between Davis and Everett) in Portland. We’ll celebrate our new and bigger digs with an Open House on August 12th. Yup, that’s right: August 12th, the same day as the Providence Bridge Pedal. So after you’ve experienced the thrill of car-free bridges, please swing by our new office. We’ll have goodies on hand to refresh you after your ride.
BTA staff (and there’s a lot of new folks poking around the office!) will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to answer your questions. This includes our fearless new leader, Interim Executive Director Scott Bricker. It may or may not include our beloved Events & Outreach Director, Michelle Poyourow, who will by that time have been up around the clock for 7 days straight to make sure you experience the best Bridge Pedal ever.
So please join us! Come talk to us about your favorite rides, favorite bikes, or favorite gear. Bring your questions and comments about construction along the transit mall, the I-205 bike route, transit and trail alternatives along Highway 43 in Lake Oswego, the Portland Bicycle Master Plan Update, the gap between the East Bank Esplanade and the Springwater Trail, the Columbia River Crossing, Sullivan’s Gulch Corridor, NP Greenway, and bike boulevards. Let us know what’s on your mind and what’s important to you!
If you can’t make it on the 12th, please drop by the next time you’re in the neighborhood.
Brand new 2007 model, wheel size 700, Black bottle holder mounted on frame, Stolen with U-lock hanging from frame. Stolen out of my car.
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A large increase in the amount of bicycles being taken on MAX trains has been a simmering problem for TriMet since the beginning of spring. That increase, combined with confusion over their policies has led to a situation in dire need of attention.
I heard from one rider who said a fare inspector told them they could not board a train unless there was a hook available (TriMet says you can, as long as you don’t block the aisles). Another person told me they received a firm lecture from an operator over the PA system that bikes were only allowed on hooks.
This September, Portlanders will have an opportunity to learn more about our city’s commitment to livability on the Bike to the Future ride.
Created as a fund raiser for the non-profit Coalition for a Livable Future, the ride will take participants to interactive destinations to learn about issues like affordable housing, green building, community gardens, urban ecology, local food, and alternative transportation.
This is a vintage child’s 16-inch Schwinn Stingray with red sparkly paint and a torn banana seat.
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Local bamboo bike builders Jacob Prinz and Liakos Ariston of Daedalus Cycles are putting the finishing touches on their new city bike and they invited me to their shop to take a closer look.
Ariston and Prinz are building bikes from a loft of a building (owned by Ariston’s family-owned wine wholesaling business) in Portland’s central eastside industrial district.
The two friends and business partners have been perfecting their method for bonding bamboo to carbon composite lugs for over two years.
[See below for YouTube version of McHenry’s statement.]
An article in the Daily Journal of Commerce (DJC) today reports that the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) will seek $300,000 in grant funds to continue their enhanced enforcement activities at the MLK Viaduct construction site.
The work zone (near OMSI, east of the Esplanade) has been the source of headaches for many cyclists (and legal trouble for some) since early this Spring.
The article says that according to a Police Bureau report:
“In the first four months of construction at the site, city police towed 29 vehicles; arrested three drivers under suspicion of driving while intoxicated; and recorded 2,545 speed violations, 176 bicycle violations and 503 other violations.”
The ODOT-managed project, which will realign and replace the MLK, Jr. Boulevard and Grand Avenue viaducts, is scheduled for completion in 2010.