Stolen Trek 7 2 FX

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

The bicycle is a silver mens mountain or hybrid. There is a peoples food co-op bumper sticker on the left side of frame and light scuffs/scratches on both sides of the handlebar. It has no fenders but was taken with a burley child trailer hitch attached to the rear wheel. It also had front lights, and a side basket attatched to it.

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Bikes belong on the streets of Vancouver

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There’s no question who
this street is for.
(Photos by Jonathan Maus)

Riding around Vancouver BC for the first time, I instantly felt like I was a respected part of the transportation system.

The family and I took to the city streets yesterday and experienced a pleasant, well-marked bike route. Vancouver has a network of secondary streets that are clearly signed and that prioritize bicycle traffic.

These bike streets have bicycle markings both on the roadway and on the main street name signs (I love that!). Similar in function to Portland’s small, bicycle-boulevard/wayfinding dots, Vancouver uses large bike symbols that seem to not only designate the route as bike-friendly, but end up acting like sharrows as well.

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Stolen NISHIKI unknown

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

help me! someone stole my bike out of my building! it is a very small, men’s frame road bike with drop bars with white cork tape that’s unwinding, 21 speed, bike rack on the back, water bottle holder, black seat with grey on the side, and a kryptonite u-lock holder. i think someone from my building stole it, but if you see it around, please let me know!

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