kinda beat up blue mountain bike with a duct tape seat and lights front and back. also bolted to the frame are a water bottle holder, and a mini bike pump. the front tire is a mountain bike tire and the back tire is a street tire.
More Info on Finetoothcog
Whew. A lot has transpired with the Safe, Sound, and Green Streets Proposal in recent weeks.
First, some background…
The monumental proposal will look to raise over $400 million for transportation system maintenance and safety projects by way of a new fee charged to city residents and businesses. Some of the funding in the proposal would go toward creation of a network of streets that are safe and convenient for bikes (more info here).
Just before noon today, police responded to tips about a blue Hummer H2 parked on the corner of SW Salmon and Broadway. The vehicle fit the description of the SUV that was involved in a road rage attack in Northwest Portland.
Just a quick note to introduce the latest bike I’m test-riding in my ongoing quest to find my perfect city bike.
Behold the Batavus Socorro:
A new group known as the PDX Bike Militia has launched a service that will look to improve safety for bike riders in the city by pairing them up with “bike escorts”.
In a message to the Shift email list announcing the new service, they described several examples of when the service might be used:
– You get out of work late and don’t feel comfortable biking home alone in the night when your powers of light are not bolstered by the beautiful sun.
The City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) issued a statement today that work on a sewer project will impact a popular bike route in the Sellwood area of Southeast Portland.
Their Sellwood Reliever Sewer project will take place along several points of SE Umatilla Street (from 19th westward), which is a key connector across a gap in the Springwater Corridor Trail.
The Worst Day of the Year Ride (official website) is an 18-mile odyssey around downtown Portland that has quickly become a quirky annual tradition.
We’ll keep you warm and comfy at every turn with tons of belly-nourishing treats including hot cocoa, doughnuts, fruit, spicy chai tea, veggie chili, chicken noodle soup, cornbread, bagels, hot cider and much more.
Join hundreds of other hardy souls as we laugh at the elements and gather for a delicious finish line party at the Lucky Labrador.
The ride is capped at 2,000 riders. Register early so you don’t miss out on this ever-popular ride!
The Worst Day of the Year Ride is a benefit for the Community Cycling Center.
Ride meets at the SE Lucky Lab (915 SE Hawthorne)
Event Title: Winter Plastics reCYCLE Ride
Date: Saturday, January 26, 2008
Time: The caravan leaves at Noon.
Meeting Location:
Mt. Tabor Sun Community School
5800 SE Ash St, Portland, OR 97215
Meet by the Rain Garden
Destination:
Floyd Light Middle School, 10800 SE Washington (east of HWY 205) It’s not that
far away! Approximate ride duration is 20 to 30 minutes of enjoyment.
Meet at one school with trailers, panniers, racks, baskets filled with your
clean, recyclable plastic; ride to another to drop-off plastic. This is a
simple ride keeping to easy-rider bike routes. Note, there is one minor hill
climb.
Please come with your plastic pre-sorted. At the recycle site (a converted
parking lot) there will be drop-off areas for each, numbers 1-6. Having our
plastic pre-sorted equates to less time recycling and more time enjoying our
group cycle ride. Thanks!
Here is what plastics you CAN bring to reCYCLE…
+ Soft plastic bags (grocery sacks, dry cleaning)
+ Crinkly plastic bags (cereal bags)
+ Bubble wrap
+ Mylar
+ Plant containers and trays (please knock the dirt out prior to ride)
+ Plastic bottle caps
+ drink lids, straws
+ DVD’s, CDs, CD cases
+ Vinyl
+ Lawn/patio furniture
+ Pet igloos, laundry baskets, kiddy pools
+ Plastic buckets
And here is what NOT to bring:
+ NO food contaminated plastics
+ no milk jugs
+ no plastic with metal or electronics inside (please remove the springs from
spray bottle nozzles)
+ no car seats/highchairs
+ no VHS or cassette tapes
+ no PVC pipe
+ no small toys
+ no styrofoam blocks, peanuts, or food trays
+ no plastics printed “compostable” or PLA 7
+ no plastics with a neck (these are accepted curbside)
It’s always good to check what’s new as plastics markets change. This is
especially true this time as Agri-plas, Inc. now has some new equipment that
will make it easier to recycle thinner plastic. All bags can now be placed
together and they are also accepting Mylar and vinyl (still no PVC piping,
however).
Further details + maps:
http://www.shift2bikes.org/wiki/bikefun:plastics_recycle_ride
Chris Smith made it to 1000!
Chris Smith, Bike/Walk’s pick for Sam Adams’ seat, is awaiting verification that he has qualified for Voter Owned Elections funding after turning in 1050 $5 contributions. This is very exciting news for grassroots democracy, in my opinion, and the cycling community was key to getting Chris this far.
So…
Chris Smith Over-the-top Party!
This Sunday (January 27th), 6-9pm
NW Lucky Lab (1945 NW Quimby)
This party is a big thank-you for all of you who’ve helped Chris thus far. It’s also a last chance to get those forms and contributions in. Chris’ 1000 contributions haven’t all been approved yet and 50 isn’t much of a safety buffer if some are rejected…so don’t get the impression that your $5 is no longer of use!
“Had she not had that cell phone she’d still be down there…”
–Fireman in a video by the Oregonian (watch below)
KOIN and the Oregonian are reporting a story about a woman who was coming home from Lewis and Clark College tonight when she fell down a steep bank while riding through the bike path in Riverview Cemetery (a popular shortcut to the Sellwood Bridge).
From KOIN’s story:
Come hear more about Portland Sunday Parkways and enter a drawing for a kid’s bike from the Bike Gallery or a $100 gift certificate from Foot Traffic.
(No need to register for the Open Houses – just show up anytime from 5:30pm to 8pm.)
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Thursday, February 7, 2008
5:30pm to 8pm
Chief Joseph Elementary School
2409 N. Saratoga
cafeteria
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On June 22nd from 8am to 2pm the City of Portland is organizing a Sunday Parkways (Ciclovias) event. Portland’s first Sunday Parkways will be a six-mile loop of traffic-free streets in North Portland. Residents can get out and be active right in their neighborhood! Walk, bike, run, stroll, meet neighbors and enjoy entertainment in the parks and along the route.
Residents along the route will be able to get to and from their homes, with small barricades and volunteers helping to limit motor vehicle presence on the route.
We want to hear your ideas for the kinds of fun and healthy activities you would like to see in the 4 parks and along the route. We also want your suggestions on making this event successful and enjoyable for all participants and neighbors.
— How You Can Help —
– Consider being a volunteer on your street or at the event. We will need several hundred volunteers.
– Got an idea for an activity you would like to pull together with your friends
for that day? Let us know about it.
– Send us your comments, suggestions, and concerns too.
– Sign up at our website below.
For more information about Sunday Parkways and the proposed six-mile route go
to
www.GettingAroundPortland.org …and click on “Sunday Parkways”.
Come hear more about Portland Sunday Parkways and enter a drawing for a kid’s bike from the Bike Gallery or a $100 gift certificate from Foot Traffic.
(No need to register for the Open Houses – just show up anytime from 5:30pm to 8pm.)
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008
5:30 to 8pm
Kaiser Town Hall
3704 N. Interstate Ave.
2nd floor ballroom
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On June 22nd from 8am to 2pm the City of Portland is organizing a Sunday Parkways (Ciclovias) event. Portland’s first Sunday Parkways will be a six-mile loop of traffic-free streets in North Portland. Residents can get out and be active right in their neighborhood! Walk, bike, run, stroll, meet neighbors and enjoy entertainment in the parks and along the route.
Residents along the route will be able to get to and from their homes, with small barricades and volunteers helping to limit motor vehicle presence on the route.
We want to hear your ideas for the kinds of fun and healthy activities you would like to see in the 4 parks and along the route. We also want your suggestions on making this event successful and enjoyable for all participants and neighbors.
— How You Can Help —
– Consider being a volunteer on your street or at the event. We will need several hundred volunteers.
– Got an idea for an activity you would like to pull together with your friends
for that day? Let us know about it.
– Send us your comments, suggestions, and concerns too.
– Sign up at our website below.
For more information about Sunday Parkways and the proposed six-mile route go
to
www.GettingAroundPortland.org …and click on “Sunday Parkways”.