An Oregon Department of Transportation repaving project will bring two new mid-block crossings to SE Powell Boulevard.
The $4 million (estimated) Powell Boulevard Pavement Preservation project will begin in Spring 2010 and will include repaving Powell from SE 51st Avenue to Interstate 205. In addition, ODOT will build new sidewalks (in compliance with ADA), and two new mid-block crossings.
Portland’s bike porn provocateur “Reverend” Phil Sano is back on the road. Sano and his crew are on their 16 city “Chain Whip” tour showing Bike Porn 3: Cycle Bound (note: trailer is NOT safe for work).
Sano’s collection of short films features bikes and their people doing everything imaginable to each other. And, as you might expect, the screenings are raising quite a few eyebrows.
If you’re still scratching your head, check this excerpt from an interview with Sano that ran Salt Lake City, Utah’s weekly newspaper last week.
Remember two years ago when we checked in on local author and self-described “adventure dad” Joe Kurmaskie right before he and his family embarked on journey across Canada?
Well, somehow the family is still together (joke) and Joe has just finished a book about the adventure.
Known to thousands of fans across the country as the Metal Cowboy, Joe’s latest book, Mud, Sweat and Gears: A Rowdy Family Bike Adventure Across Canada on Seven Wheels, isn’t slated for mass release until February 2010, but he gave us a sneak peek at the cover art and copy from the bookjacket.
Year: 2009
Brand: tony hawk
Model: bmx
Color:wite
Serial: 57701
Stolen in rapid city, OR 57701
Stolen:2009-05-21
Stolen From: apartmet
Owner: micahs29 seltings
OwnerEmail: chick@hotmail
Reward: 20
Description: it is a bmx bike it was wite
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
When it comes to police enforcement of bicycle traffic laws or bicycle collisions, discretion is very important. If you’ve watched the recent bicycle traffic enforcement video produced by the Portland Police Bureau, you’ll notice the concept figures prominently.
PPB Bicycle Liaison Officer Robert Pickett opens the video with this:
“This video is also meant to advise officers’ discretion in bicycle enforcement situations. Discretion is an indispensable part of police work, as it allows officers to reasonably apply a written code to the huge variety of specific enforcement situations they encounter everyday. We expect officers to take the suggestions as advice, not as a mandate…”
Year: 08
Brand: Cayne Uno
Color:grey
Size:51
Stolen in 97214, OR
Stolen:2009-10-21
Stolen From: It was stolen from a house off of 13th and Se Hawthorne.
Neighborhood: Se portland/ Ladds
OwnerEmail: lanalackeythe2nd@aol.com
Description: My bike was a dark silver grey. It has a small silver basket on the front. Red black wheel. Black front wheel. Tan brown seat. Red bag under the seat. Fixed gear.
United Bicycle Institute (UBI) is all moved into their new satellite campus in North Portland (they also have a campus in Ashland) and this Saturday they’ll throw the doors open and welcome the community with an Open House event.
According to UBI’s John Baxter, the school — which has taught over 12,000 students from 50 states and over 40 countries — taught their first session back on September 28th. UBI is a state licensed vocational school that teaches courses in bike repair, shop operation and framebuilding.
The open house is a part of the six-week Oregon Manifest and is slated to include facility tours, a garage sale, and a custom bike raffle. Manifest organizers say UBI will raffle off (via $10 tickets) two bike frames (one of them will feature Shimano components, a Chris King headset, and a paint job from Coat) made by UBI instructors and the proceeds will benefit the Community Cycling Center’s Holiday Bike Drive.
Let’s give UBI and nice, warm, hearty Portland welcome!
A project to repave the popular Springwater Corridor Trail that was green-lighted by Metro back in March is now scheduled for completion by early June 2010. The $1.8 million project will overlay asphalt on top of the original rough chip seal surface for over seven miles of the trail from the east end of the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge to Jenne Road. The project was part of a $38 million pot of funds from the federal economic stimulus package.
Back in March, Kyle Chisek, a project manager at the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation, said construction would begin this past summer and would be completed “a couple of months” later (as in right about now). I followed up with Chisek this morning after a reader wrote in wondering why the project hadn’t started yet.
Chisek said it comes down to all the paperwork (inter-governmental agreement between Transportation and Parks departments, environmental assessments) and process (approval from ODOT). According to Chisek, Portland Parks and Recreation (PP&R) “Really underestimated the time it would take to get through the federal process.”
PP&R spokesperson Beth Sorensen said construction is currently slated for mid-March (it would have started this winter, but asphalt projects need dry weather). Sorensen also said that “for safety reasons” sections of the trail will be completely closed during construction. A detour plan will be created and so far, the schedule for the closures has not been released.
[With the release of the public comment draft of the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030, it’s time to get wonky and learn more about what Portland’s brightest bike thinkers are dreaming up for the future. The story below is the latest in our ongoing coverage of the new plan.]
Job Title
Bike/Ped Project Coordinator
This position has been filled.
Company/Organization
City of Wilsonville
Job Description
Bicycle & Pedestrian Project Coordinator, a newly created, grant-funded position for SMART (South Metro Area Regional Transit), designed to implement priorities set forth in the City’s Bicycle/Pedestrian and Transit Master Plan. The incumbent will work with existing community groups to promote bicycle and pedestrian safety and support local programs as well as explore the options of creating new programs as outlined in the master plans. Educational requirements include a BA/BS in related field such as Project Management, Planning, or a related field, or three years professional experience in program management, bicycle and pedestrian advocacy, or transportation planning. Experience with GIS computer programs preferred. Salary $3,297 to $4,203 per month plus excellent fringe benefit package.
How to Apply
Required application, job announcement, and job description are available at the Wilsonville City Hall, 29799 SW Town Center Lp. E, Wilsonville, OR 97070, online at www.ci.wilsonville.or.us, by e-mailing
jobs[at]ci.wilsonville.or.us, or by calling 503-682-0950.
Year: 1996
Brand: Trek
Model: 830 XL
Color:Blue Green
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2009-10-20
Stolen From: In front of Paddy’s Bar and Grill
Neighborhood: Downtown
OwnerEmail: grapeola@gmail.com
Description: Has a front fender only and a Bicycle Etc sticker on the frame.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike