Month: October 2009

Dark Green Pereira Custom 2007

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Year: 2007
Brand: Pereira
Model: Custom
Color:Dark Green
Size:Huge
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pereiracycles/2078882996/sizes/m/in/set-72157603348844241/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2009-10-16
Stolen From: NE 74th and Everett, Portland Oregon
Neighborhood: Montavilla / Mt. Tabor
Owner: Harrison Green-Fishback
OwnerEmail: greenfishback@gmail.com
Description: Custom Pereira commuter / off road touring bike. Built for a 6’8″ rider. Bike is as pictured with the exception of new on one mary bars as opposed to the flat bar and bar ends
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

MED 17″ Iron Horse 6 Point 8 07

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Year: 07
Brand: Iron Horse
Model: 6 Point 8
Color:MED 17″
Serial: F710A7007 7H-63
Photo: http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/BikeSpecs.aspx?Year=2007&Brand=Iron+Horse&Model=6Point8&Type=bike
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2009-10-15
Stolen From: Inside my truck which was parked on Garfield off of Rosa Parks Way
Neighborhood: NE Rosa Parks / Garfield
Owner: Darrin Seeds
OwnerEmail: seeds_id@yahoo.com
Reward: $100
Description: All white frame, saddle and components, set up with a single 36t chainring and white LG-1 chainguide. XTR drive train, and a gravity dropper seatpost. Avid Elixr R disc brakes. White DT SWISS EX1750 wheelset with Schwalbe Nobby Nic tires.
Police record with: 09092843
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Manifest event promises bike racing anecdotes and world’s first bib shorts

Cover of Parkin’s memoir.

Former professional road racer Joe Parkin, who spent a decade competing in Europe back in the 1980s, will headline an event tomorrow night as part of the ongoing Oregon Manifest.

Parkin was one of the first U.S. racers to compete in Belgium and he’s written about his experiences in a memoir titled, A Dog in a Hat: An American Bike Racer’s Story of Mud, Drugs, Blood, Betrayal, and Beauty in Belgium.

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Sellwood Bridge update: BTA supports new vehicle registration fee

Sellwood Bridge Tour with Richard M.-8

New vehicle fees would raise over
one-third the total cost to
replace the Sellwood Bridge.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Funding to replace the Selwood Bridge is coming together. As per HB 2001 — the transportation funding package that passed the Oregon legislature this past session — Multnomah County is considering a new, $19 motorized vehicle registration fee that will raise $127 million to help pay for the bridge.

“The BTA absolutely supports raising money for new bicycle infrastructure in such ways that bicyclists can also contribute.”
— Scott Bricker, executive director of the BTA

According to a fact sheet issued by Multnomah County (PDF here), the fee would be in place for 20 years, it would apply to 577,240 motorized vehicles registered in the county (trucks weighing 26,000 lbs. are exempt), and County residents would start paying the fee in Fall of 2010.

At a public hearing held last week, Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) Executive Director Scott Bricker testified in support of the vehicle fee.

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Army Green Specialized Hardrock 2008

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Year: 2008
Brand: Specialized
Model: Hardrock
Color:Army Green
Size:Medium, 26″
Serial: P6EF23290
Stolen in Hillsboro, OR 97123
Stolen:2009-10-14
Stolen From: My bike was stolen between 8:10 – 10 PM PST from the driveway of 7437 SE Augusta Lane, Hillsboro OR 97123. This house is very close to Cornelius Pass, and is located in Lexington Village. The bike was leaned up against the right side of the closed garage door of this house, not locked up. The nearest intersection is Augusta Lane and 74th Avenue.
Neighborhood: Lexington Village
Owner: Stephen Andrada
OwnerEmail: andradas@gmail.com
Description: The bike is a 2008 Specialized Hardrock, distressed army green in color. It is very muddy, comes stock with no upgrades, except for a bottle holder. It also had front and back BELL lights.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black w/ gold trim Nishiki mid 80’s

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Year: mid 80’s
Brand: Nishiki
Color:Black w/ gold trim
Size:Large/m
Stolen in , OR
Stolen:2009-09-28
Stolen From: NE 21st and Everett
Neighborhood: NE
Owner: Steve Fancler
OwnerEmail: sfancler@gmail.com
Reward: 100
Description: Cash reward for my stolen bike:
– Black, tall frame with golden trim
– White break cables
– ARS Men’s contoured bike seat
– Green rubber on the tires
– Black fenders
– Suicide hand breaks
– Drop handlebars with newish black cork tape

Things that may or may not have been removed from it:
– two lines of LEDs on the wheels that make designs as you ride
– 4 leaf clover horn
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Bikes and the bad-for-business rap

commuter corridor on N. Williams-1

For some businesses, like this one
on N. Williams, bike access is a boon.
(Photos © J. Maus)

Despite the many strides bicycles have made in cities across America, one criticism they haven’t been able to completely shake is that they’re bad for business. And, in an economic climate like we’re in today, that’s a serious accusation.

As long as cities have been planning for bicycle traffic, business owners have complained that bike lanes, bike parking, and other bike-related facilities hurt their business. The thinking goes like this: Car access equals business success. Do anything to decrease that access — like remove car parking, narrow or remove car lanes for bikeways, or install traffic calming measures like medians or speed bumps — and the result is less business.

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Workshop will focus on North Portland Greenway trail design

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward
Bike Fashion Show_ride and afterparty-73

Riders pass newly dedicated public
art on an existing piece of
Willamette Greenway Trail.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Volunteer planners working on the the North Portland Greenway Trail will host a design workshop this weekend. The trail, which was first envisioned back in 2005 and won a $448,000 planning study grant from Metro back in March, will someday connect Cathedral Park in St. Johns with the Eastbank Esplanade near the Steel Bridge.

Saturday’s design workshop is being organized by Kelly Rogers, a freelance consultant who specializes in sustainable city planning. Rogers is a volunteer on the project and says the event is a way for them to get the community excited about the trail and come up with creative design solutions.

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City Council will adopt Community Policing Agreement tomorrow

Tour de Fat '06

(Photo © J. Maus)

Tomorrow, the Community Policing Agreement that was first proposed by Police Chief Rosie Sizer following two high-profile fatalities in October of 2007, will be adopted by Portland City Council.

The five page document outlines the current state of the working relationship between the Bureau of Transportation, the Police Bureau, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, and the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition.

Here’s an excerpt from the introduction to the agreement (which you can download as a PDF here) :

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