Year: 2010

Green/White Carlton Raleigh 1970’s

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Year: 1970’s
Brand: Carlton
Model: Raleigh
Color:Green/White
Size:55cm
Photo: http://img218.imageshack.us/img2
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2010-12-23
Stolen From: SE 9th and Franklin on one of the apartment complexes on the left hand side.
Neighborhood: Brooklyn
Owner: Juan Carlos Munoz
OwnerEmail: jcmunoz11@hotmail.com
Description: Unique customized Carlton Raleigh (Green/White)original paint, Brooks Saddle, Custom handle bars and brake system. It has multiple Portland Timbers sticker on.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T10008778
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

BLACK/RED PAKE

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Brand: PAKE
Color:BLACK/RED
Size:L
Photo: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs115.ash2/39110_478822704201_833179201_6580718_1856929_n.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2010-12-22
Stolen From: 5120 SE Bybee Blvd. 97206
Neighborhood: SE PORTLAND
Owner: Raine Frederickson
OwnerEmail: talktoraine@gmail.com
Description: black pake frame, red deep v’s, black oury grips, chrome track dropouts, chrome headset, san marco saddle, WHITE/GREY PAKE brand sticker to identify frame. left oury grip is broken through from the handlebars, red/black tire on front red deep v.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Follow up: Blumenauer points out “inaccuracies” in Coburn’s report

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Portland’s bikeway signage grant
paid for signs like these too.
(Photo: Adams Carroll/BikePortland)

As the former City of Portland Commissioner of Transportation and current Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland) does not take criticism of bicycling lying down.

Blumenauer’s office, working on facts provided by the Portland Bureau of Transportation, issued a response to allegations made yesterday by Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) that a federal grant for bikeway signage in Portland was “wasteful.” In his Waste Book 2010 report Coburn mischaracterized the signage project, claiming that $900,000 was spent on bike network wayfinding signs when similar signs were already installed.

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Metro wins $2 million from FTA to study transit corridor on Barbur Blvd

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There’s plenty of room on Barbur
for a transit corridor.

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced that Metro has won a $2 million grant to do an analysis of the “Southwest Corridor” project. The corridor would run from downtown Portland south via Barbur Blvd (99W) to Sherwood. This could bring major changes to Barbur Blvd and help tame the motor vehicle traffic on that street that has led to two high profile fatalities this year.

Below is a short blurb on the project:

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Portland’s bikeway signage “wasteful” says GOP Senator

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[Via KGW-TV]

Tom Coburn

Oklahoma’s Republican Senator Tom Coburn has published a list of 100 federally funded projects that he deems, “the most wasteful government spending of 2010.” On that list is a $900,000 stimulus grant recently received by the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation to pay for bikeway markings and signage.

Sen. Coburn seems to think that we already had enough signs on our bikeways and the new ones simply aren’t necessary. Here’s the mention of the signs in Coburn’s “Wastebook” (those are my photos, used without permission):

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blue Kona dew deluxe 2006

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Year: 2006
Brand: Kona
Model: dew deluxe
Color:blue
Size:53
Serial: F510K4919
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2010-12-17
Stolen From: back yard of my house.
Neighborhood: beaumont village
Owner: Bradford Bouchard
OwnerEmail: bradfordbouchard@hotmail.com
Reward: $200
Description: A blue Kona dew deluxe yr. 2006 with a red line carbon fiber front fork and disc brakes was stolen from my back yard. The
serial # for the bike was F510K4919. The bike had 2 front mounted night rider lights, one with a battery pack. It has front and
rear fenders a rear rack and a suspension seat post. It has a sticker that says bike n hike above the bottom bracket. The mirror has a large crack in it.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 10-156223
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

From Denver, a story of GPS justice

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A friend (thanks Matt!) shared a story with me today that I felt some of you would appreciate. It’s about justice being served thanks to a GPS unit…

A few weeks ago, professional cyclist Ryan Sabga got hit by a car while on a training ride in Denver. Sabga was legally crossing the street when a woman sped into the intersection without looking in front of her. Sabga came away relatively unscathed and the woman stayed at the scene until police arrived. Both parties gave their version of the story, and Sabga realized the woman was not telling the truth about how it happened.

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Legislative committee wants ODOT to study bike licensing

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They work for cars, but for bikes?
(Photo © J. Maus)

The House Committee on Transportation has put forward a legislative concept (soon to become an official bill) that would direct the Oregon Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the feasibility of bicycling licensing.

The idea currently exists as Legislative Concept 1581 (LC 1581). According to the LC draft language (PDF here), if passed, the ODOT would conduct a study on, “the feasibility of issuing bicycle licenses to owners of bicycles.”

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Purple Milwaukee Bruiser 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Milwaukee
Model: Bruiser
Color:Purple
Size:Small
Photo: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs241.ash1/16844_1288693572267_1078039213_891175_3635272_n.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2010-12-20
Stolen From: North Killingsworth and Interstate
Neighborhood: North Portland
Owner: Steven Son
OwnerEmail: fbsson@gmail.com
Description: Purple Small Milwaukee Bruiser
BMX Junior Handle Bars
Demolition Stealth Stem
Cane Creek Headset
Demolition Cranks
Treelite Sprocket
Back Purple B43
Front 26″ Black MTX33 with a Peg
Purple Snafu Seatpost
Turbo Saddle
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Lawmakers look to Oregon Lottery revenue for transportation projects

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Going into the 2011 Oregon Legislative Session, two things are crystal clear: 1) We need more investment in transportation infrastructure, and 2) we don’t have any new revenue to pay for it. Looking to solve this problem, legislators seem to be getting creative.

Last Friday, I shared a bill being put forward by House Representative Jules Bailey (D-Portland). Bailey is supporting a bill that would amend the Oregon Constitution to make it legal to spend gas tax and motor vehicle fees and license revenue on transportation projects that are outside of the highway right-of-way.

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