Following an injury collision involving a Multnomah County Judge last month, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has re-striped the intersection of SW Terwilliger and SW Condor.
Here’s how the intersection looked prior to the new treatment:
And here’s how it looks now (photo sent in by reader):
It’s been a while since I shared any news about Mark Bosworth, the 54-year-old man who went missing from a Cycle Oregon campsite in Riddle on September 16th. While there are no solid leads or major developments to share at this time; there are several updates about the case that are worth your attention.
Since the search shifted gears and left the Riddle area, family and friends of Mark’s have launched a massive online effort to spread word of his disappearance far and wide. There’s a new website, FindMark.org, a very active Facebook page, and a Twitter account at @findmarkb.
Media coverage of the disappearance has continued and noted bicycle racing legends Greg LeMond and Lance Armstrong have both shared links about Mark’s search with their hundreds of thousands of followers.
“This project is very risky. We shouldn’t gamble by skipping the steps provided by Oregon’s land use process.”
— Mara Gross, Coalition for a Livable Future
This morning the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN) and the Coalition for a Livable Future (CLF) announced an appeal of Metro’s decision last month to pass the project’s Land Use Final Order (LUFO).
According to Metro, the LUFO, “is a remarkably streamlined bit of Oregon land use law, making it easier for a project to move past inevitable land use appeals.” It was originally created for a light rail project, say its critics, not a massive highway expansion and bridge project.
Here’s why the NECN and CLF are opposed to it (from their statement):
A Portland resident concerned about the recent incidents of tacks being thrown into bikeways on N Williams and Vancouver Avenues, has announced a $500 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible.
Mark Allyn, who works at Intel in Hillsboro and rides his bike each day from Southeast Portland, has retained local lawyer Ray Thomas of downtown Portland-based Swanson, Thomas and Coon to handle all the inquiries and to answer any questions about the reward.
Here’s a snip from an email Allyn just sent out:
Year: 1997
Brand: Schwinn
Model: Moab
Color:Black/Red
Size:21 inch
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2011-09-16
Stolen From: Outside of Speakeasy Bar: 609 South East TAYLOR Street, PORTLAND, OR
Neighborhood: Inner SE
Owner: Gus Goodbody
OwnerEmail: gus_goodbody@yahoo.com
Description: Heavily used and not well maintained very tall bike with full fenders and rear rack. Mostly black with greenish bumper sticker around down tube that says “yo protego la lapa verde, y usted?”
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 11-155129
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Metro has released its “2011 Trail Use Snapshot” report. The report (PDF here) is an analysis of local trail usage data complied by the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project from 2008 to 2010.
Among the 25 multi-use paths (I prefer that term to trails) that were part of the analysis, several of them are key transportation routes for bicycling in and around Portland. In fact, the survey data (gleaned from 3,012 completed forms) makes a compelling case that paths like the Eastbank Esplanade, the Springwater on the Willamette, and the Waterfront Path are crucial bicycle transportation corridors.
Year: 2008
Brand: Kona
Model: Dew Plus
Color:Green
Size:60cm
Serial:IO4081722
Stolen in Portland, OR 97210
Stolen:2011-09-01
Stolen From: 23rd and Glisan, inside my apartment building’s bike room
Neighborhood: northwest
Owner: Bert Jepson
OwnerEmail: bertjepson@gmail.com
Reward: $50
Description: Bright green bike with a loose bottom bracket and busted up pedals
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Welcome to Monday. Here are the stories that caught my eye this past week…
— Big news in Richmond Virginia. That city has been selected to host the 2015 UCI World Championships Road Race. That’s a very big deal. Organizers estimate the event will generate about $135 million for the state.
— In Japan, a man is walking the streets is ringing a bike bell to see how people react. “The results are near Pavlovian, because as soon as the people hear the bell, they instinctively move out of the way.” There’s even a video.
Year: 2003
Brand: Trek
Model: 2000 alpha ser. SL Road Bike
Color:Red mf
Serial: 1444u062TBI0405
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2011-09-24
Stolen From: Building. On NE 45th ave.& Sandy blvd.
Owner: Mike Nelson
OwnerEmail: minls8@aol.com
Reward: 100.00
Description: The bike color is deep Red metal flake with factory decal, white letters & numbers “Trek 2000 Alpha series” across top rail. Trek logo in black down front rail. Black handle bar wrap. Black rear rack “seat post mounted.”
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 11-83175
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Color:Red
Stolen in Portland, OR 97203
Stolen:2011-09-24
Stolen From: Stolen from the corner of Willamette blvd and Van Houten, across the street from the University of Portland.
Neighborhood: North Portland, Cross from The University of Portland
OwnerEmail: moore13@up.edu
Description: This is a very old road bike with red chipping paint, it is also a super tall bike. The bike has a U Lock attached to the handle bars, which are bare metal (not taped). There is a light on the front handle bars and a rear light as well.
Tony Pereira of Portland-based Pereira Cycles took home top honors for the 2011 Oregon Manifest Constructor’s Design Challenge. The event, which was a competition to design and build the “Ultimate modern utility bike,” concluded today with a grueling “Field Test” competition.
I’ll share more thoughts and photos from the Field Test and the awards later (see my Field Test Photo Gallery). For now, here are the winners…