October 2011 Archives

UO’s renovated student union will include full-service ‘Bike Center’

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

PSU’s Bike Hub served as inspiration
for the new Bike Center at UO.
(Photo © J. Maus)

A $160 million renovation of University of Oregon’s Erb Memorial Student Union (EMU) will include a new, 5,000 square foot ‘Bike Center’ that will include retail and repair services, secure bike parking, showers, locker space and more. The project shows UO’s response to the growing demand for bicycling at the Eugene campus where 17 percent of students ride.

UO’s Bike Program is currently housed on the edge of campus in a cramped space dubbed “the barn.” EMU Bike Center Project Coordinator Briana Orr, who helped start UO’s Bike Program in 2008, told me today that the EMU Bike Center is modeled after Portland State University’s Bike Hub. “It’s best model we’ve seen.”

Bill Fasano, owner of Green Garage Bicycle Repair.
(Photos © J. Maus)

Bill Fasano is Portland’s newest bike shop proprietor. Green Garage Bicycle Repair just swung open its doors last week in the red-brick industrial building across the street from Widmer Brewery on N. Mississippi and Interstate.

Fasano, 38, is an Oregon native who grew up in West Linn and started racing bikes and working in local bike shops back in the mid 1990s. After leaving a job at Bike n’ Hike in 2000, he worked as an assistant project manager for a local home builder. Those were the boom times in the housing business, he told me when I stopped his shop this morning. “I was making good money, then all the sudden it stopped.”

A photo from inside OSU’s driving simulator that shows a bicycle that’s being pedaled by a researcher a few feet away.
(Photos © J. Maus)

Aftermath of a collision
on SW Canyon Road this
morning.
(Photo: Beaverton PD)

A collision this morning in Beaverton at around 8:30 am sent a woman to the hospital with what police describe as possible head injuries.

The collision occured at the intersection of SW Canyon Road and SW 110th (map).

A Beaverton Police Department statement said that witnesses saw a woman who on the bike was “down and unconscious” following the collision. The operator of the car was traveling eastbound on SW Canyon. The bicycle operator was going west. When the car turned left (north) onto 110th, “she impacted the passenger side of the the car, as it turned.”

Year: 2011
Brand: GMC
Model: Denali
Color:Yellow/Black
Size:700c
Photo: http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS0q_XT_vZXlNEeDCr3w9hhU8Z5WlP30ParRGu1VCFVGEa_XKBCyw
Stolen in Portland, OR 97230
Stolen:2011-10-19
Stolen From: Fremont Village Condominiums at NE 162nd and Sandy Blvd.
Neighborhood: Wilkes East
Owner: Meaghan Humphrey
OwnerEmail: mnphumphrey@gmail.com
Reward: 30
Description: This is the exact bike seen in this add: http://www.walmart.com/ip/700C-GMC-Denali-Men-s-Road-Bike/12080282. Frame size: 22.5" (57.5cm)
Handlebars: Road race-style drop handlebars
Gearing: 21-speed Shimano drive train with easy-twist shifting
Brakes: Powerful alloy side-pull caliper brakes
Wheels: High-profile aero alloy wheels with machined braking surface
Tires: 700 x 32c tires
Seat: Comfortable Vitesse seat and secure twin bolt seat post collar
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 11-155818
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Chameleon: Green to Purple Klein Q-Carbon Race 2003

Year: 2003
Brand: Klein
Model: Q-Carbon Race
Color:Chameleon: Green to Purple
Size:61 cm
Serial: WTU059T8068V & 4458U053T511322
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2011-10-17
Stolen From: Stolen from SE Grand & Morrison Bridge area, in Portland.
Neighborhood: Lower SE
Owner: Mark Mandigo
OwnerEmail: silver635@gmail.com
Reward: I will do anything I can to help you , genuinly sincere.
Description: My bike is very unique with the Custom Klein paint. The color changes from green to purple, depending on the angle of viewing. It has full Ultegra 600 components (8 speed), and a bar end shifter on the right side for the front derailleur. The crankset is upgraded to newer 10sp Ultegra SL (dark grey/graphite color with silver chainrings). The handlebars are very high (I’m very tall), with 2.5″ of spacers & a 25 degree rise stem, both black.
Thank you in advance for helping with the return of my bike.
Mark (503) 618-0750
Police record with: Portland Police Department
Police reference#: Case #11-90316
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Neighbors distribute survey to help fix Ladd Circle traffic problems

Stop sign at Ladd Circle.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Ladd Circle has been a thorn in the side of neighbors, vehicle operators, and the City of Portland for years. The circle — which happens to sit on one of the most heavily traveled bicycle corridors in Portland — has stop signs at every entry; but they’re notoriously ignored.

The survey is titled, “A Busy Circle – In Search of Solutions.” Here’s more from an email being distributed about it:

“Ladd Circle is a memorable landmark in the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood and during commuting hours can be a very busy thoroughfare. Thousands of cyclists, drivers and pedestrians make their way through each day.

Read more

City begins public process to design North Portland Greenway corridor

Bike Fashion Show_ride and afterparty-71

One of the few paved segments
of the corridor on
Swan Island.
(Photo © J. Maus)

The City of Portland is ready to start the public process on the North Portland Willamette Greenway Trail, a shared-use path that will someday extend the Eastbank Esplanade 10 miles — all the way to the St. Johns Bridge.

Citizen activists first came together to advocate for the project nearly six years ago. In May 2009, Metro ponied up $450,000 to help plan the route. Now, the City of Portland Parks & Recreation is looking for people to serve on the official Project Advisory Committee (PAC).

Year: 2011
Brand: Cannondale
Model: Quick 1 Feminine
Color:Silbver
Size:M
Serial: XM04110
Photo: http://www.westbrookcycles.co.uk/images/products/zoom/1289502109-53681600.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2011-10-16
Stolen From: My garage in inner SE Portland.
Neighborhood: SE Portland
Owner: Brian Parker
OwnerEmail: brian@simplybrianp.com
Reward: Yes – considerable
Description: Silver/Black/White bike with bike rack on the back.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 11-90176
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Dave Weber’s 40-plus mile, award-winning daily commute

On the road from
Dallas to Kansas City.
(Photo courtesy of Dave Weber)

You could ride from Portland, Oregon to Los Angeles, California but you still wouldn’t travel as many miles as Dave Weber rode his bike in September. Even adding a detour along Highway 101 from Sacramento to Bakersfield would give you fewer than the 1,096 miles Weber rode on his way to and from work last month.

Weber was the recipient of the Brian Reynolds Distance Award, given each year to the rider with the most miles logged in the Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s Bike Commute Challenge.

How exactly did he ride 1,096 miles in one month, just on his way to and from work? Here’s a clue…

The week ahead in advocacy and wonkery…

Tuesday, October 18th

Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting
(7:00 – 9:00 pm, Pettygrove Room, City Hall)
The PAC is the walking-focused cousin of the Bicycle Advisory Committee. The public is welcomed, though public comment is limited. Expect about a dozen committee members, Pedestrian Coordinator April Bertelsen, and some members of the public. You can come and go at any time during the meeting without disruption, so come whenever and however you can.

The October agenda includes a discussion of:

High Crash Corridors Update
Grant Funding update
East Portland in Motion
Southwest Portland Sidewalk Infill on Arterials

Year: 1995
Brand: Redline
Model: Conquest
Color:Black
Size:56 / 58
Stolen in Portland, OR 97207
Stolen:2011-10-18
Stolen From: Portland State – By Outdoor Program
Neighborhood: University District
Owner: Alex Accetta
OwnerEmail: alexaccetta@hotmail.com
Reward: Yes
Description: Redline Conquest cross bike. Rear fender only. Team Beer and Oregon Disability Sports stickers. 6 Years old at least and rubbed off paint. SRAM Rival cranks. Shimano 105. Red bar tape. Carbon Fork (can’t recall brand). Some crummy front wheel with wide commuter tires. Thanks. Find a bike, lose a bike. Can’t believe it. Oh Karma is wicked.

Alex Accetta

Team Beer
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: T11007428
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

UO’s renovated student union will include full-service ‘Bike Center’

New bike repair shop opens in North Portland

A look inside Oregon State’s bicycling and driving simulator laboratory

Collision on SW Canyon Rd sends woman to hospital (Photos) – UPDATED

Yellow/Black GMC Denali 2011

Chameleon: Green to Purple Klein Q-Carbon Race 2003

Neighbors distribute survey to help fix Ladd Circle traffic problems

City begins public process to design North Portland Greenway corridor

Silbver Cannondale Quick 1 Feminine 2011

Dave Weber’s 40-plus mile, award-winning daily commute

The Advocacy Roundup

Tuesday, October 18th

Black Redline Conquest 1995

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