Year: 2011

Orange and blue Trek 2003

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Year: 2003
Brand: Trek
Color:Orange and blue
Size:Lizard skin chain guard. Potentially missing front tire or not matching.
Stolen in Gresham, OR
Stolen:2011-06-11
Stolen From: It was stolen in Gresham at an extended stay hotel off Sacramento st near 181st av and San rafael
Owner: Tricia Speir
OwnerEmail: Tspeir@gmail.com
Reward: $25
Description: The bike frame was blue with orange writing. had an orange fork and lizzard skin chain guard. It was stolen without front tire so it probably wont match.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

gray Redline Conquest Sport 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Redline
Model: Conquest Sport
Color:gray
Size:56cm
Serial: S005A100100347
Photo: http://www.redlinebicycles.com/bikes/cyclocross/2011-conquest-sport
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2011-06-11
Stolen From: SW 4th & Morrison
Neighborhood: Downntown
Owner: Anna Stutzman
OwnerEmail: astutzman9@gmail.com
Description: Steel Gray barely used cyclocross bike with Kryptonite lock mount
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 11-48286
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Pedalpalooza Daily, Saturday June 11th

New Pedalpalooza stickers… showing up
at a ride near you.

I hope you’re pacing yourselves. It’s only day 3 of Pedalpalooza and there are 21 rides today! If you’ve been waiting for an excuse to ride naked, or to venture north into Washington, today is your day. Check out the full list below and see more details on the Shift Calendar.

8:30am Community Gardens By Bike
What better way to learn about the greener side of Portland than by bike. Join me for a casual bike ride to various community gardens*. We will meet up at jcafe (Bring your coffee mugs). The ride will descend upon the Portland Farmers Market at Portland State University. The ride will be 10-15 miles long depending on the size of the group.

9:00am Racing the Tubes
Contestants will race around PDX, checking in at various pre-determined locations by associating a wifi (802.11b/g) device with pre-setup access points. Contestants shall receive points based on what order they reach said APs. But wait! There’s more! Contestants shall also be able to improve scores by skipping up to two of the checkpoints in the race. They will be docked points for skipping an AP, but their new improved place in line will garner them more points as they traverse the course.

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green kona dawg 2003

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Year: 2003
Brand: kona
Model: dawg
Color:green
Size:18
Serial: bike-3L0593. fork-To2D1126
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2011-06-10
Stolen From: stolen from the johnson creek home depot @ se 82nd and johnson creek blvd.
Neighborhood: happy valley
Owner: mike schell
OwnerEmail: sayyes2now@yahoo.com
Description: 2003 kona dawg dual suspension mountian bike. pretty much stock. beat up up bar ends on bars. mt bike seat post mounted rack.
Police record with: portland pd
Police reference#: temp #t11003958
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Willamette River bikeway closures: Details and open thread

The (Epic) Sushi Ride

It’s tempting when there’s no
viable alternate route.
(Photo © J. Maus)

This morning’s news that the Morrison Bridge multi-use path will be closed to both directions of bicycle traffic from this Monday until mid-September, was just the latest in a string of closures that impact vital connections in our bikeway network.

This post will hopefully serve as a reference for the current closures and as a place to share your experiences with the detours.

Thanks to reader Esther Harlow, below is a handy map to give you a perspective on how close and interconnected the closures are. Below the map, is more information on the four closures:

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Event: KeyBank Cycle Challenge (6/25/11)

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Event Name: KeyBank Cycle Challenge
Event Date: June 25 2011
Start Time: 8:00 AM
Web Site: http://www.bgc-salem.org

Event Description:
This road ride through the Willamette Valley takes place on June 25 at Willamette Mission State Park.

Participants will choose from three different bicycle routes including a family fun ride and walk, a half metric century (31 miles) and a metric century (62 miles) for those seeking a challenge.

Event Highlights:
Road Ride: 31-Mile & 62-Mile Routes
Registration: $50 – Pre-register online or at the park the day of the ride

Fully supported ride with mechanical assistance, frequent rest stops with special tastings from Willamette Valley Fruit Company and Red Ridge Farms, support vehicles, course marshals, detailed ride guides, and well-marked routes, barbecue lunch and SWAG.

Family Fun Ride & Walk

Location: Willamette Mission State Park – paved bike paths

Start Time: 11 a.m.

Registration: $10 [Adult] & $5 [Child] Pre-register online (www.bgc-salem.org/cycle) or at the park the day of the ride.

Registration includes park entrance fee, lunch and participation medal for every child.

The second annual Key Bank Cycle Challenge, sponsored by New York Life, is a benefit ride for the Boys & Girls Club of Salem, Marion and Polk Counties.

Hillsboro Mayor responds to controversial comments

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“Comments I made at the May 25 MPAC meeting created a stir in the bicycling community.”
— Jerry Willey, Mayor of Hillsboro

At a meeting of Metro’s Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC) late last month Hillsboro Mayor Jerry Willey raised eyebrows when he said “bicyclists” need to “participate” in paying for the costs of transportation infrastructure mandated by our region’s climate change goals.

“We all aspire to have more bike lanes and certainly more bike and pedestrian streets; but who pays the cost of that?” he wondered; and then continued to say, “… nothing, from actually, quite frankly, the bicycle group.”

Willey has now responded to his comments in a follow-up news story by Metro and in a memo distributed at this week’s MPAC meeting.

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PBOT issues statement on N. Williams project delay

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“By extending the community process to be more inclusive, by listening with respect to all voices, and by striving for a project that meets the multiple objectives we’ve identified, I believe we can arrive at a preferred project alternative that is well-supported and technically feasible.”
— Ellen Vanderslice, PBOT

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) issued a letter to stakeholders yesterday to explain why they’ve decided to extend the timeline on their North Williams Traffic Safety Operations Project.

We shared a report from the most recent Stakeholder Advisory Committee meeting when the announcement was first made. During that meeting it was clear that — even though a recent open house showed a strong endorsement for how to proceed with the project — PBOT is still facing stiff objections from some members of the SAC and the general public.

The letter (below) is signed by PBOT project manager Ellen Vanderslice.

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New bike advocacy group for Clark County nears non-profit status

Clark County Cycling Coalition
founder Eric Giacchino.
(Photo: Marcus Griffith)

The greater Portland metropolitan area is one step closer to having another regional non-profit bike education and advocacy organization.

The necessary paperwork to receive official non-profit status for the Clark County Cycling Coalition (C-4), southwest Washington’s newest bike organization, is complete and ready to be mailed, according to C-4 president Eric Giacchino.

Giacchino, a Vancouver fire fighter and Air Force veteran (profiled in The Oregonian earlier this year), explained that he has “tremendous” respect for the efforts of local volunteer bike projects (there’s a few), but he wants the Clark County area to have its own “umbrella” organization that promotes “polite, safe, cycling.”

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Morrison Bridge path to close for construction project – Updated

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Morrison Bridge bike-walk path dedication event-12

Will close Monday.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Multnomah County announced yesterday that the multi-use path on the Morrison Bridge will close to all traffic beginning Monday (6/13) and the multi-use path that serves both directions of bike traffic will be closed until mid-September of this year.

The closure is for a $4.2 million construction project that will replace the metal lift span with a solid deck surface that will improve traction and safety for motor vehicles. The project is expected to last until late this year. Below is the breakdown of how traffic will be impacted:

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