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6/20: Hello readers and friends. I am having my second (of two) total knee replacement surgeries today so I'll be out of commission for a bit while I recover. Please be patient while I get back to full health. I hope to be back to posting as soon as I can. I look forward to getting back out there. 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor

Year: 2011

ODOT looks to study safety impacts of streetcar tracks

Conditions on Lovejoy-6

ODOT wants to know more
about safety risks posed by
tracks before they sign
off on future streetcar
project.
(Photo © J. Maus)

In my continuing effort to bring more attention to the issue of how streetcar tracks impact bicycling conditions, a reader passed along an interesting tidbit.

Turns out that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is also concerned about the issue. The potential of a new streetcar line from Porltand to Lake Oswego on State Highway 43 has spurred ODOT to look into new research to determine how the presence of the tracks might impact vehicle users.

ODOT’s risk management department has requested a green light to go ahead with a research project titled, “Coefficient of Friction of Rubber Tires on Streetcar Tracks under Dry and Wet Conditions.” In the research problem statement (PDF here), ODOT lays out their concerns:

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Dark purple Trek 7.2 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Trek
Model: 7.2
Color:Dark purple
Size:Lady’s
Serial:WTU047C1501F
Stolen in Portland, OR 97219
Stolen:2011-09-06
Stolen From: OHSU South Waterfront campus, east bike stands
Neighborhood: South Waterfront
Owner: Robin Hertert
OwnerEmail: rhertert@gmail.com
Description: Headlight, cable bike lock
Police record with: OHSU Police
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Event: Gordon Patterson Memorial Bike Ride (9/17/11)

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Gordon Patterson Memorial Bike Ride (Vancouver, WA)
Sept 17th at 9:00 am

7-11 AM Breakfast at Burgerville: Fourth Plain and Ft. Vancouver Way (Fundraiser for scholarship fund)

9 AM Bike Ride Meet at Hudson’s Bay HS (1601 E. McLoughlin Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98667): Choice of 4 mile or 10 mile ride. Helmets required

Suggested donation: $5 per person, $15 per family. (Proceeds go to the Gordon Patterson Memorial Scholarship Fund)

11:00 AM Groundbreaking for Memorial Garden, Hudson’s Bay Courtyard

Noon Lunch at Benny’s Pizza Cafe, 4219 NE St. Johns Road

More info: Carrie Patterson gpatter (at) juno (dot) com

Bike share demo puts future system within reach

Bike share demo-4-3

Checking out the B-cycle system.
(Photos © J. Maus)

When Portland last hosted a bike share demonstration, the concept was still just a twinkle in PBOT’s eye. But now with a green light to accept $2 million in federal seed funding, a similar demonstration held today in downtown Portland put the idea in a much different light.

Now, instead of wondering if bike-sharing will come to Portland, it’s a matter of getting it right when it gets here.

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Bike use helps OHSU avoid traffic crisis: Valet service extended

About 150 bikes are using the
temporary bike valet service at the base of
r the Portland Aerial Tram.
(Photo © J. Maus)

A bike valet service at the foot of the Portland Aerial Tram has proved so popular that Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has extended the service until the end of September.

OHSU began offering the service on July 11th while SW Sam Jackson Park Road — one of only two, two-lane roads to OHSU’s Marquam Hill campus (which also happens to be the City’s largest employer) — underwent a repair project. The bike valet was one of several measures undertaken to encourage OHSU staff, patient, and visitors to get up the hill in something other than an automobile.

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black Adam’s folder one 2006

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Year: 2006
Brand: Adam’s
Model: folder one
Color:black
Size:med
Serial:0610036125 bc-06
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2011-08-28
Stolen From: Sunday Parkways, SE Taylor and SE 20th ave, at Col Summers Park in Portland Oregon
Owner: Evan Ross
OwnerEmail: portlandbicycle@gmail.com
Reward: bike tour of your choice
Description: med size black adams tral-a-bike, third wheel attachment for kids. yellow stickers, quick release saddle and folding section in middle. complete with saeatpost coupler and cotter pin hitch.
Police record with: on line
Police reference#: 11-154864
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

blue/green Kona Paddy Wagon 2006

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Year: 2006
Brand: Kona
Model: Paddy Wagon
Color:blue/green
Size:49cm
Stolen in Portland, OR 97216
Stolen:2011-09-03
Stolen From: Mall 205 Target bike rack
Neighborhood: SE Portland
Owner: Deidre Hardin
OwnerEmail: deidre167@msn.com
Description: Blue/green stock Paddy Wagon with origianl components, EXCEPT planet bike poly fenders(front mud flap is loose), and new neon green tires. there are front/rear light mounts installed
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 11-154861
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Metalic Dark Green Nashbar (Unmarked) Touring 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Nashbar (Unmarked)
Model: Touring
Color:Metalic Dark Green
Size:55cm
Serial:NB091176
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2011-09-06
Stolen From: Behind my house
Neighborhood: Sellwood
Owner: Charles Parrott
OwnerEmail: csparrott@gmail.com
Reward: Good karma!
Description: Touring Bike. Silver rear rack. Lime Green Brake Cable Housing. Short mountain bike handlebars with bar ends (very short straight handle bars). Thumb shifters. Red road tires. Three water bottle cages on the frame. Grey Crank Brother pedals.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 11-76982
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

The Monday Roundup (on Tuesday)

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Hope everyone had a great long weekend. Check out the links below for the news that caught my eye this past week…

— It’s rare for the Surgeon General of the United States to get so personal, but last week Dr. Regina M. Benjamin told a packed house at a hair convention in Atlanta that good health is more important than bad hair (an African-American woman standing next to a bicycle was the lead photo in the story).

— Curious about e-bikes? Here’s a different way to go about it: Put the power in a trailer with the RideKick Motorized Bicycle Trailer. I checked these out at Interbike last year and noticed a comprehensive review by local eco-blog Earth Techling.

— On the same topic, a company in Switzerland is offering Alps tours by e-bike.

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black and silver Specialized tricross sport 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Specialized
Model: tricross sport
Color:black and silver
Size:52
Serial: WSBC602083500F
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2011-08-30
Stolen From: NE Irving and 31st, from inside a car.
Neighborhood: NE Portland, Laurelhurst
Owner: Jody Victoria
OwnerEmail: jodyjv@gmail.com
Description: Nothing that could not be removed, it had a computer magnet, a sliver bell on the left side, a silver skull and cross bone sticker
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T11006272
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

black specialized demo 9 05

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Year: 05
Brand: specialized
Model: demo 9
Color:black
Size:large
Serial: m3ji08254
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2011-09-2
Stolen From: 74th and martins off the back of my car in my driveway
Neighborhood: southeast
Owner: Carl Wheeland
OwnerEmail: killioe@yahoo.com
Description: The saddle is black and yellow,Neon green grips and cable housings,Marzocchi bomber triple 8 front fork,Maxis minyin downhill front tire, Maxis high roller rear tire,Shram 9 speed rear derailer,Shram9speed thumb trigger shifter,Avid bb7 brake levers and Avid bb5 brake caliphers
Police record with: portland pd
Police reference#: 11076794
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

white/red/black cannondale f7 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: cannondale
Model: f7
Color:white/red/black
Serial: 81207847
Photo: http://video.cannondale.com/images/09/CUSA/large/9FS7_wht.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2011-08-28
Stolen From: Pacific tower apt 333 NW 4th ave
Neighborhood: china town
Owner: kevin st clair
OwnerEmail: northshoreboi@gmail.com
Description: PEDALS CLIPLESS Shimano m424
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 11076814
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

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