The City of Portland has issued a winter travel advisory due to a cold front on its way late this weekend. The forecast calls for “snow showers” starting on Sunday. If it comes to pass, things could get interesting out on the roads.
If you’ve haven’t already, now would be a good time to think about what you need to do and know in order to be ready to ride no matter what weather comes our way.
Year: 2009
Brand: Masi
Model: CXR
Color:Black
Size:Blue
Serial: 8A085800**
Stolen in Milwaukie, OR 97222
Stolen:2012-01-12
Stolen From: Bike was in my garage in Milwaukie close to Lake Rd.
Owner: Ron Silverman
OwnerEmail: orsharksfan@yahoo.com
Reward: 100
Description: 52 cm cyclocross bike with road tires on it at time of theft. ITM Carbon bars and Ultgra components.
Police record with: Milwaukie PD
Police reference#: 2012-0151
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
Former contributor to BikePortland and recent Portland resident Russ Roca and his partner Laura Crawford have finally been able to come up for air following a harrowing road rage incident that happened to them while biking in New Zealand.
Foster and Roca were riding in Wellington when a man driving a sedan passed them aggressively. After hand gestures were exchanged by both sides, the man driving the car stopped, got out and assaulted Russ. The man assaulted Russ, striking him in the face hard enough to cause him to fall to the ground, and then speeding off.
Year: 2011
Brand: KHS
Model: Flite 100
Color:Black 55cm
Serial: U9080 0748
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2012-01-12
Stolen From: 4900 Block of NE Freemont, bike was loked on sidewalk bike rack.
Neighborhood: Alameda
Owner: Ben Hayden
OwnerEmail: oregonarchitect@hotmail.com
Description: Fixed gear, rear brake, bul-horn handlebars, Black, copy of receipt in seat post.
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: T12000377
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Portland State University announced today that they’ve been awarded a $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to continue work at the federally recognized University Transportation Center — the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC) — housed on their campus.
They’re also breathing a huge sigh of relief.
Did you read our story about citizen activist Jim Parsons marking dangerous catch basins on Hall Boulevard?
It appears as though the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) may have read the story too.
Since New Seasons Market announced they were coming to the Williams/Vancouver corridor in North Portland I’ve been hoping to catch up with CEO Lisa Sedlar to hear more about their plans for bike access and to get her vibe on transportation issues in the area. I met Sedlar at a meeting of the North Williams Traffic Safety Operations Project yesterday and we finally connected for a Q & A via phone this morning.
Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman has fired the first shot across the bow in what is likely just a preview of what’s to come in bruising fight over next year’s budget.
On the agenda at the City Council meeting this morning was a two-year $248,500 contract expense for local company Good Sport Promotion to manage the hundreds of volunteers it takes to put on PBOT’s Sunday Parkways events. According to Beth Slovic at The Oregonian, Saltzman spoke out in opposition to the contract — and funding for the event in general — at the council meeting.
Year: 2010
Brand: Electra
Model: Ticino women’s 8D
Color:wintermint
Size:unknown
Serial:ELTOE05912
Photo: http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg875/scaled.php?tn=0&server=875&filename=d8ayy.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640
Stolen in Portland, OR 97236
Stolen:2012-01-10
Stolen From: Kohl’s bike rack, SE Halsey and 100th. probably taken to the Gateway Max station, though, and whisked away.
Neighborhood: Gateway
Owner: Gretchin Lair
OwnerEmail: gretchin@mac.com
Reward: YES!
Description: also equipped with touring tires, rack, chocolate brown panniers, toe clips, kickstand, adjustabell, bontrager jewel lights, bontrager bike computer, water bottle cage, front leather bag. special identifying feature: front fender strut bent on both sides.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-2940
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Less than one week after announcing their new store on N. Williams Avenue, New Seasons Market CEO Lisa Sedlar attended the monthly meeting of the North Williams Avenue Traffic Safety Operations project Stakeholder Advisory Committee today.
Year: 2009
Model: mountain
Color:green/medium
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2012-01-9
Stolen From: Lombard and Interstate
Neighborhood: Kenton
Owner: Ario L
OwnerEmail: ariography@juno.com
Description: Green medium adult frame, front shocks
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-2850
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike