Awwwww. This little fella stands ready to snuggle with your bike at the Oregon Humane Society.
Month: February 2012
‘This is not a drill’: National advocates mount effort to kill HR7
“Terrible”, “horrible”, “worst ever”, “disaster”, “defective” — these are just some of the terms that high-profile media outlets and top-ranking officials have used to describe the House transportation bill (H.R. 7, full text here as PDF).
Realizing that the bill is so far off base that no amount of amendments would help, national transportation advocacy groups have launched a coordinated attack to kill the bill.
Transportation for America, the League of American Bicyclists, the Rails to Trails Conservancy, the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, and hundreds of local and regional bike and transit advocacy organizations across the country have launched an attack against the bill, starting today with a national effort to flood Congressional offices with telephone calls voicing outrage.
At open houses, PBOT wants to hear from you about ‘High Crash Corridors’
How can PBOT best target safety
resources to streets like these?
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
resources to streets like these?
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has announced three open houses where you can learn more and offer input on their High Crash Corridor Safety program.
High Crash Corridors are roadways that, according to PBOT, “have exceptional concentrations of crash activity.” By identifying these corridors and putting them into a coordinated program, PBOT is able to target limited funding to make them safer. Current roads on the list include Portland’s most notorious arterials like SW Barbur, SE 122nd, SE Foster, SE 82nd, SE Powell, Marine Drive, SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, SE Division and others.
We all know these roads kill and seriously injure Portlanders far too often. These open houses give you the chance to do something about them.
bbq (black) Cannondale Bad Boy 2006
Year: 2006
Brand: Cannondale
Model: Bad Boy
Color:bbq (black)
Size:adult small
Serial: r027260
Stolen in Seattle, WA 98144
Stolen:2012-02-5
Stolen From: Stolen from our residence in the Judkins Park area of Seattle
Neighborhood: Judkins Park, Seattle
Owner: Dan Pinkard
OwnerEmail: dan@lotn.org
Reward: Yes!
Description: Wide seat w/light, rusty handle bar screws, bike lock holder on the seat shaft.
Please call 206-568-3898 if you see it. This is also listed on file with the Seattle Police
Police record with: Seattle PD
Police reference#: 12-35497
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Silver & Black Specialized Sequoia Elite 2006
Year: 2006
Brand: Specialized
Model: Sequoia Elite
Color:Silver & Black
Size:M (54 inches)
Serial: P5FH21141
Stolen in Portland, OR 97220
Stolen:2012-02-9
Stolen From: 88th & NE Sandy Blvd. Portland OR
Neighborhood: Sumner/Parkrose
Owner: Jennifer Knorr
OwnerEmail: pdxgirl8@hotmail.com
Description: Silver bike with black grip tape. Frame has a “If you were riding you’d be happy by now” sticker and a 6inch long scratch of red paint on the crossbar. Top brakes, removable fenders (back one has a “Oregon Love” sticker, bike pump, under seat saddle bag, front& rear lights, REI womens-gel seat, etc.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-11478
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
White/brown tape & letters Jamis Aurora 2009
Year: 2009
Brand: Jamis
Model: Aurora
Color:White/brown tape & letters
Size:57 cm
Serial: 089011924
Photo: http://www.stolenbicycleregistry.com/showbike.php?oid=13378
Stolen in Portland, OR 97266
Stolen:2012-02-6
Stolen From: Portland State University, at Science Building 1
Neighborhood: Downtown
Owner: Lyle Sturgeon
OwnerEmail: LSturgeon15@gmail.com
Reward: $250
Description: very new looking, slight scuffs on grip tape from one crash. Back tire may be flat due to a tiny leak. Has fenders. Pegs from handle bar tips are missing.
Police record with: PSU Security
Police reference#: 12-0091
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Rapha making moves: Shipping from Portland, larger office, new hires
Northeast Portland resident Slate Olson is general manager of North American operations for UK-based Rapha Performance Roadwear, a company with over $20 million in sales last year.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
It’s been four years since UK-based cycling apparel company Rapha chose Portland as its North American headquarters. Since then, the company has grown by leaps and bounds, and now they’re making an even bigger commitment to Portland.
Gray/Silver Specialized Hardrock 1997
Year: 1997
Brand: Specialized
Model: Hardrock
Color:Gray/Silver
Size:19 or 20″
Serial: PY507327
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2012-02-4
Stolen From: Stolen from garage at Se Market St. and 50th Ave.
Neighborhood: Mt. Tabor
OwnerEmail: robroy78@gmail.com
Description: Gray/Silver frame with white Manitou front shocks, black seat, u-lock holder hard wear on bottom of frame.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-11386
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Follow up: Fix yet to come for dangerous Burnside crossing
The BTA’s Steph Noll on E Burnside
and 16th in 2007.
(Photo © Jonathan Maus)
and 16th in 2007.
(Photo © Jonathan Maus)
Last week a reader email spurred me to check up on a project I first wrote about in December 2007.
Reader Kevin B wrote:
“I live in the Kerns neighborhood and my kids go to Buckman Elementary. During our bike/scooter ride each morning to school I see numerous kids/families trying to cross the intersection of E Burnside and 16th. They have to play chicken to get across the road. I am confused as to why there is no pedestrian/cycling light at this intersection similar to what exists further out on E Burnside and 41st. It is listed as a Bike route street on all the cycling maps.”
TriMet service cutbacks, fare increases and bicycling impacts
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
This morning, TriMet unveiled a proposal of service cuts and fare increases they plan to move forward with in order to make up for a $17 million budget shortfall. If you’re a fan of transit, and of making our city one that is less reliant on private automobiles, this is not good news.
Black with Silver and Yellow Specialized Roubaix Comp Triple 2008
Year: 2008
Brand: Specialized
Model: Roubaix Comp Triple
Color:Black with Silver and Yellow
Size:52
Serial:WUD241342D
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2012-02-06
Stolen From: From a locked Thule roof rack between 6:30 pm and 10 pm. On NE Kirby across from Dentist, just south of Russell.
Neighborhood: Albina/ Eliot boarder.
Owner: Erica Lurie
OwnerEmail: Ericalurie77@gmail.com
Reward: Good Karma and $100
Description: Specialized Roubaix Comp Triple. Black with Silver and Yellow paint. Size 52. Updated Fork (forget the make). Updated seat- Specialized with cut out, might be a Jet 155. Water bottle cages, one black, one magenta. Sunrims on back wheel with Continental tire, front wheel was not stolen.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-10965
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Cycle Oregon announces 2012 routes, grant for coastal trail plan
Riders gather in the Tiger Woods Center
before the route announcement.
(Photo: Will Vanlue/BikePortland)
before the route announcement.
(Photo: Will Vanlue/BikePortland)
This evening a group of roughly 700 people joined Cycle Oregon staff and volunteers at the Tiger Woods Center on the Nike campus in Beaverton to hear where the two Cycle Oregon rides are headed in 2012.
Everyone was excited to hear this year’s routes (for both the weekend and week rides) but the real surprise was an announcement by Cycle Oregon co-founder Jonathan Nicholas about a really big idea the organization has been working on.