Month: April 2012

The Monday Roundup

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From the other side-2

New study from Baltimore looks at
how closely people pass.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Here’s the news and other cool stuff that caught our eyes this past week, including lots of news from Los Angeles…

– In a surprise announcement, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says Bike Nation, a CicLAvia partner, will fund a bike share program for Downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood, Venice Beach and Westwood consisting of 4,000 bikes at 400 kiosks.

– Speaking of CicLAvia, organizers estimate that 100,000 people came out for the car-free event this Sunday, described by the Los Angeles Time as the city’s “marquee event for pedestrians and cyclists”.

– The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC), in partnership with the LA Department of Transport and R.E.I, has launched LA’s first Spanish-language bike safety campaign.

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teal/blue Schwinn Road Bike 1980s

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Year: 1980s
Brand: Schwinn
Model: Road Bike
Color:teal/blue
Size:ladies medium
Stolen in Portland, OR 97239
Stolen:2012-04-14
Stolen From: stolen from my apartment front walkway…
Neighborhood: Lair Hill
Owner: Molly Bluhm
OwnerEmail: molly.bluhm@ocac.edu
Reward: <3 !
Description: Teal with Red handle bar tape- drop down bars / road bike!
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Yellow Specialized 2008

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Year: 2008
Brand: Specialized
Color:Yellow
Serial: EN14766
Stolen in Salem, OR 97301
Stolen:2012-04-15
Stolen From: Winter St NE and Marion St, Salem, OR
Neighborhood: Downtown Salem
Owner: Christina Wright
OwnerEmail: ch.wright@hotmail.com
Description: Yellow Specialized Mountain Bike. Missing seat, broken reflector on front of bike.
Police record with: Salem PD
Police reference#: 12-13794
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Celeste Green Bianchi Volpe 2

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Year: 2
Brand: Bianchi
Model: Volpe
Color:Celeste Green
Size:~56-58CM
Photo: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/214/dsc1276e.jpg/
Stolen in Vancouver, WA 98663
Stolen:2012-03-23
Stolen From: The bike was stolen from the 2nd floor
of the apartment complex located on 22nd and Broadway Street, Vancouver, WA
Neighborhood: Armada
Owner: Maxwell Gara
OwnerEmail: Cosmogara@yahoo.com
Reward: Respect
Description: The bike has numerous stickers on the frame (e.g. Redwood National Forest, Canadian Flag, Shark in red circle with red line slashed through). The bike has a rear rack that was modified, yellow handlebar tape, a touring seat and front and rear fenders.
Police record with: Vancover PD
Police reference#: T12000063
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Celeste Green Bianchi Volpe 2006

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Year: 2006
Brand: Bianchi
Model: Volpe
Color:Celeste Green
Size:~56-58CM
Photo: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/214/dsc1276e.jpg/
Stolen in Vancouver, WA 98663
Stolen:2012-03-23
Stolen From: The bike was stolen from the 2nd floor
of the apartment complex where I currently live, located on 22rd and Broadway Street, Vancouver
Neighborhood: Armada
Owner: Maxwell Gara
OwnerEmail: cosmogara@yahoo.com
Reward: Respect
Description: The bike has numerous stickers on the frame (e.g. Redwood National Forest,
Canadian Flag, Shark in red circle with red line slashed through). The bike
has a rear rack that was modified, yellow handlebar tape and a touring seat on the front and rear fenders.
Police record with: Vancouver
Police reference#: T12000063
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Red Look 566 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Look
Model: 566
Color:Red
Size:Medium
Serial: M3128L8CA1
Photo: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/72/look5661.jpg/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2012-04-13
Stolen From: 19th and Halsey NE
Neighborhood: Sullivans Gulch
Owner: Charles Barrett
OwnerEmail: charlesgbarrett@yahoo.com
Description: White Handlebar Tape
Bike Computer
Bike Pump
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: 1231134
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black Bianchi Milano Cafe Racer 2005

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Year: 2005
Brand: Bianchi
Model: Milano Cafe Racer
Color:Black
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10072820@N03/6898088442/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2012-04-13
Stolen From: 211 NE Morris St.
Neighborhood: Eliot
Owner: Caitlin Wichlacz
OwnerEmail: cwichlacz@gmail.com
Description: 2005 Black Bianchi Milano Cafe Racer (men’s frame) stolen from inside my home at approximately 3am, April 13, 2012.
It has black plastic fenders (missing one fender clip) and a River City Bikes sticker on it. At the time of theft, it was equipped with a giant ding-dong bell and little red Serfas silicone headlight on the handle bar, red cat eye light attached to the seat post, and a cheap aluminum rack attached to the back with a piece of nylon rope and a scrap of fabric. The paint on the top middle of the top tube is scuffed down to silver, about the side of a dime, and the paint on the back just above the rack is all scratched to hell where I let my chain lock rattle around after wrapping it around the seat post. (The Kryptonite chain lock was wrapped around the seat post at the time of theft.) There were also two hardware store p clamps I left on the rear after I’d detached an old rack.
The nut/bolt holding the handle bar in the stem is slightly rusty, and the black leather grip on the left hand side has scooted in about a quarter inch, and I couldn’t get it to scoot back out to the edge.
The seat is original, but the switch for the built-in light has broken off on the underside.
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: 1231087
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Spurred by tragedy, Kristi Finney dedicates herself to activism

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Kristi Finney (center right) has turned grief into action
after losing her son to a drunk driver last August.
(Photos © J. Maus)

The mother of a young man killed by a drunk driver while bicycling on SE Division last year has become a dedicated traffic safety activist. Since the death of her son Dustin on August 12th, Kristi Finney has become a student of traffic safety policies and Oregon vehicle law and has devoted herself to civic engagement at every opportunity.

We got our first hint at Mrs. Finney’s composure and compassion when, at the sentencing hearing of 19-year-old Ashawntae Rosemon (the man who struck Dustin, and then fled the scene), she looked him in the eye and said:

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Future of French Prairie Bridge hinges on Wilsonville City Council decision

Cover of the French Prarie Bike-Ped Emergency
Bridge Briefing Booklet (PDF).

[Patrick Croasdaile contributed reporting to this story.]

This coming Monday, the Wilsonville City Council will convene an important work session that could determine the future of the French Prairie Bike-Ped Emergency Bridge over the Willamette River.

The City of Wilsonville was awarded a $1.25 million federal grant in 2009 to develop a feasibility study and design alternatives for the bridge. At Monday’s meeting, the Council is expected to vote on whether to formally accept the grant and invest the required 10% local match ($125,000) to keep the project moving forward. Or, they could choose to hit the pause button.

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