Month: May 2012

White/Blue/Red specialized langster 2008

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Year: 2008
Brand: specialized
Model: langster
Color:White/Blue/Red
Size:54
Serial:WUD70624391B
Photo: http://campl.us/bxve9sfoiyq
Stolen in Portland, OR 97207
Stolen:2012-05-23
Stolen From: PSU between Lincoln Hall and Cramer Hall by the street car track
Neighborhood: PSU area
Owner: paige SIMPSON
OwnerEmail: paige6221@gmail.com
Reward: 100
Description: Specialized Langster London edition. Red bar tape, blue Rubino tire on the front, solid black tire on the back. Red anodized chain. White seat. Red wheels. Blue Sugino Comp crank.
Police record with: PSU Security & PPD
Police reference#: 12-153188
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Red Trek Mountain Bike

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Brand: Trek
Model: Mountain Bike
Color:Red
Size:small 15?
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2012-05-23
Stolen From: Tabor View Apartments
Neighborhood: SE, Mt. Tabor
Owner: Yvonne Garcia
OwnerEmail: bike@trilliumtechsolutions.com
Description: Scratch in the paint (down to the metal) on the upper frame
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-153185

A freight advocate’s perspective on recent fatal collision

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Former chair of the Portland Freight
Committee, Corky Collier.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Not surprisingly, the death of Kathryn Rickson while she rode in a bike lane just one block from Portland City Hall has got a lot of people talking. Apart from the grieving we do as a community when something like this happens, many people are turning their feelings toward finding a solution to the problems they feel might have led to the collision.

Two major strains of discussion have emerged: large trucks and the safety issues they pose in tight, urban environments; and how we design bicycle access into our roads. Today I want to focus on the issue of truck safety (I am not dismissing the bikeway design issue; but it’s worth noting that we covered that at length following a similar fatality back in October 2007).

To get a better understanding about freight movement and truck safety downtown, I got in touch with Corky Collier. Collier is the former chair of the Portland Freight Committee, which is an advisory group to the Bureau of Transportation (think of it as the Bicycle Advisory Committee, but for freight). Collier is also the executive director of the Columbia Corridor Association, a non-profit business association that represents industries along the Columbia River.

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Blue Specialized Stumpjumper 2002

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Year: 2002
Brand: Specialized
Model: Stumpjumper
Color:Blue
Size:I’m 5’9
Photo: http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/modoboutique/STOLEN_Specialized_Stumpjumper.JPG
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2012-05-23
Stolen From: 915 SE MALL (Near Milwaukie & Holgate, 97202)
Neighborhood: Brooklyn
Owner: Alex Thornburg
OwnerEmail: thornburgmedia@gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: 2002 Specialized Stumpjumper, hardtail, blue in color, cable lock around the handlebars, coffee holder on the handlebars, worn out tires, black bmx pedals,
Police record with: Portland police
Police reference#: case# 12 44 077
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Job: Bikegeeks – Planet X/Titus/On-one Bikes

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Sorry, this position has been filled.

Job Title
Bikegeeks

Company/Organization
Planet X / Titus / On-one Bikes

Job Description

About Planet X:
Planet X / Titus / On-one Bikes is a direct to market online bicycle manufacturer with 20 years of experience in the UK. We recently moved our USA facilities to Portland and are growing rapidly based on value, amazing products, and outstanding customer service.

General Positions Summary:
Our bikegeeks are responsible for ensuring the customer’s online orders are fulfilled rapidly and accurately. You may be answering emails, telephone calls, building bikes, packing parts, or helping out on a group ride. A good general knowledge of Road, Triathlon, Track and Mountain bikes is preferred. Web site and social networking skills are
required.

We have several openings for different positions.

Competitive rate of pay based on experience.

How to Apply
Please submit a cover letter, and a resume. Alternatively you may
submit letter of interest with reasons why we should consider you (be creative).

apply via email (info@titusti.com) – no drop ins please

Guest article: One stakeholder’s view of NE Multnomah St project

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[Publisher’s note: As we shared on May 16th, PBOT has unveiled plans for the Multnomah Street Main Street Pilot Project. The road this project has taken to this point has raised many concerned eyebrows. One of them is Craig Harlow. Harlow was chair of the stakeholder advisory committee for the NE Holladay Street project (which is — whether PBOT wants us to remember or not — closely tied to the Multnomah project) and he sat on the “task force” for the NE Multnomah project. Below, I’ve shared a letter from Harlow to PBOT project manager Ross Swanson – JM]

Dear Mr. Swanson:

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More details on bike counter coming to Hawthorne Bridge

“This counter will raise awareness among all travelers of the significant role bicycles play in Portland’s transportation system.”
— PBOT spokesman Dan Anderson

As we shared on Monday, the Portland Bureau of Transportation is all set to install the city’s first automated bicycle counter on the Hawthorne Bridge. The new counter, purchased from a Canadian company thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Cycle Oregon Fund, will provide a daily and ongoing tally of the number of bicycles that pass by it.

After our post, many of you wondered where exactly the counter would go. We followed-up with PBOT and this morning we heard more details from bureau spokesman Dan Anderson and PBOT bike coordinator Roger Geller.

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bianchi green Bianchi Sika 1991

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Year: 1991
Brand: Bianchi
Model: Sika
Color:bianchi green
Size:17?
Stolen in 97203, OR
Stolen:2012-05-23
Stolen From: My garage in Cathedral Park on Polk Ave.
Neighborhood: Cathedral Park (near St. Johns)
Owner: Jeremy Biittner
OwnerEmail: biittner@comcast.net
Reward: $50
Description: riser bars, slick tires, a lot of wear on the paint job, deore lx derailer, new grips, shifters, white cannondale rack,
Police record with: yes
Police reference#: T12004323
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

White Kona Dew 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Kona
Model: Dew
Color:White
Size:53
Serial:SA8073459
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2012-05-20
Stolen From: Stolen from the south side of E Burnside between 6th and 7th.
Neighborhood: NE Portland
Owner: Jennifer Fisher
OwnerEmail: jenfisher37@hotmail.com
Description: Two Kona "Dews" one red and one **white with two small scuffs on the frame in from the the seat. They were locked together with a chain lock and a U-lock and helmets.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-153143
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Red Kona Dew 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Kona
Model: Dew
Color:Red
Size:56
Serial:AJ11050637
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2012-05-20
Stolen From: Stolen from the south side of E Burnside between 6th and 7th.
Neighborhood: NE Portland
Owner: Jennifer Fisher
OwnerEmail: jenfisher37@hotmail.com
Description: Two Kona "Dews" one red and one white with two small scuffs on the frame in from the the seat. They were locked together with a chain lock and a U-lock and helmets.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-153143
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Friends start donation fund for Kathryn Rickson

Community gathering for Kathryn Rickson-22

A photo of Kathryn at a makeshift
memorial on the corner of
SW 3rd and Madison.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Friends of Kathryn Rickson, the young woman who was killed while bicycling on SW 3rd and Madison last week, have launched a fundraising effort.

One of Kathryn’s friends got in touch with me to share that a page has been created on ChipIn.com to handle the donations. So far, $545 has been raised. Kathryn was a student at Portland State University who was working odd jobs. Her partner, Ryan Gaughan, recently lost his job at New Seasons Market. Ryan also has a seven-year old daughter named Madeline.

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