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Month: June 2012

Grey Diamondback Transporter 2007

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Year: 2007
Brand: Diamondback
Model: Transporter
Color:Grey
Size:S (16″)
Stolen in Beaverton, OR
Stolen:2012-06-11
Stolen From: Near Beaverton Central Max station. I was in 24-Hour Fitness from 5am-7am. The bike was stolen during that time period.
Neighborhood: Beaverton
Owner: Toby Ashmore
OwnerEmail: bad_ol_gage@hotmail.com
Description: Grey 2007 Diamondback Transporter. Small, with sticker (just says “S”) still on the frame. Avenir Metro panniers. Zefal half toe clips.
Police record with: Called Beaverton PD. Will file report
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

orange/red Cannondale Super V 700 1997

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Year: 1997
Brand: Cannondale
Model: Super V 700
Color:orange/red
Size:large 20″
Serial: 1BB10302D7270 2234127XCA5WL
Photo: no photo
Stolen in Lake oswego, OR 97034
Stolen:2012-06-5
Stolen From: garage
Neighborhood: first addition – lake oswego
Owner: suzanne regan
OwnerEmail: suzregan@aol.com
Reward: $200
Description: in good condition
Police record with: lake oswego pd
Police reference#: 12-661927
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

White/purple/pink Schwinn Trailway 2012

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Year: 2012
Brand: Schwinn
Model: Trailway
Color:White/purple/pink
Size:28
Stolen in Portland, OR 96216
Stolen:2012-06-09
Stolen From: It was stole from the mall 205 target
Owner: Chaya Peters
OwnerEmail: chaya_peters@yahoo.com
Description: It is a schwinn trailway 28" women’s bike. Has a different seat than standard that says schwinn on it. It is primarily white with purple and pink accents.
Police record with: Portland pd
Police reference#: 12-153568
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

dark green giant seek 2 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: giant
Model: seek 2
Color:dark green
Size:large
Serial: gn1e6048
Photo: http://www.giant-bicycles.com/_generated/_generated_us/bikes/models/images/550/2011/Seek_2_blast_army_green_72dpiWIDE.jpg
Stolen in Gresham, OR 97230
Stolen:2012-06-7
Stolen From: 181st and Halsey 7 Eleven bike rack behind the store
Neighborhood: north gresham
Owner: adam bates
OwnerEmail: neohawk86@yahoo.com
Reward: 50.00
Description: dark green frame with silver upper bar
chrome disk breaks
black crank and sprocket
black seat and seat post
black handle bars
quick release black wheels and black tiers
Police record with: gresham pd
Police reference#: 12-706388
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

black/silver Trek 7200 2005

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Year: 2005
Brand: Trek
Model: 7200
Color:black/silver
Size:20″
Photo: http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&biw=1536&bih=755&tbm=isch&tbnid=uKcgiKkCJ7QXmM:&imgrefurl=http://bikes.productwiki.com/trek-7200/&docid=ogjZ1hOfrqvH6M&imgurl=http://www.productwiki.com/upload/images/trek_7200_wsd.jpg&w=540&h=365&ei=OZLST8-qC8jm2gXmqpS3Dw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=361&vpy=432&dur=713&hovh=184&hovw=273&tx=165&ty=129&sig=109894977903860642644&page=1&tbnh=122&tbnw=180&start=0&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:15,s:0,i:120
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2012-06-7
Stolen From: Shaver and Regents NE
Neighborhood: Alameda
Owner: Dave Smith
OwnerEmail: dhsmith_email@yahoo.com
Reward: $50
Description: Rack on rear, front and rear fenders, orange/black Seattle Sport waterproof bags, light on front and rear,
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Weekend Guide and Open Thread

Tonight!

Sure it might be hailing, raining and thunder-storming, but it’s still the weekend! And oh what a weekend it will be.

Besides the 40 or so (yes 40!) events on the Pedalpalooza calendar (my girls are signed up for Sprockettes Camp!), there’s a lot of other stuff going on.

Tonight Bike n Hike is hosting a big benefit party for the renovations being done out at the Alpenrose Velodrome. Head over to 400 SE Grand starting at 7pm for a big raffle, lots of Hopworks beer, Goldsprints, and plenty of awesome people.

After that party, why not keep the fun going and do the Midnight Mystery Ride? It leaves from St. Johns and it’s sure to be memorable.

Tomorrow (Saturday), Portland’s indoor mountain bike park The Lumberyard is having their launch party. Go and help Will, Holly, Michael and the entire crew celebrate their exciting new business.

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New Oregon Trauma System report reveals toll of road injuries

Cover of report

A new report (PDF) released by the Oregon Health Authority reveals important data about the 18,131 Oregonians who went through the trauma injury system between 2010 and 2011.

The report provides an important analysis of both biking and driving injuries. Of all the injury “mechanisms” tracked in the report, traffic crashes were the leading culprit. (Falls were close behind in total number of injuries and they were the leading cause of deaths.) In addition to the data, the report’s authors have shared a list of recommendations to help lower the rate of traumatic injury in Oregon.

Before I share some of the findings, keep in mind that this data only applies to patients that went through the Oregon Trauma System, a network of 50 hospitals (44 are in Oregon, the others are in Idaho, Washington, and California). This data does not include people who were not transported to the hospital, people who were declared dead at the scene, those who refused care, and those who were treated at a non-trauma hospital. For context, trauma injuries make up roughly half of all hospitalized injuries.

That being said, let’s get into the numbers…

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County committee makes decision on new access road near Sellwood Bridge

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Some options would have turned
this into a larger road to handle 200
extra cars daily.
(Photo: Multnomah County)

The construction of the new Sellwood Bridge is already having some impacts on the nearby transportation network. As The Oregonian reported last month, a decision to relocate an access road to Highway 43 for the Macadam Bay houseboat community just north of the bridge “ignited a fierce debate”.

At issue was where to put the estimated 200 cars that go between the houseboats and the highway every day. The county considered a myriad of options, but there was opposition to each of them. Of particular interest to readers of this blog is that the Willamette Greenway trail begins on SW Miles Place and runs parallel to Highway 43 in this same area. Also, as part of the Sellwood Bridge project, the trail will be improved and connected to the bridge.

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Rider in Flint/Broadway collision speaks out (and so do I)

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“It took losing a couple of teeth for me to definitively decide to ride a different route.”
— Karl Zickrick, victim of the Broadway/Flint intersection

Given the media attention around Wednesday’s nasty collision on N Broadway between Flint and Wheeler, I thought it’d be worthwhile to highlight the words of the man whose body shattered the window of the SUV.

Karl Zickrick left a comment late last night just after he returned from the hospital. Below is what Karl says about how the incident happened and about his ongoing safety concerns for that intersection (emphasis mine): (After sharing Karl’s comment, I too share some opinions about that intersection and about safety in general.)

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McMenamins gets heat for stalling 12th Avenue project, GM responds

Tracey Sparling's Ghost Bike-4

There’s a ghost bike right outside
the McMenamins on W Burnside —
so why would the company stall a bike
safety project?
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Some people in the community have reacted strongly after seeing the name of McMenamins General Manager Christopher Robbins on a letter calling for the halt of a PBOT project to improve bike access on SW 12th Avenue in downtown Portland. Frustrated that the project is stalled indefinitely, some have fired off emails to Robbins and I have seen the word “boycott” pop up in comments and on Twitter.

It’s easy to see why McMenamins — operator of many popular pubs, breweries, and hotels throughout Oregon — is a target. Not only did they support a letter that questioned the need for improved bike access on 12th, they also have an entire page on their website about how bike friendly they are. Making matters worse for some is that 17-year-old Tracey Sparling was run over by a truck and killed in October 2007 while waiting for a red light right outside the door of a McMenamins pub on West Burnside and 14th.

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