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Month: September 2012
med Gary Fisher Superfly 100 2010
Year: 2010
Brand: Gary Fisher
Model: Superfly 100
Color:med
Size:white/black/red
Serial:213PS04110 and 213ss04110
Stolen in Forest Grove, OR 97106
Stolen:2012-09-14
Stolen From: top of my car while i was at practice.. pulled from a locked thule rack 🙁 forest grove stoller center (athletic center)
Neighborhood: Forest Grove , OR
Owner: Wynne Lobel
OwnerEmail: wynnelobel@yahoo.com
Reward: yes
Description: Gary Fisher Superfly 100 carbon fiber full suspension 29er.. all stock parts .. new shorter stem on it..
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/542/wynnesgaryfishersuperfl.jpg/
Police record with: Forest Grove police
Police reference#: 12251883
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Gray Trek 7.5 FX 2012
Year: 2012
Brand: Trek
Model: 7.5 FX
Color:Gray
Size:20
Serial:WTU159C0617G
Photo: http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Hw2&sa=X&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1478&bih=929&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=M6qieOGssP7BgM:&imgrefurl=http://martinsj2.wordpress.com/2010/08/10
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2012-09-05
Stolen From: Basement of apartment building. It was locked around a pole, lock vanished as well.
Neighborhood: downtown
Owner: Jessica Crettaz Goudy
OwnerEmail: jesstaz@hotmail.com
Reward: no
Description: Fenders, rack, kick stand and lights added. Phone: 503 830 7595
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-155634
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Red SPECIALIZED Rockhopper Mountain Bike 2006
Year: 2006
Brand: SPECIALIZED
Model: Rockhopper Mountain Bike
Color:Red
Size:17″
Serial: P6D C30487
Stolen in Portland, OR 97203
Stolen:2012-09-13
Stolen From: The university of Portland campus
Owner: Sara Bindl
OwnerEmail: Bindl16@up.edu
Description: Bright red with white letters across the frame “SPECIALIZED.” Few scratches
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
blue Cannondale Synapse
Brand: Cannondale
Model: Synapse
Color:blue
Stolen in Portland, OR 97218
Stolen:2012-09-12
Stolen From: SE Alder and 6th. It was locked up on the NW corner
Owner: Alexia Muhlsteff
OwnerEmail: alexia.muhlsteff@gmail.com
Description: It is light blue with orange handle bar tape. The handlebar tape is falling off the left side and is being held on by white gaffers tape
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: 12-155594
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
ODOT scrambles with federal expansion of National Highway System
“We’ll make the best of it and hope we can find good ways to make this work so it doesn’t present a burden or pose unnecessary impacts on communities.”
— Travis Brouwer, ODOT Federal Affairs
Officials at the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) say they are “scrambling” to comply with a provision in the new federal transportation bill (known as MAP-21) that will add 600 miles of roads in Oregon to the National Highway System (NHS). This expansion of the NHS goes into effect October 1st of this year and includes roads currently managed by both ODOT and cities.
The implications for Portland (and other cities) could be significant, because it would mean several of our local streets — including ones that are crucial for bicycling — would suddenly be required to conform with design standards laid out by the Federal Highway Administration, instead of the more flexible local and state standards used today.
Among the streets that are impacted by the new law are NW Broadway from SE Grand to Burnside, Sandy Blvd from Burnside to NE Columbia Blvd., W Burnside from I-405 to the E. Burnside/Couch couplet (to 14th), SE Calle Cesar Chavez (39th) from NE Sandy to SE Powell, and others. The map below is a screenshot from an online map created by ODOT to help explain the impacts of the changes (the layer I have showing is new NHS roads not managed by the state):
Meet Jeff Owen, TriMet’s new Active Transportation Planner
Jeff Owen is the new bike guy at TriMet.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
There’s a new planning position within TriMet that deals solely with bicycling and walking and Jeff Owen is the man they’ve chosen for the job. This is great news.
Jeff comes to the position with top qualifications and loads of experience. Prior to starting at TriMet back in July (he replaces former bike guy Colin Maher who left in November), Jeff was the Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator for the City of Wilsonville/SMART Transit. Jeff joined us for the Bicycle Advisory Committee ride on Tuesday night and it reminded me that I’ve been wanting to share a bit more about him and the work he’s doing at TriMet.
I sent Jeff a few questions to answer via email and I’ve published his responses below…
What is your title and what are your general responsibilities at TriMet?
My title is Active Transportation Planner. The short description is to have a key role in the planning, development and implementation of active transportation projects, as well as strengthening partnerships with other jurisdictions, community-based organizations such as BTA and WPC, and the private sector to ensure growing investment in Active Transportation and access to transit.
blue/gray Jamis Coda Comp 2006
Year: 2006
Brand: Jamis
Model: Coda Comp
Color:blue/gray
Size:60cm
Photo: /home/sbr/public_html/temp/2012/16086.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2012-09-12
Stolen From: SE 9th and Marion
Neighborhood: Sellwood
Owner: Paul Steckler
OwnerEmail: steck@stecksoft.com
Reward: maybe
Description: Planet Bike blinky, Cateye Mity 8 speedometer, REI seatbag, maybe chaintool inside
Police record with: Portland Police Dept
Police reference#: T12007683
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Cullen King rolls with success of Ride With GPS
Cullen King is the co-founder of Ride With GPS.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
A pair of Oregon State University computer science majors are riding high on the success of a business they started just three years ago. Cullen King, 29, and his partner Zack Ham, 28, are the duo behind Ride With GPS, an online tool that allows people to plan routes, create custom cue sheets, transfer data between GPS devices, and compare their ride logs with other users.
Cullen, who works from his home office in northeast Portland (Ham lives in Eugene), stopped by my office yesterday (the last time I featured them was in June 2010 when the attended the Oregon Bike Summit).
Man badly hurt after losing control on NW Lovejoy ramp
First responders attend to the injured man,
while a concerned citizen looks on.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
while a concerned citizen looks on.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
This morning a man was taken away on a stretcher with serious injuries and numerous cuts and scrapes after he lost control while bicycling down the NW Lovejoy ramp.
A witness who was driving his car up the ramp, saw the spill and called 911. I happened to be biking by and rolled over to get a closer look and find out what happened. According to the witness, the man was riding down Lovejoy in the bike lane, then as he started moving to the left across the adjacent streetcar tracks, “he started wobbling and then face planted.”
I was unable to make a definite confirmation that the streetcar tracks caused the crash; but given what I know about riding in that area and what the witness described, it seems pretty clear that the tracks were a contributing factor. The man’s bike had skinny, road-bike style tires.
54cm Cutter Bones 2011
Year: 2011
Brand: Cutter
Model: Bones
Color:54cm
Size:White
Serial:S2ET04133
Photo: http://pdxvr.com/other/cutter.jpeg
Stolen in Portland, OR Portland
Stolen:2012-08-29
Stolen From: NE 81st Ave & NE Holladay St.
Neighborhood: Montavilla
Owner: Michael Medina
OwnerEmail: aiwetir@gmail.com
Description: White with green decals. Brown saddle and matching brown handlebar tape. Totally stock bike from the manufacturer.
Police record with: 12-155620
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Gold Trek 7.3 FX 17 WSD
Brand: Trek
Model: 7.3 FX 17 WSD
Color:Gold
Size:17
Serial: WTU133C04363
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2012-09-12
Stolen From: NE 46th & Fremont
Neighborhood: Beaumont
Owner: Andrea ODonnell
OwnerEmail: andrea.odonnell@comcast.net
Description: Trek women’s gold hybrid commuter bike. Attached was an Adam’s child trail-a-bike.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike