December 2012 Archives

Red/white/blue Trek Racing/Road 2007

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Year: 2007
Brand: Trek
Model: Racing/Road
Color:Red/white/blue
Size:19 inch
Photo: /home/sbr/public_html/temp/2012/17360.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2012-12-07
Stolen From: Laurelhurst School bike rack; Portland Oregon
Neighborhood: Laurelhurst
Owner: Lori Kenney
OwnerEmail: kenney@coho.net
Reward: $100
Description: Has a large US Postal service sticker on the front, just like the Lance Armstrong sticker. Back 1/3 is blue, middle is white; front is red. Has an odometer. Pedals are half regular/half clip on.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-106794
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

City to host joint meeting of biking, walking advisory committees

This month’s regularly scheduled City of Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting will be a join meeting with the City’s Pedestrian Advisory Committee. It’s this coming Tuesday 12/11 at the Lovejoy Room in City Hall from 6 to 8pm. Check out the agenda below and consider attending..

AGENDA
Announcements/Introductions
Letter of Support for TE-OBPAC Grant Applications
Staff will seek PAC and BAC endorsement for a letter of support for the two grant applications to be submitted by PBOT on December 12, 2012 for SW Barbur Blvd Demonstration Project (19th Ave – 26th Way) and the N Williams Traffic Safety and Operations Project (N Broadway – N Killingsworth).

PBOT Budget Report
BAC/PAC members (and Friend’s of BAC/PAC) who attended the third and final Budget Advisory Committee meeting will report to the joint committees the results of that meeting and their reflections.

Committee Discussion: Areas of Mutual Interest/Areas of Divergent Interests Committee members will participate in a discussion led by both committee’s Chairs and Vice-Chairs to identify how the two committees can work together on areas of mutual interest and how to cooperate when interests diverge.

MTIP – Regional Flexible Funds
Building on the previous discussions, staff will lead an introductory discussion about the upcoming deadline for Regional Flexible Fund applications, which will be due in March.

Is this guy a bike thief? Help us figure it out (Photos)

Hey there, whatcha’ doin?

I’ve been sent images of a suspected bike thief in action; but neither myself or the person who sent them to me can figure out what exactly the guy is up to. I figured I’d share the images and see if your collective wisdom could help.

The images (see them below) were taken at the bike corral in front of Ace Hotel on SW Oak Street in downtown Portland. The person who sent them to me sits at his desk right above it and says he notices “quite a bit” of theft and vandalism. But today, he “caught a weird one.”

Here’s how he describes what happened:

“Man (who clearly doesn’t own this bike) rode up on the bike corral, took out the bike seat, which looked like it never came out before, flipped the bike over and “stashed” it, then hitch hiked a ride seconds later.”

Year: Yellow
Brand: Cannondale
Model: F700
Color:Yellow
Size:Medium
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2012-12-7
Stolen From: Dogstar. NW Kearny
Neighborhood: The Pearl
Owner: Owen Donahue
OwnerEmail: cmccarthy8924(AT)gmail.com
Description: My friend, Owen’s cannondale has just been stolen on NW Kearny and 13th Ave. It is a yellow mountain bike, smaller frame.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Michigan DOT gives bikes 12-feet of space on state highway

12 feet for bikes on a state highway.
(Photo: Michigan DOT)

The Michigan Department of Transportation has done something pretty extraordinary for a state DOT. They’ve recently installed a 12-foot wide buffered bike lane on a one mile stretch of Northwestern Highway (Hwy 10). The new bikeway includes a five-foot bike travel lane and a seven-foot buffer from other traffic.

I find this project notable for several reasons: DOTs are not known for giving such ample width for bikes (much less on a state highway); it shows the power of having a good complete streets policy; it’s more significant than anything I can recall ODOT doing; the 12 feet of was wider than even advocates had asked for; and since the space was already available (it was previously a paved shoulder) the cost was only about $22,000.

Brand: Kona
Model: Kahuna
Color:Gray
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2012-11-16
Stolen From: 1915 SE Cesar Chavez Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
Neighborhood: SE
Owner: Anna Pattis
OwnerEmail: anna.l.pattis(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Description: New Kahuna Kona Mtn Bike with 29″ wheels and small frame for a woman.
Police record with: Portland Police
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Grassroots campaign blossoms for major bikeway on SE Foster

On FosterUnited.org

Citizen activist, transportation planner, and southeast Portland resident Nick Falbo has upped the ante in the grassroots effort to add a high-quality bikeway to SE Foster Road.

As we reported last month, the City of Portland and residents are currently working on an update to the Foster Road Streetscape Plan and a new bikeway on the street has figured largely into initial discussions. Those involved with the project are vying to influence exactly how the cross-section of SE Foster between SE 52nd and 90th ends up. With grant applications in the pipeline and some funding already in hand, the stakes are high. How the lines in the plan divide up Foster — and specifically, how much roadway space is devoted to bicycles — remains an open question.

Roger Mallette.
(Photo: His Facebook profile)

Roger Mallette died Sunday from unknown causes after a fall in his Portland office over the weekend.

Mallette, 48, was the founder of Retro Image Apparel/Micro Beer Jerseys, a company known for its expansive line of bike jerseys featuring licensed artwork including Star Trek, Dr. Seuss, The New Yorker magazine, the Lucky Lab Brew Pub, and many others. According to Mallette’s business partner Gene Luther, whom I spoke to on the phone this morning, a fellow tenant of the Olympic Mills Commerce Center found Mallette lying on the floor on his back near a shelf in his office on Sunday afternoon. First responders say he had been dead for 10-12 hours. The official cause of death is unknown, but Luther shared that he had a bump on his head and there were things that had fallen off the shelf near him. It’s likely he slipped and fell. He had been suffering from a serious bout of the flu (he took several days to call me back last week and said it was because he’d been in bed and was sick).

Mallette’s family flew into Portland from St. Louis to handle various matters and just left this morning. No date has been set for a local memorial service; but Mallette’s body will be flown back to St. Louis where he’ll be buried at veteran’s cemetery.

Brand: Gary Fisher
Model: HKEK
Color:Grey
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2012-12-5
Stolen From: Stolen from my garage.
Neighborhood: Irvington neighborhood. NE 12th
Owner: Jeremy Thiessen
OwnerEmail: jthiessen9(AT)yahoo.com
Description: Mountain bike modified for bike commting. Had narrow road tires and fenders on it. Several reflective stickers on the frame.
Police record with: Portland PF
Police reference#: T12010463
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

yellow fram fuji newest 4.0 2010

Year: 2010
Brand: fuji
Model: newest 4.0
Color:yellow fram
Size:white front fork
Serial: icfj9b04788
Photo: http://i.imgur.com/lLyTd.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97203
Stolen:2012-12-6
Stolen From: Astor Elementary bike rack. My 11 year old son rides his bike 5 miles round trip, to and from school monday-friday. He has for the last 2 years.
Neighborhood: North Portland, Near University of Portland
Owner: jaime carse
OwnerEmail: dalidali76(replace with at sign)hotmail.com
Description: Bright yellow Fuji newest 4.0 42″ frame.
Police record with: portland
Police reference#: 12-106493
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Tonquin Trail gets new name and a master plan

Rollin’ through the Ice Age.
(Photo: Metro)

The Tonquin Trail — a 22 mile system of paths that will someday connect the cities of Sherwood, Tualatin and Wilsonville — is now officially named the Ice Age Tonquin Trail. The project has also just completed a master plan that is set to be forwarded onto city, regional, and county officials after a slate of public hearings early next year.

About 12,000 to 17,000 years ago, the same cataclysmic floods that started in Montana and created the Columbia River Gorge, also spilled into the Willamette Valley and left an a geologic imprint that remains today. The National Park Service has recognized the path of these floods and passed the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail into law in 2009.

Last night a solid crowd (about 37 people) showed up for our Wonk Night here on the 4th floor of the Title & Trust Building in downtown Portland. We met in the spacious lobby of Lancaster Engineering (which happens to be adjacent to my office) and enjoyed snacks, drinks, and hearty discussions.

The folks that showed up made just the right mix of officials, planning students, engineers, and citizen activists. Faces in the crowd included: Metro Councilor-elect Bob Stacey; ODOT Region 1 Active Transportation Liaison Jessica Horning; ODOT Region 1 Grant Manager Lidwien Rahman; PBOT Signals, Streetlights, and ITS Division Manager Peter Koonce; Oregon bike tourism advocate and bike journalist Russ Roca; Active Right of Way volunteer and northeast Portland neighborhood activist Ted Beuhler; animation expert Spencer Boomhower; bike advocate John Beaston; Portland Pedicabs owner Ryan Hashagen, and many others.

After giving everyone ample time to chat and meet each other, I shared some thoughts about my recent trip to New York City. I had also laid out some of the materials I picked up at the NACTO Designing Cities conference (which, for this wonky crowd, proved to be quite popular).

Red/white/blue Trek Racing/Road 2007

City to host joint meeting of biking, walking advisory committees

Is this guy a bike thief? Help us figure it out (Photos)

Yellow Cannondale F700 Yellow

Michigan DOT gives bikes 12-feet of space on state highway

Gray Kona Kahuna

Grassroots campaign blossoms for major bikeway on SE Foster

Roger Mallette, founder of Retro Image Apparel, has died

Grey Gary Fisher HKEK

yellow fram fuji newest 4.0 2010

Tonquin Trail gets new name and a master plan

What you missed at Wonk Night

Latest Headlines

This week at Bike Happy Hour: Bike Lane Uprising Founder Christina Whitehouse

Get ready: Portland’s citywide e-bike rebate program launches April 6th

Guest Opinion: On Dolores Huerta Street

Monday Roundup: Transit cut impacts, Mamdani Ws, AVs and more

From the Archives

With six kids and no car, this mom does it all by bike