2012 Archives

BLU TREK 7.3 FX WSD 2011

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Year: 2011
Brand: TREK
Model: 7.3 FX WSD
Color:BLU
Size:19
Serial: WTU117C1515F
Stolen in Portland, OR 97218
Stolen:2012-05-30
Stolen From: MY GARAGE!
Neighborhood: NE – Cully
Owner: Melanie Gurley
OwnerEmail: melindamelania@yahoo.com
Description: Last seen with: black bike rack on back, silver water bottle holder on body, black wrist-watch on handle bars, little dinger bell on handle-bars, 2 rear lights, and 1 front light mount
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12.44324
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

‘Two Wheels Spoken’ in eastern Oregon as bike tourism blooms

[Story and photos by Russ Roca of The Path Less Pedaled]

This is what the bike tourism revolution looks like.
(Photos © Russ Roca/The Path Less Pedaled)

Eastern Oregon is known for its dry climate; but there’s something taking root along its gorgeous backroads that could help grow the economy of its many small communities: bicycle tourism.

A makeshift meeting room in the Outpost Pub and Grill in John Day (pop. 1,744) is probably the last place you’d expect talk about the need of a bicycle friendly business program, community bike share or bike racks. However, this is the sort of quiet magic that a small, road-weary crew comprised of representatives from Travel Oregon and the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department have been performing through many rural Oregon communities over the past year.

The location of yesterday’s enforcement action
on SE Foster.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) held one of their regularly scheduled “crosswalk enforcement actions” yesterday. This excellent program, run by the PBOT traffic safety team and dedicated staffer Sharon White (who often puts herself at risk on our most dangerous roads as a decoy during the missions), has resulted in nearly 1,000 citations since it began five years ago.

The set-up is your typical sting situation, except that it’s not exactly a sting. The reason we call these “enforcement actions” is because both the PPB and PBOT give plenty of prior warning that the missions are happening. They notify the public about them via the local media and they even set up signs at the locations announcing that an enforcement is ahead. The goal, says the City, is not to fill the City’s coffers busting scofflaws, but rather to increase awareness among road users of traffic safety and the laws that govern it.

Year: 70s
Brand: schwinn
Model: le tour
Color:red
Size:24inch
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2012-05-23
Stolen From: House. Brooklyn neighborhood, 9th and mall
Neighborhood: brooklyn
Owner: alex thornburg
OwnerEmail: alext@istours.com
Reward: 20$ and satisfaction of helping a broke dude with no bike
Description: Red schwinn le tour with black handle bar tape and black fenders. Handle bars are traditional road bike style. Silver and red forks. Shwinn in big letters ln frame. Left shifter is loose and hanging down to the side. Shifter cable is also loose.
Police record with: portland police
Police reference#: 12 44 077

White/Blue/Red specialized langster 2008

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

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

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.

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

Checking in on Pedalpalooza (it’s coming!)

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

[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:

“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.

BLU TREK 7.3 FX WSD 2011

‘Two Wheels Spoken’ in eastern Oregon as bike tourism blooms

13 citations issued by PPB in crosswalk enforcement action

red schwinn le tour 70s

White/Blue/Red specialized langster 2008

Red Trek Mountain Bike

A freight advocate’s perspective on recent fatal collision

Blue Specialized Stumpjumper 2002

Checking in on Pedalpalooza (it’s coming!)

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

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

More details on bike counter coming to Hawthorne Bridge

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