Month: June 2013

Purple Schwinn 700 c women’s errand bike 2012

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Year: 2012
Brand: Schwinn
Model: 700 c women’s errand bike
Color:Purple
Size:Full
Photo: http://imgur.com/iMtxukh.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97266
Stolen:2013-06-15
Stolen From: My bike was stolen from my apartment complex and was locked up right in front of my door on the 3rd floor.
Neighborhood: SE division
Owner: Lauren Bah
OwnerEmail: drlaurenbah@gmail.com
Description: My bike is a purple schwinn ladies 700c errand bike that was stolen Saturday night.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T13005187
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Eyes on the Street: New striping, medians at N. Vancouver and Morris – UPDATED

New striping and more on
N. Vancouver Ave.
(Photos: Joan Petit)

The Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has made changes to the street around the intersection of N. Vancouver Avenue and Morris. This stretch of Vancouver is a busy bikeway and it sees a fair amount of people walking due to the adjacent park (Dawson Park) and several Legacy Emanuel Hospital buildings.

Reader Joan Petit recently spotted some changes to Vancouver that she feels have made a big safety improvement. I’ve shared her thoughts and photos below:

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Pearl White Bridgestone MB-1 1992

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Year: 1992
Brand: Bridgestone
Model: MB-1
Color:Pearl White
Size:20
Serial:H16085
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2013-06-16
Stolen From: North Park Blocks in downtown Portland, Park Avenue and Everett
Neighborhood: Old Town / China Town / Pearl
Owner: John Richard
OwnerEmail: tjrichard@houseoftyee.com
Reward: $100
Description: 26" wheels with slicks, front fork paint does not match, Scott 1-piece U handlebars with red and black cork tape, rack with red stretch cord, green and red panniers, green helmet, gloves, rain pants, small tool bag, pump, bell headlight, tail light.
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: 13-153839
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Man in critical condition while Police search for suspect in North Interstate hit-and-run

Screen grab from KPTV.

On Saturday (6/15) at around 11:30 pm, a man was critically injured while bicycling up Interstate Avenue. According to the Portland Police Bureau, 59-year-old Mike Cooley was riding northbound on Interstate when he was hit by someone driving a Ford pick-up. The collision occurred just north of the intersection with Greeley Ave.

Here’s more from the PPB:

A witness described to police seeing a white Ford pick-up, possibly late 1970s model, driving erratically before the crash, which occurred in the northbound lanes of Interstate Avenue.

The truck operator fled the scene and PPB investigators are looking for the driver. Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Chris Johnson at (503) 823-2213 or Chris.Johnson@PortlandOregon.gov, reference PPB Case #13-48846.

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Red Motobecane Mirage Sport road bike 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Motobecane
Model: Mirage Sport road bike
Color:Red
Size:60cm
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2013-06-16
Stolen From: Outside the Sandy Hut on NE Sandy and 14th.
Owner: Gary Becker
OwnerEmail: garybecker@hotmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: Large framed (I think 60cm) dark red Motobecane Mirage Sport men’s road bike. Fenders front and back, silver rack on back. Had pedals that were clipless one side and platform on the other. 21-speed. Drop handle bars with brakes on both the straight and drop bars.

This is a very similar bike, without the fenders/rack:
http://cdn.twospoke.com/images/5/9/9/0/img160.jpg

Thanks!
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-153815
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

ODOT releases “The Bicyclist’s Survival Guide”

Cover of new ODOT publication

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has just released The Bicyclist’s Survival Guide (PDF), a new publication about bicycling. Here’s how they introduce it in an official statement sent out this morning:

“Looking to get back on the bike and be part of the active transportation crowd? You’ll save money, reduce pollution and improve your health! Here is “The Bicyclist’s Survival Guide” with tips to keep you on the straight and vertical. Ride on!”

For ODOT, the graphics are actually quite nice. The information is also solid. There are four main sections with clear explanations of safe riding tips and accompanying graphics. They remind folks to not ride against traffic, to take the lane when riding on a road without a shoulder, to not wait in the blind spot of right-turning cars, to use hand signals, and so on. One tip that caught my eye was the recommendation to only use a blinking light during the day. “At night it blinds drivers and fellow cyclists,” says ODOT, “and may actually put you in danger of a collision.” Interesting to see the State weigh in on the blinky vs. steady light debate.

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Hawthorne bike counter tallies record number of daily, weekly trips

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BikeBOT Radio Ride-35

(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

On Saturday, June 8th the bicycle counter on the Hawthorne Bridge set a new record with 9,834 recorded trips. The previous record, 8,305 trips, was set on Tuesday, September 25th of last year. That huge daily total on June 8th led to the week of June 3rd being the highest number of recorded trips for a week with 54,118. It’s very likely that June will be a record month for bike trips on the bridge with over 100,000 trips already recorded.

While June is typically one of the busiest months for bicycling in Portland, it’s worth noting that the June 8th trip total was inflated by the World Naked Bike Ride (which set a record of its own with over 8,150 participants).

The counter was installed on August 8th of last year and it logged its 1 millionth trip on April 1st 2013.

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The Monday Roundup

The headline is sure to grab some attention.

Lots of great bike stories to share from the past week, so let’s get right to it…

— The folks at the Copenhagenize have done some interesting work on bicycling behaviors based on video footage in “Choreography of an Urban Intersection“.

— This “Biking wisdom in 10 words” map by the NY Times is amazing. It collects comments from readers on bicycling conditions around the country.

— If you were ever curious into the history of the “marginalization of bicyclists” from a vehicular cycling perspective, sit down and digest this massive blog post by Bob Shanteau on the I Am Traffic blog.

— The gravel riding/racing thing is really taking off. Now it’s really arrived (or it’s officially over, depending on your perspective) now that the NY Times has devoted a feature article and some photos to it.

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Black 1996

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Year: 1996
Color:Black
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2013-06-16
Stolen From: NE Portland / Burnside and 61st
Neighborhood: North Tabor / Montavilla
Owner: Florian Denis
OwnerEmail: floriandenis(AT)gmail.com
Description: Black 1996 Specialized Stumpjumper with black Surly fork.
Police record with: T13005220
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

BLUE Bianchi Sport SX 1970’s

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Year: 1970’s
Brand: Bianchi
Model: Sport SX
Color:BLUE
Size:54cm
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2013-06-17
Stolen From: Ne 10th and Alberta
Neighborhood: King
Owner: William Allison
OwnerEmail: williamfallison(at sign)gmail.com
Description: Blue Bianchi Sport – 12 Speed with shimano brakes – Rear rack with Kryptonite lock – Frame worn from lock hanging on fram while riding. No bar tape. Blue brake cables.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

black/white/blue trek 8.5ds 2013

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Year: 2013
Brand: trek
Model: 8.5ds
Color:black/white/blue
Size:21″
Serial: wtu195c9198g
Stolen in Portland, OR 97233
Stolen:2013-06-16
Stolen From: 162nd stark. 76gas station
Neighborhood: crappy south east pdx
Owner: michael van Domelen
OwnerEmail: mvpdx33(replace with at sign)hotmail.com
Reward: 100
Description: Fenders,rack,rear wheelst is a ranger wheel,top tube has dent damage that’s been touched up.
Police record with: stephen jack ppd
Police reference#: 13-48876
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

black/white/blue trek 8.5ds 2013

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Year: 2013
Brand: trek
Model: 8.5ds
Color:black/white/blue
Size:21″
Serial: wtu195c9198g
Stolen in Portland, OR 97233
Stolen:2013-06-16
Stolen From: 162nd stark. 76gas station
Neighborhood: crappy south east pdx
Owner: michael van Domelen
OwnerEmail: mvpdx33(AT)hotmail.com
Reward: 100
Description: Fenders,rack,rear wheelst is a ranger wheel,top tube has dent damage that’s been touched up.
Police record with: stephen jack ppd
Police reference#: 13-48876
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

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