Year: 2009 Brand: Gary Fisher Model: AR Super T Color:Blue Size:59 cm Serial:WTU266STO771D Photo: http://trekbicyclestores.com/product/09gary-fisher-ar-super-compact-49192-1.htm Stolen in Portland, OR 97213 Stolen:2013-06-15 Stolen From: Whole foods in Hollywood district. NE 43rd & Sandy Blvd. Police report filled out on line, we don’t have the case# yet. Neighborhood: Hollywood Owner: Eric Hakeman OwnerEmail: eric.hakeman@nike.com Description: white seat, white wrapped drop bars, shimano tiagra shifters, bontrager tires/wheels Police record with: Portland PD Police reference#: 13-153787 This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2009 Brand: Gary Fisher Model: AR Super T Color:Blue Size:56 cm Serial: WTU266STO771D Photo: http://trekbicyclestores.com/product/09gary-fisher-ar-super-compact-49192-1.htm Stolen in Portland, OR 97213 Stolen:2013-06-15 Stolen From: Whole foods in Hollywood district. NE 43rd & Sandy Blvd. Police report filled out on line, we don’t have the case# yet. Neighborhood: Hollywood Owner: Eric Hakeman OwnerEmail: eric.hakeman(replace with at sign)nike.com Description: white seat, white wrapped drop bars, shimano tiagra shifters, bontrager tires/wheels Police record with: Portland PD This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2011? Brand: Dawes Model: Haywmaker 1000 Color:Silver Size:Small, 13-15″ standover Photo: http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/dawes/images/hay1000_slv2100.jpg Stolen in Eugene, OR 97401 Stolen:2013-06-11 Stolen From: It was stolen from the landing outside my apartment over night. The landing was well lit. The bike was locked through the frame and wheel to the railing. The must have cut the lock, the took everything lock and all. Neighborhood: Washington Street and 11th area Owner: Ashley Malan OwnerEmail: xamalanx(AT)gmail.com Reward: $50.00 Description: It had everything shown in the photo except they didn’t get the seat. Shimano shifters, Capa front end suspension, tektro disc brakes, etc. The standover height is either small (15″) or extrasmall (13″). It had a small bell sticker on the frame and carry for a bike pump but I still have the pump. Police record with: Eugene PD Police reference#: 13-0010707 This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2011? Brand: Dawes Model: Haywmaker 1000 Color:Silver Size:Small, 13-15″ standover Photo: http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/dawes/images/hay1000_slv2100.jpg Stolen in Eugene, OR 97401 Stolen:2013-06-11 Stolen From: It was stolen from the landing outside my apartment over night. The landing was well lit. The bike was locked through the frame and wheel to the railing. The must have cut the lock, the took everything lock and all. Neighborhood: Washington Street and 11th area Owner: Ashley Malan OwnerEmail: xamalanx(replace with at sign)gmail.com Reward: $50.00 Description: It had everything shown in the photo except they didn’t get the seat. Shimano shifters, Capa front end suspension, tektro disc brakes, etc. The standover height is either small (15″) or extrasmall (13″). It had a small bell sticker on the frame and carry for a bike pump but I still have the pump. Police record with: Eugene PD Police reference#: 13-0010707 This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
The official count is in: Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride broke a record this year with an estimated 8,150 participants.
The last two years, ride organizers put the number of riders at 4,500 and 4,200 people respectively — so this is a substantial increase. The count was performed by volunteers who sat down tonight and watched video taken of the ride last Saturday. Ride organizers installed an overhead video camera on SW Jefferson just past the starting point of the route specifically to document the turnout (there has been a bit of controversy in the past about inaccurate counts, especially the inflated numbers that were originally reported for the 2010 edition).
Year: 2010 Brand: Dolce Model: Compact Color:White w Blue trim Size:54 frame, 700 mm wheel Serial: M9LK70757 Stolen in Portland, OR 97210 Stolen:2013-06-15 Stolen From: Our garage on NW Raleigh St between NW 24th & 25th ave’s Neighborhood: NW Portland 97210 Owner: Lynn Hayden OwnerEmail: hillrunner44(replace with at sign)msn.com Reward: $200. Description: Front light, computer, white bag on horizontalt bar and black bag behind seat, hand pump on slant bar. Police record with: Portland Police reference#: 1348313 This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2010 Brand: Dolce Model: Compact Color:White w Blue trim Size:54 frame, 700 mm wheel Serial: M9LK70757 Stolen in Portland, OR 97210 Stolen:2013-06-15 Stolen From: Our garage on NW Raleigh St between NW 24th & 25th ave’s Neighborhood: NW Portland 97210 Owner: Lynn Hayden OwnerEmail: hillrunner44(replace with at sign)msn.com Reward: $200. Description: Front light, computer, white bag on horizontalt bar and black bag behind seat, hand pump on slant bar. Police record with: Portland Police reference#: 1348313 This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
The local legacy of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) will be showcased on the Art For the Millions bike tour this Saturday. The ride is being organized by Know Your City, a Portland-based non-profit that “connects people to place.” The group’s Executive Director Marc Moscato got in touch with us to share more about the ride:
During the height of the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) provided economic relief to millions of idle workers by employing them in the creation of public works projects and arts education programs. Although highly controversial in its time for its leftist political leanings, the WPA is cited as a major factor for the re-stabilization of the American economy leading up to WWII. Join Know Your City for a repeat of our first-ever tour, as we take a leisurely bicycle field trip/tour of WPA-sponsored projects in Portland and hear from leading authorities on the subject.
My recent trip to the Netherlands was funded in part by Bikes Belong’s Green Lane Project. You can read more stories from the trip here.
Jodenbreestraat in Amsterdam is a shopping street that bustles with activity. (Photos: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
My favorite thing to do while visiting another city is to just observe the locals. This is especially true when I’m in a new city specifically to learn about their bicycling culture. You can learn a lot about how good or bad a city is for cycling simply by watching how people use and interact with their bicycles while going about their daily lives.
Location of Jodenbreestraat.
Last Sunday, I spent a long time just sitting and watching people on Jodenbreestraat (map). This street is fascinating; both for its historic and cultural significance and for the example it sets for what could be the future of a major Portland street.
The street itself is steeped in history. In the 1600s, Rembrandt lived just one block from where I sat on that sunny afternoon watching people and their bicycles. By the 20th century, Jodenbreestraat — which translates to “Jewish Broad Street” — was a bustling Jewish neighborhood. World War II changed on all that. After its residents were sent to concentration camps by the Nazis Jodenbreestraat became deserted and all but forgotten. Then in the 1960s, as the force of car culture began to overwhelm Europe just like it was doing in the U.S., the Amsterdam city government hatched plans to turn Jodenbreestraat into a major highway. The city widened the street and demolished nearly all of its houses.
But just as construction ramped up, the people revolted. We learned from a local bike advocate during a tour that large-scale demonstrations and riots against the highway plans took place on Jodenbreestraat in 1975. The people won. The city government stopped construction and the highway was never built.
Today Jodenbreestraat is an amazing mix of locals, tourists, bicycles, cars, and buses. And, unlike most of Amsterdam’s narrow, winding, canal-lined streets, it could actually be replicated here in the states.
The width of Jodenbreestraat (probably about 60-feet curb-to-curb) is similar to many streets in Portland. Its cross section includes wide sidewalks, cycle tracks, median islands, and two standard auto lanes in the middle. Obviously, since this is central Amsterdam where over 50% of all trips are made by bike, bicycles make up the majority of traffic on the street.
Here’s a closer look at the street design:
There are many things I love about this street. The block I spent time on was a major shopping area with department stores, a pharmacy, a food store, cafes, and many other large (for Amsterdam) retailers. But as you can see in the photos, there is zero space to park a car. If I wanted to drive here to do my shopping, I would have to find a space (impossible) and then pay dearly for it. I don’t know the numbers, but I would guess that around 60% of the customers at these shops come by bike (many also walk or arrive by bus/subway).
Bikes are everywhere on Jodenbreestraat. The median islands and the large sidewalk space in front of the main stores were filled with parked bikes. Rather than clutter the street with steel bike racks, most of the bike parking was just a painted square with a bike symbol (keep in mind all the bikes in Amsterdam have kickstands).
I sat for a long time and marveled at how scores of people pulled up, did their shopping and other errands, then deftly packed bags and boxes on their bikes and pedaled away…
Of course we don’t have this rate of bicycle use in any Portland neighborhood. But we might someday. And my perspective is — we get what we build for. If we continue to design our commercial streets primarily to maintain current levels of auto traffic and auto parking, that’s exactly what we’ll have in the future. On the other hand, if we allocate more space to people and bicycles (both of which are much easier to accomodate than large automobiles) we’ll create more vibrant commercial areas similar to Jodenbreestraat.
What street in Portland could you imagine this type of cross-section on? Sandy? Foster?
“Driver in fatal one hundred mile-per-hour accident indicted.” — Gresham PD press release
One of the things I do to stay abreast of local traffic news is to subscribe to press alerts from police jurisdictions all over the region. Not only does this help me find out about bicycle-involved collisions, it also gives me an unfortunate reminder of the immense carnage caused on our roads every day. The perspective I get from scanning press statements about people being hurt and killed every day on roads throughout Oregon is invaluable in maintaining a sense of urgency about issues of road design and traffic policy.
These statements are also an interesting window into how police and law enforcement officials use language.
Year: 2010 Brand: Trek Model: PDX Color:Black Size:22.5 Serial: WTU255C1292E Stolen in Portland, OR 97202 Stolen:2013-06-13 Stolen From: The BeerMongers 1125 SE Division St Portland, OR 97202 Neighborhood: SW Corner of Ladd’s Owner: Kyle Krause OwnerEmail: lowendfrequency( atsign )gmail.com Reward: $250 Description: Black Trek PDX with grey lettering. Black fenders and rear rack. Also had NiteRider lights, small tire pump and a TimBuk2 seat pack attached. Bike Gallery sticker on bottom of frame. Police record with: Portland PD Police reference#: T13005128 This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2010 Brand: Trek Model: PDX Color:Black Size:22.5 Serial: WTU255C1292E Stolen in Portland, OR 97202 Stolen:2013-06-13 Stolen From: The BeerMongers 1125 SE Division St Portland, OR 97202 Neighborhood: SW Corner of Ladd’s Owner: Kyle Krause OwnerEmail: lowendfrequency(at sign)gmail.com Reward: $250 Description: Black Trek PDX with grey lettering. Black fenders and rear rack. Also had NiteRider lights, small tire pump and a TimBuk2 seat pack attached. Bike Gallery sticker on bottom of frame. Police record with: Portland PD Police reference#: T13005128 This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
