Two great job opportunities were posted to our Job Listings this past week. Check them out via the links below…
- Service Technician – West End Bikes
- Legislative Affairs Manager – Cascade Bicycle Club
Jobs of the Week
Month: August 2013
blue/purple Coast to Coast Coast King 1970’s
Year: 1970’s
Brand: Coast to Coast
Model: Coast King
Color:blue/purple
Size:18″
Stolen in Portland, OR 97227
Stolen:2013-07-31
Stolen From: Stolen from beside a house behind a fence on N Commercial
Neighborhood: N Williams and Mississippi
Owner: Rick Shaputis
OwnerEmail: luckyshap(A T)gmail.com
Description: Very pretty blue/purple, gumwall tires, silver chain, black and white saddle. White lettering. Just retored it for my Friends daughter.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Blue/White Specialized Dolce Elite C2 2013
Year: 2013
Brand: Specialized
Model: Dolce Elite C2
Color:Blue/White
Size:44cm
Serial: WSBC601079184H
Photo: http://specialized.scene7.com/is/image/Specialized/45468?$Hero$
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2013-07-31
Stolen From: Stolen from the garage of the Oregon State Office Bldg., 800 NE Oregon St, Portland. Entire rack was unbolted from the floor.
Neighborhood: Lloyd District
Owner: Yesenia Gutierrez
OwnerEmail: gutierrez.yesenia(AT)gmail.com
Reward: $200
Description: At 44cm, a small bike for a small lady. Rear rack, planet bike light bracket on handlebars.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
chrome Schwinn Paramount 1975
Year: 1975
Brand: Schwinn
Model: Paramount
Color:chrome
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2013-08-01
Stolen From: NE 67th Ave. and Fremont
Neighborhood: Roseway
Owner: Kitty Church
OwnerEmail: kchurch55@hotmail.com
Reward: yes
Description: 12 speed, Pink handlebar wrap, men’s bike frame, women’s seat- black w/ blue trim, no kick stand, spare tube in zippered bag under seat, shifters on frame, non-clip pedals
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-155345
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Ask BikePortland: What should I do when I see people using phones while driving?
Should you say something?
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Funny how things work out some times: A reader emailed me a few hours ago wondering what she should do when she sees people using phones while driving. Then a few minutes ago I read a news story about the exact same situation.
The situation is this: When bicycling, it’s very easy to see inside people’s cars as you ride by. That means people who ride bikes witness an awful lot of people using phones while driving. For anyone that knows the carnage distracted driving accounts for on our streets, this is a disturbing phenomenon. Using a cell phone while driving is both highly dangerous to yourself and those around you, and it also shows blatant disregard of Oregon traffic law. (As an aside, this ease of seeing drivers on cell phones while biking is why I’ve advocated for the police to use bike patrol officers to do cell phone law enforcement stings. So far, they haven’t taken me up on the idea).
Reader Kim I. emailed us wondering what to do (if anything) after witnessing such behavior. Here’s her email:
City will begin adding new bike lanes to SE Division this Monday
PBOT graphic
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is set to begin work on a significant project that will add more vehicle access and capacity on SE Division. The project will re-configure the existing four-lane stretch of road between SE 60th and 80th into a five-lane cross section.
Instead of four standard vehicle lanes, the updated design of Division will include three standard vehicle lanes (one for each direction and a center turn lane) and two bicycle-only lanes. The changes came after PBOT identified Division as one of their “High Crash Corridors” and neighborhood residents said addressing bicycle safety concerns was one of their top priorities. In addition to the new, six-foot wide bike lanes, PBOT will also install a crossing improvement at SE 68th Ave.
Kyle Gunsul, who lives just off Division at 69th in the South Tabor neighborhood, is thrilled with the street’s new design. He says it will make Division much easier to cross and give him and other residents a safer way to access Mt. Tabor Park. “People fly down this stretch of the road,” he shared with us via email, “So trying to find a simultaneous opening across four lanes of road where cars are often truckin’ in the 40’s sucks… this created a Frogger [reference to a popular 1980s video game] situation in trying to get to the park or just attempting to head north.”
Man arrested for leaving scene after hitting 9-year-old with pickup
Jerod Brasky booking photo.
(Multnomah County Sheriff)
(Multnomah County Sheriff)
A man who allowed his pickup truck to collide with a nine-year-old girl who was riding her bike in North Portland last Saturday (7/27) has been arrested by the Portland Police Bureau for felony hit-and-run. The collision occurred at 4:24 pm at the intersection of North Bryant and Borthwick in the Piedmont neighborhood.
28-year-old Jerod Brasky was arrested at his home just 12 blocks away from the collision on Sunday after a witness turned his license plate number into authorities.
According to the PPB, the girl (who KPTV has identified as Jayauna Nelson) was riding her bike in the street when Brasky hit her with his 1999 Dodge pickup. “A witness saw Brasky pulling the girls bike out from under the truck then drive away,” a PPB spokesman told BikePortland. She received many scrapes, bruises and road rash, but the PPB says she had no “serious injuries.” Nelson was taken to the hospital but has since been released.
Brown Kona Jake 2006
Year: 2006
Brand: Kona
Model: Jake
Color:Brown
Size:52cm
Serial: F505K0951
Photo: http://nikolaidis.com/images/2K6_JAKE_big.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97203
Stolen:2013-07-13
Stolen From: Tweakers Stole out of my garage over my 6ft fence in North Portland between N Wall & N Geneva off N Hudson.
Neighborhood: Portsmouth
Owner: Scot Stockman
OwnerEmail: stockmanscot(at sign)gmail.com
Reward: We can talk about it.
Description: Had SKS fenders & Bike computer. Looked Brand new, very low miles.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-57706
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
UPDATED: ‘Outer Powell’ project gets $4.9 million for street safety improvements
Walking on SE Powell Blvd is set to get easier thanks to funding recently approved by the Oregon Legislature.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Silver Cannondale CAAD8 2013
Year: 2013
Brand: Cannondale
Model: CAAD8
Color:Silver
Size:Small
Stolen in 97232, OR
Stolen:2013-08-01
Stolen From: Pole on 8th and east burnside
Neighborhood: East burn
OwnerEmail: Jrlemons04(A T)gmail.com
Description: Silver cannondale with a silver back rack. Dent in cross bar and orange u bike lock probably still attached to frame
Police record with: No
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike