September 2013 Archives

Black/Silver/Red Fuji Cross Pro 2005ish

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Year: 2005ish
Brand: Fuji
Model: Cross Pro
Color:Black/Silver/Red
Size:56cm
Serial: TFGH004940
Photo: http://i.imgur.com/bpqF1sU.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2013-09-22
Stolen From: NE 22nd & Wasco (Between Lloyd Center and Hollywood Fred Meyer)
Neighborhood: Sullivan’s Gultch (lloyd/irvington/hollywood)
Owner: Cody Hughes
OwnerEmail: cody.hughes503(A T)gmail.com
Description: Men’s Fuji Cross Pro, black/silver/red with red bar tape. Shimano ultegra components, Ritchie stem/Seatpost, wine corks in the bar ends
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: 13-80116
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

black nishiki alamusa

Brand: nishiki
Model: alamusa
Color:black
Size:26
Serial: aca130502392
Photo: http://dsg.becho.biz/product/index.jsp?productId=17298786&010=SKU-14642819&003=3933188&camp=CSE%3AGoogleBase%3A17298786
Stolen in GRESHAM, OR 97080
Stolen:2013-09-20
Stolen From: Trimet Blue line, Gresham City Hall stop bike rack next to parking lot. Stop ID: 8361.
Neighborhood: Gresham Shopping Center, near best buy and the Gresham City Hall
Owner: jeffery coen
OwnerEmail: jeffcoen0313( atsign )aol.com
Description: 26 in. Hard trail mountain bike. White stock front suspension/fork. White Cable casing. handle bars had a mount for a headlight. Silver bottle cage.
Police record with: Gresham PD
Police reference#: 13-0710326
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Blue Trek 1420 1994

Year: 1994
Brand: Trek
Model: 1420
Color:Blue
Size:17″
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2013-09-19
Stolen From: Cleveland High school se 26th/Powell
Neighborhood: Hosford
Owner: Mia Birk
OwnerEmail: Miabirk1(AT)gmail.com
Description: Blue trek 1420. Gear shitter on bar ends. Extra brake levers on handlebar stem (for small hands). Front light with Stanford logo. Back blinkie on seat tube.
Police record with: Portland pd
Police reference#: 13-157137
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

‘Parking Day’ offers glimpse of what Portland streets could look like

A display on SW Stark drew large
crowds to enjoy public space
that’s usually dominated by private automobiles.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Portland took part in PARK(ing) Day today. The global event, which started in San Francisco in 2005, seeks to create temporary public spaces in what are usually used as auto parking spots. This year saw Portland’s largest ever PARK(ing) Day display with an entire downtown blockface devoted to the demonstration. In addition to SW Stark between 10th and 11th, there was also a display on SE Grand Avenue between Alder and Morrison.

I swung by both locations today…

A digital flier by the competitive geeks at Intel.

In Oregon’s epic battle of nerds versus jocks, the nerds are winning.

The gearheads, the nurses and the bureaucrats are on their tail, though.

With six weekdays left in the BTA’s annual Bike Commute Challenge, Intel employees have logged 16,117 miles of biking to lead the contest in total travel, while Nike employees are in second place across the region with 14,529.

Close behind are Daimler Trucks North America (13,880 miles), Oregon Health and Science University (13,679) and the City of Portland (13,348).

Newsflash: Cars are highly toxic
and bike riders suck it all in.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

The Portland Tribune published an article yesterday with a scary headline: “Car exhaust proves unseen road hazard.” The story chronicled the efforts of transportation researcher Alex Bigazzi, who rides around Portland with special equipment attached to his bike in order to measure air quality.

Bigazzi is a doctoral student at Portland State University who’s no stranger to this topic. In 2010, we wrote about research he worked on that pointed to the air quality and health benefits of streets that have cycle paths separated from auto traffic. Bigazzi’s latest work, as highlighted in the Tribune, are sure to raise some eyebrows. Here’s one of the opening paragraphs:

Concept of Monroe/Linwood intersection.
(Graphic: BTA)

Yesterday, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced the winners of their 2013 Transportation and Growth Management grants. Among them is a $103,000 award that will fund the planning and design of the Monroe Street Bike Boulevard/Neighborhood Greenway project.

While the dollar amount is relatively small, this grant represents a major milestone for Milwaukie, a city on the Willamette River just six miles south of downtown Portland.

Three excellent job opportunities were posted to our Job Listings this week. Check them out via the links below…

Account Service Representative – Chris King Precision Components
Bike Builder/Mechanic – Sellwood Cycle Repair
Pacific Northwest Regional Policy Manager – Safe Routes to School National Partnership

From Sandy Ridge to Forest Park,
Trailfest has something for everyone.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

If you prefer riding off-road and have been curious about Portland’s mountain bike scene, this weekend was made for you. The 2013 Trailfest, an event organized by the Northwest Trail Alliance, begins tomorrow night (9/20) and continues with an entire weekend “dedicated to mountain biking.” Here’s how the NWTA describes it: “Trailfest is the Portland region’s premiere mountain biking festival that celebrates everything mountain biking: The trails. The people. The culture.”

Sounds great to me.

Just a reminder that a wonderful ride is happening on Saturday. It’s the Hood River Harvest Ride which offers five different routes (including some family friendly options) around the beautiful Hood River Valley. Our friend Peter Cornelison is one of the ride’s organizers and he recently sent out this email as a teaser…

Looking up from your bike, as you pass through shafts of golden sunlight filtering between the fruit trees lining the road, breathe deeply of the wonderfully clean, crisp, fall mountain air and crest the hill. Wow! There is a take-your- breath- away- view of the northern glacial face of Mt. Hood. Welcome to the fifth annual Hood River Harvest Ride (HRHR) on Saturday, September 21, 2013.

As past Harvest Riders know, the Hood River Valley has some wonderful topography. It was shaped, progressively, by volcanoes, giant glaciers and finally, the Columbia Floods. This produced terrain with a lot of variety. Layer on top of that a network of low traffic farm roads designed for horse drawn travel (i.e. not too steep) and you have perfect bike routes which include long flat stretches, moderate and a few steep hill climbs all with superb descents.

The Harvest Ride crew is excited to share some of the best riding in the Northwest with you this coming Saturday and hope to see you, your buddies and your bikes out here for the 5th HRHR!

Census: Portland biking stalls for fifth year while other cities climb

Source: Census American Community Survey. Image by BikePortland.

Portland’s hard-won status as “America’s bike capital” hasn’t looked less secure since it claimed the title in 2005.

The number of Portlanders who get to work primarily by bike was statistically unchanged in 2012, ticking from 6.3 percent to 6.1 percent of the city’s working population. Across the whole Portland metro area, bike use held at 2.3 percent.

Portland Police Chief Reese snapped this self-portrait
at the Hagg Lake Triathlon back in July.

Portland Police Chief Mike Reese will be hitting the streets this weekend; but he won’t be in a patrol car. He’ll be in spandex.

Chief Reese will be one of over 1,000 competitors at the seventh annual Portland Triathlon, which takes place on Sunday in St. Johns. In a telephone interview this morning, Chief Reese told us he’s been competing in Triathlons since 1990 and this will be the fourth triathlon he’s participated in this year.

Of the three disciplines in the triathlon, Chief Reese says the bicycling leg is his strongest. But the humble head of Portland’s Police Bureau ads that, “I’m really just average. My strength is that I’m average at everything.” Reese told us he competes in the “old and slow group.”

Black/Silver/Red Fuji Cross Pro 2005ish

black nishiki alamusa

Blue Trek 1420 1994

‘Parking Day’ offers glimpse of what Portland streets could look like

Bike Commute Challenge check-in: Intel & Nike, neck and neck

Biking and breathing on major streets

State grant marks big milestone for Milwaukie’s first neighborhood greenway

Jobs of the Week

‘Trailfest’ kicks off Friday with off-road fun for everyone

Event: Hood River Harvest Ride is this Saturday (9/21)

Census: Portland biking stalls for fifth year while other cities climb

Police Chief Mike Reese will compete in Portland Triathlon Sunday

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