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Year: 2013

An apology and other thoughts on that story

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I’m not even sure where to begin about what happened yesterday.

First, I want to say that I am deeply sorry for jumping the gun and choosing to publish that story prematurely. The impact of my actions have proven to be far greater than anything I intended. I got caught up in the story. As I was working on it I thought I was doing the right thing. But now it’s obvious that I wasn’t. I messed up and my mistake hurt the people involved and it has caused a lot of concern and anger from many people in the community.

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black Trek 1200 1988

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Year: 1988
Brand: Trek
Model: 1200
Color:black
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2013-04-03
Stolen From: 24th and Hoyt, at the red Star Metro apartment building.
Neighborhood: Kerns
Owner: Anjuli Crocker
OwnerEmail: anjulielizabeth@gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: Black Trek 1200 with faded pink lettering. Pink handlebar tape. black pedal cages. Black rack, connected to bike with p-clamps.
Police record with: Yes
Police reference#: 13-152094.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Esplanade near OMSI to close for 14 months beginning May 1st

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TriMet has announced that the Eastbank Esplanade bicycling and walking path just south of OMSI to SE Caruthers Street will be closed for 14 months. The closure is due to construction of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail bridge. Here’s more from TriMet:

Two contractors, Kiewit and Stacy Witbeck, will be working in the closure area to move and rebuild a portion of the Eastside Greenway Trail, build walls and construct the landside piers and abutment for the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail transit bridge.

During the trail closure, pedestrians and cyclists will be detoured to SE Water Avenue which has new sidewalks and bike lanes and connects directly to SE 4th Avenue and the Springwater Corridor Trail.

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Red Firenze GL5000 1980s

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Year: 1980s
Brand: Firenze
Model: GL5000
Color:Red
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2013-03-30
Stolen From: In front of Noble Rot building on East Burnside between 11th and 12th Avenues.
Neighborhood: East Burnside
Owner: Val Powers
OwnerEmail: vpecc118(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Description: 1980’s vintage, yellow-walled tires, all parts original, detachable rear light. I am waiting for the serial number from BackPedal where I purchased the bike in September 2012. Also stolen that afternoon was boyfriend’s 2012 Scattante R330 SERIAL: SIDPE11F01728
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-152065

Hawthorne Bridge bike counter has logged over 1,000,000 trips since August

Hawthorne Bridge bike counter hits 1 million

Trip number 1,000,828 at 5:26 pm yesterday.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Yesterday at about 4:00 pm the bicycle counter on the Hawthorne Bridge logged its 1,000,000th trip.

The counter went live on August 8th and reached 500,000 trips just three months later. Yesterday was a fitting day to break the 1 million mark as the daily total was 6,214 — the largest amount of trips since way back in October (the huge spike threw off my projections and I arrived at the bridge 629 trips too late to see number 1 million).

This $20,000 counter (which despite what you might have read was donated to PBOT) stands as an important reminder of the impact bicycling has on Portland. For the past eight months, the Hawthorne Bridge alone carried an average of 4,973 bicycle trips in and out of downtown. That’s about 2,500 vehicles entering downtown that don’t take up parking spaces, or add to the daily gridlock, or spew toxic fumes into the air, or create dangerous public spaces.

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Blue Huffy Beach Cruiser 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Huffy
Model: Beach Cruiser
Color:Blue
Size:Heavy
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2013-03-27
Stolen From: se 28th & Powell Blvd
Neighborhood: Brooklyn
Owner: brandon fenton
OwnerEmail: brandon.fenton@pdx.edu
Reward: $20 for info, $100 for the name and address. Get paid to rat out a guy that would probably steal from you, too! Right!?
Description: It’s a blue cruiser with tan fenders and a tan chain cover. It has a brown seat that says "Huffy" on the back. The bike is cheap, but the 49cc motor with a black gas tank and chrome gas cap is three times the value of the bike.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-152069
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

black Novara Express 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Novara
Model: Express
Color:black
Size:standard adult
Serial: F001K1024 or 10F-24
Photo: No
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2012-02-7
Stolen From: NW 2nd and Davis
Neighborhood: Old Town
Owner: Leroy Hemmingway
OwnerEmail: royhemmingway(at sign)aol.com
Description: Bike has unusual forward pointing handlebars. Light and rack were on bike when stolen
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: T13002842
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Job: Retail Manager – Pedal Bike Tours

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Sorry. This job has been filled.

Job Title
Retail Manager

Company/Organization
Pedal Bike Tours

Job Description
The ideal candidate has deep retail and merchandising experience. You will assist with running the day to day operations of the store as well as be the main point of contact for our guests from all over the world as they phone and walk through the door. Love of bicycles is a must, bike shop experience is a plus.

Being a part of the Pedal team is:
Creative

Responsible for retail area and merchandise display design and upkeep, stock levels and tidiness.
Order new product lines by constantly searching for new and useful ideas
Recommend product orders by analyzing sell through of product
Create Purchase Orders, Receive inventory orders
Answer phones, take messages
Book Tour reservations
E-mail correspondence
Open and closing of the shop

Vibrant and Social

Sociable/personable/friendly- Can provide the highest level of customer service
A broad knowledge of Portland/Oregon/NW history and culture, local restaurants, sights, shops.

Give advice and directions using a map

Outfit bicycle rental customers with bike, helmet and accessories
Order Processing- Ring up orders, handle cash, operate credit card machine, bag orders
Maintain strict inventory control of retail, equipment and bicycles

Must be willing to work weekends, particularly June-Sept.

Please email a resume and cover letter to info@pedalbiketours.com or bring to the store for an on the spot screening.

How to Apply
Please email a resume and cover letter to info@pedalbiketours.com or bring to our shop at 133 SW 2nd Avenue.

Activists suspect ride participant is an undercover Portland Police Bureau captain – UPDATED

Krisapon Chaisawat
(Facebook profile)

Note from the publisher, 6:14 pm: This story was originally posted described a situation wherein attendees at a ride on Sunday believed they were accompanied by a Portland Police officer named Chris Uehara. After seeing photos of the officer and learning other similarities, I posted a story describing the situation and included quotes from ride participants who believed the man to be Captain Uehara.

I have since heard from the Portland Police that the man on ride was not Capt. Uehara.

In addition, I have also now confirmed that the man was indeed not Capt. Uehara but was instead a man named Krisapon Chaisawat (here’s his Facebook profile). Chaisawat (who goes by Kris) is a 35-year-old food server who lives in Portland and works in West Linn. He called me after his wife saw his photos on this site. He said he’s from Key West, Florida and just moved to Portland a few months ago. Chaisawat said he attended the event after hearing about it on BikePortland and just wanted to go on a ride and meet some people. About the story, he said, “I thought it was an April Fool’s joke.”

For what it’s worth, Chaisawat seemed very understanding of what happened and just wanted to clear things up. The Veloprovo folks feel bad about the error and have reached out to Kris with offers to connect, go on a ride, and/or buy him a drink or two.

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