Researchers launch online survey for feedback on NE Multnomah cycle path

Screenshot from the web survey.

Last month, we reported that local academics were polling people in Portland’s newest protected bike lane to learn who likes it, who doesn’t, and if or how it’s changing people’s behavior.

Now, it’s the Internet’s turn. You, too, can now take the 20-minute online survey about NE Multnomah Street between Wheeler and 16th avenues.

“After conducting targeted ‘intercepts’ of bicyclists on NE Multnomah (you may have received a postcard invitation from us already), we are now opening the survey up to get as much feedback as possible,” Portland State University’s Chris Monsere writes on the survey page. “Hearing from bicyclists like yourself is a very important part of this study, and we hope you will participate. We will share our findings with the Portland Bureau of Transportation and hope that the results will help in future plans for improving bicycling in cities around the United States.”

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WHITE Scott CR1 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Scott
Model: CR1
Color:WHITE
Size:58CM
Serial: STR 08D25809070103
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2013-11-20
Stolen From: SE 45th & Johnson Creek area.
Neighborhood: Woodstock
OwnerEmail: dburton225( atsign )gmail.com
Reward: $250.00
Description: Stock Scott CR1 with white handle bar tape. Has a worn white Sella Max Italia Flite saddle with the cutout. Time ATAC pedals.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-97844
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Collision raises questions about changes on Hawthorne Bridge

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View from the standard vehicle lane. The bike-only lane is to the right of the white delineators and riders cross right-to-left.
(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland)

A man whose right elbow was broken in a collision on the recently redesigned Hawthorne-Madison viaduct last week says he thinks the new design is confusing for motor vehicle operators and puts bicycle riders like him at risk.

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City will build new separated cycle path around treacherous Terwilliger ‘teardrop’

A fix is coming to the Terwilliger teardrop.
(Red marks the narrow spot that is
currently a safety issue.)

A nerve-wracking and dangerous pinch-point on a heavily traveled section of SW Terwilliger Blvd will be the site of Portland’s newest separated bike path. The location is the northeast corner of the intersection of Terwilliger and Capitol Highway (map) — or what is affectionately known by some local residents as the “teardrop”.

This small parcel of land is managed by the Portland Water Bureau and they’ve sought changes to it for years due to problems large truck and bus operators have negotiating the curve it creates on Terwilliger. The curve is also quite dangerous for people riding bicycles because it narrows the road suddenly and there’s not room for a large motor vehicle and a person on a bicycle to fit side-by-side.

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BikeCraft opens at Velo Cult next weekend (11/30)

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BikeCraft 2012-2

It’s coming!
(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland)

The ninth annual BikeCraft holiday gift fair is set for next weekend, November 30th – December 1st, and we’re excited to announce Velo Cult (1969 NE 42nd Ave) as the new venue! Event organizers Aaron Kaffen and Amos Hunter have once again brought together a stellar line-up of local gift-makers that will entice you (and your pocketbook) with their bike-inspired wares.

To make room for all the great vendors (34 of them so far, see list below) and general holiday merriment, Sky Boyer and the Velo Cult crew will transform their entire, 5,000 square foot bar and bike shop into BikeCraft central. A relative newcomer to Portland, Velo Cult has established itself as the cultural hub of Portland’s diverse and vibrant bicycle scene. Their open floor-plan, the renown bike collection that hangs from the ceiling and rafters, and their welcoming bar and seating areas should make for one of the best BikeCraft venues ever.

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Vancouver toasts second year sucesses of Bike Clark County

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Bike Clark County founder
Eric Giacchino.
(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland)

Bike Clark County celebrated its second anniversary with a party Friday night in Vancouver attended by bike activists and enthusiasts from all over the county. And there was also one notable attendee from Portland, author and journalist Jeff Mapes, who journeyed up by bike over the Columbia River via the Interstate Bridge (and had something to say about it later).

The founder of Bike Clark County, Eric Giacchino opened the event. “I had no idea when I hatched this organization,” he shared with the crowd, “that it would grow like this.” Among the accomplishments Giacchino cited for the year were the 600 elementary and middle school kids who attended the group’s bike safety and education programs, the 50 bikes repaired and donated to lower income children and the group’s role in organizing the first Open Streets event in Vancouver and advocating for the addition of bike lanes along a major bicycle corridor. “And we could do a lot more,” he added, “if we had more volunteers.”

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4 things U.S. college towns could teach planners about biking

Thousands of bicycles

The University of Oregon campus in Eugene.
(Photo by Gene Bisbee.)

Here’s a secret you won’t hear often: The United States has many cities where biking is far more popular than in Portland.

Two of them are just a two-day bike trip away.

They’re called college towns. And it’s time for urban planners to stop ignoring how well they work and start learning from them.

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white with grey and green Trek Lexa SLX 2012

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Year: 2012
Brand: Trek
Model: Lexa SLX
Color:white with grey and green
Size:50"
Serial:WTU17C00816G
Photo: /home/sbr/public_html/temp/2013/22798.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2013-11-16
Stolen From: House near SE 64th Ave and Powell Blvd
Neighborhood: Foster-Powell
Owner: Shonene Scott
OwnerEmail: shonene.scott@maine.edu
Description: Trek Lexa SLX, white with grey & green, Garmen Edge 500 GPS on right handlebar, mirror on end of left handlebar, 2 white bottle holders, handlebar bag with cable bike lock, underseat bag with spare tire, tool, and CO2 cartridge, white hand tire pump mounted near pedals
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-97031
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

White Univega Gran Premio 1980s

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Year: 1980s
Brand: Univega
Model: Gran Premio
Color:White
Size:52″
Photo: http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/m4811LSbG7F4xVtj35PuDkA.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2013-11-20
Stolen From: SE 10th, right by Union Jacks
Neighborhood: Buckman (SE 10th and E Burnside)
Owner: Patrick Cook
OwnerEmail: cook.patrickjohn(at sign)gmail.com
Reward: we can talk about it
Description: Has nicks on the top bar, shifters on the frame, no front wheel, u-lock holder, black shimano back tire, white handle bar tape on a drop handlebar with black rubber by the brake levers, univega is in pink lettering, and gran premio in blue. detachable fender, and seat has pieces of the foam missing on the front and back of the seat.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 1397611
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Blue Fuji Absolute 2.0 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Fuji
Model: Absolute 2.0
Color:Blue
Size:M
Serial:icfj10b09927
Photo: http://www.performancebike.com/reviews/performance/power/pwr/product-reviews/Specials/Spin-Doctor-Pro-Bike-Build/FUJI/p/30__2903-2010-Fuji-Absolute-2-0-Road-Bike.html
Stolen in Portland, OR 97266
Stolen:2013-11-19
Stolen From: Right outside the North Fred Meyer entrance, 5253 SE 82nd Ave.
Neighborhood: SE
Owner: Boerge Pedersen
OwnerEmail: klevang@hotmail.com
Description: Black bar ends mounted on bar on inside of handles. Cycle Computer, Led light front and back, small black bell on bar. Small saddle bag with tools and flashlight
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-97431
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Velomobile maker Organic Transit to set roots in Portland

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Coming to Portland

Durham, North Carolina-based Organic Transit is currently shopping for office and warehouse space in Portland.

The company is known for their “ELF” solar and pedal-powered vehicle (which stands for Electric, Light and Fun) which they bill as the “most efficient vehicle on the planet.” The company is the brainchild of Rob Cotter, a former engineer who worked on racing projects for Porsche, Mercedes Benz and BMW. Cotter then moved into the human-powered vehicle scene in the late 1980s as a race promoter and vice president of the International Human Powered Vehicle Association. As CEO and founder of Organic Transit, Cotter steered his latest invention into a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign last year that raised over $225,000 from 547 backers.

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Blue and silver men’s cruiser Schwinn Jaguar

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Brand: Schwinn
Model: Jaguar
Color:Blue and silver men’s cruiser
Photo: https://www.google.com/search?q=schwinn+jaguar&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari#hl=en&q=schwinn+jaguar+cruiser&biv=i%7C0%3Bd%7CV0J2cwkQlgW_JM%3A
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2013-11-18
Stolen From: Stolen from se 11th and se Ash st
Neighborhood: Buckman
Owner: Kelsey Hannah
OwnerEmail: Kizzybones(at sign)gmail.com
Reward: My bike means so much to me, I don’t have money as a reward but if anyone found it I would be sooooo happy. Ill cook you dinner or something.
Description: It’s a men’s cruiser, navy blue and silver. Back brake doesn’t really work
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike