Year: 2013
Brand: Xtracycle
Model: Edgerunner
Color:white
Size:standard size
Stolen in Seattle, WA 98144
Stolen:2013-01-16
Stolen From: garage break-in in seattle.
Owner: Jessi B.
OwnerEmail: bissej@riseup.net
Description: had on an orange yepp kids seat, xtracycle bags, untrimmed xtracycle double kickstand, and various lights.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Brand: torker
Model: u district
Size:matte off-white
Photo: http://imgur.com/kbt2ztC
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2013-01-15
Stolen From: downtown, Portland OR, SW 6th and Pine it was locked to a bike rack with a ulock
Neighborhood: Downtown
Owner: amelia lane
OwnerEmail: lane.amelia@gmail.com
Reward: $75
Description: i’m 5’4" tall and this bike fits me perfectly, but I’m not sure of the size of the bike.
It has lots of scratches in the paint form getting rubbed when i would put it in my trunk. It has straight handle bars with new black, rubber grips that are designed to have the look of a computer keyboard. It has a brown leather, brooks saddle with a water stain on the rear left side and you will now find two holes on the back of the seat where a metal brooks logo decal used to be. it’s a single speed with front breaks only and a rear finder only.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 1980?
Brand: Specialized
Model: Allez
Color:White
Size:49
Stolen in Portland, OR 97210
Stolen:2014-01-16
Stolen From: outside Kitchen Kaboodle on NE 16th and Broadway
Neighborhood: Irvington
Owner: Deana Mabry
OwnerEmail: deanamabry(AT)gmail.com
Reward: $50
Description: Frame is powder coated white, wheels are deep vs, one is black and one is teal, griptape is teal and has black and white checkered ducttape on the drop ends
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
Portland voters could decide as soon as November whether to approve a per-household and per-business fee that budget committee member David Hampsten said would raise about $25 million a year for street upgrades.
Alternatively, the proposal to pay for transportation infrastructure might simply be approved by the city council after extensive public outreach, a citizen committee member said Tuesday.
With that in mind, Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick and Mayor Charlie Hales have created a new committee of stakeholders expected to vet the plan and, over the coming months, help persuade the city of its merits.
A map caught my eye at the monthly meeting of the PBOT Bicycle Advisory Committee last night. It was a prepared by PBOT bike coordinator Roger Geller and it showed all of Portland’s existing and funded bikeways (as of this month). It included four categories of facilities: “Better lanes” (protected bike lanes like cycle tracks and buffered bike lanes), “lanes” (standard bike lanes), “greenways” (residential bike boulevards), and “off-street paths” (like the Esplanade and Springwater).
This morning at a presentation at the Oregon Historical Society in downtown Portland, TriMet unveiled the four finalists in their search for a name that will forever identify their new bridge over the Willamette.
Below are the four finalists and a brief description (from TriMet) of its origin:
Velo Cult, the two-year-old bike shop, bar and bike-culture hub in Portland’s Hollywood neighborhood, is attracting some attention in the local repair scene for an unusual campaign announced this month: guaranteed walk-in tuneups within 24 hours, all year long.
“If you bring your bike in on any weekday we will have it done and ready to be picked up the next day at the same time,” owner Sky Boyer wrote on the shop’s website Jan. 1.
Thieves hit the showroom and offices of Planet X USA on northeast Hancock Street. According to employee Vincent Rodarte, the break-in occurred sometime between 6:30 pm on Friday (1/10) and 3:00 pm on Saturday. The stolen items include frames and complete bikes valued at over $11,000, about $70 in cash, a handful of headsets and other accessories, and a Fuji digital camera.
Rodarte says the thieves ransacked all the cabinets and somehow got away without tripping the alarm.
Below are photos and specs on the stolen bikes:
Year: 1960
Brand: homemade bike extended handlebar post
Model: mens 3 speed w/coaster brake
Color:dark blue frame kickstand rear rack on seat post homemade basket
Size:26 " x 1 3/8"
Stolen in Southeast Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2013-01-14
Stolen From: Front of US Bank on SE 48 and Woodstock Blvd.
Neighborhood: Woodstock
Owner: Peter O’Reilly
OwnerEmail: Peter@alivelyquiet.com
Description: Stolen from front of US Bank on Woodstock Blvd and SE 48. Unusual hand made bike – tall mens, with dark blue bike frame and vintage red handlebars. Single-speed. It has a very large vintage seat and a basket on the back. It is a work horse bike and used for commuting to work.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 143831
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
If The Oregonian’s opinion pages are any indication, the City’s campaign to persuade Portlanders to help fund transportation investments is heating up.
On New Year’s Day, the leader of a local walking advocacy group called on Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick and Mayor Charlie Hales to step up for street safety. Then on Saturday (1/11), Novick used The Oregonian’s opinion section to publish his plea for more money to spend on “investments in sidewalks, flashing beacons and other pedestrian amenities.” One day prior to Novick’s article, the Oregonian Editorial Board shared their perspective on what our transportation spending priorities should be
Novick’s article comes as walking advocates pressure the city to step up in light of the 10 people who died while walking in 2013 and while the Portland Bureau of Transportation assembles the pieces of a major campaign to raise new revenue.
Oregon Walks president Aaron Brown also published a guest article in The Oregonian that referred to the deaths as a “public health epidemic.” Brown’s piece opened with, “In Portland, you should be able to walk your dog across the street without fear that you won’t make it to the other side.”
In his piece on Saturday, Novick said he agrees with Brown.
Call it a bikescraper.
The 21-story, three-building apartment project now rising in Portland’s Lloyd District will create more long-term bike parking than any other project in the nation, with four huge new storage facilities in four buildings and an on-site bike valet parking service to serve the biggest one.
But a project architect said Monday that he’s not sure the 1,200 bike parking spaces planned will be enough to serve 657 Portland households, so the development team is considering adding even more bike parking before the project, called Hassalo on Eighth, opens in 2015.