Month: February 2014

maroon/gold KHS Urban X

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Brand: KHS
Model: Urban X
Color:maroon/gold
Size:small
Serial:V10F00368
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2013-02-23
Stolen From: Dollar Tree on 63rd and Foster
Neighborhood: Foster-Powell
Owner: Debra John
OwnerEmail: debrajohn08@yahoo.com
Reward: $30.00
Description: Small framed KHS Urban X, maroon and gold with black bottle cage, fenders, and rack. There was a black bag on the rack containing a pump, u-lock, a flashlight, some zip-ties and a multi-tool. The original kickstand broke and was replaced with a steel kickstand, which was starting to rust. The bottom frame, left side, has a basic homemade trailer hitch in the form of a 6" fuchsia tube mounted over black rubber with pipe clamps.
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: 14-151314
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Seafoam Electra Betty 2008

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Year: 2008
Brand: Electra
Model: Betty
Color:Seafoam
Photo: https://www.dropbox.com/s/miqzp0rzf051sya/2013-11-24%2021.22.34.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2012-02-22
Stolen From: Was locked up on a city bike rail out from of Edington Court apartments on NW 20th Ave near W Burnside. Well traveled area!
Neighborhood: NW Portland/Stadium
Owner: Nicole Baker
OwnerEmail: nicole.elaine.b@gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: Seafoam green cruiser style bike from Electra. Broken front reflector, classic silver bell on handle bars. Slightly dented rear fender. White wall tires.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 14-151302
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

In some central Portland neighborhoods, one in 10 new homes is now tiny

Sally Spear, 63, moved into a 200-square-foot backyard cottage designed by her son-in-law Schuyler Smith, 33, in 2010. Last year he co-founded Polyphon, an architecture firm that specializes largely in accessory dwellings, using her Woodlawn cottage as the first template.
(Photos by M.Andersen/BikePortland)
Real Estate Beat is sponsored by Portlandia Home

Call it the people’s density.

Four years after Portland slashed its transportation and parks fees for “in-law” units and other secondary dwellings in hopes of increasing the housing supply in its most in-demand neighborhoods, the city has gotten its wish.

Though they’re still far from common — it’s only about 3 percent of new dwellings citywide, and fans say those that exist remain in hot demand — the backyards, cellar doors and underused garages of Portland’s central neighborhoods are rapidly filling up with “accessory dwelling units,” which the city defines as living spaces of 800 square feet or less that have an entrance, bathroom and kitchen to call their own.

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Columbia River Hwy State Trail gets major endorsement

Policymakers Ride - Gorge Edition-58

A new section of the path just opened last fall.
(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland)

The momentum to complete the remaining 10 miles of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail — a route that will ultimately provide a pleasant bicycling connection between Troutdale and Hood River without ever forcing riders onto Interstate 84 — got a major boost on Friday. In a unanimous vote, the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) approved a resolution (PDF) that puts the project atop the Department of Transportation’s priority list.

The resolution calls for ODOT to fund and construct the final segments and called it, “a project of statewide and national significance.”

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Black Surly Cross-Check

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Brand: Surly
Model: Cross-Check
Color:Black
Size:56cm
Serial:M11124279
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2013-02-21
Stolen From: Near SE 12th and Hawthorne
Neighborhood: Ladds
Owner: Scott Oseth
OwnerEmail: sdoseth@gmail.com
Reward: Yes, this is my only form of transportation! Please and thank you.
Description: Also has A dark purple Chis King headset, Shimano 2-way pedals and Schwalbe Marathon tires. Black rack in the back. Also a "Loser" decal on the tube.
Police record with: Filed a report with PPD
Police reference#: 14-151323
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Blue Kona Jake the Snake 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Kona
Model: Jake the Snake
Color:Blue
Size:23.5
Serial: F1008K0632
Stolen in 97212, OR
Stolen:2014-02-25
Stolen From: Stolen from bike cage at OPB, 7140 SW Macadam
Neighborhood: Southwest, between John’s Landing and Sellwood Bridge
Owner: Bruce Barrow
OwnerEmail: barrowbiz(A T)gmail.com
Reward: Yes
Description: Blue with black handle bar tape. Black carbon front fork. Black trek rack on rear. Brown rear fender. Black seat. White Shimano SPD pedals
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: 1459795
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Editorial: A pro-bike-lane argument that seems to work – ’23 Powell Boulevards’

If it doesn’t reduce the use of cars for short trips, the Portland of 2035 will need room for the equivalent of 23 more Powell Boulevards.
(Graphic by Roger Geller, Portland Bureau of Transportation)

Roger Geller, one of the most respected bicycle professionals in North America, was not having a terrific afternoon. His baritone had slid up to a tenor.

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PBOT Bike Coordinator Roger Geller.
(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland)

“This is beneficial,” he said to the roomful of owners of retail businesses along 28th Avenue near Burnside, gathered at Coalition Brewing Wednesday afternoon. “This is a good thing for your business district.”

Portland’s bicycle coordinator for the last 14 years — a confident and amiable man, but always known more for his groundbreaking analyses and head for numbers than for a silver tongue — was pitching the benefits of replacing auto parking on one side of the street (including a couple blocks in each direction, it’s maybe one-eighth of the district’s auto parking) with a buffered bike lane. Geller made one argument after another as to why there was no reason to think the district would suffer. But for each fact he cited, someone had an immediate rebuttal.

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Red/Black Kent Northwods 22648 2013

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Year: 2013
Brand: Kent Northwods
Model: 22648
Color:Red/Black
Size:26
Photo: http://i.imgur.com/dD6RxCF.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2013-02-24
Stolen From: Backyard of residence at NE 33rd and NE Hancock St.
Neighborhood: Grant/Hollywood
Owner: Candice Newton
OwnerEmail: Candice.Gansen@gmail.com
Reward: 50
Description: Black and red tandem bicycle, two silver water bottle holders, has been in the rain so the seats especially may still be wet.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 14-151290

63 cm Trek Madone 5.2 2013

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Year: 2013
Brand: Trek
Model: Madone 5.2
Color:63 cm
Size:Charcoal Grey
Serial:WTU206CT5066G
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2012-02-24
Stolen From: 12th and Broadway NE
Neighborhood: NE
Owner: Anthony Pliska
OwnerEmail: tygerjuggler@gmail.com
Reward: Cash, Gratitude, Anything.
Description: Race Road Bike, 10 spd rear cassette, double front chainring, seatlight mount.
63 cm, really big, Ultegra Components.
Police record with: Portland Police Bureau
Police reference#: 14-151291
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

White Kelin Quantum Race 2001

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Year: 2001
Brand: Kelin
Model: Quantum Race
Color:White
Size:64
Serial: WTUI188449S
Stolen in Portland, OR 97228
Stolen:2014-02-23
Stolen From: Main US Post Office bike rack 715 NW Hoyt, Portland
Neighborhood: Pearl District
Owner: Patrick Hughey
OwnerEmail: pwhughey( atsign )gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: White and Silver; Tall frame; Frog pedals; Shimano Ultegra components; Body geometry split saddle
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 14-151249
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

The Monday Roundup: The case against riding in bike lanes & more

Image by Keri Caffrey of CyclingSavvy.

Here’s the bike news from around the world that caught our eyes this week:

Take the lane: “Being ‘in the way’ works,” writes a St. Louis biking instructor in her very thorough argument that riding in a bike lane is more dangerous than riding in the flow of traffic. “Even the multi-tasking French fry eaters change lanes to pass.”

Safety second: Two days after announcing “Vision Zero” traffic safety plans for New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s caravan was caught on tape running two stop signs and driving 60 mph in a 45 zone. NYPD, which operates the caravan, said it was using “special driving techniques for protective reasons.”

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