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Year: 2014

White Trek hybrid 1999

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Year: 1999
Brand: Trek
Model: hybrid
Color:White
Serial: wtuh042822s
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2014-06-4
Stolen From: 3419 NE 16th Avenue (garage)
Neighborhood: Irvington
Owner: Jessica Vacek
OwnerEmail: jess.vacek( atsign )gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: The bike is white, with a red bell and bottle holder. It has a lime green/yellow Yepp Child’s seat, and an orange and black Breezer seat. It has a double kick stand.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 14-45391
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Construction underway for ’50s Bikeway project’

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(PBOT graphic)

Today the Portland Bureau of Transportation announced that a project first identified as a priority in their 1996 Bicycle Master Plan has finally broken ground. Yes, at long last, the 50s Bikeway is officially under construction.

PBOT accepted the $1.5 million federal grant for the project in January of 2010 and has spent the last four years completing the public process, design, and development of the project. In 2013 PBOT was forced to delay the project an entire year due to construction costs that came in higher than expected.

Here’s more about the project from PBOT’s announcement:

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Thank you, BikePortland commenters

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“…a multitude of comments germane to the subject matter with the vast majority displaying not only reasonableness but also sanity.”
— Mike Deme, editor of Adventure Cyclist Magazine in reference to BikePortland comments.

I just want to take a break from our regularly scheduled programming to say thanks to everyone that comments here.

As blog comments have increasingly become the butt of jokes and scorned for their lack of constructiveness and compassion (John Oliver’s amazing net neutrality segment being the latest example) — you have been the exception to the rule.

It seems not a day goes by here on the Front Page when Michael and I aren’t impressed at the level of civility and smarts displayed in our comment section (like the one going on right now about land-use changes on SE Division). Sure, we have had our share of messiness and meanness that requires intense moderation. But like in real life, public conversations — especially when emotions and intellects get involved — are not always nice and tidy.

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Bike-friendly business sense from a mattress store

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Still from Path Less Pedaled video showing
Mattress Lot owner Michael Hanna.

A mattress store is the last place you’d expect to cater to bicycle riding customers. But that’s the case at the Mattress Lot on NE Sandy.

We mentioned this place back in 2010 when they started delivering mattresses by bike and they’re still going strong.

Now, in a new video just released by Path Less Pedaled, Mattress Lot owner Michael Hanna speaks some important truths about doing business in a way that respects more than just one transportation mode. In the excellent short video below, Hanna spells out why his approach works and why it makes sense.

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‘Braking Cycles’ sets out to serve homeless youth with bikes, coffee and art

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braking cycles founders

Transitional Youth founder Bert Waugh with
Braking Cycles founder and executive
director Rhona Mahl.
(Photo courtesy Mahl)

Two years ago, Rhona Mahl asked one of the young, homeless men she works with what his perfect job would look like.

“His was, he loved his bike,” the social service worker recalled in an interview Thursday. “He goes everywhere on his bike.”

The conversation inspired Mahl to create a social enterprise that could move him toward a job working with bicycles. This week, she said she’s on the cusp of making it happen: Braking Cycles, her nonprofit startup, would be a combination coffee shop/bike-resale charity/bike-gift-design firm.

Volunteers, she said, will staff the coffee bar and make bike-themed greeting cards and jewelry from old bike parts. They’ll also repair donated bicycles, which she then hopes to resell to local used bicycle shops. Mahl aims to hire experts in each field to train the volunteers, who will eventually be eligible for jobs at Braking Cycles or partner organizations.

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Job: Outside Sales Rep – Revolights, Inc.

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Job Title
Outside Sales Rep

Company/Organization
Revolights, Inc.

Job Description
At Revolights, Inc, a Bay Area based company, we are working to reinvent the way people view bicycle lights. To learn more about our story and patented products, check out [www.revolights.com].

We’re currently looking for OUTSIDE SALES REPS in the Oregon / Washington area.

The ideal rep:

a) loves to ride their bike, particularly at night.
b) is involved in the local cycling community.
c) has experience with bike related product sales.

If you feel you fit the description above… and you’re interested in getting involved with an exciting new company that’s changing the way we previously thought about bike lights, then APPLY!

Join us as we work to raise the bar when it comes to cyclist safety.

How to Apply
To apply, simply email your resume to sales@revolights.com.

If you have any questions, feel free to email as well. We look forward to connecting!

– Adam

black Schwinn circuit 1988

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Year: 1988
Brand: Schwinn
Model: circuit
Color:black
Size:small adult
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2014-06-2
Stolen From: NE 42nd and Alberta in front of Roses ice cream shop
Neighborhood: cully
Owner: Marissa Lorette
OwnerEmail: marissalorette(A T)gmail.com
Description: Black shcwinn circuit chromoly lite weight road bike converted to a single speed with cork handle bars
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

White/red/black Felt Z5 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Felt
Model: Z5
Color:White/red/black
Serial: F112D0908
Stolen in Portland, OR 97204
Stolen:2014-06-3
Stolen From: 4th and Yamhill, right outside the Apple Store in downtown portland. bike stolen off my car’s bike rack, parked on 4th street between Yamhill and Taylor. interestingly, 2 security guards stationed on that corner didn’t see a thing.
Neighborhood: downtown portland
Owner: Kelly Cushing
OwnerEmail: kellycushing( atsign )hotmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: White Felt Z5 road bike with red/black on frame. white handlebar tape with silver chrome handlebars visible in the middle. white stem, white seat with black and greenish blue color. 2 black water cages in frame. black bag under seat (which may or may not still be there), with tube, tool, tire levers, patch kit, etc.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 14-154348
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

The world’s best bike festival kicks off … right now

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Portland’s summer will unofficially begin at 6 p.m. today in Colonel Summers Park at Southeast 20th Avenue and Belmont. Ingredients: one sun, one city and several hundred thousand bicycles.

They won’t all be at tonight’s PedalPalooza kickoff ride, of course. But the first big event of Portland’s annual bike festival means the start of the sunny season and the beginning of 24 days of ridiculously wide-ranging fun on bicycles.

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Landslide closes Historic Columbia River Hwy near Stark St. Bridge

Landslide in the Historic Columbia River Highway near the Stark Street Bridge.
(Photo: Michael Johnson)

A big landslide has forced ODOT to close the Historic Columbia River Highway. The slide happened a few hours ago and it’s just before the Stark Street bridge as you head east. ODOT Region 1 spokesman Don Hamilton told us a few minutes ago that the road will be closed at least through Friday. Hamilton said ODOT crews will inspect the 80-100 foot high rock face in the morning to make sure it’s stable enough to cart the rocks away.

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