Three great bike jobs were posted to our Job Listings this past week. Check them out below…
- Shop Supervisor/Lead Mechanic – The Bike Commuter
- Bike Tour Guide Worldwide – Trek Travel
- Bicycle Service Technician – Bike Gallery
Jobs of the Week
grey cannondale CAD8 2005
Year: 2005
Brand: cannondale
Model: CAD8
Color:grey
Size:54cm
Stolen in Portland, OR 97239
Stolen:2013-02-19
Stolen From: center for health and healing at the south waterfront
Neighborhood: south waterfront
Owner: Paul Liebergot
OwnerEmail: Liebergot89@sbcglobal.net
Description: grey cannondale cad8 with all black lettering. all shimano ultegra components. specialized splitseat. seat tool bag. handlebar mount for light
Police record with: Portland pd
Police reference#: 1-315-1226
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
black specialized hard rock 2008
Year: 2008
Brand: specialized
Model: hard rock
Color:black
Size:19′
Photo: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.specialized.com/media/2006/bikes/06HardrockSport_Blk_l.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/archive/2006/hardrock/hardrocksport&h=600&w=800&sz=72&tbnid=Gnbm_ISZaE4RXM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=120&zoom=1&usg=__F1fDCQy0Cj0M4QPSSoy1BmxeL_0=&docid=NHMJuVmmQqEnzM&sa=X&ei=DtAwUdTTMorWiwLv3IC4Cw&ved=0CD0Q9QEwAg&dur=44
Stolen in Forest Grove, OR 97116
Stolen:2013-02-22
Stolen From: Forest Grove, Pacific University, Jefferson hall bike locks
Neighborhood: Pacific university
Owner: Shaun Waayenberg
OwnerEmail: shaun_Waayenberg(A T)hotmail.com
Reward: 25
Description: All parts were the same as factory except the pedals (shimano clipless) the bar crips (they are lock on, forget the brand) and the paint. I painted it matte black with specialized written in neon green. Hard rock is not even there anymore.
Police record with: Portland PD (via campus security) – May also be under Forest Grove PD
Police reference#: 13-040
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
Green Specialized Cruz 1988
Year: 1988
Brand: Specialized
Model: Cruz
Color:Green
Size:Med.
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2013-02-28
Stolen From: SE 37th, and Alder
Neighborhood: Belmont
Owner: Carl Godfrey
OwnerEmail: carlg89(AT)gmail.com
Description: Straight bars, bell, water bottle holder(black) Front tire very old, back tire new. Junk derailer (not original) Yellow “The Magic Bus” sticker on seat tube. Bad break pads.
Police record with: yes
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
white mongoose deception 2013
Year: 2013
Brand: mongoose
Model: deception
Color:white
Size:green
Photo: http://www.gadgetreview.com/2011/10/high-tech-low-tech-reviews-mongoose-deception.html
Stolen in 97236, OR portland
Stolen:2013-02-27
Stolen From: Wallmart on 82nd and holgate
Neighborhood: 82nd and holgate
OwnerEmail: m59swifttallon(at sign)yahoo.com
Reward: no
Description: white and green with slight wear on the handelbars where lock was stored, new condition with front and rear disk brakes
Police record with: portland
Police reference#: T13001939
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
white/green mongoose deception 2013
Year: 2013
Brand: mongoose
Model: deception
Color:white/green
Size:29in
Photo: http://www.gadgetreview.com/2011/10/high-tech-low-tech-reviews-mongoose-deception.html
Stolen in 97236, OR portland
Stolen:2013-02-27
Stolen From: Wallmart on 82nd and holgate
Neighborhood: 82nd and holgate
Owner: michael owens
OwnerEmail: m59swifttallon@yahoo.com
Description: 29in white and green with slight wear on the handelbars where lock was stored, new condition with front and rear disk brakes
Police record with: portland
Police reference#: T13001939
Blue Schwinn unknown 1980s
Year: 1980s
Brand: Schwinn
Model: unknown
Color:Blue
Photo: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3758649878707&set=a.3616548366258.2148591.1050323141&type=3&theater
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2013-02-25
Stolen From: Stolen from bike racks outside Pacific Northwest College of Art at Johnson & 12th
Neighborhood: Pearl District
Owner: Emma Allen
OwnerEmail: eallen( atsign )pnca.edu
Description: an older blue Schwinn, wide leather seat with red sticker on it. loose rear light.5 speed with double hand brakes. old phone number scratched in the frame.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
48cm (small) Bridgestone Mile 112 1986
Year: 1986
Brand: Bridgestone
Model: Mile 112
Color:48cm (small)
Size:White w/light blue & yellow accents
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2013-02-27
Stolen From: Mt tabor neighborhood, on SE Lincoln between SE 54th and SE 55th.
Neighborhood: SE, Mt Tabor
Owner: Alexis Hlavaty
OwnerEmail: ahlavaty( atsign )pdx.edu
Reward: $200.00
Description: This I a small old Bridgestone, mostly white with minor scratches on frame. Has two water bottle holders attached and a bell on the handlebar tube. Old black saddle with scratches on sides, says “lady turbo” on it.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
Police recover 16 stolen bikes in downtown Portland
See your bike?
(Photo: Portland Police Bureau)
(Photo: Portland Police Bureau)
The Portland police uncovered over a dozen stolen bicycles in northwest Portland today. According to a police statement, they received a call from the Biltmore Hotel (310 NW 6th Ave) after cleaning staff found that the room of an evicted tenant, “was filled with bicycles and associated parts.”
Here’s more from the statement:
Officers identified 16 bicycles that were suspected stolen and seized all the bicycles, frames, and boxes of parts. While processing the evidence, the evicted man returned to the hotel and was arrested without incident. He has been identified as 27-year-old Steven Sherman.
orange Salsa Las Cruces 2006
Year: 2006
Brand: Salsa
Model: Las Cruces
Color:orange
Size:54
Stolen in Portland, OR 97205-1103
Stolen:2013-02-12
Stolen From: Washington Park Condo, corner of SW St. Claire and Park Place.
Neighborhood: Goose Hollow/Kings Hill
Owner: Richard Potestio
OwnerEmail: rick(AT)potestiostudio.com
Description: Orange frame with lime green handle bar tape. Black seat. Shimano SPD pedals. Has Cross Crusade sticker and decal of Rick James on frame. Last seen on SE 6th and Hawthorne.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: t13001926
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
City reveals plans for $6 million downtown ‘multimodal safety improvements’
A grant will bring major new bike access
improvements to downtown Portland.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
improvements to downtown Portland.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
As I’ve hinted at twice since January, the Bureau of Transportation has been working on a grant application that, when funded, will significantly improve downtown bicycle access. Today, they’ve finally shared more information about how the effort is shaping up.
PBOT released a memo today (PDF) with their nominations of eight projects to be funded through two different sources of Metro-administered funds. One of the projects, dubbed Central City Multimodal Safety Improvements, would pump $6 million into planning and implementation of better bikeways. The reason it’s being called “multimodal” illustrates an evolution in Portland bike planning. According to PBOT’s Active Transportation Division Manager Dan Bower, along with developing high-quality bikeways, the project will take a holistic look at the system to see how the bike access improvements might happen alongside improved freight and transit access.
As CRC rumbles forward, major advocacy groups sit on the sidelines
“I heard from a number of people who have expressed concerns about their [legislative] priorities if they were to speak against the bill.”
— Mara Gross, interim director of Coalition for a Livable Future
The Columbia River Crossing project took a big step forward when HB 2800 easily passed the Oregon House this week. But while the project has made a lot of noise lately, major environmental and transportation advocacy groups have stayed quiet.
The bill will likely be voted on by the Senate next week (March 4th) and then Governor Kitzhaber is expected to sign it into law (unless he gets nostalgic and has a change of heart).
As this snowball has gathered size and speed, I have become intrigued by the deafening silence about it from our region’s major environmental, land-use, and transportation advocacy groups. Groups like the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, 1000 Friends of Oregon, the Oregon League of Conservation Voters, the Oregon Environmental Council, and the Oregon Chapter of the Sierra Club.
Meanwhile, the relatively small opposition has been led by volunteer grassroots activists with little to no budget and a few organizations pulled together by Coalition for a Livable Future, an umbrella group that has just two policy-related staff. At a house party on Tuesday hosted by CLF and the Facebook-based group Shut Down the CRC, they celebrated a paltry $1,000 fundraising goal to help pay someone to work the halls of Salem to stop the bill.