BikePortland

City reports double digit bike to school rates for first time ever

Trillium Charter School bike train-14-12

10.3 percent of parents in a recent
City survey said their kids bike to school.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

The City of Portland has just compiled the numbers from their fall 2012 Safe Routes to School parent survey. The results show an encouraging upward trend of biking and walking rates. In fact, 10.3 percent of the fall 2012 survey respondents said they biked to school. That’s a 36 percent increase from fall 2011 and it’s the highest bike mode share recorded they’ve ever recorded.

When taken together, the walking and biking mode share is 42.7 percent — an increase of 38 percent since 2006.

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Year: 2012
Brand: Raleigh
Model: MXR Mini 16″
Color:Red
Size:16
Serial: EY110701526
Photo: http://www.raleighusa.com/wp-content/uploads/post-images/RB_2011_MXR-Mini_Red_LG.jpg
Stolen in PORTLAND, OR 97212
Stolen:2012-12-10
Stolen From: Lock was cut from the bike rack in front of Grant Park Baptist Church (2728 NE 34th Ave, Portland, OR 97212)
Neighborhood: Grant Park
Owner: Milo Peterson
OwnerEmail: rarahill(at sign)gmail.com
Reward: $75
Description: As pictured above, except no training wheels. And including a new kickstand.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Riding along with Justin Gast from Kenton to Hillsboro

Justin Gast, illuminated by his bike light,
in front of his home in Kenton.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Welcome to the latest installment in our Ride Along series. I have an exciting announcement: MetroMile is now the presenting sponsor of this column. Thanks guys! Now onto your regularly scheduled programming…

Last week I joined 36-year-old Justin Gast for his 25 mile (one-way) commute into work. Justin lives in Kenton (near Posies Cafe on N. Denver) and he rides to the Washington County Public Services building in downtown Hillsboro where he works in the solid waste recycling division. This was my first Ride Along that went into Washington County and it was also multi-modal. Sit back and join Justin and I on his pre-dawn commute…

Year: 2011
Brand: Kona
Model: Ute
Color:Black
Size:18″
Serial: F111OK2137
Photo: http://25.media.tumblr.com/466d0af5f0039157189f7c2b2015eb85/tumblr_meu3euFJu01ryxnjao1_500.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2012-12-10
Stolen From: Laurelhurst Elementary School (840 NE 41st Ave 97232).
Neighborhood: Laurelhurst Neighborhood
Owner: Sarah Carrato
OwnerEmail: sarahjcarrato(AT)gmail.com
Description: Bike is 18″ 2011 Kona Ute. Has baby seat attachment for Yepp on the flight deck on the back. Brown pleather saddle bags. Has an iphone holder, cup holder, blinky lights on both wheels, light on the front. Stolen between 11 am and 12 pm 12/10/12 from Laurelhurst School (840 NE 41st). They cut my cable lock.
Police record with: Portland PD.
Police reference#: 12107524
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Graphite Specialized Sirrus 2012

Year: 2012
Brand: Specialized
Model: Sirrus
Color:Graphite
Size:M
Serial:wsbc602209333h
Stolen in Portland, OR 97201
Stolen:2012-12-07
Stolen From: From behind Sylvan Zoohouse
Neighborhood: Sylvan
Owner: Phil Stressman
OwnerEmail: pstress@gmail.com
Reward: $75
Description: Silver fenders, black rear rack
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-106411
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

National data shows bike fatalities up 8.7 percent in 2011

New analysis of traffic collision data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows a decrease in overall fatalities from 2010 to 2011. However, in the “pedalcyclist” category (the strange word the feds use to describe people that are biking) there was an 8.7 percent increase.

The new analysis shows that overall, highway deaths fell to 32,367 in 2011, the lowest level since 1949 and 1.9 percent below 2010. This continues a downward trend in highway deaths in recent years.

A press release issued by the USDOT acknowledged that people drove 1.2 percent fewer miles in 2011 than 2011, but the drop in roadway deaths, “significantly outpaced” that decrease.

We came across many noteworthy and important stories last week that deserve your attention. Here we go…

— David Alpert of the excellent Greater Greater Washington blog argues in the Washington Post that, instead of focusing on fault when tragedies occur, we should instead look at road design. “Our roads shouldn’t exact such a high price for our inevitable moments of carelessness, especially when the pedestrian pays the higher price for the error either way.”

— The Lovely Bicycle blog shared a thoughtful review of Grant Peterson’s book, Just Ride.

— One aspect of bicycling that is enjoying quite a renaissance these days is bike touring. Don’t believe me? Check out this rundown of nine indicators that bicycle travel and tourism is “booming.”

Year: 2010
Brand: Kona
Model: Smoke
Color:Matte Black
Size:20
Serial:SS80901011
Photo: http://www.konaworld.co/images/bikes/lrg/smoke.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2012-12-09
Stolen From: The bike rack in front of the Woodstock Safeway grocery store at 4515 SE Woodstock Boulevard, Portland, Oregon 97206
Neighborhood: Woodstock
Owner: Spencer Keller
OwnerEmail: tremula.metecarpi@gmail.com
Description: Bike is a matte black Kona Smoke with no fenders, black coiled bike lock (unless its been removed), and a padded seat cover. Looks new.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-157716
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

White Trek 4100 2004

Year: 2004
Brand: Trek
Model: 4100
Color:White
Size:43″
Stolen in Portland, OR 97227
Stolen:2012-12-9
Stolen From: The Albert Apartments, 3600 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR
Neighborhood: N Williams
Owner: Nathan White
OwnerEmail: whitenatha(A T)gmail.com
Description: Missing reflectors in front and back, fender on back wheel.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black Specialized Sirrus 2011

Year: 2011
Brand: Specialized
Model: Sirrus
Color:Black
Serial: WSBC60206778F
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2012-12-7
Stolen From: SE 43rd and Main…. At some point when I was away skiing my bike was taken out of my garage. The door had accidentally been left open when I left home, so there was no break in.
Neighborhood: Sunnyside
Owner: Crystal Parker
OwnerEmail: cpbb44(AT)gmail.com
Reward: 50
Description: It was a black framed, Specialized Sirrus (2011). Serial Number WSBC60206778F. It also had a Kryptonite lock that I store on the bike with the key inserted in the lock – on a blue US Sailing Lanyard. It has brackets for head and tail lights but they were not installed when stolen. The bike has black plastic fenders on the front and rear. It had a yellow reflective leg strap around the handlebar at the time it was stolen.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T12010556
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

White Bianchi Brava Shimano 2300 Brava 2011

Year: 2011
Brand: Bianchi Brava Shimano 2300
Model: Brava
Color:White
Size:57cm
Serial:WBK805256G
Stolen in Portland, OR 97219
Stolen:2012-12-09
Stolen From: 11333 SW 55 th avePortland, Ore
Neighborhood: Southwest
Owner: Nathan Ratchen
OwnerEmail: tratchen@comcast.net
Description: Has a black release finder that says hippy bike in gold letters. White bike with red . Cell #1 503-863-1202 Cell #2 503- 704-0265
cell #2 503-
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: 12-1157692
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Bike shop donates $15,000 to help build MTB trails in Portland area

Riding and working at Riverview property-3

Portland-based Universal Cycles has donated $15,000 to the Northwest Trail Alliance to help in their ongoing mission to build more mountain bike trails in the Portland metro area.

The donation will go towards the local matching funds required for a a $55,248 grant the NWTA received last fall. That grant, which the NWTA was awarded through the federal Recreational Trails Program (RTP) will be used to purchase trail building equipment.

The NWTA is currently involved with trail building projects in many areas including Stub Stewart State Park, Forest Park, Cascade Locks, Sandy Ridge, and others. The RTP grant and this new $15,000 donations from Universal will allow them to buy a “Ditch Witch” machine and other tools to complement the ST240 trail building machine they purchased back in 2010.

City reports double digit bike to school rates for first time ever

Red Raleigh MXR Mini 16″ 2012

Riding along with Justin Gast from Kenton to Hillsboro

Black Kona Ute 2011

Graphite Specialized Sirrus 2012

National data shows bike fatalities up 8.7 percent in 2011

The Monday Roundup

Matte Black Kona Smoke 2010

White Trek 4100 2004

Black Specialized Sirrus 2011

White Bianchi Brava Shimano 2300 Brava 2011

Bike shop donates $15,000 to help build MTB trails in Portland area

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