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NACTO Conference kicks off with bold words from Sadik-Khan, LaHood

NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland.org)

The first ever conference of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) got underway on the campus of New York University this morning. The opening plenary features speeches from NACTO President and New York City DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and US Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

Sadik-Khan kicked things off. “We’re here to mark the flowering of urban design in our cities,” she said, “And to break down the institutional barriers that stand in our way.” NACTO, and the goal of this conference, is to give city transportation officials the tools, knowledge, and inspiration to do that.

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Year: 2005
Brand: Bianchi
Model: Nirone
Color:Black
Size:54cm
Photo: http://guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/oIhN3JqYYXhikfNK.medium
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2012-10-23
Stolen From: S.E. Holgate and Milwaukie from my garage while I was home and my garage was slightly ajar.
Neighborhood: Sellwood
Owner: Josh Wheeler
OwnerEmail: j.pdx.orl(AT)gmail.com
Description: Black bar wraps. Broken back tube stem and will not hold air. Continental’s GP Attack/Force tire set. clip ins. Euro thin seat. Missing it’s chain.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-93395
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Black Trek 1200 1989

Year: 1989
Brand: Trek
Model: 1200
Color:Black
Size:58cm
Photo: http://www.milehicycleguy.com/wp-content/uploads/0303-800×600.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2012-10-23
Stolen From: Near S.E. Holgate and Milwaukie. Out of my partially open garage while I was home.
Neighborhood: Sellwood
Owner: Josh Wheeler
OwnerEmail: j.pdx.orl(at sign)gmail.com
Description: after market padded seat. Toe baskets. Continental Attack/Force wheel set. Black Bar wraps.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-93395
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

black Brooks Saddle B67S

Brand: Brooks Saddle
Model: B67S
Color:black
Photo: http://www.cyclecityusa.com/images/Brooks_B67s_Saddle.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2012-10-23
Stolen From: SE 52nd ave and Taggard Ct (near 52nd and Clinton)
Neighborhood: Clinton/ South Tabor
Owner: Leah Bendlin
OwnerEmail: fallenicarus13@gmail.com
Description: Brooks saddle and silver seatpost stolen from my very dear bike. It’s the fat cruiser style seat with springs and is broken in a bit more on the right butt cheek side, sitting slightly lower than the left.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

I-5 widening plan up for vote at City Council Thursday

ODOT’s dream to widen I-5 near the Rose Quarter
could take a big step forward tomorrow.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

On Wednesday, a plan by the Oregon Department of Transportation to widen I-5 near the Rose Quarter will be considered for adoption by City Council. The I-5 Broadway/Weidler Facility Plan, which includes freeway and surface street changes that are estimated to cost $400 million, will be considered in tandem with the N/NE Quadrant Plan, an effort by the City of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability to re-imagine transportation and land-use in the lower-Albina and Lloyd districts.

While passage of both plans is likely, the key component of the I-5 Facility Plan — the widening of the freeway between I-84 and the Fremont Bridge — is not supported by local grassroots group Active Right of Way (AROW). A City of Portland Planning Commissioner also voted against the facility plan when it came before the City’s Planning and Sustainability Commission last month.

Year: 2010
Brand: Marin
Model: Nicas
Color:Champagne
Size:17′
Serial: F579ESC001
Stolen in Portland, OR 9721
Stolen:2012-10-17
Stolen From: 4224 NE Halsey St, Hollywood 24 hour gym parking lot.
Owner: Brian Wartell
OwnerEmail: bwartell(replace with at sign)yahoo.com
Reward: yes
Description: very new condition, wide handle grips, pedals are duel clip in’s and flat, trunk rack with keen sticker, head light, speed o meter and rear light bases, water bottle cage, bell, 21 speed, under saddle bag, tan seat, front suspension and seat stem suspension
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-156564
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Champagne Marin Nicas 2010

Year: 2010
Brand: Marin
Model: Nicas
Color:Champagne
Size:17′
Serial: F579ESC001
Stolen in Portland, OR 9721
Stolen:2012-10-17
Stolen From: 4224 NE Halsey St, Hollywood 24 hour gym parking lot.
Owner: Brian Wartell
OwnerEmail: bwartell(AT)yahoo.com
Reward: yes
Description: very new condition, wide handle grips, pedals are duel clip in’s and flat, trunk rack with keen sticker, head light, speed o meter and rear light bases, water bottle cage, bell, 21 speed, under saddle bag, tan seat, front suspension and seat stem suspension
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-156564
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Metro travel survey shows major shifts in how we get around

Survey data released by Metro this morning
shows huge spikes in bike traffic.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Almost every transportation statistic you see has to do with one kind of trip: commuting to work. That’s the only one the Census Bureau asks people about.

But once in a while, someone outside the Census Bureau does research into the 85 percent of trips that don’t involve going between home and work: the coffee shop, the dinner party, the soccer field. And a new survey released by Metro Tuesday morning has some surprising insights about how Portland’s transportation transformation since 1994 has affected our non-working lives – especially the ways biking has competed with and complemented other forms of low-car travel.

All of these numbers are demographically weighted estimates based on a 2011 survey of 6,450 households in the Portland metro area, including Clark County on the Washington side of the Columbia River.

Sen. Merkley: Triathlete.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

This past Saturday, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley accomplished a major goal: He completed an Iron-distance triathlon. That’s a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike ride, and 26.2 mile run. That’s major. He was so psyched about it, he tweeted a blurry photo of himself near the finish line (see it below).

According to his Deputy Communications Director Courtney Warner Crowell, the 56-year-old Senator competed in the PPD Beach 2 Battleship race in Wilmington, North Carolina. Wearing bib number 561, Senator Merkley was one of 630 competitors in the field that completed the full, Iron-distance event.

Merkley completed the course in 15 hours, 30 minutes, and 22 seconds (his biking leg was 7 hours and 40 minutes). That time put him in 401st place out of 415 finishers.

Year: 1982
Brand: Peugeot
Color:White
Size:54
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2012-10-21
Stolen From: 12th and se salmon st, locked to a stop sign.
Neighborhood: Se, buckman
Owner: Andrea Langstaff
OwnerEmail: Miss.andrea.l(AT)gmail.com
Reward: 100
Description: It’s white with yellow drop handlebars, non original black pedals, a silver tray in the back for carrying things. It was dirty and a silver helmet was also taken. Also the chain needed greasing. Also the seat was white. 7146565127
Police record with: Ppd
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

$30,000 worth of bikes used in education program stolen in Eugene

Our friends with the Safe Routes to School program in Eugene have just announced the theft of an entire fleet of bikes used in their bike education classes. Program manager Shane MacRhodes says a trailer containing 40 Bike Friday bicycles and related gear totaling about $30,000 was stolen from a parking lot at Prarie Mountain School in West Eugene.

Here’s more from MacRhodes:

OK folks, it has begun. After an unnaturally long spell of dry and sunny weather, some wet and cold weather is here. This morning’s commute was probably the toughest one since the end of last winter. While I’d love to think that we all pay it no mind and continue on our merry biking ways, it does have an impact.

The bikeways are much less crowded than they were just a few weeks ago. Last week was the lowest count of trips on the Hawthorne Bridge recorded since the new counter went in back in August and Saturday’s 1,536 trips was the lowest ever recorded. But, as a photo shared by the BTA this morning shows, lots of folks are still riding!

For those of you who press on through the darkness, wetness, and the cold, what are your secrets?

NACTO Conference kicks off with bold words from Sadik-Khan, LaHood

Black Bianchi Nirone 2005

Black Trek 1200 1989

black Brooks Saddle B67S

I-5 widening plan up for vote at City Council Thursday

Champagne Marin Nicas 2010

Champagne Marin Nicas 2010

Metro travel survey shows major shifts in how we get around

Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley completes Iron-distance triathlon

White Peugeot 1982

$30,000 worth of bikes used in education program stolen in Eugene

What are your best tips for staying warm and dry?

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