Dark Blue KHS Urban Xpress

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Brand: KHS
Model: Urban Xpress
Color:Dark Blue
Size:M8.5
Serial:U100F00883
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2012-06-22
Stolen From: My driveway on SE 36th Ave, just south of Hawthorne.
Neighborhood: SE/Hawthorne Area
Owner: Emily Padua
OwnerEmail: emily.padua@gmail.com
Reward: $50, immense gratitude, and a fresh baked pie!
Description: Dark Blue KHS urbanXpress M8.5" with "City Bikes" sticker, with added black "Planet Bike" fenders with a piece of red reflective tape on the back one, a mounted front light, a silver back rack with right side silver collapsable basket, and a U-Lock attached to the back rack with a "One Less Car" red sticker on it. The bottom of the frame is scuffed where a kickstand used to be attached.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

The national security argument for Safe Routes to School

Buckman Elem. bike safety class

More cycling = more soldiers.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland

In case you haven’t heard, there’s a battle royale going on in the U.S. Congress over the transportation bill right now. Members of the House and Senate are in negotiations to come up with some sort of agreement about how to actually pass a bill, instead of just extending the current one for the umpteenth time.

Included in these high-level talks are, once again, threats to change how cities and states fund projects that improve biking and walking. House Republicans and some Senators say they want to take away local control over spending on key programs like Safe Routes to School, Transportation Enhancements and Recreational Trails.

Suffice it to say, League of American Bicyclists president Andy Clarke isn’t taking it well. He’s pressing California Senator Barbara Boxer to reject the Republicans’ “small-minded and vindictive attacks” against bicycling and keep her promise to maintain these programs and retain local control over them. In a blog post this week, Clarke listed his top 10 reasons why Congress should not mess with biking and walking programs.

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NW Trail Alliance teams with Portland Parks & Rec for kids MTB camp

Kids swarming the Ventura Park
pumptrack.
(Photo: NW Trail Alliance)

For the first time ever, the City of Portland Parks & Recreation bureau will team up with local off-road cycling non-profit Northwest Trail Alliance to hold a kids mountain biking camp.

“Whether you want to become a mountain bike pro or are just checking out the sport for the first time,” reads the camp description, “this 4-day camp will give you the hands-on experience you need to safely shred on your bike.” The collaboration with Portland Parks is a great match, says NWTA’s Director of Advocacy Tom Archer. The City provides the platform for the camp through their summer teen program, and the non-profit brings quality instruction and insider knowledge about the best local riding spots.

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PPB arrest motorcycle operator for I-205 bike path collision

*Scroll to end of story for major update*

Last night at just after 1:30 am I got a phone call about a “weird occurrence” on the on I-205 multi-use path just north of NE Glisan St on-ramp (map).

It turns out that someone on a motorcycle heading northbound somehow managed to end up on the adjacent path and struck a man who was riding his bike. Both people went to the hospital with what are being reported as non-serious injuries.

In that location, the I-205 path is only separated from the on-ramp by a concrete barrier wall (see aerial photo below). While bicycling through this intersection, I’ve often lamented at how awkward and unpleasant it is. It’s not clear how this actually happened. The police have yet to release a statement about it.

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Blue Schwinn Sprint 198x

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Year: 198x
Brand: Schwinn
Model: Sprint
Color:Blue
Serial: GD948223
Photo: https://p.twimg.com/Av-b_0aCMAAqzho.jpg:large
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217-1303
Stolen:2012-06-21
Stolen From: Bike was stolen from my garage on N Albina Ave at Lombard, PDX 97217
Neighborhood: Piedmont
Owner: Thomas Ngo
OwnerEmail: thomas@the-know.net
Description: Blue Schwinn Sprint. Modifications include: yellow Planet Bike fenders. Forte pedals, Shimano compact crankset, Shimano shifters, aluminum wheels, Bontrager Race puncture resistant tires, new saddle and seatpost.
Police record with: Portland Police Bureau

dark pink Schwinn Le Tour late 70’s

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Year: late 70’s
Brand: Schwinn
Model: Le Tour
Color:dark pink
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2012-06-21
Stolen From: the southwest corner of belmont and SE 6th Ave
Owner: Jenna Conrad
OwnerEmail: jennadot@gmail.com
Description: pink frame with some scratches; a few stripes–yellow, blue, white; white tape on the handlebars; oh yeah, and a missing front tire
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

teal Bianchi milano

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Brand: Bianchi
Model: milano
Color:teal
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2012-06-22
Stolen From: se 35th and hawthorne
Owner: Georgia Cry
OwnerEmail: cary@lclark.edu
Description: one wheel with a red stripe all along (i think it’s the front one), regular back wheel. big bell and basket on front before stolen. left pedal scuffed from a fall.
Police reference#: 12-53740
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

The Oregonian: Skibowl owner Kirk Hanna gives $500,000 to hit-and-run victim

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Kirk Hanna.
(Photo: Multnomah County)

Yesterday, The Oregonian published a detailed update on the story we shared last month regarding a settlement being reached in the case of a serious hit-and-run that occurred in May 2010 and involved the owner of the Mt. Hood Skibowl, Kirk Hanna, and a Lake Oswego resident named Robert Skof.

Here’s the lede from The Oregonian:

“Two years after Mt. Hood Skibowl owner Kirk Hanna struck a bicyclist — then sped off, leaving the man sprawled unconscious on a Southwest Portland road — Hanna has agreed to pay his victim $500,000.

The case is unusual not because Hanna left the scene — dozens of Portland area motorists do that every year under similar circumstances — but because he eventually agreed to plead guilty to DUII and hit-and-run driving.”

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Yellow Norco Rideau 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Norco
Model: Rideau
Color:Yellow
Stolen in Portland, OR 97210
Stolen:2012-06-21
Stolen From: Right at the corner of NW 23rd and Pettygrove
Neighborhood: Nob Hill
Owner: Sam Haynes
OwnerEmail: sam102482@aol.com
Reward: $100
Description: Yellow frame. Brown seat and pedals. Red maple leaf sticker on frame. Missing cap on left handlebar.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

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