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Black GRABOND 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: GRABOND
Color:Black
Size:Red Wheels
Photo: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/694/42667531854707351441587.jpg/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2012-08-20
Stolen From: 79th & Ash, In SE Montavilla area
Neighborhood: Montavilla Neighborhood
Owner: Sarah Chan
OwnerEmail: sarahc@uoregon.edu
Description: A folding bike from China. Red wheels, black frame, water metal bottle holder. Has Chinese characters along with the name GRABOND on the main bar.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-72614
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

ODOT project will add bike lanes to NE Sandy Blvd in east Portland

A one-mile stretch of NE Sandy Blvd will get
rebuilt with bike lanes and a new sidewalk thanks
to a $3.8 million ODOT project.

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is set to stripe new bike lanes on a one-mile section of NE Sandy Blvd from NE 122nd Avenue to NE 141st in east Portland. Construction on the $3.865 million project begins this week.

Currently, Sandy has one standard vehicle lane in each direction, with unimproved shoulders on both sides. Cars park in the shoulders, which lack sidewalks or bike lanes and are full of gravel and potholes. The project will rebuild Sandy, making significant changes that include:

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Black with white LeMond BigSky 2004

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Year: 2004
Brand: LeMond
Model: BigSky
Color:Black with white
Size:57
Serial:ITK3L07127
Stolen in Portland, OR 97218
Stolen:2012-08-19
Stolen From: my carport on NE Ainsworth St near 42nd
Neighborhood: Cully
Owner: Nicole Weksler
OwnerEmail: nicole.weksler@gmail.com
Description: Lemond commuter bike (correction!) black with white details, with click in pedals
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-155060-0
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Recovering from serious injuries, Marilyn Hayward needs our help

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Marilyn and her friend Chris Achterman
at the 2008 BTA Alice Awards.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

It’s been two weeks now since southeast Portland bike shop owner and well-known local bike advocate Marilyn Hayward was seriously injured in a collision while bicycling in Cornelius (just outside of Portland). Hayward was on her recumbent at the time and the collision occurred with a woman driving a Toyota Prius. Hayward sustained serious head injuries, a broken collar bone, and many cuts and bruises. Supporters say she’s “making good progress” and has been transferred from the ICU to the Trauma Recovery Acute Care Unit at Legacy Emanuel Hospital.

Friends and family credit her helmet for saving her life.

While she’s recovering from injuries, some attention is now turning to her medical bills. She has only partial insurance, so the expenses are already piling up. Friends released a statement yesterday, urging everyone to step up and donate for her physical therapy:

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Black and White Cannondale SuperSix 2012

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Year: 2012
Brand: Cannondale
Model: SuperSix
Color:Black and White
Size:54
Serial: RM10780
Photo: http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/1355/cannondales.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2012-08-19
Stolen From: Pearl District, corner of NW Kearney and NW 13th in front of Title Nine clothing. Stolen midday around 3:00 pm. Bike was locked up with another bike (which was also stolen (2012 Brown and Silver Kona Honkey Tonk)
Neighborhood: Pearl District
Owner: Kathleen Kirtley
OwnerEmail: kathleen.kirtley@ltic.com
Description: Brand new Cannondale SuperSix carbon frame with Sram componets. White and Black frame.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 1272349
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Follow up: Jefferson Smith’s driving record includes 7 speeding tickets – UPDATED

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Following our story last week, more information has been revealed about mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith’s driving record. His poor record, first brought to light months ago, was made public in greater detail by The Oregonian last week. Given that the way people operate their vehicles is an important transportation safety issue, I posted a story about this after reading about it in The Oregonian. The comment thread is full of a diverse range of reactions, and folks seem evenly split as to whether or not Smith’s driving record matters.

Today, Jefferson Smith shared a more extensive and detailed account of his driving record with The Portland Mercury (as well as sharing a Q & A about it in the comments). Now we know his record includes a whopping seven speeding tickets between 1994 and 2009:

6/27/1994 – Speeding – 95 in 55
4/2/1995 – Speeding – 69 in 45
5/17/1995 – Speeding – 80 in 65
10/22/1995 – Speeding – 80 in 55
7/20/2002 – Speeding – 52 in 35
1/28/2003 – Speeding – 75 in 50
1/11/2009 – Speeding – 40 in 25

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green Kona Dew Plus 2008

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Year: 2008
Brand: Kona
Model: Dew Plus
Color:green
Size:700c wheels
Serial: I030801418
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2012-08-19
Stolen From: Stolen from my garage at 19th and Dekum
Neighborhood: Woodlawn
Owner: Andrew Wenzlaff
OwnerEmail: ultimate9@gmail.com
Reward: 50
Description: There’s a back rack, and no other distinctive features other than the green color. Some scratches on the frame.
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: T12006899
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Silver Giant Escape City W 2012

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Year: 2012
Brand: Giant
Model: Escape City W
Color:Silver
Size:XS
Serial:C8IN0852
Photo: http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/escape.city.w/8909/48618/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97203
Stolen:2012-08-20
Stolen From: The front porch bike rack on my house on the corner of N Willis Blvd and N Fiske.
Neighborhood: Portsmith
Owner: Carolyn Welch
OwnerEmail: Carolynlorena@gmail.com
Description: My bike was purchased at Bike & Hike. It is an XS frame, has a built in bell and at the time of its theft had a compact able black wire side basket on the back as well as a silver water bottle holder on the frame.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-155057
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

The Monday Roundup

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“…you are at about as much risk of being hit by a stray bullet as you are for falling off your bike, but I don’t hear the politicians demanding that everybody wear bulletproof vests. Let’s stop blaming the victim and fix this.”
— Lloyd Alter,
TreeHugger

Here’s the news and other interesting stuff that caught our eyes this past week…

– Word choice shapes our perception of information. Streetsblog founder Aaron Naparstek gets it, and he want people to realize we need to “change the way we talk about motor vehicle violence.” In related news, Slate brilliantly proposes that it would make more sense to call shark attacks, “shark accidents,” and car “accidents” “car attacks.”

– The policymakers at the US Department of Transportation are deciding on a formal definition of traffic “congestion” which could have an impact on how federal money is divided among transportation projects.

– A survey of people who drive in the UK found 30% are cutting spending on food to save enough to keep their cars running.

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Blue Trek 520 1987

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Year: 1987
Brand: Trek
Model: 520
Color:Blue
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/49655321@N02/7824326378/in/photostream
Stolen in PORTLAND, OR 97213
Stolen:2012-08-18
Stolen From: Stolen out of garage (door left open) early morning on 8/17/1967.
Neighborhood: Rose City
Owner: Michael Whitesel
OwnerEmail: michaewh@comcast.net
Description: 80’s Trek touring bike updated as more of an urban commuter. Blue frame with white lettering and white flat pedals. Still has the biopace chain rings!

Blue / Light Blue Fuji Feather 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Fuji
Model: Feather
Color:Blue / Light Blue
Size:58cm
Serial: ICFJ10B07182
Photo: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/yv6oUkehNWND5Nj_lohW8amR6hCNjFnhOZfzya1OQubn4meaL3-UFqj8l22me0HnPiOpbyT_zoM
Stolen in Portland, OR 9724
Stolen:2012-08-19
Stolen From: Western Most Blue staple rack @ Dig a Pony, at SE Grand and Morrison.
Neighborhood: Eastside Industrial / Morrison Bridge
Owner: David Kline
OwnerEmail: big.dkline@gmail.com
Reward: Yes
Description: It has a 58cm frame, two 700c wheels. The front rim is black, and has a red 23c tire. The rear is white-walled, and has a 28c tire. The bicycle has a slightly torn white saddle. It has an Izumi gold chain. The bicycle has track bicycle style drop bars, with a front brake, and a “cross-style” brake lever.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T12006890 (Temporary)
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

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