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black KHS flite 700

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Brand: KHS
Model: flite 700
Color:black
Size:XL?XXL
Photo: http://www.khsbicycles.com/Images/Bike_Images/Full07/07-Flite-700.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2011-09-8
Stolen From: Portland Rock Gym on 12th and Burnside
Neighborhood: buckman
Owner: Benjamin Weston
OwnerEmail: benrweston@yahoo.com
Description: It had a metal orange water bottle and a mount for a flashlight, spedometer, and pump.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T11006333
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Brown Kona Jake 2006

Year: 2006
Brand: Kona
Model: Jake
Color:Brown
Size:54
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2011-09-7
Stolen From: Lewis & Clark Law School
Neighborhood: SW
Owner: Andy Erickson
OwnerEmail: andy.erickson@gmail.com
Reward: $250
Description: Timbuktu saddle bag, red back light, white water bottle, Shimano 105 rear derailleur.
Police record with: Lewis & Clark Law School
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Buffered bike lanes on SE Holgate get some love

After all the media attention and anger that accompanied the buffered bike lanes installed by the City on SE Holgate Blvd back in August 2009, it looks like someone wanted to show them some love.

Reader and nearby resident Gretchin Lair just sent in the photo below of red hearts that have been placed on the bike lane symbols. “I love stuff like this,” she wrote in, “Outer SE doesn’t have a lot of stealth art projects, and I especially love ones that are playful and kindhearted.”

I haven’t confirmed who’s responsible for this, but my hunch is that the activist group We Heart Holgate is behind them. Check out the photo after the jump…

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Map of work area.

The City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) is in the midst of a green street project on NE 122nd that will close the bike lanes between Fremont and Shaver until November. When the project was first announced (on August 22nd), here’s how BES explained its impact on traffic:

Green street construction will close bicycle lanes and sidewalks on NE 122nd Avenue between NE Fremont and NE Shaver… Construction will not affect vehicle traffic.

Pedal Portland logo

Kirk Paulsen wants to “get you psyched to ride your bike.” That’s the rallying cry of his new business, Pedal Portland. If you have a bike gathering dust in the garage and want to use it for more than just Sunday Parkways and Bridge Pedal, you can hire Paulsen to show you the ropes.

Paulsen’s idea is to offer personal, one-on-one consultations designed to take the guess-work out of riding bikes. Whether you have a bike and just aren’t confident to start riding it around town yet, or if you are completely new to riding, Paulsen wants to help.

In Beijing, cargo bikes flourish for several reasons, including a city policy that prohibits large trucks from entering the central city. See and read more about Beijing’s cargo bike scene from reader Collin Roughton, an urban studies student who just returned from the city after a summer internship.

A fix is in store for this dead-end
of Fanno Creek Trail at Hall Blvd.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Several noteworthy bits of active transportation news from Washington County have come across my desk lately. The Board of Commissioners passed an important funding ordinance last night, an effort to improve the crossing of the Fanno Creek Trail at Hall Blvd is underway, and the small town of North Plains has unveiled plans for several paved biking and walking paths.

Learn more in the brief recaps below.

Year: 1995
Brand: KONA
Model: Muni Mula
Color:GOLD
Size:17-18"
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2007-09-07
Stolen From: Safeway, 10th & Jefferson. Stolen in 1995
Neighborhood: Downtown Portland
Owner: Gold Kona
OwnerEmail: urbansmoke@hotmail.com
Reward: Yes
Description: gold kona,hardtail
Police record with: No
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Brown/Tan Shwinn Varsity 1985

Year: 1985
Brand: Shwinn
Model: Varsity
Color:Brown/Tan
Size:45cm
Photo: http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/284055_1690455760622_1814605726_1138266_917220_n.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2011-09-6
Stolen From: Stolen from the corner of SE 14 and Yamhill, in front of my apartment building.
Neighborhood: Buckman
Owner: Brianne Burgess
OwnerEmail: honeyydo@yahoo.com
Description: This bike is a very small 1980s-ish Shwinn that was, at one point, a glossy blue, but I have since painted over it in tan and brown. The paint is from a spray can and should chip off easily to reveal the original blue color. The handlebars are drop bars with tan cork tape, and there are two new black brake levers on them. It has been converted into a freewheel single speed, and the back wheel is a new 24cm wheel with a new Continental tire.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

ODOT looks to study safety impacts of streetcar tracks

ODOT wants to know more
about safety risks posed by
tracks before they sign
off on future streetcar
project.
(Photo © J. Maus)

In my continuing effort to bring more attention to the issue of how streetcar tracks impact bicycling conditions, a reader passed along an interesting tidbit.

Turns out that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is also concerned about the issue. The potential of a new streetcar line from Porltand to Lake Oswego on State Highway 43 has spurred ODOT to look into new research to determine how the presence of the tracks might impact vehicle users.

ODOT’s risk management department has requested a green light to go ahead with a research project titled, “Coefficient of Friction of Rubber Tires on Streetcar Tracks under Dry and Wet Conditions.” In the research problem statement (PDF here), ODOT lays out their concerns:

Year: 2011
Brand: Trek
Model: 7.2
Color:Dark purple
Size:Lady’s
Serial:WTU047C1501F
Stolen in Portland, OR 97219
Stolen:2011-09-06
Stolen From: OHSU South Waterfront campus, east bike stands
Neighborhood: South Waterfront
Owner: Robin Hertert
OwnerEmail: rhertert@gmail.com
Description: Headlight, cable bike lock
Police record with: OHSU Police
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Event: Gordon Patterson Memorial Bike Ride (9/17/11)

Gordon Patterson Memorial Bike Ride (Vancouver, WA)
Sept 17th at 9:00 am

7-11 AM Breakfast at Burgerville: Fourth Plain and Ft. Vancouver Way (Fundraiser for scholarship fund)

9 AM Bike Ride Meet at Hudson’s Bay HS (1601 E. McLoughlin Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98667): Choice of 4 mile or 10 mile ride. Helmets required

Suggested donation: $5 per person, $15 per family. (Proceeds go to the Gordon Patterson Memorial Scholarship Fund)

11:00 AM Groundbreaking for Memorial Garden, Hudson’s Bay Courtyard

Noon Lunch at Benny’s Pizza Cafe, 4219 NE St. Johns Road

More info: Carrie Patterson gpatter (at) juno (dot) com

black KHS flite 700

Brown Kona Jake 2006

Buffered bike lanes on SE Holgate get some love

NE 122nd bike lanes closed for green street construction

New business will help you ‘Pedal Portland’

Reader photos: Cargo bikes rule the streets of Beijing

Washington County roundup: Complete streets funding, Fanno crossing, and paved trails in North Plains

GOLD KONA Muni Mula 1995

Brown/Tan Shwinn Varsity 1985

ODOT looks to study safety impacts of streetcar tracks

Dark purple Trek 7.2 2011

Event: Gordon Patterson Memorial Bike Ride (9/17/11)

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