BikePortland

Tacks move to Williams, claim several more victims

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Small tacks continue to cause flat tires
on a popular North Portland bike route.
(Photos: Rob Story)

When I reported about tacks in the bike lane on N. Vancouver Avenue last week, I hoped it was just an isolated incident. They could have even been — as one commenter suggested — debris from a construction site near Legacy hospital.

Unfortunately it seems this isn’t just a random, isolated incident.

I’ve now received several more reports of people getting flats from small, sharp tacks and they seem to all be coming from N Williams Ave (which is one street over and part of a north-south couplet with Vancouver). To date, I have 15 17 separate reports of flat tires caused by these tacks.

Reader Rob Story wrote in to say, “Another day, another handful of tacks thrown on Williams. I picked these up somewhere between Rose quarter and Tillamook”…

Facebook profile photo of Jocelyn Young

Jocelyn Young, a 24-year-old woman who graduated from University of Oregon and had lived in Portland has died following a hit-and-run collision in Pasadena, California early Sunday morning.

According to the Pasadena Star News, Young fell off her bicycle while riding on Los Robles Avenue and was then run over by a man who was driving by. The man, 21-year-old Nicholas Avila, did not stop and was later arrested and booked on suspicion of hit-and-run and driving under the influence. He’s being held in jail in lieu of a $100,000 bail.

Young died yesterday from her injuries after being transported to a local hospital.

Damage to a Sheriff’s patrol car after it
was involved in a collision with another vehicle.
(Photos: Washington County Sheriff’s Office)

A collision in Aloha (about 11 miles west of downtown Portland) last night led to minor injuries and the arrest for 44-year-old Christopher Shostak. Shostak was operating his bicycle on a residential street when he became involved in a collision with a patrol car operated by a Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, Shostak was bicycling eastbound on SW Blanton Road at 7:49 pm (about 30 minutes after sunset). The patrol car was headed in the opposite direction and then turned left into SW Pinewood Place. Here’s what the official police statement (titled, “Bicyclist Arrested After Crashing Into Patrol Car”) says happened next:

“It was reported that as the Sheriff’s Deputy was turning onto SW Pinewood Place, the bicyclist ran into the front of the patrol car.”

As of this Friday night, the rules of utility bike design might be changed forever. At least that’s the hope of the entrants and organizers of the Oregon Manifest. The Manifest has challenged a field of the best and brightest builders and designers in the country to create the “ultimate modern utility bike” and the big reveal happens this Friday night in Northwest Portland.

The murmurs I’ve heard from entrants and organizers are enough to make even the most jaded bike industry veteran excited.

Brand: schwinn
Model: mt bike
Color:red/black
Size:21
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2011-09-15
Stolen From: NW Davis and NW 11th Ave, PDX
Neighborhood: Pearl
Owner: aaron nelson
OwnerEmail: nelson.ajc@gmail.com
Description: Red Schwinn frame, black front shocks and bars with torn black hand grips
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T11006657
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Chesnut Metallic Kona Caldera 2003

Year: 2003
Brand: Kona
Model: Caldera
Color:Chesnut Metallic
Size:21″ Frame
Serial: F208K1442
Photo: www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/BikeSpecs.aspx?Year=2003&Brand=Kona&Model=Caldera&Type=bike
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2011-09-19
Stolen From: My garage – on NE Alameda Street near Rose City Golf Course
Neighborhood: Rose City Park
Owner: Dave Hagerty
OwnerEmail: mopar62300@yahoo.com
Reward: $100 if returned in original undamaged condition
Description: Like new mountain bike with front suspension. Shimano Deore M525 hydraulic disc brakes, Shimano Deore M525 hydraulic disc levers. Shimano Deore Shift Leveres and Front Derailleur. Shimano Deore XT Rear Derailleur. Shimano FC-M445, 22/32/42 teeth crankset. Shimano PD-M505 SPD pedals. 9-speed, 11 – 32 teeth rear cogs. Shimano CN-HG53, 1/2 x 3/32″ chain. Kona Thumb seatpost. SDG Comp saddle. Kona Aluminum Riser handlebar. Shimano HB-M475 Disc hubs. Mavic X139 rims. 26 x 1.95″ Tioga Terra Firma tires. Stainless steel, 15ga. Front / 14ga. Rear straight gauge spoke brand.
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: 11-81280
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Cycle Oregon seeks volunteers to help find Mark Bosworth

Cycle Oregon just announced that they will charter a bus tomorrow morning full of volunteers from Portland to step up search efforts for Mark Bosworth. Bosworth was volunteering with Cycle Oregon on their week-long ride when he disappeared late Friday night from the town of Riddle.

A large search effort headquartered in Roseburg is being coordinated by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Now Cycle Oregon hopes more eyes on the ground might lead to Bosworth’s discovery.

Read the call for volunteers below:

Year: 2008?
Brand: trek
Model: bt60
Color:blue/silver
Size:20″
Photo: http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9568/dscn1918if.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2011-09-17
Stolen From: our back yard 1625 n killingsworth st, just w of interstate
Neighborhood: north portland. killingsworth at interstate
Owner: christine maxwell
OwnerEmail: agoatistodance@gmail.com
Reward: yes
Description: boy’s bike. silver and royal blue, black handle bars. green people’s co-op sticker on it that says “make your own”. newish hand grips.
Police record with: portland pd
Police reference#: T11006643
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Brown Panasonic Tourist ?

Year: ?
Brand: Panasonic
Model: Tourist
Color:Brown
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2011-09-19
Stolen From: Outside of the apartment building on NE Wheeler and Broadway.
Neighborhood: NE Broadway and Wheeler
Owner: Robert McConlogue
OwnerEmail: cjornexists@yahoo.com
Description: Brown w/ matching fenders. missing back and front reflectors. 27 inch wheels. Steel front wheel w/ 1 broken spoke, pretty new alloy back wheel.

Another unauthorized road sign; this time in Vancouver

This sign was posted on NW Lower River Road in Vancouver. It has since been removed.
(Photos: Marcus Griffith)

For the third time this month, an unauthorized road sign has been discovered in the greater Portland metro area; and the trend has now hopped across the Columbia River into Vancouver.

The top 12

Regular readers know that I don’t usually give any attention to the myriad lists of bike-friendly cities that are published each year. However, I’ve just stumbled on a new one that I think merits attention.

Copenhagenize, the influential consulting company and blog with outspoken advocate Mikael Colville-Andersen as its CEO, has published their first-ever Copenhagenize Index of the world’s top bike friendly cities.

Portland ranks a respectable 11th on the list and is the highest ranked city in the United States with 36 points. The top three cities were Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and Barcelona.

Creators of the list acknowledge that size-wise, Portland is small potatoes when compared with the other cities. Here’s what they had to say about us:

Year: 2007
Brand: Marin
Model: San Rafael
Color:silver
Size:17.5?
Serial:C527ESB056
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2011-09-19
Stolen From: Taken out of our carport NE 27th Ave. between Knott & Brazee
Neighborhood: Irvington
Owner: Kathleen Frank
OwnerEmail: klfdesign@comcast.net
Description: Also, a red Giant mt. bike was stolen but don’t have all the info on it.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 11-81225
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Tacks move to Williams, claim several more victims

Oregon woman dies from injuries following crash, hit-and-run in Pasadena

Collision in Aloha leads to arrest, raises questions about legal rights – UPDATED

Oregon Manifest kicks off this Friday

red/black schwinn mt bike

Chesnut Metallic Kona Caldera 2003

Cycle Oregon seeks volunteers to help find Mark Bosworth

blue/silver trek bt60 2008?

Brown Panasonic Tourist ?

Another unauthorized road sign; this time in Vancouver

At 11th, Portland is top-ranked U.S. city in first-ever Copenhagenize Index

silver Marin San Rafael 2007

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