Here’s the news that caught our eyes week…
– In NYC: The clowns have come out to defend an embattled bike lane alongside Prospect Park, police have been ticketing anyone on a bike riding over 15mph in Central Park, and more momentum builds to make both those parks permanently carfree.
– Why is there so much road rage (not to mention internet comment rage) towards people on bicycles? One writer takes on the task of explaining the hate.
Year: 2008
Brand: Kona
Model: Jake
Color:Black/white
Size:52cm
Serial: F706K2024
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Stolen in Seattle, WA 98122
Stolen:2011-03-27
Stolen From: Details: My bike was stolen on Friday from the Seattle University campus in capitol hill. I locked it up at 8:45am and by the time I had returned from class at 5:45pm, it was gone.
Neighborhood: Capitol Hill, Seattle
Owner: Cleo Peterson
OwnerEmail: cleo_peterson@yahoo.com
Reward: good karma or some $
Description: Specs: Black & white 2008(?) KONA cyclocross bike with yellow-outlined words (model is Jake), 52cm, silver rack on back, yellow bottle holder, toe straps and light on front.
Police record with: Seattle PD
Police reference#: T11001310
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Director of PBOT Tom Miller told us today that he supports making a block of SW Ankeny Street carfree.
Miller said he met with business owner Dustin Knox yesterday and the two, “sketched out a potential pathway to success.” Knox owns a bar on the stretch of Ankeny between SW 2nd and 3rd and he was featured in a story in Willamette Week on Wednesday. In that article, Knox said he and other business owners wanted more space for tables and chairs for their customers, but that people on the street are too cramped by cars. (This stretch of Ankeny is very narrow (therein lies its charm) and has a parking lane and one through lane.)
Picture this: Days filled with the whir of freewheels and the intoxicating allure of freshly opened Tubasti…crowds of people – fans certainly – awaiting your enthusiastic assistance enabling their next bike ride. That apron, fit like a full custom Pegoretti… the satisfaction in a workday well spent.
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Year: 2009
Brand: Jamis
Model: Ventura
Color:Black with Blue Stripe
Size:51 cm – Female
Serial: U92K59656
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2011-03-23
Stolen From: Stolen from the corner of NW 13th and Couch across the street from Whole Foods and East from Chase Bank.
Neighborhood: Pearl District
Owner: Nicole Watson
OwnerEmail: nicole.m.watson@gmail.com
Description: 2009 Jamis Ventura Model for a female. Black with blue and white. Has a sticker that says Corey the Bike Fixer. Also has metal cages and a case on the seat.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 11-023051
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
“The BTA is concerned about the cost of the CRC… Though this bill does not have a fiscal statement the bridge itself puts the State of Oregon on the hook for at least $400 million dollars.”
— Gerik Kransky, BTA
Oregon lawmakers will weigh in on the controversial Columbia River Crossing project this Monday when House Joint Memorial 22 (text) gets a public hearing and possible vote in the House Transportation and Economic Development Committee.
HJM 22 is a pro-CRC statement that, “urges the federal government” to fund the project. If passed, it would send a strong message that Oregon is behind the project and a copy of the statement would go to President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Speaker of the House John Boehner, every member of the Oregon Congressional Delegation and to US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood.
Here’s an excerpt from the text of HJM 22:
Year: 1992
Brand: trek
Model: 2300
Color:purple/carbon
Size:56cm
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2011-03-22
Stolen From: stolen from house garage
Neighborhood: hollywood district,ne portland
Owner: david ciochetti
OwnerEmail: dciochetti@att.net
Reward: $100
Description: small surfer decal on head tube instead of trek plate, bontrager rims tandem spoke pattern, tube to lug connection at head, seat tube, bottom bracket age discolored
Police record with: portland pd
Police reference#: 11-23315
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
It’s still a drive from Portland, but as far as I’m concerned, any new mountain bike trails in our region are worth celebrating and supporting. It’s with that in mind that I share news of the Cascade Locks International Mountain Bike (CLIMB) Trails System. This project, in the works since 2007, includes a plan for 25 miles of MTB trails that would be developed as a major tourism draw for Hood River County and the city of Cascade Locks. Here’s more from a fact sheet on the project:
When I put together the first Bike to Blazers event back in 2006 (see photo at right), it was just a group ride to the arena with a few small perks we worked out with Blazers front-office staff. The goal all along was to get the Blazers organization excited about it so they’d adopt it as their own. After a super-fun and successful event last year, it seems like that’s starting to become a reality.
This year, the Blazers have really stepped up for the event and we couldn’t be more excited. Check out the logo they made for the official event flyer…
I got an unexpected email this morning from the Bicycle Transportation Alliance. The local bike advocacy group is working on their major fundraising event of the year, The Alice Awards and Auction (set for April 23rd); but instead of announcing the winners at the gala like usual, they decided to share the winners today.
Why? Here’s how the BTA puts it:
“…These individuals did not sit back and wait for the movement to come their way. “Why wait?” they asked. Instead, they took stock of their resources, looked to their allies and partners, and seized the moment of transformation.
Inspired by the actions of these individuals, the BTA asks the same question of ourselves. “Why wait?” Why keep the knowledge to ourselves, when we are bursting to shout it out to the world?”
So, without further ado, below are the 2011 Alice Award winners (a.k.a. “Bike Superheroes”):
