A sampling of Portland’s fall colors.
(Photos © J. Maus)
(Photos © J. Maus)
Orange Motobecane Messenger 2008
Year: 2008
Brand: Motobecane
Model: Messenger
Color:Orange
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2010-11-5
Stolen From: White Stag Building
70 NW Couch St.
Portland OR 97209
Neighborhood: Old Town
Owner: Craig Race
OwnerEmail: crace@me.com
Reward: Cash, negotiable
Description: There was a computer mount on the handlebars, but no computer.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T10007540
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Grey-Blue AGGRESSOR GT 2009
Year: 2009
Brand: AGGRESSOR GT
Color:Grey-Blue
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2010-11-2
Stolen From: I locked it at the outside plaza at Lloyd Center Mall (NE Portland, OR) where Stanford’s & Nordstrom meet. It was at night between 6 p.m. & 10 p.m. The lighting is poor there; DON’T PARK YOUR BIKES THERE!
Neighborhood: Lloyd Center Mall — NE Portland, OR
Owner: Robert Cavalier
OwnerEmail: cavsbiz@yahoo.com
Reward: $50
Description: I’m 6 feet tall. My grey-blue AGGRESSOR GT had a white plastic cover on the seat. It also had toe-clips. The thief snapped the metal cable lock in 2. PLEASE DO NOT USE THESE FLIMSY LOCKS! THIEVES CUT THEM EASILY!
Police record with: Portland P.D.
Police reference#: They will mail me 1.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
Black Specialized Globe City 6 2008
Year: 2008
Brand: Specialized
Model: Globe City 6
Color:Black
Size:58
Serial: WUD70693613B
Stolen in Portland, OR 97201
Stolen:2010-11-5
Stolen From: Stolen from the bike rack area between Lincoln and Cramer Halls on PSU campus at SW Broadway and Mill St.
Neighborhood: PSU Campus, downtown Portland
Owner: Matt Lancaster
OwnerEmail: remarkableearth@yahoo.com
Reward: yes
Description: Commuter bike with a f/r light, right grip gear changer, bell, chain fender, internal rear hub, two bottle cages, rear wheel rack, pump, and tag-a-long attachment to the seat post. Also stolen were a helmet, cable and lock.
Police record with: PSU Police
Police reference#: 10-0618
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
CRC Update: Project Sponsors Council meets November 12th
For those of you following the CRC project, an important meeting of the all-powerful Project Sponsors Council is coming up on November 12th. Press release is below…
Project Sponsors Council meets November 12
VANCOUVER – The Columbia River Crossing Project Sponsors Council will hear an update about the Bridge Type Expert Review Panel at its next meeting Friday, Nov. 12.
Tom Warne, chair of the Expert Review Panel, will describe the panel’s work to date and expected next steps. In addition, the Project Sponsors Council will discuss a new work plan proposed by the Integrated Project Sponsors Council Staff (IPS), which includes sub-groups that will focus on project phasing, management and governance. Additional work topics are expected to include project advisory groups, schedule, mitigation, updated cost estimates and other topics.
The meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Region 1 office of the Oregon Department of Transportation, 123 NW Flanders Street in Portland. It is open to the public. Meeting materials will be posted online as they are available at http://www.columbiarivercrossing.org/ProjectPartners/PSCMeetingMaterials.aspx.
The Project Sponsors Council is composed of representatives from the Washington and Oregon departments of transportation, cities of Portland and Vancouver, Metro, Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council, TriMet, and C-TRAN, as well as two citizens who serve as co-chairs for the group. The governors of Oregon and Washington charged the Project Sponsors Council with advising the project on completion of the Final Environmental Impact Statement, project design, project timeline, sustainable construction methods, consistency with greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and the financial plan.
Written comments may be submitted on the CRC project at any time at feedback@columbiarivercrossing.org. More information is available on the CRC project Web site: www.columbiarivercrossing.org.
MSNBC: Teens falling out of love with cars
Teens are looking past cars these days.
(Photo © J. Maus)
(Photo © J. Maus)
An interesting article published on MSNBC.com today touched on a trend we’ve been hearing about for a while now — that today’s teens aren’t as excited about getting a car as their parents were. Here are the stats via MSNBC:
The percentage of new cars sold to 21- to 34-year-olds hit a high of nearly 38 percent in 1985 but stands at around 27 percent today… Just 31 percent of 16-year-olds had their license in 2008, down from about 42 percent in 1994.
Black and white Jamis Aurora 2010
Year: 2010
Brand: Jamis
Model: Aurora
Color:Black and white
Size:52cm
Serial:U96U89406
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2010-11-04
Stolen From: It was stolen from the Linea Building on NW Irving and 20th.
Neighborhood: Nob Hill
Owner: Alyssa Agee
OwnerEmail: alyssaagee@gmail.com
Description: It’s a black frame with white trim. Has beige handle bar tape, a Planet Bike eco-rack and fenders. It was recently in a bit of a bike crash so the right handle bar is bent inward a bit. Also has a gel seat instead of the manufacturer’s original that has a little chunk taken out of one of the corners.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 10-155361
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Portland region up for ‘World’s Most Livable Community’
This just in from Metro… looks like the Portland region is in final round of LivCom awards. We’re up against Curitiba, Brazil, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, and Changwon City, South Korea. Interesting. Didn’t know they had serious awards like this. Neat that we’re in the finals though. Winner announced Sunday. Full release below:
Metro region is a top contender to be named world’s most livable community
A Metro team is in Chicago this week, competing for the Portland metropolitan area to be named the world’s most livable community.
Portland Design Works donates $9,000 worth of lights to BTA
Portland Design Works founders Dan Powell (L) and Erik Olson headed out to deliver $9,000 worth of bike lights to the BTA.
(Photo: Portland Design Works)
(Photo: Portland Design Works)
Checking in on North Portland Greenway project: Open house is Monday
Imagine when it goes all
the way to St. Johns!
(Photo: npGreenway)
the way to St. Johns!
(Photo: npGreenway)
Just about five years ago, a small group of Portlanders gathered for the first time to share an audacious vision — a dream to extend the Eastbank Esplanade north from the Steel Bridge to Cathedral Park in St. Johns. Since then, they’ve coalesced into npGreenway, a non-profit group that has matured right along with their project, turning what was once audacity into something that is closer to reality with each passing month.
Share of federal bike/walk spending up, and more earmark thoughts
“… But we’re still not really cracking into the heart of the core [federal] programs in a way that our mode share and crash record really demands.”
— Andy Clarke, President, League of American Bicyclists
Number-crunching by the League of American Bicyclists shows that the percentage of funds spent by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on biking and walking projects increased in the 2010 fiscal year (which runs from October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010).
In FY 2010, the League calculates that the FHWA spent 2.07 percent, or just over $979 million on on biking and walking projects, up from 1.91 percent in FY 2009. However, while the share of biking and walking projects went up, the overall amount spent on them decreased. That’s because the total spending by the FHWA (on all projects) went down over $11 billion between FY 2010 and 2009.
white/black Specialized Ariel
Brand: Specialized
Model: Ariel
Color:white/black
Photo: http://www.thecyclepeople.com/productdetails.asp?id=4020
Stolen in Portland, OR 97219
Stolen:2010-11-4
Stolen From: Lewis & Clark College. Stolen from outside my dorm building.
Owner: Sarah Parker
OwnerEmail: sparker@lclark.edu
Description: I am 5’8″ and the bike fit me perfectly. It had pink and purple duct tape on the handlebars.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike