6/25: Hello readers and friends. I recently had my second (of two) total knee replacement surgeries so I'll be out of commission for a bit while I recover. Please be patient while I get back to full health. I hope to be back to posting as soon as I can. I look forward to getting back out there. 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor

Photos and recap from Be Seen Be Safe event

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The crowd watches the hi-vis fashion show.
-Slideshow below-
(Photos © J. Maus)

TriMet’s Be Seen Be Safe event last Friday was a good success. There was a healthy turnout and being in Pioneer Square helped it attract even more attention (which is, after all, the whole point). I was happy to see two local TV stations show up with cameras (thanks KGW and KATU).

The mood was festive and the message was made: If you’re going to use our roads, you should make sure you are visible to other road users.

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Blue Kona Blast 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Kona
Model: Blast
Color:Blue
Size:24″
Photo: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.craigslist.org/3k63pe3l35V05Q25S4a8e4ce202a550831d9a.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.iclassifieds.com/forsale/sporting-bikes/117386532/2010-mountain-bike-hardtail-gary-fisher-wahoo.html&usg=__IfD9ioVne37CQKIL7DOWfrvRHLk=&h=186&w=300&sz=7&hl=en&start=0&sig2=H9qRKCwk7IOYVaUWlHBhAA&zoom=1&tbnid=oSp1la0RXrkmFM:&tbnh=107&tbnw=172&ei=ZGLYTISeBJLovQOUxdHyCQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3D2010%2Bkona%2Bblast%2Bdark%2Bblue%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1160%26bih%3D590%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=524&vpy=106&dur=60&hovh=148&hovw=240&tx=140&ty=105&oei=WWLYTKePG424sAP5mKWQCw&esq=4&page=1&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0
Stolen in Portland, OR 97203
Stolen:2010-11-7
Stolen From: University of Portland
Owner: Michael Tarbert
OwnerEmail: mojo22inmt@gmail.com
Description: Standard Kona Blast, Dark blue addition. Its the biggest size of frame kona makes.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Walking advocacy event will focus on growing local movement

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(Photo © J. Maus)

The Willamette Pedestrian Coalition (WPC) will host a presentation and discussion tomorrow night to spur attention on walking issues, or what they call “Feet as traffic.” At the event, the WPC will discuss why advocating for walking is important, how this movement is growing, potential synergies with bike advocates, and what the next year has in store. WPC will also give a sneak preview of its Getting Around on Foot Action Plan.

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Three people hospitalized after North Portland collision

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This just in from Portland Police Burea:

PORTLAND POLICE RESPONDING TO A COLLISION INVOLVING THREE PEDESTRIANS
Posted: November 8th, 2010 11:55 AM

At approximately 11:15 today, November 8, 2010, Portland Police responded to a collision on North Lombard Street near the intersection of North Interstate Avenue involving a vehicle and three pedestrians. All three persons to include a 4 year-old child were transported to the hospital. The 4 year-old is in critical condition with life threatening injuries. The driver of the vehicle is a male approximately 70 to 80 years of age. He has stopped and is cooperating with police. The Major Crash Team has been activated and is responding to the scene to continue this investigation.

Police have North Lombard Street blocked from North Montana Avenue to North Interstate Avenue to include the Astro lot gas station on the northwest corner of the intersection.

More information will be released as soon as available.

Event: Safe Cycling for Families (11/16/10)

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Event Name: FREE Workshop: “Safe City Cycling for Families”
Event Start Date: 16 November 2010
Start Time: 4:00:00 PM
Web Site: http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?event_id=51174&cal=DisplayEvent&c=49923
Event Description: Safe City Cycling for Families

Nov 16 (TU)
4:00 – 5:30 PM
Flying Rhino Building
1440 NW Overton Street, 97209
(map)

Cycling in urban areas presents families with wonderful opportunities for mobility, fitness, and spending time together. It also presents families with the challenges of negotiating traffic, ensuring that children are safe and comfortable, and selecting the best routes.

This workshop, brought to you by the Portland Safe Routes to School program, includes:

– Instruction on safe city cycling with children

– Assistance identifying safe routes from home to school (or other destinations)

– Tips on winter comfort

– Recommendations for Bike Train leaders

RSVP to Clay at clay.veka(at)portlandoregon(dot)gov or 503-823-4998.

Childcare and translation services available upon request.

Event: PDX Cycle Swap (11/14/10)

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Event Name: PDX Cycle Swap
Event Start Date: 14 November 2010
Start Time: 12:00:00 PM
Web Site: http://www.pdxcycleswap.com
Event Description: Held Indoors – Season Ending PDX Cycle Swap this coming Sunday Nov 14th from 12-6

Bring all your bicycles, parts, accessories, anything! This event will be free of charge to all vendors and viewers so come on down if you want to particiapte!

We are unsure about how the turnout will be because of seasons changing and cyclecross season has taken lots of our following but doors will be open to all!

Hope to see you there!

www.pdxcycleswap.com
Contact Email: info(at)pdxcycleswap(dot)com

PBOT Bicycle Advisory Committee Agenda – November 2010

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Meets at 6:00 pm on 11/9 at the Lovejoy Room in City Hall (1221 SW 4th).

AGENDA

Announcements — 6:00

Lake Oswego to Portland Transit Project — 6:10
Patrick Sweeney (PBOT) and Karen Withrow (Metro) will provide a brief update on this project. The project will publish its DEIS (Draft Environmental Impact Statement) on November 19th that will initiate a 45-day public comment period. More information here: http://www.metro-region.org/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=227.

Roadway Not Improved — 6:25
Leah Hyman and colleagues from LARKE will give a short presentation on their project: Roadway Not Improved and ask the committee for their support. LARKE is a group of PSU Masters of Urban Planning students (now graduates) who worked as consultants with the Woodstock Neighborhood Association in 2010. Their project, Roadway Not Improved, explores uses, perceptions and community-based improvement strategies for unimproved roadways in Portland. More information here: http://www.roadwaynotimproved.com/.

Bicycling Down Under — 6:55
Bicycle Coordinator Roger Geller recently returned from a two-week trip to Australia where he met with state ministers, local elected council officials, advocates, government technical staff and delivered a keynote address at Australia’s national bicycle conference. Roger will present his observations of conditions for bicycling in Australia’s two largest cities—Sydney and Melbourne—and discuss what lessons we might take away from them.

Committee Business — 7:25

Adjourn — 8:00

Gray Jamis XAM 1.0 2008

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Year: 2008
Brand: Jamis
Model: XAM 1.0
Color:Gray
Size:16
Photo: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4e2MkhtMIRyqG8WJkwvFRQ?feat=directlink
Stolen in Portland, OR 97201
Stolen:2010-11-3
Stolen From: 1700 SW Broadway, 97201. Out front of Cramer Hall on PSU Campus along Broadway. It was locked to a green bike rack.
Neighborhood: Downtown
Owner: James Raspen
OwnerEmail: jraspen4@gmail.com
Reward: yes
Description: It does have a black die cut “shoreline” sticker on the top tube. It needs a new chain, the left front brake works but the lever pops out, and the seat is kinda of ripped up. The shifter displays are broken as well.
Police record with: Portland PD, PSU Campus Safety
Police reference#: 10-155384
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Another black eye for bikes in Colorado – Updated

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A petition on Change.org has over
2,700 signatures.

It’s been a rough year for Colorado. First there was the ban on bicycling in Black Hawk, then a candidate for Governor, Dan Maes, likened Colorado’s bike-sharing program to a “U.N. plot” (thankfully, comments like that earned Maes a paltry 10% of the vote). And now comes this…

According to the Vail Daily, “A financial manager for wealthy clients will not face felony charges for a hit-and-run because it could jeopardize his job.”

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The Monday Roundup

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Chuck Ayers of Cascade.
(Photo © J. Maus)

– When slow and fast sidewalk lanes appeared in NYC last year it was a joke, but now a group of London business owners are seriously lobbying to create a slow lane for tourists on the overflowing sidewalks of Oxford Street.

– A slideshow presentation on the little-acknowledged truth that it’s okay to be fat and ride a bike has been making the rounds. You can check out the pictures and read the accompanying script below.

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Black Trek 7000

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Brand: Trek
Model: 7000
Color:Black
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2010-10-28
Stolen From: Found !
Neighborhood: SE
Owner: Penny Judalena
OwnerEmail: Daveandpenny@comcast.net
Description: Found in our front yard before Halloween! Black Trek 7000 with distinct stickers. Please email your description/serial number. We will turn it in to police soon

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