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brown montgomery ward open road cruiser 70’s?
Year: 70’s?
Brand: montgomery ward
Model: open road cruiser
Color:brown
Size:women’s
Stolen in 97217, OR
Stolen:2011-01-30
Stolen From: lombard and interstate, corner of gas station
Neighborhood: arbor lodge, lombard transit center
Owner: melissa jo barton
OwnerEmail: punkchula@gmail.com
Description: big silver bell, WELDED PEDAL, blue handlebar grips, husker license plate, bedazzled klemt sticker, says open road on it, some kind of registration/fair sticker thing on it, original fenders. phone number 402-209-3639
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Eugene advocate pushes residential bike parking corrals
Demonstration of a residential bike corral
in Eugene by Paul Adkins.
(Photo: Paul Adkins)
in Eugene by Paul Adkins.
(Photo: Paul Adkins)
A Eugene resident has submitted a proposal to the City of Eugene to install on-street, residential bike parking corrals. On-street bike corrals are common in Portland, but we’ve yet to extend the idea into residential areas.
Noted bike advocate Paul Adkins and Chair of the local Neighborhood Council, is behind the proposal. According to the We Bike Eugene blog, Adkins feels like public parking shouldn’t discriminate when it comes to vehicles. “There is no reason that streets should accommodate cars and not accommodate human powered vehicles.” Here’s more from We Bike Eugene:
The Monday Roundup
Here’s the news that caught our eye this week:
– U.S. Congressional leaders have been feverishly studying the Constitution, resulting in the conclusion that bicycles are not transportation.
– A three foot passing law has been defeated in Wyoming, with the reasoning that it should be common sense to leave that much room without a difficult-to-enforce law.
Black Bianchi Lugged Steel Road Bike Older
Year: Older
Brand: Bianchi
Model: Lugged Steel Road Bike
Color:Black
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2011-01-26
Stolen From: 326 NW 21st Ave. – right in front of Bishop’s barber shop. It was locked with a Krypto U-Lock to a street sign.
Neighborhood: Northwest PDX – 21st and Everett
Owner: Clayton Szczech
OwnerEmail: hallazgo@gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: Sadly, I have no year, model or serial number. This was an older, steel lugged Bianchi road bike. It had several small rust spots, was a single speed (free wheel) with some Shimano components (brakes, crank, front wheel).
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
Advisory: Weidler bikeway closed for a month for streetcar work
Below is the latest streetcar construction advisory from PBOT. Note that the bicycle vehicle lane on NE Weidler will be closed and if you are on a bike you will be directed into adjacent lanes…
Streetcar work narrows NE Weidler in Lloyd District next week
The Portland Bureau of Transportation announced that NE Weidler would be narrowed to one through lane and one right-turn lane from NE Third to NE Martin Luther King the week beginning Monday, January 31. NE Weidler currently has three through lanes and one right-turn lane in this area. The NE Weidler bike lane will be closed from 3rd to MLK and cyclists will be directed to use open lanes.
Lane restrictions are due to track installation for the Portland Streetcar Loop Project. The area of this work zone on NE Weidler begins at NE First and ends at NE Grand. Lane restrictions are scheduled for four weeks, although construction is subject to change.
The traveling public is asked to follow signs and use caution in work zones.
The Portland Streetcar Loop Project is a 3.3-mile extension of the existing streetcar system from the Pearl District in NW Portland, across the Broadway Bridge and south to OMSI.
For further information, please contact Kay Dannen at 503-478-6404 or dannen@portlandstreetcar.org or visit www.portlandstreetcar.org for regular construction updates. Construction is subject to change.
Two more Portlanders will add their voices to League of American Bicyclists Board
Alison Hill Graves
(Photo © J. Maus) |
Steve Durrant
(Photo: Alta Planning) |
NE neighborhood coalition to host “sharing the road” roundtable
Riding on NE Alberta.
(Photo © J. Maus)
(Photo © J. Maus)
The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN, one of several umbrella groups for Portland’s 95 neighborhood associations) will host an event on January 31st billed as, “Sharing the Road: People on the Move.”
The event, which will include speakers from the BTA, the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition, and the City’s Bureau of Transportation, looks to be sort of a town hall on traffic safety. Here’s a snip from the event announcement:
Reader photo: Buick dealer selling bikes on Sandy Blvd
Reader Esther H. sent in the photo below of a Buick dealer on Sandy Blvd at 39th. “We are totally winning,” she wrote. Look closely at the showroom and you’ll see a few bikes for sale…
Love it.
Press release on PBOT 2010 traffic fatality data
Below is the press release from Mayor Adams’ about the 2010 traffic data (we reported about it yesterday):
2010 traffic data show progress on reducing fatalities in advance of Transportation Safety Summit
The Portland Bureau of Transportation released data today on the number of traffic fatalities in 2010. Bureau staff working on traffic safety noted the following about the numbers:
2010 had the second lowest number of total traffic fatalities on record in the City of Portland. The official record began in 1925.
The 2010 figure continues a long-term, downward trend in total traffic fatalities in Portland that began in the mid-80s and exceeds the national decrease in fatalities. (See accompanying graphs.)
Sadly, there was an increase in pedestrian fatalities in 2010 compared to numbers from the previous 5 years. The Bureau continues its work to make walking in Portland safer and asks the general public to attend the upcoming Transportation Safety Summit on February 8 at Marshall High School.
The seven motorist fatalities in 2010 are the lowest number recorded in Portland since 1925. For comparison, there were 37 motor vehicle fatalities in 1996.
There were zero bicyclists recorded as traffic fatalities last year. This has happened five of the last ten years.
“Since becoming transportation commissioner in 2004, safety has been and will continue to be my number one priority for the Bureau,” Mayor Sam Adams said. “Last year’s data show that Portland has made progress and that traffic fatalities are still trending downward. But even one fatality is too many. In the year ahead, we will continue to promote traffic safety for all through education, enforcement and engineering efforts with our excellent partners at Police and ODOT. I urge all interested Portlanders to attend the Fifth Transportation Safety Summit.”
[MORE]Commander of the Traffic Division Todd Wyatt said, “Our partnership with the community and the Portland Bureau of Transportation is creating one of the safest and most livable cities in the country. As people walk, bike and take transit more often, we all have to slow down, be sober and watch out for one another. The result is that fewer people are getting killed on our streets.”
PBOT Director Sue Keil said, “Portland should be proud of its safety record. By focusing on preventing unnecessary death and injury on our streets, we can help make neighborhoods, schools and business districts thrive.”
The Fifth Annual Transportation Safety Summit is an opportunity to learn more about Portland’s transportation safety trends, increase your awareness of recently completed and planned projects, identify innovative tools and techniques that can assist your work, collaborate with transportation safety professionals, and share your feedback. It will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, February 8 at Marshall High School.