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Mayor releases details on Transportation Safety Summit

Mayor Sam Adams has released details of the fifth annual Transportation Safety Summit which is scheduled for February 8th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at Marshall High School (3905 SE 91st Ave).

Here is the updated list of keynote speakers:

Mayor Sam Adams
Susan Keil, Director, Portland Bureau of Transportation
Tom Miller, Incoming Director, Portland Bureau of Transportation
Todd Wyatt, Captain of Traffic Division, Portland Police
Jason Tell, Region 1 Manager, Oregon Department of Transportation
Neil McFarlane, TriMet General Manager

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Caleb Pruitt

Caleb Pruitt, the man charged with manslaughter for his involvement in the fatal collision that took the life of Angela Burke as she attempted to cross SW Barbur Blvd on December 15th, has posted bail and is currently on house arrest at his family home in Hood River.

Pruitt was initially charged with Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants and Criminally Negligent Homicide, but after Portland Police investigators and the Multnomah County DA’s office learned more about what happened that night, they upped the charges to include Manslaughter — a crime with a minimum prison sentence of 75 months.

Governor Kitzhaber at his
acceptance speech back in
November.
(Photos © J. Maus)

Oregon’s newly elected Governor John Kitzhaber has made a many staff appointments in his first month in office. He’s named people to help him develop policy on issues like energy policy, business development, job creation, health care, affirmative action, and other issues. But there’s one issue where Kitzhaber has been glaringly silent — transportation.

And, while our state faces much more serious issues, there’s not shortage of action around transportation right now.

In the 2009 legislative session, former Governor Kulongoski passed the Jobs and Transportation Act that included over $800 million in earmarks for road projects across the state (some of which are already moving forward). ODOT — whose 2007-2009 budget was about $3.4 billion — received federal stimulus funding for over 200 projects — with about 100 of them completed and 40 still under construction.

Year: 2010
Brand: GMC
Model: Top Kick
Color:Black
Size:19
Stolen in Portland, OR 97227
Stolen:2011-01-20
Stolen From: Bike was stolen from my car that was parked on N Wheeler place.
Owner: Alan Barnum
OwnerEmail: bubbabarnum@gmail.com
Reward: A very thankful family!
Description: My bike is wrapped in black athletic tape, I also added mud fenders, and it has an led light on the handle bars. I also took off all stickers. The only ones left are the ones under the athletic tape, those are painted on.

Dual Suspension aluminum frame with 4 bar linkage system
Suspension Fork with 90mm travel
Shimano 21 speed index gearing
Alloy Machined Rims
Alloy Disc Brakes
Full Alloy Frame
Full Alloy Crank
Frame Size 19" with 26" wheels
Quick Release Seat Clamp with aluminum seat post
Grip Shifters
dual disc brakes
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T11000473
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Vancouver Avenue Bridge project delayed until end of February

Vancouver Ave Bridge project detour sign-1

Those detour signs will be up for
another month or so.
(Photo © J. Maus)

A project to repair and rebuild the Vancouver Avenue Bridge in North Portland has been delayed and isn’t expected to be completed until the end of February. The bridge — which crosses the Columbia Slough just west of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd — is an important north-south connection; and even though a detour is available, the routes are not as convenient or safe for people using bicycles.

-Watch clip below-

Fred Armisen as a Portland bike messenger.

Portlandia is the new, six-part IFC miniseries that’s getting a lot of buzz around these parts for its attempts to poke fun at Portland’s idiosyncrasies. Back before the holidays, we shared a bit about it over on Page Two because, as you might expect, bicycling figures prominently into the show.

Now, in a newly released teaser clip titled Bicycle Rights!, Portlandia’s co-lead actor Fred Armisen gives us a taste of how they’ll handle the subject…

Happy Friday job seekers. Here comes this week’s featured opportunity.
Follow the link for full job details and be sure to tell them you read about it here. Good luck!

Shipping Specialist — Velotech

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Photo essay: Riding the new Burnside bikeway

The new bikeway on E. Burnside — while not the separated facility we should have — gives people dedicated space to ride along one of Portland’s vibrant commercial corridors.
(Photos © J. Maus)

Some of the many submissions in the Nutcase Helmet Design Contest.
(Photo: Clever Cycles)

Year: 2011
Brand: Trek
Model: Lexa S
Color:Black/white/blue
Size:56cm
Serial: SWTU138C1923F
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/frekur/5094598204/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2011-01-19
Stolen From: The backyard of a residence at NE 32nd Avenue and Killingsworth. Bike was locked to a railing and the railing was removed along with the bike.
Neighborhood: Concordia
Owner: Laura Bentz
OwnerEmail: loraxvancouver@gmail.com
Reward: $200 and breakfast 🙂
Description: Black/white/blue bike with black knitted covers on the top and down tubes. Rear rack, SKS quick release racing fenders, Cateye front light, green blinky front wheel light, Planet Bike rear light.
Police record with: Portland PDF
Police reference#: 11-150338
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

PBOT, advocates prep for 50s Bikeway project open house

One concept under consideration is buffered
bike lanes and removal of parking on both sides of
SE 52nd north of Woodstock.

One year ago today, the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation accepted a $1.3 million grant to build the 50s Bikeway project. That grant came 13 years after the project — a 4.5 mile north-south bikeway along the 52nd Avenue corridor — was first envisioned by PBOT.

On Wednesday night (1/26), the public will get their first opportunity to see PBOT’s plans for the project at an open house in the Woodstock neighborhood. According to drafts of the proposed plan developed by PBOT and a Citizen’s Advisory Committee (CAC), the 50s Bikeway could come with significant transportation changes along the corridor.

There are just a few days left to nominate your bike hero for an Alice Award. The annual Alice Awards and Auction event hosted by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance is always a good time and it’s also a time to recognize the work of dedicated advocates from throughout Oregon.

The deadline to nominate your bike hero is this Saturday (1/22). The BTA will select three winners (over 30 people were nominated last year) and the announcement will be made at the big gala event on April 23rd.

Mayor releases details on Transportation Safety Summit

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Black GMC Top Kick 2010

Vancouver Avenue Bridge project delayed until end of February

Bicycle Rights! Watch the new clip from Portlandia

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Photo essay: Riding the new Burnside bikeway

Helmet design contest winner to be announced Saturday

Black/white/blue Trek Lexa S 2011

PBOT, advocates prep for 50s Bikeway project open house

Friday is last day to nominate your “bike hero” for Alice Award

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