Anyone that rides north/south in the Central Eastside Industrial district (a place woefully lacking in north/south connections) will appreciate this. The other day I noticed that the old rail tracks that had made the ride very bumpy, annoying, and dangerous (for some), have been paved over! It’s now a nice a smooth ride! See the photo below…
Transportation expert, blogger, and citizen activist extraordinaire Chris Smith unveiled his new “Transit Appliance” at the Rail-volution today. The new device is simple but has potential to be extremely effective.
With a $179 device, some open data, and a wi-fi signal, Smith’s Transit Appliance (could use a better name perhaps?) broadcasts transit arrival information for anyone that happens by. It’s sort of like the arrival/departure screens at the airport.
Year: 1996
Brand: Klein
Model: Quantum II
Color:Blue
Size:Green
Stolen in Portland, OR 23rd Street
Stolen:2010-10-15
Stolen From: In front of the New Ol Lompoc on 23rd in Portland
Neighborhood: NW
Owner: Wesley Bergquist
OwnerEmail: wesleybergquist@hotmail.com
Reward: 500
Description: Campy brakes and rear derailer. Shimano front derailer. Black wrapped handlebars.
Police record with: Yes
Police reference#: T10006920
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
This just in from Portland Parks & Recreation Dept:
Routine repairs to Eastbank Esplanade floating dock throughout November
(Portland, OR) – Repairs to the side planks on the gangway leading down to the floating dock of the Eastbank Esplanade will begin Monday, November 1 and are expected to last between three to four weeks. During that period, contractors will be using welding equipment behind tenting, designed to both catch debris and to protect the public from the eye-damaging flames from welding equipment.
During this project, all trail users will be asked to use caution as they pass through the work zone. For the safety of both trail users and work crews, all trail users, including those on bikes, skateboards, or other transportation modes, will be asked to walk through the work zone. The work zone will be pinched, but a six- foot wide stretch of ramp will remain open throughout the project to allow trail users through access. The project equipment will be set up and taken down daily, to allow for unimpeded after-hours trail use.
These repairs will be conducted weekdays throughout the month of November, until completed. The hours of work will be roughly 7 a.m. through 5 p.m.
There will also be intermittent closures, up to five minutes at a time, for safety reasons as equipment and materials are moved in, out, and around the work site. These temporary closures will be kept to a minimum to limit impact on trail users.
This project will be making repairs to the ramps that lead up and down each side of the floating dock portion of the Eastbank Esplanade. Portland Parks & Recreation will also be installing and testing a new material being considered to replace the rubber lips at the end of the sliding plates that make up the ramps.
Year: 2010
Brand: Novara
Model: Careema
Color:Blue
Size:women’s
Serial: U9YK28738
Photo: http://pics.livejournal.com/iamsamwise/pic/0001zp6s/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2010-10-18
Stolen From: The bike rack on the southeast corner of Tacoma/13th Ave.
Neighborhood: Sellwood
Owner: Rachel Mohr
OwnerEmail: rachelmariemohr@yahoo.com
Description: It’s missing the front tire: I had two locks on it, a U-lock through the front and a cable lock wrapped around the frame and back tire. They froze and cut the cable lock, but couldn’t get through the U-lock. It has brand new fenders and a black Versa bike rack on back. The white leather grips had started to fray so there is some black tape wrapped around the right-hand handlebar.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 10-154995
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Big news from our neighbors to the north in Vancouver, British Columbia. They’ve been selected to host Velo-city Global, a major international cycling conference that hasn’t been held outside of Europe since 1996
This is big deal on a lot of levels. For starters, having a major bike conference like this in North America is an excellent opportunity for transportation advocates and planners from the U.S. to participate (Portland has nice, direct service to Vancouver via Amtrak!).
Vancouver is also a city that can offer some lessons to Portland in terms of bikeway development.
Several readers have emailed with questions about the cement barricades and other barriers on the eastbound Hawthorne Bridge viaduct as it approaches Grand Ave. Some of you thought it might be a pilot project for a new separated bikeway. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. But to find out more, I asked Multnomah County spokesperson Mike Pullen.
Here’s what the barricades are all about…
Year: 2005
Brand: Fuji
Model: Newest
Color:Blue/white
Size:44
Serial:IF4B13425
Photo: http://img222.imageshack.us/i/fuji.png/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2010-10-21
Stolen From: Backyard
Neighborhood: Buckman
Owner: Caroline Smith
OwnerEmail: smithcarolinem@gmail.com
Reward: negotiable
Description: It has blue bar tape, pedals with toe-clips, one water bottle holder, a mount for a bike computer, a mount for a front light, a mount for a handlebar bag, 650c x 23 wheels, and Terry liberator race saddle.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 10-155040
Year: 2008
Brand: Jamis
Model: Aurora
Color:copper/tan
Size:47
Serial: U81U13053
Photo: http://img243.imageshack.us/i/jamis.jpg/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2010-10-21
Stolen From: backyard
Neighborhood: buckman
Owner: Caroline Smith
OwnerEmail: smithcarolinem@gmail.com
Reward: negotiable
Description: It is built for touring with a front and rear rack. The rear rack has two stickers on it and a mount for a rear light on the back. It has tan handlebar tape and a brown Brooks B-17s saddle. It has 2 water bottle cages, clipless/platform pedals, black planet bike fenders, a mounted kickstand, and a mount for a bike computer. It has some scratches on the paint and the left crank. It has 700c x 32 tires.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 10-155040
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
An unprecedented partnership between federal agencies was on full display at a press conference this morning on the 23rd floor of the Portland Hilton. The occasion was the announcement of a $2 million federal grant for Washington County through the Obama Administration’s TIGER II program. The grant will go toward a transportation and community planning project for the Aloha-Reedville community (between Hillsboro and Beaverton).
I’ll share more about that project later today, but I want to share a conversation I had prior to the formal portion of the event with the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Ron Sims.
After a several weeks of what seemed like non-stop bike events, this weekend’s guide is comparatively light, accompanied by a damp forecast. Is it the calm before the storm? Probably yes, in more ways than one.
10:00am-4:00pm: Walls of Pride
Join the Dill Pickle Club, the Walls of Heritage Committee, and the Mallory Avenue Community Enrichment on this guided tour of Portland’s African American public art. The event will feature presentations from some of the artists and local curators, on an easy-paced 10 mile loop around town. Ride meets at the Mallory Ave Community Enrichment Center at 126 NE Alberta, tickets ($10) and are available through the event website here.