🚨 Please note that BikePortland slows down during this time of year as I have family in town and just need a break! Please don't expect typical volume of news stories and content. I'll be back in regular form after the new year. Thanks. - Jonathan 🙏

The Monday Roundup

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Door-zone bike lanes got a beat-down
last week.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Here’s the news that caught our eye this week:

– A reporter had low expectations for his assignment to visit Los Angeles on a budget that did not allow him to rent a car–and had a blast, enjoying the city far more by bicycle and bus than he ever had from behind the wheel.

– Two friends have recently made a religious pilgrimage to Mecca from their home in South Africa by bicycle (with an unplanned leg by airplane after they were denied entry into Ethiopia).

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Black Trek 1000 c. 2003

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Year: c. 2003
Brand: Trek
Model: 1000
Color:Black
Size:50cm
Serial: GN313283
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2010-11-4
Stolen From: Grant High School parking lot
Neighborhood: Grant High School
Owner: William Diebold
OwnerEmail: wdiebold@reed.edu
Reward: yes
Description: Black Trek 1000 road bike; a bit worn.
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: 10-155400
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Event: Progressive Food Carties Lovers Ride-Thanksgiving Edition (11/27/10)

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Event Name: Progressive Food Carties Lovers Ride-Thanksgiving Edition
Event Start Date: 27 November 2010
Start Time: 1:30:00 PM
Event Description: Join us for the second Food Carties Lovers Ride. we will be hosting a family friendly ride to food cart pods around downtown Portland eating our way as we go.

Meet under the walkway by Smith Memorial Hall at Portland State University

Portland State University
SW Harrison Street and SW Broadway
Portland, OR

This will be an easy, family paced ride around downtown Portland stopping at different food cart pods having or attempting to have a Thanksgiving meal along the way.
Bring $ to pay for your dinner, and a good appetite for delicious food.

Contact Email: sbphotos(at)me(dot)com

yellow and blue Trek

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Brand: Trek
Color:yellow and blue
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2010-11-11
Stolen From: lloyd center
Neighborhood: North East Portland
Owner: Sepeda Cristina
OwnerEmail: janaia.frazier@gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: The bike is yellow with blue details. It has a spedometer and cage-style pedals. It is a super unique bike. Blue grip tape and a sticker from a bike shop out of state.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Black Kona Dew Dew Plus 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Kona Dew
Model: Dew Plus
Color:Black
Size:52cm
Serial: AA90700148
Stolen in Portland, OR 97203
Stolen:2010-11-5
Stolen From: Outside Mehling Hall on University of Portland’s campus.
Owner: Lisa Chulich
OwnerEmail: lchulich@yahoo.com
Description: It’s still a relatively new hybrid. The main distinguishable features would be a few scratches on the frame and punctured bike seat from a crash.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 10-155404
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black Kona DewPlus 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Kona
Model: DewPlus
Color:Black
Size:45cm
Serial: AA90700136
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2010-11-12
Stolen From: The Edge Apartment building (the apartments attached the the NW REI building), on NW Kearney and 14th. It was locked to the bike racks to the right of the building entrance.
Neighborhood: Pearl District
Owner: Leana Galiel
OwnerEmail: leana.galiel@gmail.com
Description: It has disc lock brakes, 10 speed, raised curved in handlebars, and it had a holder for a lock. Other than the handlebars, it was just the standard parts.
It was a pretty new bike, only got to ride it a couple times, and bought it new.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T10007704
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

New buffered bike lane on SE Division (in Gresham)

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Detail of Gresham’s new striping on Division.
(Larger version)

Fresh of their Bronze award from the League of American Bicyclists, Gresham (our neighbor to the east) is charging ahead with their bike plans. Thanks to a tip from reader Adam Osborn, we’ve learned about the new, bicycle-only travel lane being installed on SE Division.

Similar to what Portland did on SE Holgate, a 1.5 mile stretch of Division from SE 175th Place (Gresham’s western border) to just west of NW Birdsdale Ave will soon have six-foot wide, curbside travel lanes for bicycles with a one and a half foot buffer from the adjacent travel lanes. To make room for this change, the City of Gresham removed on-street parking for the entire stretch.

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Series recap and look-ahead to Sunday’s Cross Crusade finale

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Story written by race reporter/photographer Pat Malach of Oregon Cycling Action.

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A scene from past Crusade action
at Barton Park.
(Photo © J. Maus)

The world’s most popular participatory cyclocross series winds up its 2010 run Sunday when Cross Crusade #8 invades Barton Park off of Highway 224 east of Clackamas about 20 miles from downtown Portland.

Recently crowned Canadian National Champion Chris Sheppard will be on hand to try and wrest back control of the men’s overall series from current leader Shannon Skerritt, who seized the series lead after Sheppard missed three races in a row as he prepared for the Canadian race Nov. 6.

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A dispatch from St. Petersburg, Russia

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Our former news intern Adams Carroll
wrenching at the free bike repair shop
he opened in a pedestrian plaza
in St. Petersburg.
(Photo: MR7 News Russia)

The other day I heard from one of our former news interns, Adams Carroll. We loved having Adams on the team. He’s a great photographer and writer and he loves bikes. We were sad to see him go, but he moved on to chase an opportunity he couldn’t pass up — which just so happened to be in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Yesterday (thanks to Facebook) Adams filled me in on the St. Petersburg bike scene and his involvement in it. Below is Adams’ dispatch:

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The quest for Oregon’s “Next Top (Transportation) Model”

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New models could help level the
playing field between modes.
(Photo © J. Maus)

High quality models are essential to making the right decisions about how we build our transportation systems. What do beautiful people have to do with transportation? Nothing! I’m talking about transportation models.

For instance, if your model includes motorized vehicle “traffic flow” as a fundamental component and barely includes bicycles or other modes, what do you think the outcomes from that model will be? Yep, you guessed it, more highways to accomodate more cars, and a tiny scrap or two left for bicycles. Unfortunately, that situation is one of the major problems in transportation planning today.

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Jobs of the Week

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Two distinctly different positions on a singular topic are up for grabs this week. The topic is “racks” and the job opportunities go from administrative support to hands-on. So whether you type a mile a minute or you can install a set of crossbars in your sleep, there is a spot for you in our Job Listings.

Follow these links to learn more and apply. Good luck!

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