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Brand: Bianchi
Model: Milano
Color:black/large
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2010-11-2
Stolen From: 222 NW Davis St, Portland, or
Neighborhood: Old Town
Owner: Lori Fitch
OwnerEmail: lori@focm.org
Description: black, women’s step through
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) understands that in order to make bicycling more attractive — and to reach its goal of 25% bike mode share by 2030 — riding a bike must compete better with driving a car. Put another way, bicycling must be seen by a larger number of people as being a convenient option. Beyond building bike-friendly infrastructure, there are other ways to accomplish this sense of convenience. One way to make bicycle travel more efficient is by building a system that causes fewer delays for bicycle traffic.
Year: 2009
Brand: Trek
Model: 7100
Color:Light Blue
Size:18″
Serial: WTU010C1126D
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2010-11-15
Stolen From: Bike rack 10′ off SW Hall Street, north side, between 5th and 6th Avenues SW
Neighborhood: PSU
Owner: Julie Haun
OwnerEmail: timhouchen@comcast.net
Description: Ladies frame, upright handlebars, white fenders, medium brown saddle, right hand handlebar shifter is damaged, clip on front and rear LED strobe lights
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Brand: Trek Hybrid
Color:Black
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2010-11-7
Stolen From: Lost at Lloyd Center in the evening.
Neighborhood: NE Portland
Owner: erin weisensee
OwnerEmail: wfamily86@gmail.com
Description: Bike had metal rack on the back tire.
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: 10-155511
Brand: Rocky Mountain
Model: Hard tail bike w city tires
Color:Gray
Size:Large
Stolen in 97239, OR
Stolen:2010-11-14
Stolen From: Corbett ave by I-5 overpass residence front porch
Neighborhood: Johns Landing
Owner: Ellie Swanson
OwnerEmail: eswanson@lclark.edu
Reward: $150
Description: Grey hard-tail mountain bike frame with city tires, red ”rocky mountain” graphic, clip-on fenders.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 10-15538
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
[Note: We announced vendor sign-ups for BikeCraft just last week, and we’ve already got over 30 amazing artisans ready to share their creations with you. This is the first in our Meet Your Maker series of BikeCraft vendors that will give you a closer look at the makers behind the products. The audio slideshow below was created by new BikePortland contributor Russ Roca.]
This is getting out of hand. If you were not convinced that Portland was Transportation Wonk Capitol of the World, consider what’s on the schedule for tonight:
Columbia River Crossing: A More Sensible Alternative?:
A conversation with George Crandall, urban designer; Bill Scott, founder and general manager of Zipcar; and Joe Cortright, economist.
Three of the region’s top experts in design, economics and transportation offer a cheaper, more buildable alternative to the proposed 1-5 bridge over the Columbia River.
You might have missed it on Friday afternoon, but the extremely close race for president of Metro has officially been won by Tom Hughes.
Hughes, a former mayor of Hillsboro, won a close contest (less than 1,000 votes in over 400,000 cast) over Bob Stacey, the former director of the land-use non-profit 1000 Friends of Oregon.
Both men are Democrats, but Hughes was the more conservative candidate. While Bob Stacey was outspoken in his opposition to the Columbia River Crossing, Hughes supports the controversial project. Hughes also got into a bit of hot water earlier this month when we found out he spoke in support of a bike registration fee as a way to counter the perception that bikes don’t pay their fair share.
Listen to the audio below. It’s from a communique between a TriMet bus operator and the emergency dispatcher. It was posted to YouTube via TriMet’s infamous multimedia expert/employee Al Marguiles:
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).