4/25: Hello readers and friends. I'm still recovering from a surgery I had on 4/11, so I'm unable to attend events and do typical coverage. See this post for the latest update. I'll work as I can and I'm improving every day! Thanks for all your support 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
Year: 2006
Brand: Trek
Model: 1000TWSD
Color:Blue
Serial: WTU345C2381A
Stolen in Portland, OR 97205
Stolen:2010-08-5
Stolen From: The bike was stolen from outside of my office on Stark and 10th in SW Portland.
Neighborhood: SW Portland
Owner: Olivia Halfen
OwnerEmail: oliviahalfen@yahoo.com
Description: There is a Cat Eye on the front, and two water bottle cages, and it has Shimano pedals.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2000
Brand: Kona
Model: Hoo ha
Color:Gold
Size:17″
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2010-08-11
Stolen From: My garage
near SE 20th and Belmont, 2 blocks away from Colonel Summers Park
Neighborhood: Inner SE Portland/ Buckman
Owner: Sara Jones
OwnerEmail: saurentz@yahoo.com
Reward: $100
Description: 17″ hybrid Kona Hoo ha, 700 cc wheels, gold. It does not have the original handlebar stem – I had it raised so that I could attach a front mounted baby seat.
Unfortunately, I have no photos or proof of ownership.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
According to Mike Wetter, the Senior Advisor to Metro Council President David Bragdon, the U.S. Department of Transportation is on the verge of a decision that could rapidly speed up the use of innovative bikeway treatments across America. Among supporters of a change to the policy is a national association of city transportation planners and U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer.
Currently, due to outdated federal standards, many bikeway designs that are common in Europe and Canada — like bike boxes, colored pavement markings, bike-only signals, and buffered bike lanes — are still considered “experimental” in the U.S.. This lack of official endorsement by the FHWA means city planners cannot use federal funds to install them and they encounter a host of significant barriers when trying to implement them. Wetter, along with transportation planners at PBOT and cities across the country, think current policies are unfair to urban jurisdictions and they might finally be close to changing them.
“What are a cyclist’s options when another cyclist causes damage or injury?”
— Nick V.
[Ask BikePortland is a regular feature. See past questions and learn the answers via our esteemed commenters here.]
This week’s Ask BikePortland comes from reader Nick V. Nick wants to know how to handle the aftermath of a bike-on-bike collision:
Thanks to Twitter, I was able to connect with Maria Boustead from Chicago-based Po Campo bags while she was in Portland this past weekend.
Po Campo launched last summer with bags for women who want style and function that look good on and off the bike. The company has only been around for about a year but they’ve already gained a strong foothold in Chicago and several other cities where urban biking is on the rise. The bags are also sold in Japan, the Netherlands, Australia and the U.K..
Year: 2009
Brand: Novara
Model: Buzz
Color:Black
Size:MED (17″)
Serial: U91K14585
Stolen in Portland, OR 97205
Stolen:2010-08-01
Stolen From: 2021 SW Main St (20th and Main).
Neighborhood: Goose Hollow
Owner: Bautista Reinoso
OwnerEmail: breinoso@yahoo.com
Reward: 100
Description: Front fork has an orange color detail near the axles. Front white reflector on handlebar is loose. It had a safety cable clipped to the center vertical pole of the frame.
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: 10-065341
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
A key group of elected officials and transportation bigwigs from Oregon and Washington convened this morning and agreed to adopt a major set of recommendations that will move the Columbia River Crossing project forward. The Project Sponsors Council unanimously agreed to push ahead on a 10-lane bridge and also agreed on significant changes to the Hayden Island interchange.
Event Name: Climate Ride – California
Event Start Date: 21 September 2010
Start Time: 08:00:00 AM
Web Site: http://www.climateride.org/rides/california/
Event Description: A 5 day, fully supported fundraiser ride from Eureka, CA to San Francisco, CA
Not sure why, but I’ve been getting a lot of interesting photos via reader emails lately. I shared a few last week, and who can forget the “don’t share the road” license plate? (Incidentally, the owner of that plate has gotten in touch with me wants to chat more about it).
So here goes, three more photos that give a glimpse into biking’s place in Portland.
The first one came to us via JJ Heldmann’s Twitter feed. It’s a specially crafted latte by the folks at St. Honore Bakery in Lake Oswego…
Year: 1970s
Brand: Raleigh
Model: Grand Prix
Color:white
Stolen in , OR
Stolen:2010-08-9
Stolen From: My front porch near 70th and Woodstock
Neighborhood: Mt. Scott / Arleta (SE Portland)
Owner: Margaret Cunningham
OwnerEmail: margaretclairecunningham@gmail.com
Description: white mixte frame, some paint chips, peeling stickers, drop bars wrapped in old tubes. Rear fender/ beam-style rack.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
Here’s the news that caught our eye this week:
– The San Francisco bike infrastructure injunction has been lifted! The city is preparing to roll out 35 bike lanes that it’s planned over the last four years, during which bicycling rates in the city have skyrocketed.
– Blueprint America’s special report on the supposedly simple act of crossing the street in an Atlanta suburb is a harrowing and inspiring call for immediate and necessary reconsideration of car-centric planning. Watch the 8 minute video here.
Year: 07
Brand: Trek
Model: 3700
Color:black
Stolen in Portland, OR 97229
Stolen:2010-08-8
Stolen From: bethany meadows apartmentz
Owner: Daniel Boggs
OwnerEmail: danielwboggs@gmail.com
Description: flat black, trek, 07
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike