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Garbage truck/bike collision at SE 50th and Hawthorne – UPDATED

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

View of SE 50th and Hawthorne.
Truck was pointed west and coming
out of eastern most intersection.

There was a crash at around 7:00 am this morning at SE Hawthorne and 50th involving a woman on a bike and a garbage truck. The truck operator was headed west on Hawthorne when the collision occurred. This is the portion of Hawthorne where there’s a bend in the road and most eastbound traffic is diverted south onto 50th.

The extent of the women’s injuries are unknown. I’m awaiting more details from the Police Bureau Trafffic Division. Here’s what KATU TV is reporting:

Year: 2008
Brand: Giant
Model: FCR 3
Size:Small
Serial: gs8v4837
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2010-08-18
Stolen From: 1200 NW Marhall St, ASA Flats
Neighborhood: Pearl
Owner: Aziz Jarrahzadeh
OwnerEmail: aziz.jarrah@gmail.com
Description: Black/silver FCR 3 – performance spd spedals with black burn flea lights
Police record with: portland PD
Police reference#: T10005474
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Metro, City purchase land to build trail in Baltimore Woods

Baltimore Woods looking south
with St. Johns Bridge in the background.
(Photo: NPGreenway)

Metro and the City of Portland have collaborated to purchase six acres of land north of the St. Johns Bridge where they plan to extend the Willamette River Greenway Trail by over one-third mile. The $1.9 million purchase was made possible by Metro’s 2006 natural areas bond measure, the City of Portland’s Grey to Green initiative.

The land is an area known as Baltimore Woods and is located adjacent to N. Decatur Street at North Caitlin Avenue. A statement from Metro says the purchase will “help fill the gap between Cathedral and Pier parks.”

A tour of the Historic Columbia River Highway

Rolling on the Historic
Columbia River Highway State Trail.
(Photos © J. Maus)

ODOT is hosting a presentation and open house tomorrow night (8/24) to get public input on the remaining 11-mile segment of the proposed Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail.

I took a ride on a segment of the trail back in 2007 and it was superb. Since then, advocates have worked closely with ODOT and Oregon State Parks on their dream of fully re-building the entire route. The old highway was completed in 1922, but fell into disrepair when Interstate 84 was built.

Get on the bike train!
(Photo © J. Maus)

Remember back in May when I happened upon the Beach Elementary School bike train? Now, a former volunteer intern with the City of Portland’s Safe Routes to Schools program is organizing the first-ever Portland Bike Train Conference.

Recent college grad Kiel Johnson says he helped get the Beach School bike train going last year and it was “really successful” so he wants to bring the idea to other schools. The Beach bike train averaged about 10-20 riders per week. On one morning back in May, over 100 kids and parents rolled into school together, cementing Beach’s reputation as a school where biking is taken seriously.

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg introduced
a major study and new policies that
will make it safer to walk in the Big Apple.
(Photo: NYC DOT)

Morning folks and welcome to the Roundup…

— The New York City DOT released a “landmark” study on walking that will help them push even farther, faster in re-claiming their streets for people (more details in NYC DOT press release).

— In St. Charles County, Missouri, the rural road bike ban is still being considered. The man who proposed the ban, Councilman Joe Brazil, has now issued two other options. He calls one of them a “fall-back ordinance” and it would require people riding on certain “dangerous stretches of highway” to wear “a blinking light, a flag and a mirror.” I’m not kidding.

Year: 2009
Brand: Cannondale
Model: F5 mountain bike
Color:Black
Size:Medium
Serial: UM96406
Photo: http://portlandpollyanna.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/newbike.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2010-08-15
Stolen From: Across the street from Pioneer Courthouse on Yamhill and 5th.
Neighborhood: Downtown
Owner: Kate Laudermilk
OwnerEmail: kate.laudermilk@gmail.com
Reward: negotiable
Description: Slicks, pannier rack, clipless pedals, suspension.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 10-153816
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

blue Peugeot 1978

Year: 1978
Brand: Peugeot
Color:blue
Size:62cm
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2010-08-21
Stolen From: SE 30th and Francis
Neighborhood: SE portland
Owner: Brandon Baker
OwnerEmail: applesloth@gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: Blue 1978 Peugeot with red chain ring honey brown brooks saddle brooks peddle straps blue handle bar grip with bull horn style handle bars
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black/silver Giant FCR-3 2008

Year: 2008
Brand: Giant
Model: FCR-3
Color:Black/silver
Size:M
Serial:GV718006
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/frekur/2806877334/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97201
Stolen:2010-08-21
Stolen From: Outside the School of Education building at PSU on the corner of SW Harrison and Broadway.
Neighborhood: SW at PSU campus
Owner: Laura Bentz
OwnerEmail: Lsbentz@gmail.com
Reward: $250 and brunch 🙂
Description: The bike looks as it does in the photo, except with plastic Planet Bike dark green fenders on both wheels, and overall a bit more dirty. 🙂 Call 215.801.2475 if found. Thank you!
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Weekend Event Guide

[Note: This post was originally published on Wednesday, 8/18)]

Portland Parks & Rec is hosting the
All-City BMX Jam on Saturday.

It looks like this heat wave is finally starting to pass, and the upcoming weekend should be blissfully mild. As a reward for all of your sweat and sunburns allow me to present a jam-packed event guide for your riding pleasure.

Friday, August 20th

4:30pm-6:30pm: Portland Opera Bikes Beerana
Stop by the Portland Opera Center (on the Eastbank Esplanade south of OMSI) after work and enjoy complimentary Widmer beer, snacks, and samplings from their upcoming presentations of Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” and Orff’s “Carmina Burana” on their riverfront patio. Located at the south end of the Eastbank Esplanade at 211 SE Caruthers St.

Year: 2002
Brand: Cannondale
Model: Criterium
Color:Red White
Size:7 Speed Road
Serial: 65610890047
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2010-08-20
Stolen From: The bike rack outside 24 Hour in the Pearl.
Neighborhood: Pearl District
Owner: Chris Coleman
OwnerEmail: chrisc@pcs.org
Reward: $50
Description: This is a 7 speed road bike, with white handlebars.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T10005405
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

red schwinn sprint 1980ish

Year: 1980ish
Brand: schwinn
Model: sprint
Color:red
Size:49cm
Photo: http://oldtenspeedgallery.com/blog/wp-content/bikes/hugh-schwinn-sprint/hugh-schwinn-sprint02.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2010-08-19
Stolen From: backyard, NE emerson and 15th.
Neighborhood: vernon
Owner: diana berkowitz
OwnerEmail: dianaberky@gmail.com
Reward: 100.00
Description: old red paint, drop bars, black and older handle bar tape, toe clips
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Garbage truck/bike collision at SE 50th and Hawthorne – UPDATED

Giant FCR 3 2008

Metro, City purchase land to build trail in Baltimore Woods

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Conference will help schools get on the bike train

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Black/silver Giant FCR-3 2008

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red schwinn sprint 1980ish

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