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Live! Bike Master Plan hearing at Planning Commission

[UPDATE, 10/28 10:30am: I’ve summarized and analyzed the hearing in a separate post.]

Let the hearing begin!
(Photos © J. Maus)

Tonight the Portland Planning Commission will get a presentation from City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) staff about the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030. This is a public hearing and, despite it being the opening game of the Portland Trail Blazers’ season, there are actually quite a few people here ready to testify.

As I rolled up to the bike parking outside, City of Portland bike coordinator Roger Geller was locking up. He said (with a grin), “I think we’ll hear it from both sides tonight… from people who think we’re going too far [for bikes] and those who think we’re not going far enough.”

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Blue Cannondale 2002

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Year: 2002
Brand: Cannondale
Color:Blue
Size:men’s
Stolen in Portland, OR 97219
Stolen:2009-10-20
Stolen From: from my garage along with my women’s kona mountain bike. 6815 SW Virginia Avenue, portland, or 97219
Neighborhood: John’s Landing
Owner: Ann Marie Fallow
OwnerEmail: annmarie.fallow@nike.com
Description: men’s cannondale bike
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Dark Green TREK 7500 1999

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Year: 1999
Brand: TREK
Model: 7500
Color:Dark Green
Size:20″
Serial: WTUD009395R
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2009-10-27
Stolen From: Backyard of house on 39th between N.E. Failing and N.E. Shaver
Neighborhood: Beaumont-Wilshire
Owner: Tom Sincic
OwnerEmail: sincict@mindspring.com
Description: Green Bike with men’s black seat with rear light below seat, attachment for light on handlbar, attachment on frame to hold bike lock and lock was on the bike when stolen, kickstand, black rack carrier over back wheel. Bike is in excellent condition. Purchased at Bike Gallery with sticker on frame.
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: Temporary Report #T09000048
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Pinkish KONA 2000

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Year: 2000
Brand: KONA
Color:Pinkish
Stolen in Portland, OR 97219
Stolen:2009-10-20
Stolen From: My garage….6815 SW Virginia Avenue, Portland, OR 97219
Neighborhood: Johns Landing
Owner: Ann Marie Fallow
OwnerEmail: annmarie.fallow@nike.com
Description: Magenta Kona Mountain bike. Has a bike seat made for a woman by a woman. There is a tear on the seat with duck tape covering it. There are 2 bike locks around the base of the seat.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

White TREK 7500 2000

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Year: 2000
Brand: TREK
Model: 7500
Color:White
Size:17.5″
Serial: WTUF034531s
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2009-10-26
Stolen From: Backyard of our house at 39th between N.E. Failing & N.E. Shaver.
Neighborhood: Beaumont-Wilshire
Owner: Sally Sincic
OwnerEmail: sincicsj@mindspring.com
Description: Bike had kickstand, women’s cushioned black seat, toe straps, attachment for cat-eye light on front handlebar, insulated waterbottle carrier, black carrier rack over rear wheel with black zippered expandable case that sat on top and rear light attached to back of rack. Bike is in excellent condition.
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: Temporary Report # T09000048
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Full text of master plan comments from Sullivan’s Gulch Trail Committee

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As a follow-up to our story yesterday about how some local trail advocates are concerned that the proposed Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 does not go far enough in support of off-street paths, below is the full text of formal comments that will be submitted by the nine-member, ad-hoc Sullivans Gulch Trail Committee

Comments 
on the Draft Portland Bicycle Master Plan
October 26, 2009

Thank you for the opportunity to provide these comments on the Bicycle Master Plan. As users, supporters and benefactors of our cycling facilities it is a pleasure to be able to help build on so many successes. We are writing to encourage more resources be dedicated to off-street infrastructure including the development of pathways around the City and region. We envision a network of pathways that moves beyond the shared on-street facilities and traditional multi-use pathways. A network that provides a truly exceptional level of service for cyclists that would equate to bicycle expressways –safe and uninterrupted corridors that encourage new cyclists and their families.

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Tis the season to get lit and try not to slip

Rain rider.
(Photo © J. Maus)

The rain has come, the ground is full of leaves, and darkness falls ever earlier. Add it all up and things get a tad trickier on a bike this time of year.

We thought it was a good time to share a quick reminder about staying lit and watching out for slippery spots.

I got an email from a reader who witnessed an “ugly bike crash” on N. Willamette last night. He said a girl wiped out and “smacked her (helmet-less) head very badly”. Luckily the reader knew how to respond and took care of her until EMTs arrived.

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Newly formed Hillsdale Bicycle Coalition pushes bike parking

Hillsdale Bicycle Coalition in the news.

From the Hillsdale News comes word of the Hillsdale Bicycle Coalition (HBC), a fledgling bike advocacy group that is already working on its first project.

According to the story, the group was formed to go after a $5,000 grant created through proceeds of a community book sale. They got the grant and now they’re already working to build “visible, accessible and convenient” bike racks.

The first rack they plan to install — slated for installation in March — will go in front of Food Front and Baker & Spice on SW Capitol Highway in Hillsdale. But that’s just the start, HBC co-founder Dave Johnson has sights set on lots more:

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Downtown church to dedicate permanent bicycle shrine

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Flyer for the event.

St. Stephen’s Church in downtown Portland wants to create a place to “remember those who use bicycles as transportation, and to remember those who have died while cycling.” Next week, they’ll dedicate the Madonna del Ghisallo Portland Bicycle Shrine.

Madonna del Ghisallo was originally the patroness of vulnerable travelers. In 1949, she was recognized as a patroness of cyclists and a shrine currently exists today in Lake Como, Italy, the town where her apparition was first witnessed.

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I-205 path update: Lighting project almost done and a study to make it better

Looking north towards SE Division
from I-205 path.
(Photos © J. Maus)

TriMet is close to completion of their $3.8 million, stimulus-funded project to add lighting and other improvements to a seven-mile stretch of the I-205 multi-use path. The path is also the subject of an online survey and study being conducted by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Alta Planning and Design that seeks to identify problem spots and prioritize improvements.

TriMet re-opened a portion of the I-205 path back in July. The final section — extending south to Clackamas Town Center — was scheduled to open along with the Green Line MAX last month. However, TriMet now says the path is scheduled to re-open on November 7th.

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