Looking north on Naito Parkway just before NW Couch Street. Steel Bridge is in the background. File photo: 5/7/07 [More photos here]
Monday Night Racing roars back to PIR
The 11th annual Monday Night Bike Race series kicks off tonight at Portland International Raceway (PIR). This popular series runs through August 27th and according to organizer Jim Anderson it’s one of the most popular series of its kind in the country,
“There seem to be more cyclists than ever, and they keep discovering that Portland International Raceway is a great bike-racing venue: it has great pavement, it’s completely closed to car traffic, and it’s right in Portland’s back yard.”
Mayor adds Bicycle Master Plan back into budget
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Mayor Tom Potter has just sent a letter to all four City Commissioners and the City Auditor detailing six additional expenditures he will be able to fund in the budget.
Included among them is $100,000 for the Bicycle Master Plan Update process. Here’s an excerpt from the letter:
“OMF (Office of Management & Finance) has advised me of $2 million in additional revenue in FY 2006-07 from higher than expected business license receipts. These funds were received and reported following the April 15 business tax filing deadline. This well result in $2 million in additional one-time funds for FY 2007-08. The timing of this good news fits well with the budget approval on May 16.
New map, new energy connect Portland and Milwaukie
PDOT’s Transportation Options Division specializes in individualized marketing programs that help make it easy for Portlanders to choose to walk, bike, or take transit.
Weekend recap: bike move, path clean-up and more!
On Saturday, a group of cyclists showed up to help Savannah Teller-Brown move-by-bike. Photo: Dat Nguyen
Stolen Shimano 600
105 rear freewheel, shimano 600 front wheel. both 700c. both wheels stolen off locked bike
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Shift unveils Pedalpalooza poster
With just one month before the kickoff of Pedalpalooza, Shift has unveiled this year’s event poster:
Stolen bridgestone kabuki
sachs front derailur with green spring
mavic silver double wall rims
red spraypainted back rack
selle italia seat
sugino 3 ring cranks withoversized big ring
shifters on stem
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Stolen Gary Fisher Unknown
Broken shifter cover on right side, tip of bike seat taped
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Stolen Novara Strada
Fully loaded w/ under seat tool kit, pump, computer; has 800 miles on it but still looks brand new. Stolen from Hayden Bay Marina on 4/15/07 from a locked Thule bike rack.
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