Wanted to point out today’s Oregonian article on the new bikeway network signs. For most of you, these signs are old news.
What’s cool about the article (besides the nice photo) is that I believe it’s the first time a comment on BikePortland.org has been quoted in the Oregonian.
Here’s the last paragraph of the story:
Bike Walk Vote, the political action committee that tries to get bicycle and pedestrian friendly candidates into elected office, has just released their endorsements for the 2006 election.
Never heard of Bike Walk Vote? They were key in pushing the current bike-friendly Transportation Commissioner Sam Adams into office in 2004 (back then they were known as Bike/Walk PAC). Specifically, they handed out almost 4000 flyers to cyclists on downtown bridges and popular bikeways, contributed cash to campaigns, and participated in phone banks to help spread the word.
[For reference, here are the previous posts on this issue:
Springwater development may nix trail improvement
Springwater development update]
This morning I spoke with Wayne Kingsley, the owner on record of the land being purchased by SK Northwest. Wayne is a well-known local businessman and president of American Waterways, Inc. owner and operator of the Portland Spirit cruise ship that runs on the Willamette.
While Kingsley can’t speak for SK Northwest (they haven’t returned my call), he was able to illustrate for me the concerns he has for allowing a recreational trail to go through the property.
[Posted by “babyluna151”]
Womens 06 PINK Specialized Hardrock Stolen from PSU!
My bike was stolen from PSU today (4/26). It was parked between Smith and Cramer Hall, with all the other bikes on the Smith side. It was locked with a Specialized cable lock. Thank you for looking!
Frame: Specialized Hardrock Frame
– Womens Specific 15″
– One-off (paint sample) color: Pink (No others made)
– No canti brake bosses, Disc only frame.
Fork: Surly 100mm Black Rigid fork
Stem/Bar: Truvativ XR stem/handlebar
Post: Specialized black 30.9 mm Seatpost
Headset: Aheadset Headset 1 1/8″
Saddle: Specialized Womens Jett 143mm saddle color: White
Shifter: Sram x7 8spd right (rear) shifter
Rear Derailleur: Sram 5.0 8spd
Crank: Shimano LX (polished clean) crankset w/32T ring
and Raceface bashguard (4 Bolt)
Front Wheel: WTB Laserdisc/Sun DS2 B2 hole – Disc Specific Wheel
with bolt-on skewers.
Rear Wheel: Shimano Deore/Sun DS2 32 hole – Disc Specific Wheel
with bolt-on skewers.
Brakes: Avid BB7 Ball Bearing – Cable Activated Disc Brakes
Bottom Bracket: Shimano ES-50 68X121mm specific size for LX cranks.
Chain: Sram PC48 8spd Chain
If found or have any info, please contact me! I just moved to Portland from North Carolina and this is my vehicle 🙁
Natalie Helman
503-231-3703
Kevin Hulick will be sponsored by Vanilla Bicycles for the 2006 cyclocross season. Hulick, who won the “A” category in the prestigious Cross Crusade series last year, will join accomplished racers Shannon Skerritt, Molly Cameron, and Rhonda Mazza aboard a swanky new Vanilla cross bike this fall.
Hulick, who went to school and raced bikes at Chico State University in California, now splits his time between Corvallis and Portland. He’s “pretty excited to be riding bikes built by Sacha,” and who wouldn’t be?
Sacha White, the former Portland bike messenger behind the southeast Portland based company, has become one of the most sought after custom bike builders in the world.
BikeCraft 2008 will be on Wednesday, December 10 at Roots Organic Brewing on SE 7th just south of Hawthorne, 5:30pm to close.
I’m excited to announce that BikeCraft is coming to the Multonomah County Bike Fair (MCBF). MCBF is the biggest, baddest bike party of the year and what better place to feature Portland’s bevy of bikey artists and crafters?
The tranquil roads inside the Riverview Cemetery (Google map) are a popular daily route for hundreds of Portland cyclists. Commuters prefer the cemetery because alternate routes like Barbur Blvd. and Terwilliger Blvd. are full of high-speed motorists. Recreational cyclists like the scenery and access to the Waterfront Trail and many competitive cyclists use the cemetery’s hilly roads for training sessions.
However, a recent episode between a cyclist and maintenance workers has led to a discussion with the cemetery’s management about safety concerns that may lead to a future prohibition of bikes inside the cemetery.
I love street fairs. Besides meeting people and hanging out, closing streets to motorized traffic just makes me happy. This Saturday (10-5pm), the City of Portland, Kaiser, the Concordia Neighborhood and the Fox Chase Business Association, will kick off summer street fair season with The Northeast Spring Thing.
In addition to a ton of great performances (including Capoeira) and live music, the Spring Thing is the official kick-off of the City of Portland’s Northeast Hub Project, which I covered last week. The Transportation Options crew will be on hand to give out free bike helmets for kids, lead a neighborhood family bike trailer ride, and give away free bike maps and other goodies.
OMSI is offering a 2-for-1 or half-price ticket deal for anyone that rides to this Sunday’s showing of “Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France” at their OMNIMAX Dome Theater.
This IMAX movie explores the brainwaves of elite professional cyclists as they push their bodies to the limit. Looks like an interesting movie and it’s great that OMSI is encouraging cyclists to “ride-in”. This special offer is good for the 11am, 1pm, or 3pm showings.
**Note to all you racers and speed demons, remember that the Esplanade is a multi-use path and it will be full of people. Please be careful and make your presence known when you pass.
SK Northwest‘s plans to develop on the Willamette River, and their opposition to an existing trail easement (see this comment) a potential trail that would connect a popular portion of the Springwater Corridor Trail, has been met with serious concern from the community. Last week’s post has generated over 40 comments and many groups – including the HAND neighborhoord association, the BTA, and the Wasabi Paddling Club – have written letters and expressed strong opposition to their application.
[The public comment period ends this Thursday, here’s a handy mailto link that will email all the necessary contacts.]
According to an SK Northwest representative, the company has received “a lot of negative feedback about this.” However, despite the huge outcry and negative PR (KOIN-TV also paid them a visit), they don’t seem to be backing down from their application.
Volunteers with Shift to Bikes – the local group behind Pedalpalooza, Breakfast on the Bridges, and bike moves – aren’t usually seen wearing lycra. But Patrick Bardel hopes to change all that.
He’s working with a friend (who designs shoes for Nike) to produce the first-ever Shift jersey. The design on the right is just a rought draft and they won’t be available for a few months…but I have a hunch these will be popular, so I wanted to put them on your radar screen.
Last Saturday CHUNK DCLXVI (666) held a framebuilding workshop. The idea was to invite local framebuilders and show them the fine art of building a bike, CHUNK-style. Here’s more from the event invite:
“You know how to build a bike. We want to teach you how not to build a bike. A sorta monster garage with no cameras and more beer. You are encouraged to bring raw materials (old frames, wheels, beer, etc.) and safety equipment (gloves, gogs, beer, etc). You are not allowed to bring or use poofter stuff like brass, flux, virgin steel or calipers. I think we will allow files since were a little short on those but limit it to one or two. All jigs will be made of 2x4s and old innertubes or whatever else you can find lying around. All welds will be made with an oxy torch and coat hangers.”