4/21: 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. I'll post as I can and should improve day-by-day. Thanks for all your support 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor

Pink Bridgestone 550 Racing Series 1988

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Year: 1988
Brand: Bridgestone
Model: 550 Racing Series
Color:Pink
Size:About 56 cm
Photo: http://instagram.com/p/aMfNIEudrJ/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2014-05-20
Stolen From: SE 28th & SE Holgate
Neighborhood: Holgate/Reed
Owner: Dehlia Ackley
OwnerEmail: dehliaackley( atsign )gmail.com
Reward: $50 & unending love & gratitude. Maybe dinner?
Description: Bright pink bike with black glittery seat and a black front basket. Fixed Gear. Pink grips, pink chain, pink rim walls. Pake brand crank shaft.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 14-401885
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

mat black Trek FX 7.2 2014

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Year: 2014
Brand: Trek
Model: FX 7.2
Color:mat black
Size:20″
Serial: WTU350C9568H
Stolen in Portland, OR 97220
Stolen:2014-05-19
Stolen From: Kmart. Locked up inside the front doors.12350 Sandy Blvd. PDX OR.
Neighborhood: Parkrose
Owner: Kirk Holmes
OwnerEmail: kirkdavis61(A T)gmail.com
Reward: Doing the right thing.
Description: The bike was one week old.Like I said it is mat black w/red detail.Trigger shift,2 water cages and rear fender.
Police record with: Portland
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Guest article: Envisioning a ‘commercial greenway’ along 28th Avenue

Detail of “commercial greenway” concept
for NE/SE 28th Ave.
(Graphics by Paulsen/Falbo/Davis)

This post is part of our ongoing coverage of the 20s Bikeway Project. It was written by Kirk Paulsen, a member of the project’s stakeholder advisory committee. (He’s also a traffic analyst for Lancaster Engineering by day.)

Hello fellow BikePortland readers, we want your opinion!

But first, a bit of backstory…

I’m a member of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) for PBOT’s 20s Bikeway project. As you know, the project so far has spurred a lively discussion, especially surrounding the central section along 28th Avenue.

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On the podcast: Fashion on bikes, from long skirts to Lycra

Producer Lily Karabaic showing her high-heel riding
skills during the Bowie vs. Prince Pedalpalooza ride.
(Photo by J.Maus/BikePortland)

If you are what you wear, being yourself is often a challenge for people who ride bikes.

Armed with the practical tips of guest host Meghan Sinnott, our latest podcast episode is here to help. Sinnott joined producer Lillian Karabaic, Jonathan and me to talk about how to make people say “You got here on a bike?”

We tackle the best heels for biking in; Jonathan’s affection for sport gear (and the times when he decides to abandon it); whether chain guards are necessary; and whether we should “light up our children like road cones” when they hit the road themselves. Even our recording engineer, Brock Dittus, pops in with a tip about men’s pants.

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PBOT offers bikers a ‘Quick Fix’ of donuts, coffee and conversation

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PBOT Quick Fix event-3

Sunday Parkways? Nope. Just the
morning commute on N Willamette Blvd
(with a free donut stop).
(Photos J. Maus/BikePortland)

It was like a mini Sunday Parkways this morning on N Willamette Boulevard. As part of their National Bike Month outreach efforts, The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) set up a “Quick Fix” station to offer free coffee, donuts and lube jobs to anyone who happened to be biking by. And business was brisk.

Andy and Cheryl Kehrli where two of dozens of people who stopped by. Andy held a mug of coffee in one hand and his bike in the other while PBOT staffer Abra McNair lubed up his squeaky chain. “We were just riding over to get coffee and we knew this would be here,” said Andy. He told me he bike commuted to work for nine years before he retired a few years ago. Now he and Cheryl ride every day. “We just sold our Prius,” he said, “Because it never gets driven.”

This part of north Portland (the Overlook/Arbor Lodge/University Park neighborhoods) is booming with bicycling these days and quiet, calm streets like Willamette are a big reason why. It also doesn’t hurt that some of the city’s best neighborhood greenway streets — like Concord, Bryant, and Wabash — criss-cross the area. There were so many people biking out on Willamette this morning that when a car did come rumbling by, it seemed out of place. Or, as PBOT’s McNair put it, “Cars just seem awkward on this street.”

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Dark Red Avigo Raw/Extreme 2012

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Year: 2012
Brand: Avigo
Model: Raw/Extreme
Color:Dark Red
Size:20″
Stolen in Hillsboro, OR 97124
Stolen:2014-05-17
Stolen From: Ne Grant St and Cornell Rd
Neighborhood: Harefield
Owner: Tim Smith
OwnerEmail: tim.smithx1(A T)gmail.com
Reward: N/A
Description: Dark Red/Maroon with black handlebars/seat, Avigo Raw/Extreme 20″ boys bike, gyro handlebars, pegs front and back, broken plastic chain guard.
Police record with: Hillsboro Police
Police reference#: 14-804790
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Beige Bianchi Volpe

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Brand: Bianchi
Model: Volpe
Color:Beige
Size:53cm Cross Frame
Serial: WBK749099G
Photo: http://imgur.com/91lPlJP
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2014-05-19
Stolen From: Inside my apartment building. SE Division and SE 37th Ave, Portland, OR
Neighborhood: Richmond
Owner: Whitney Brien
OwnerEmail: wbrien2( atsign )gmail.com
Reward: $150
Description: Has a black rack attached at the rear. Black tape wound around bottom back right frame near pedal. Black water bottle cage in center. Ideally should still have bike lock wrapped around front handle bars. Please help find my bike!!
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Job: Warehouse Worker – Castelli USA – FILLED

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Sorry, this job has been filled. Browse more great jobs here.

Job Title
Warehouse Worker

Company/Organization
Castelli USA

Job Description
Castelli USA is seeking a full-time Warehouse Worker for our warehouse in NE Portland. The position performs various warehouse functions (picking, packing, shipping, receiving, etc.). Applicants should be highly motivated with an attention to detail and a team player.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Picking orders correctly, quickly and efficiently
• Packing and shipping orders using UPS Small Package plus some freight
• Receiving inbound products and putting away on shelves
• Keeping warehouse neat and clean
• Helping with physical inventory counts
• Process returns from customers
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS
• Must be detail oriented and organized
• Must have a positive attitude and be highly motivated
• Must be punctual and maintain a good attendance record

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
• High School Diploma
• 1-2 years Warehouse experience
• Basic PC skills, Word, Excel, Outlook, UPS Worldship

Our offices are in the Hollywood/Laurelhurst district of NE Portland and close to MAX and bike routes. We offer competitive salary, health care, 401k, profit sharing, PTO, and a generous product allowance.

How to Apply
Send your resume and cover letter to Mike Sheppard, Director of Operations at msheppard@castelli-us.com.

Profile: Nicholas Caleb, lonely voice for better biking in race for council

City Council Candidate Nicholas Caleb hands out signs in support of a citywide minimum wage hike in a demonstration on 82nd Avenue last month.
(Photo by M.Andersen/BikePortland)

The best way to understand the only vocally pro-bike candidate in tomorrow’s city elections might actually be to watch him drive a car.

“I drive at 20 mph, 25 mph inside the city at all times,” Nicholas Caleb said in an interview this month. “I just don’t think it’s safe. And I don’t care if people are beeping at me.”

As a campaign that calls, on every one of its signs, for a $15 minimum wage — volunteers favor the green and white version when they’re campaigning downtown, red when they’re in East Portland — the 30-year-old Concordia College adjunct professor’s two-month sprint of a city council race has certainly drawn a lot of beeps.

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Bike ride will raise funds for Oregon State Police Fallen Trooper Memorial

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Commemorative ride jersey.

When backers of the Oregon State Police Fallen Trooper Memorial decided to have a bike ride to raise funds for the project, they knew just the person they needed call: Ken Chichester.

Chichester retired from the Oregon State Police in 1995 and he’s known to many people for his nightly speeches during the annual Cycle Oregon ride. Chichester has worked with Cycle Oregon for the past 23 years and he’s responsible for route development, ride safety, and permitting. His nightly addresses usually begin with a joke that is so eagerly anticipated that people in the crowd yell “Joke! Joke!” before he even has a chance to speak.

But now Chichester is working on a ride with a much more serious mission. The OSP Fallen Trooper Memorial Bike Ride will happen on August 2nd, the day after the memorial — which has been years in the making — is dedicated on the Capitol Mall in Salem. The memorial is a basalt stone sculpture that weighs about 60 tons and will be engraved with the names of State Troopers who have lost their lives while serving our state.

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White unmarked 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: unmarked
Color:White
Size:54
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2014-05-17
Stolen From: It was stolen from Kalani Apartments from off my patio.
Neighborhood: Laurelhurst
Owner: Lexi Peck
OwnerEmail: leximy2009(A T)gmail.com
Description: The bike is a single speed fully white bike with a black over the tire accessory for my basket to attach to.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

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