The Oregonian is reporting this morning that a woman has filed a $49,000 lawsuit to recover damages caused when she had to make a panic stop while driving on I-5 in order to avoid a bicycle that had fallen off someone’s rack.
Here’s more from The O:
“A bicycle that tumbled off a rack and onto Interstate 5 at freeway speeds caused Dawn Martin to suddenly slam on her brakes in March 2012.
Year: 2011
Brand: Schwinn
Model: Hybrid 700c
Color:silver
Size:large
Photo: https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1/1970484_10153974951935287_34839190_n.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2014-03-10
Stolen From: Stolen from the back yard of the Heretic House which is on the corner of N Emerson and N Alnina, near to Red Fox.
It went missing sometime between the 7th after midnight and before midnight on the 10th of March 2014.
Neighborhood: Humbolt
Owner: Matthew Stenger
OwnerEmail: stenger.matt( atsign )gmail.com
Reward: $25
Description: My bike is a men’s hybrid Schwinn from 2011. Its silver but it has lots of stickers all over it, including a couchsurfing sticker, a big pink vintage vinyl sticker, a black sticker that is peeling off, some beer stickers, and lots of stickers from national parks. It also has a black bike rack above the rear tire. The fender in the picture was removed before it was stolen. I don’t know the specific size, but it was suitable for a 6’4″ dude like me.
If you see this bike please contact Matthew at 309-262-6213
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
A large lot on inner North Portland’s Williams Avenue corridor would become one of the city’s biggest new housing-retail projects under a proposal made public last week.
The site between Williams, Vancouver, Mason and Skidmore that currently hosts the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs and Ethiopian restaurant Dalo’s Kitchen would get 268 apartments and townhouse-style units plus, 25,370 square feet of commercial space and what the architect calls a “woonerf” running down the middle of the block: a narrow Dutch-style street that allows cars to pass through but treats them as “guests.”
The project is the latest in a building boom that’s about to change Williams — nationally known as an example of “bike-oriented development” — in much the way Southeast Division Street has changed in the last year.
Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on a rail-trail case — and the doomsday headlines that followed — have caused a lot of concern among people who love cycling on paths built atop former railroad corridors.
In Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States the court ruled 8-1 in favor of the trust, who claimed their rights to the now-abandoned railroad should be reinstated. Their land is slated to become part of the Medicine Bow Rail Trial and the federal government argued that they have rights to the trail easement based on a “reversionary interest” which should go into effect once the railroad was abandoned.
Year: 2011
Brand: DiamondBack
Model: Trace Pro
Color:black
Size:22
Serial:BUS161492201
Photo: http://www.bikemastertool.com/media/bikes/1670/xlarge/DB_2011_TRACE-PRO_Black_LG.jpg?1331072343
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2013-03-10
Stolen From: Stolen from my garage on 15th ave just north of Fremont.
Neighborhood: Sabin
Owner: Jeremy Plance
OwnerEmail: djjeremy@hotmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: Pretty much stock DB Trace Pro. Had knobby tires on it, not the stock street tires. And a back rack was attached as well a U-lock. Looked exactly like photo.
This has been escalated to a Burglary by the PD, so any information is helpful.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 14-20112
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Tomorrow, Portland’s city council is expected to approve a project (item 234) that’s likely to chart the city’s shift to “Vision Zero,” the philosophy that nothing — not vehicle speed, not road capacity, not even economic productivity — is more important to the transportation system than preventing the serious injury or death of a person on the road.
It’s a provocative idea. But what exactly does it mean the city would do that it doesn’t already do today?
Users of the popular Sandy Ridge MTB Trail System are speaking out about an unidentified couple they say has repeatedly threatened and assaulted people during and after their bike rides.
According to allegations, an “older couple” has hiked up the mountain bike trails from the parking lot and “accosted” riders.
Members of the Sandy Ridge Trailhead Mountain Bikers Facebook group have been discussing the incidents since last month. One member of the group, Brian F., described an incident he claims took place on February 26th:
Men’s Fitness magazine has named Portland the “Fittest City in America.” While that’s certainly something to be proud of, what makes this national recognition even more notable is that cycling got top billing in the magazine’s report.
The online version of the story opens with the author sharing his first-hand experience competing in a cyclocross race at Portland International Raceway last fall. The lead photo on the story shows a row of people riding bikes across the Broadway Bridge. There’s also an image in the story of the mural in downtown Portland that reads, “Welcome to America’s Bicycle Capitol.”
How’d Portland beat out cities like San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and New York City for top honors (and for the second year in a row no less)? Here’s an excerpt from the story:
Year: 2009
Brand: Cannondale
Model: CX9
Color:White
Size:52
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2014-03-6
Stolen From: Stolen from my locked garage.
Neighborhood: SE PDX
Owner: Steve Dale
OwnerEmail: Dale.Steve.a(A T)gmail.com
Description: White with red logos. Green accents on the components which our SRAM. Carbon crankset.
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: 14-18280
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Two festivals of bike-themed short films from around the world — one New York show visiting town this Saturday, and one Portland-built lineup opening next month — are ready to ring in the warm season at the Clinton Street Theater.
The love of bicycles in this town is so strong that the number and type of bike-related businesses springing up around it never ceases to inspire us. Yes, it’s that time again when we’ve heard of so many new bikey endeavors that we’ve got to round them all up in one post.
Looking to take bicycle tourism to the next level — and to solidify the direct connection between bicycling and economic development — Oregon State Parks wants to create a network of covered bike facilities they say will “redefine the cycling experience.” The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) call these facilities “bike pods” and “bike hubs” and if all goes according to plan there will eventually be 19 of them throughout the state, with the first one set for construction this summer.