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TriMet to build fewer bike lockers and more covered bike racks at new transit stops

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

(Photos courtesy TriMet.)

Portland’s regional transit agency is installing far fewer $50-a-year bike lockers than it used to and adding more short-term parking near stops as it rethinks the ways people in cities tend to combine bikes and public transit.

Though the City of Portland’s parking code requires eight “long-term” parking spaces at every new rail stop, the city is waiving that rule for many stations on the future Orange Line. Instead, TriMet is building several much larger and more space-efficient bike-and-ride storage areas, plus plenty of covered, open-air bike parking.

Year: 2013
Brand: Kona
Model: Jake the Snake
Serial: EN14781
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2014-02-27
Stolen From: Condo building, Sellwood, by Springwater Trail.
Neighborhood: Sellwood
OwnerEmail: sfsbice(at sign)yahoo.com
Reward: yes
Description: Beaver Orange Kona with some black tape on the frame.
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: 14-16034
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

blue Metrix Scott 2013

Year: 2013
Brand: Metrix
Model: Scott
Color:blue
Size:large
Serial: 011308875
Photo: http://imgur.com/6Fdx3UI
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2014-02-26
Stolen From: Stolen from Westmoreland residence near 17th and Harold St. Thief broke door off of garage where bike was stored.
Neighborhood: Westmoreland
Owner: Michael McManus
OwnerEmail: ekimowen(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Reward: $50.00
Description: Brand new bike with no wear or tear. Includes the commuter package – splash guard, attachable u-lock, lights and rear rack.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Trucking company settles with Rickson family for $700,000

Scene of the collision.
(Photo courtesy Rickson’s attorneys.)

As we reported this morning, a jury was expected to rule on the Kathryn Rickson case today. Rickson’s family was pursuing a $1.78 million lawsuit against the trucking company that owned and operated the truck involved in the collision that claimed her life back in May 2012.

However, just a few hours before the closing arguments were set to be heard at the Multnomah County Courthouse, representatives from Golden State Foods Corp. decided to settle out of court for a sum of $700,000.

According to Charley Gee, an attorney with Swanson, Thomas, Coon & Newton, the firm representing Rickson’s estate, this is a significant settlement that should send a clear message to trucking companies to take driver training more seriously.

Kafoury, left, is a five-year county commissioner.
Francesconi, right, is a former city commissioner.
(Photo by M.Andersen/BikePortland)

Transportation is rarely the biggest issue for Multnomah County chairs, but that didn’t stop candidates Deborah Kafoury and Jim Francesconi from gamely finding some modest differences at a debate on the subject Tuesday.

Though neither politician has been known as particularly passionate on transportation issues, both contenders for the county’s top elected position endorsed the concept of a “multimodal” county and shared a few ideas for making it better.

Meet the LIT tires, offered by Portland-based Velo Products.
(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland)

This review was written by Scott Kocher, a Portland-based trial lawyer whom I met while biking in Forest Park last year. He’s also an alternate member of the City of Portland Pedestrian Advisory Committee and a dedicated transportation activist.

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LIT 360 Ultra-Reflective Road Tire (Retail: $49.99)

It’s impressive that Portland-based Velo Products took the crowd-funding route to make their LIT Tires concept a reality. The tires themselves are equally impressive.

I pre-ordered a pair last April because the company is local, they partnered to support the BTA with their sales, and the tire design has Portlanders’ needs in mind. As the months ticked by, I got e-mail updates, mostly describing manufacturing snags. At one point they offered to refund our money because of the delays. I stuck it out, and my tires arrived last week. I’m glad I did.

The advertised stats are:

Community gathering for Kathryn Rickson-1-2

Community advocates Roger Averbeck, Gerik Kransky,
and Cameron Whitten at the rally for
Kathryn Rickson on May 18th, 2012.
(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland)

This afternoon at the Multnomah County Courthouse, a jury will hear closing arguments in the wrongful death civil trial of Kathryn Rickson. Rickson, a 28-year-old graduate student and aspiring playwright at Portland State University, died following a collision with a semi-truck at the intersection of SW 3rd and Madison on May 16th, 2012.

A representative of Rickson’s estate alleges that the trucking company, Delaware-based Golden State Foods Corp., was negligent because one of their drivers, Dawayne Eacret, failed to see Ms. Rickson and yield to her presence prior to the collision. Rickson’s family is seeking $1,789,281.93 in damages. Attorney’s for Golden State Foods deny the allegations and maintain that the fault of the collision belongs solely to Rickson.

Brand: KHS
Model: Urban X
Color:maroon/gold
Size:small
Serial:V10F00368
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2013-02-23
Stolen From: Dollar Tree on 63rd and Foster
Neighborhood: Foster-Powell
Owner: Debra John
OwnerEmail: debrajohn08@yahoo.com
Reward: $30.00
Description: Small framed KHS Urban X, maroon and gold with black bottle cage, fenders, and rack. There was a black bag on the rack containing a pump, u-lock, a flashlight, some zip-ties and a multi-tool. The original kickstand broke and was replaced with a steel kickstand, which was starting to rust. The bottom frame, left side, has a basic homemade trailer hitch in the form of a 6" fuchsia tube mounted over black rubber with pipe clamps.
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: 14-151314
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Seafoam Electra Betty 2008

Year: 2008
Brand: Electra
Model: Betty
Color:Seafoam
Photo: https://www.dropbox.com/s/miqzp0rzf051sya/2013-11-24%2021.22.34.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2012-02-22
Stolen From: Was locked up on a city bike rail out from of Edington Court apartments on NW 20th Ave near W Burnside. Well traveled area!
Neighborhood: NW Portland/Stadium
Owner: Nicole Baker
OwnerEmail: nicole.elaine.b@gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: Seafoam green cruiser style bike from Electra. Broken front reflector, classic silver bell on handle bars. Slightly dented rear fender. White wall tires.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 14-151302
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

In some central Portland neighborhoods, one in 10 new homes is now tiny

Sally Spear, 63, moved into a 200-square-foot backyard cottage designed by her son-in-law Schuyler Smith, 33, in 2010. Last year he co-founded Polyphon, an architecture firm that specializes largely in accessory dwellings, using her Woodlawn cottage as the first template.
(Photos by M.Andersen/BikePortland)

Call it the people’s density.

Four years after Portland slashed its transportation and parks fees for “in-law” units and other secondary dwellings in hopes of increasing the housing supply in its most in-demand neighborhoods, the city has gotten its wish.

Though they’re still far from common — it’s only about 3 percent of new dwellings citywide, and fans say those that exist remain in hot demand — the backyards, cellar doors and underused garages of Portland’s central neighborhoods are rapidly filling up with “accessory dwelling units,” which the city defines as living spaces of 800 square feet or less that have an entrance, bathroom and kitchen to call their own.

A new section of the path just opened last fall.
(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland)

The momentum to complete the remaining 10 miles of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail — a route that will ultimately provide a pleasant bicycling connection between Troutdale and Hood River without ever forcing riders onto Interstate 84 — got a major boost on Friday. In a unanimous vote, the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) approved a resolution (PDF) that puts the project atop the Department of Transportation’s priority list.

The resolution calls for ODOT to fund and construct the final segments and called it, “a project of statewide and national significance.”

Brand: Surly
Model: Cross-Check
Color:Black
Size:56cm
Serial:M11124279
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2013-02-21
Stolen From: Near SE 12th and Hawthorne
Neighborhood: Ladds
Owner: Scott Oseth
OwnerEmail: sdoseth@gmail.com
Reward: Yes, this is my only form of transportation! Please and thank you.
Description: Also has A dark purple Chis King headset, Shimano 2-way pedals and Schwalbe Marathon tires. Black rack in the back. Also a "Loser" decal on the tube.
Police record with: Filed a report with PPD
Police reference#: 14-151323
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

TriMet to build fewer bike lockers and more covered bike racks at new transit stops

Kona Jake the Snake 2013

blue Metrix Scott 2013

Trucking company settles with Rickson family for $700,000

County chair candidates Kafoury and Francesconi talk transportation at debate

Review: LIT road commuter/training tires from Velo Products

Jury decision expected today in Kathryn Rickson wrongful death lawsuit

maroon/gold KHS Urban X

Seafoam Electra Betty 2008

In some central Portland neighborhoods, one in 10 new homes is now tiny

Columbia River Hwy State Trail gets major endorsement

Black Surly Cross-Check

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