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It’s that time of the year once again when hundreds of advocates, activists and bike lovers of all stripes converge on Washington D.C. for the League of American Bicyclists’ National Bike Summit. I’ll be attending again this year (my eighth time!), so stay tuned next week for various reports, musings, photos, and so on.
As the metro area’s rugged east side races to build its recreational bike network, the gentler, flatter west side is showing how persistence (and a steady stream of money) can pay off.
The farmland west and north of Hillsboro would get a 15-mile off-road paved path connecting the Hillsboro Central MAX station directly to the Banks-Vernonia Trail, making one of the region’s easiest bike-to-nature trips even easier, under a plan that’s starting to roll forward this month.
Year: unk
Brand: Schwinn
Model: road bike
Color:teal
Size:brown
Photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152233649470359&set=a.10150580198875359.437237.561055358&type=1&theater
Stolen in Portland, OR 97205
Stolen:2014-02-25
Stolen From: I left it on the MAX like a space cadet. It was not turned in.
Neighborhood: between Jeld Wen and Beaverton
Owner: Heather Penzel
OwnerEmail: hhpenzel( atsign )gmail.com
Reward: 100
Description: old steel Schwinn frame repainted sparkly teal from head tube to mid-frame, fade to a dark bronze brown. Alexrims AT 400 wheel on the back w/9(?) ring cassette. Bullhorn handlebars, women’s seat, one black fender on the front.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T14001850
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
I still don’t who organized last Sunday’s Salem Gravel Grinder ride; but I think that’s somewhat by design. The ride is part of a growing trend of unsanctioned, unpermitted group rides where the participants expect nothing more than a good route, good company, and a good adventure.
By that measure, Sunday’s ride (also known as “Oregon’s Perry Roubaix”) was a great success.
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
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
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.
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.
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:
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