I was included in an email forward today that linked to an interesting device called a “bicycle barometer” recently installed in Italy.
The story and photos were posted to a website that covers urban transport and mobility in Europe.
Day: March 16, 2007
Meet the Oregon contingent
With 20 representatives, Oregon boasted the second largest contingent of attendees at the National Bike Summit (California led the way with 50).
Below is a group portrait, followed by the names and affiliations of each person:
Shimano shares Coasting story
Shannon Bryant of
Shimano Marketing
Shimano Marketing
At the closing ceremony of the National Bike Summit, the Shimano marketing duo of Shannon Bryant and David Lawrence hit the stage to tell the story of Coasting.
Shimano embarked on this initiative five years ago when they teamed up with premier product design group IDEO. That was the start of on an unprecedented journey to research and then design a product — and marketing campaign — aimed to get America’s 161 million non-cyclists riding again.
A report from inside the first Share the Road Safety Class
Wednesday was the inaugural session of the new Share the Road Safety Class. This new class can be completed in lieu of paying fines for certain bicycle, pedestrian and motor vehicle infractions.
BikePortland reader Lev Tsypin, who runs Level Online Strategy, was in that first class and wrote up an account of his experiences (edited for brevity):
A first-timer’s view of the Summit
Brad Upton from Corvallis.
Here at the Summit we do a fair amount of introductions. Every meeting, every new person we meet.
Usually we say our names and what organizations we represent. It all quickly becomes a blur, until the refreshing introduction of first-time attendee Brad Upton,