Comments on: Mayor Adams, bikes, and the State of the City address http://bikeportland.org/2010/02/05/mayor-adams-bikes-and-the-state-of-the-city-address-29105 Portland Oregon bicycle news, events, culture, travel and opinion. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:19:16 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: BikePortland.org » Blog Archive » Bike plan media roundup http://bikeportland.org/2010/02/05/mayor-adams-bikes-and-the-state-of-the-city-address-29105#comment-1502777 BikePortland.org » Blog Archive » Bike plan media roundup Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:01:37 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=29105#comment-1502777 [...] article by Mayor Adams titled, City can’t afford not to invest in biking. In it, he echoes the feelings he shared about the plan in his recent State of the City address and further fleshes out his case for [...] [...] article by Mayor Adams titled, City can’t afford not to invest in biking. In it, he echoes the feelings he shared about the plan in his recent State of the City address and further fleshes out his case for [...]

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]]> By: djkenny http://bikeportland.org/2010/02/05/mayor-adams-bikes-and-the-state-of-the-city-address-29105#comment-1501177 djkenny Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:15:10 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=29105#comment-1501177 I would love a few side walks in Woodstock. My dog and I walk though plenty of soppy muddy lawns... Love the address from Sam. ... that's how we role..." Awesome! I would love a few side walks in Woodstock. My dog and I walk though plenty of soppy muddy lawns...

Love the address from Sam.

... that's how we role..."

Awesome!

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]]> By: Matt Picio http://bikeportland.org/2010/02/05/mayor-adams-bikes-and-the-state-of-the-city-address-29105#comment-1501147 Matt Picio Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:27:18 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=29105#comment-1501147 "We’re Portland, we lead the nation in bicycling because that’s how we roll." Best. Adams. Quote. Ever. Very well-said. He hit all the major points, and acknowledged the cost without providing ammunition for debate. It would have been nice had he equated the cost of the bike plan compared to the cost of road-building, but he sidestepped the whole issue by pointing out why we can't afford NOT to fund it. The opponents are getting desperate, because their arguments are getting thinner, like a cyclist's waistline. "We’re Portland, we lead the nation in bicycling because that’s how we roll."

Best. Adams. Quote. Ever.

Very well-said. He hit all the major points, and acknowledged the cost without providing ammunition for debate. It would have been nice had he equated the cost of the bike plan compared to the cost of road-building, but he sidestepped the whole issue by pointing out why we can't afford NOT to fund it.

The opponents are getting desperate, because their arguments are getting thinner, like a cyclist's waistline.

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]]> By: Biking Viking http://bikeportland.org/2010/02/05/mayor-adams-bikes-and-the-state-of-the-city-address-29105#comment-1501110 Biking Viking Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:58:46 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=29105#comment-1501110 Happy Birthday -J. Just wanted to remind you how much we all appreciate your great work. Happy Birthday -J.
Just wanted to remind you how much we all appreciate your great work.

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]]> By: SE jimmy http://bikeportland.org/2010/02/05/mayor-adams-bikes-and-the-state-of-the-city-address-29105#comment-1501108 SE jimmy Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:55:15 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=29105#comment-1501108 Sidewalks get a thumbs-up from me. As a transplanted Portlander, it still suprises me how many well-established neighborhoods have incomplete or nonexistant sidewalks. I walk as much as I bike and use transit, and walkers will always outnumber cyclists. Seems a logical priority. Sidewalks get a thumbs-up from me. As a transplanted Portlander, it still suprises me how many well-established neighborhoods have incomplete or nonexistant sidewalks. I walk as much as I bike and use transit, and walkers will always outnumber cyclists. Seems a logical priority.

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]]> By: Ted in Eugene http://bikeportland.org/2010/02/05/mayor-adams-bikes-and-the-state-of-the-city-address-29105#comment-1501107 Ted in Eugene Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:47:44 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=29105#comment-1501107 What about the economic argument, that bikes keep capital in our region? If you haven't noticed, there are no oil wells in Portland. When we buy oil, we send our money away, to be spent by other people in other places. When we bike, we save that money, and we spend it here, probably giving to to people who will spend it here. (I know you guys know this, but gosh, it's so gorgeous a concept) What about the economic argument, that bikes keep capital in our region? If you haven't noticed, there are no oil wells in Portland. When we buy oil, we send our money away, to be spent by other people in other places. When we bike, we save that money, and we spend it here, probably giving to to people who will spend it here. (I know you guys know this, but gosh, it's so gorgeous a concept)

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]]> By: DK http://bikeportland.org/2010/02/05/mayor-adams-bikes-and-the-state-of-the-city-address-29105#comment-1501096 DK Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:29:22 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=29105#comment-1501096 Oh another green bike lane. Yippee. Hello people: GREEN means GO in the world of traffic control! In the spectrum of colors, can't they come up with something else for the bike lanes and/or bike boxes? I can just see all the people with out of state plates wondering what the heck they're supposed to be doing. Common sense doesn't appear as common as it's name would imply. Carry on. Oh another green bike lane. Yippee.

Hello people: GREEN means GO in the world of traffic control! In the spectrum of colors, can't they come up with something else for the bike lanes and/or bike boxes? I can just see all the people with out of state plates wondering what the heck they're supposed to be doing. Common sense doesn't appear as common as it's name would imply. Carry on.

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]]> By: Peter W http://bikeportland.org/2010/02/05/mayor-adams-bikes-and-the-state-of-the-city-address-29105#comment-1501083 Peter W Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:51:27 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=29105#comment-1501083 Happy Birthday Jonathan! Here's wishing you and BP.O another great year! Happy Birthday Jonathan! Here's wishing you and BP.O another great year!

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]]> By: Stig3 http://bikeportland.org/2010/02/05/mayor-adams-bikes-and-the-state-of-the-city-address-29105#comment-1501081 Stig3 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:46:05 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=29105#comment-1501081 Happy birthday, Jonathan. Thanks for all that you do. Happy birthday, Jonathan. Thanks for all that you do.

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]]> By: Duncan http://bikeportland.org/2010/02/05/mayor-adams-bikes-and-the-state-of-the-city-address-29105#comment-1501078 Duncan Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:40:52 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=29105#comment-1501078 "Thats how we roll" indeed. "Thats how we roll" indeed.

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