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Stop sign in Vancouver BC (click forlarger version so you can read the fine print).(Photo © J. Maus) Close readers of this site might recall that on several occasions I’ve written that, “cars are the new smoking cigarettes.” It’s something that came from my continued bewilderment that, while most everyone realizes the multitude of negative … Read more
I was wondering when we’d hear from AASHTO — the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (the “voice of transportation” a.k.a. the highway lobby). This just in (via Traffic World and Carfree USA): “AASHTO is weighing a $544.5 billion proposal for the next highway reauthorization bill… Such a proposal would be almost double 2005’s … Read more
Portlanders in Copenhagen. That’s PDOT’s head traffic engineer Rob Burchfield on the left (in blue).(Photo: Mikael Colville-Andersen) A delegation of Portlanders from Metro’s Blue Ribbon Committee for Trails recently completed a week-long exploration of bike policies, culture and infrastructure in Amsterdam and Copenhagen. Findings and recommendations from the trip will be presented at the final … Read more
New Hindsight glasses from Nike.(Photos: Nike via Gizmodo) A reader (thanks Austin!) just gave me a heads up on an interesting new product idea from Nike. Gadget blog Gizmodo reports that the new Hindsight glasses “are designed to do one simple thing: stop cyclists from getting hurt on the roads.” How do they do this?
“It’s winter and cold and dark, but that doesn’t mean you need to sit around and get blob-like.”— from the Pain in the Park website Jeff Henderson (the man behind the Oregon Trout City of Portland Triathlon) and his partner Jonathan Eng (a personal trainer) are launching “Pain in the Park“, a new series of … Read more
The ghost bike for Tracey Sparling (at the corner of W. Burnside and 14th in downtown Portland) with fresh flowers placed by family members on the one-year anniversary of her death.(Photos © J. Maus) A memorial sculpture and stencil (since removed) for Brett Jarolimek at the intersection of N. Interstate and Greeley.
[via Streetsblog] Nobel Prize winning economist and NY Times columnist Paul Krugman has given some powerful punditry to the recently launched “Build for America” campaign. In an Op Ed piece published last week, he wrote: “..right now, increased government spending is just what the doctor ordered, and concerns about the budget deficit should be put … Read more
“When you stop your car, we stop your premium” That’s the tagline of MileMeter, a company that provides auto insurance “buy” the mile (get it?). In a video on the company’s website, founder and CEO Chris Gay says they started the company because they were frustrated with what was available. Here’s an excerpt from the … Read more
Custom Bicycles of Portland will open their doors November 1st.(Photo � J. Maus) There’s a new bike shop in town, and it’s unlike any other shop in the United States. Custom Bicycles of Portland will open in November on (fittingly) the boutique-lined NW 23rd Ave. The shop — which will also include a fitting studio … Read more
Screenshot — Try it out! The new close calls map I offered a sneak peek of back in August has been launched. We’ve even come up with a snazzy acronym… B-SMaRT ~ the Bike Safety Monitoring and Reporting Tool
The bike box; a symbol of a family un-friendly lifestyle?(Photo © J. Maus) In a stack of old notes on my desk, I came across a passage from an Oregonian article published a few months ago that I’ve been wanting to share. The story, Our diversity myth: Portlanders live in a like-minded bubble, making it … Read more