Hey wait! Let’s get a drink!(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) This guest post is by Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, PDX’s 10-minute newsmagazine about buses, bikes and; low car life. Summertime might not have quite reached the sky yet, but it’s sprouted in Portlanders’ hearts. I’ve got evidence. Now and then, Portland Afoot publishes a feature … Read more
A tragedy in Vancouver. [The story was written by contributor Michael Andersen.] As Vancouver reels from the death of an 11-year-old boy who was crushed by a C-Tran bus while riding his bike through the intersection of Main and 27th on Saturday, some have noted a common thread it shares with other recent local tragedies: … Read more
U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenaur (L) and Multnomah County Chair Jeff Cogen were among the many politicians that attended the event.(Photo: Art Almaguer)
Bibiana McHugh of TriMet gave a special sneak preview of the tool today.(Photo: Michael Andersen) This guest post is by Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, PDX’s 10-minute newsmagazine and wiki for transit commuters. Already known internationally for its top-notch website and pioneering use of open data, Portland’s transit agency is about to take another leap … Read more
This guest post is by Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, a 10-minute newsmagazine and wiki for public transit riders in Portland. — If bike sharing comes to Portland as expected, it won’t really be for cycling devotees, many of whom already take their bicycles everywhere. No, bike sharing will be for people who rode in … Read more
This guest post is by Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, a “10-minute newsmagazine” and wiki about low-car life in Portland. How much do various types of transportation projects cost taxpayers? Here’s an imperfect, but startling, hint: From 1995 to 2010, our state and federal government spent $5,538 per new bike or foot commuter in the … Read more
This guest post is by Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, a “10-minute newsmagazine” and wiki about low-car life in Portland. A big strategy shift was in the air at this year’s Oregon Active Transportation Summit, the two-day conference and lobbying blitz that was, until 2011, known as the Oregon Bike Summit. Woven through the lectures and panels … Read more
Kent Meyer, 78, of Hazel Dell, testified that “Our transportation system in this country is focused on the automobile, and we’re paying a price for it.”(Photo: Michael Andersen) More and more, the suburbs are making big-city bike values their own. The latest sign: Clark County, Portland’s more auto-oriented neighbor to the north, passed a 20-year, … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus) This guest post is by Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, a new “10-minute newsmagazine” and wiki about low-car life in Portland. Read more of his contributions to BikePortland here. Will the walking movement ever be as successful as the bike movement? Across the nation, biking advocates spent the last decade winning. … Read more
This guest post is by Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, a new “10-minute newsmagazine” and wiki about low-car life in Portland. Cars, bikes, buses (and MAX) share the transit mall.(Photo © J. Maus)
This guest post is by Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, a new “10-minute newsmagazine” and wiki about low-car life in Portland. Photos © J. Maus) The official U.S. Census numbers for 2009 came out Tuesday, and as BikePortland reported, they held the latest evidence that the phenomenal growth of local biking has been leveling off.
Screen grab of TriMet’s Open Trip Planner which could be ready for public beta-testing by early 2011.