Portland’s drop in car use frees up $138 million in our local economy every year
That’s enough to buy each Multnomah County resident one free pint of beer every Tuesday.
Michael Andersen (Contributor)
BikePortland Articles by Michael Andersen (Contributor)
The Monday Roundup: A crash-proof human body, a San Jose bike bridge & more
This week’s best bike links begin with a funny-looking fellow from Australia.
Comment of the Week: Portland’s five-step recipe for 25 percent biking
25 percent is possible and even imaginable.
Biketown says users will get multiple chances to protect their jury-trial rights
But the company didn’t say it plans to stop quietly prompting all users to waive their rights to a day in court.
Street Roots’ Israel Bayer on moving Springwater camps: ‘Do it surgically’
“If there are bad actors, get them out of there.”
New report shows Portland falling further behind peers on bikeway growth
Minneapolis, NYC and SF all have more miles of bikeway per square mile and have been adding it faster.
Biketown contract forces users to waive their legal rights – unless they act quickly
If you don’t opt out, say goodbye to your chances of winning a future legal claim.
Dominoes keep falling for a continuous river path in South Waterfront
It seems destined to become one of Portland’s great bike routes.
Portland Underground Grad School class will cover tactical urbanism
It’s a four-week introduction to do-it-yourself street transformation.
‘Portlanders for Central City Bikeways’ Facebook group will help advocates network online
Facebook is the most important organizing tool in the world right now.
The Monday Roundup: Urban alleys, collision readiness & more
This week’s best bike links begin with another word for a human-scale street.
Long-term plan for central-city bikeways moves toward council approval
Some recent updates to a map of future bikeways in Portland’s central city have advocates talking.