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Revealing results to SmartTrips survey

[Survey boundary map.] PDOT’s Transportation Options Division has just released an interesting comparison of survey results based on their SmartTrips program. SmartTrips — formerly known as the “Hub” project — is the name given to their annual marketing program that promotes biking, walking, and public transit in a selected geographic area. In 2006 the target … Read more


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Snow Day!

[See the updated Snow Day photo gallery] [This is what a Californiaboy looks like when snow fallson his street.] Woke up this morning to a winter wonderland…and it’s still falling! Wow. Excuse the excitement, but for someone that grew up in Southern California it’s pretty amazing to bare witness to real snowfall in my own … Read more


Sam brings bureau leaders, budget into North Portland

[Commissioner Adams led the meeting.] Last Thursday at the Kenton Firehouse in North Portland, I attended one of Commissioner Sam’s Budget Town Hall meetings to discuss the finances and issues around transportation (PDOT), environmental services (BES), and community art (RACC). This was one of seven similar meetings being held throughout Portland’s various neighborhood districts. Sam … Read more


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How was your weekend?

The Midnight Mystery Ride began at the Night Hawk in North Portland.(View my entire gallery here). Despite downright frigid temps, there was still a lot of good biking to be had over the weekend. Hey, at least the sun was shining. My weekend got started on Friday night, when I joined about 60 other people … Read more


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Portland product in the pro peleton

Castelli’s Split-Second jersey, photographed during my visit to their Portland headquarters back in November. Portland-based cycling apparel company Castelli has just announced they’ll be the official clothing supplier to the ProTour’s Saunier Duval-Prodir team. This road cycling squad is one of the best in the world and includes superstars David Millar, Gilberto Simoni, and Iban … Read more