A new report compiled and presented by Nike Inc., the American College of Sports Medicine and the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education at this week’s Clinton Global Initiative meeting, includes bicycle transportation as one of the key solutions to combat the world’s “urgent” physical inactivity crisis.
The report, titled Designed to Move: A Physical Activity Action Agenda, highlights six efforts from around the world that “are literally changing the way people move throughout daily life.” One of those six is how Portland has used “collaboration and culture to progress the bicycle movement.” In addition to the prominent role bicycling plays, the report also provides advocates a powerful new set of talking points.
As for Portland’s starring role, here’s an excerpt from report*:
