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Comment of the Week: The car-free destiny of NW 13th Avenue

It makes sense.

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May 27, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

50 Comments


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Postcard from Austin: curb extensions that don’t block bikes

Curb extensions are great. But for bike infrastructure, they’re a problem.

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October 30, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

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Five new bike ideas from other places that Oregon could steal

Over the last week or so, a bunch of great ideas from other cities have been washing up on our digital shorelines.

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April 14, 2014

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

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City’s ‘Green Loop’ could be ‘Like Sunday Parkways everyday’

The most exciting vision we’ve seen from the city in years.

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January 17, 2014

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Reader proposes two-way ‘bike track’ on NW Johnson (video)

Here’s an interesting and persuasive idea that could turn Northwest Johnson into the most pleasant crossing of Interstate 405 between Northwest Portland and downtown.

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January 9, 2014

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

14 Comments


Dreaming in Dutch: Six young planners’ visions for Portland

Dozens of curious Portlanders visited bike-culture hub Velo Cult last night to pore over a series of ideas for how to transform our city in the way the Dutch people decided to start reshaping theirs thirty years ago.

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September 5, 2013

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

35 Comments


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A GOOD Idea: Make bicycling as easy as driving or taking transit

Typical conditions on one of Portland’s busiest bikeways.We can and should do better.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) I won’t be satisfied with Portland’s progress as a bicycling city until our transportation system provides the same level of safety, efficiency, and respect to people on bicycles as it does to people who drive or take transit. I … Read more

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April 10, 2012

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

92 Comments


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Is ‘mo’ the ultimate urban mobility solution?

Just ‘Mo’ and go. (Note the mo tag on the seatpost.)(Photo: Mo) A reader tipped me off to a new urban mobility concept recently launched in Munich that is really blowing my mind… Or should I say “mo”-ing my mind? Introducing “mo” (short for mobility); a system that hopes to someday integrate bike-sharing, car-sharing, and … Read more

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November 8, 2011

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

11 Comments


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