Portland’s ‘Unipiper’ Brian Kidd on Jimmy Kimmel Live
The young man playing bagpipes on his unicycle, of course, is nothing lots of Portlanders haven’t seen before.
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The young man playing bagpipes on his unicycle, of course, is nothing lots of Portlanders haven’t seen before.
A shot of NW Lovejoy from the film. Tonight at 8:00, on PBS stations across the country, a new one-hour documentary film will give Americans a history lesson and, hopefully, an inspiration to learn from it. In the film, correspondent Miles O’Brien (formerly of CNN) travels to three American cities that have taken very different … Read more
“While we are working to improve conditions for bicyclists on the roadways, let’s, please, remember the culture we’ve created over the last 100 years will not welcome bikes overnight.”— From the US DOT blog Came across an article on bike safety published to the official blog of the U.S. Department of Transportation this morning (which … Read more
“Visitors will find that special bike-crossing signals and bike lanes highlighted in bright green help to guide traffic in the most complicated intersections. Breaking up a ride with a stop at a cafe or a pub adds to the pleasure.” – Matt Furber, New York Times Portland’s bike-friendliness earned prominent billing in the Escapes section … Read more
“Amsterdam is a wonderful city, but Americans never seem to want to live there.”— David Brooks in the New York Times In his latest piece in the New York Times, columnist David Brooks opines that, while Americans might appreciate the finer points of Amsterdam’s urban life (like bikes and beer), they really would rather have … Read more
“I believe we can help by getting the consumer into the showroom.”— Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) To give you an idea at just how difficult it will be to make any significant change in the American transportation paradigm, here’s the latest in the ever-changing saga of President Obama’s economic stimulus bill (via the Associated Press, … Read more
Blumenauer on his “green commute” down Pennsylvania Ave.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland’s favorite pedaling politico got his views on biking into the hands of 72.6 million Americans on Sunday. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) was featured in a Parade Magazine column titled “Greener Commute”. In the article, he was asked three questions, including one that featured … Read more
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project