Editorial: A pro-bike-lane argument that seems to work – ’23 Powell Boulevards’
Finally, Geller flipped to a new page in his presentation and showed his audience a map that, for a moment, seemed to leave them quiet.
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The good and bad about biking in Portland — in PBOT’s own words
“While business and political support is strong it could be stronger, especially in key constituent groups.”— Roger Geller, PBOT Bicycle Coordinator in a League of American Bicyclists Bicycle Friendly Community award application Back in 2008 Portland became the first major U.S. city to be given a “Platinum” level Bicycle Friendly Community award by the League … Read more
PSU research delves deeper into ‘Four types of cyclists’
Roger Geller’s chart that started it all. It’s been six-and-a-half years since Portland Bureau of Transportation bicycle coordinator Roger Geller first defined the “Four types of cyclists”. Geller’s insights proved to be groundbreaking and his definitions have stood the test of time. I frequently hear references about the need to attract more “Interested but concerned” … Read more
‘Crossbikes’: Crosswalks for bikes coming soon to Portland?
PBOT is considering new bicycle crosswalks, like this one in concept stage forSE 53rd and Stark. Crosswalks are standard engineering treatments designed to help people get across streets with a bit more safety; now the City of Portland is looking to do something similar for bike traffic with bicycle crosswalk markings, a.k.a. the “cross-bike”. The … Read more
Geller, Dill talk bikes on ‘Green Science Oregon’
Still of PBOT’s Roger Geller on Green Science Oregon show. CIty of Portland Bike Coordinator Roger Geller and noted PSU transportation researcher Jennifer Dill star in the latest episode of Green Science Oregon. The 10-minute segment (watch it below) is a good primer on the current state of Portland’s bike network. It’s also a window … Read more
Portland bike coordinator making headlines in Australia
Roger Geller.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland’s Bicycle Coordinator, Roger Geller, is in Melbourne this week to deliver the keynote speech at the 2010 Bike Futures conference. Armed with Portland’s biking success story, he’s making headlines and spreading the gospel of separated bikeways. In a story published this morning in the Sydney Morning … Read more
How bike traffic has saved our city time and money
Bikes have saved us from expensive road projects and congestion.(Photo © J. Maus) Bikes do a lot of great things for our city. We often hear about the environmental benefits, the health benefits, and so on. But what about the reduced impact on our road network and congestion? What if more Portlanders drove cars into … Read more
Report from ‘An Evening with Roger Geller’
Roger and me.(Photos: Adams Carroll) Thanks to everyone who packed into Plan B tonight to listen to my interview with City of Portland Bicycle Coordinator Roger Geller. As a special bonus, we also streamed the event live right here on BikePortland thanks to the technological magic of Dan Kaufman from Crank My Chain CycleTV. What … Read more
What would you ask PBOT’s #1 bike guy?
What makes Mr. Geller tick?Find out tomorrow night.(Photo © J. Maus) Whether he’s dancing in the streets, rallying troops for a ride, or looking for money on Capitol Hill, Roger Geller has been on the front lines of bicycle issues in Portland for 15 years. Tomorrow night I’ll sit down for a one-on-one conversation with … Read more
Join us for an evening with PBOT’s Roger Geller
Get to know Mr. Geller.(Photo © J. Maus) We’re excited to announce the latest in our occasional “An Evening With…” series of live interviews. Next week, on Wednesday November 18th, we’ll host PBOT’s #1 bike guy Roger Geller (and all of you!) at Plan B (1305 SE 8th Ave, map). The event will give you … Read more
Guest editorial: Riding with courtesy in a city of bikes
Roger Geller(Photo © J. Maus) [Editor’s note: This guest editorial was written by Roger Geller, Bicycle Coordinator for the City of Portland.] “What does it mean to be exemplary? To me it means the two “C’s” of cycling: Courtesy and confidence.” In the past week I’ve been noticing harbingers of spring: flowering magnolia, daffodils in … Read more
Support grows for cycle track on Capitol Highway
Hillsdale n’hood associationpresident and trails advocate Don Baack.(Photo © J. Maus) Local newspaper, The Southwest Community Connection reports that the Hillsdale Neighborhood Association is in unanimous support of building a cycle track on Capitol Highway. In their “Government Beat” column published Sunday, the paper wrote: Don Baack, president of the Neighborhood Association, said the project … Read more
Comment of the Week: A 45-year bike commuter weighs in