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Seattle is making 20 miles of ‘Stay Healthy Streets’ permanent

While Portland basks in the glow of finally launching a transportation-related response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Seattle has taken theirs up a notch. The city announced yesterday that 20 miles of their pilot network of traffic-calmed streets with reduced access for drivers will become permanent. “We are in a marathon and not a sprint in … Read more

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May 8, 2020

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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As dockless bike share booms in Seattle, Portland stands pat (for now)

Competitor or complement?

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July 28, 2017

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Seattle’s new traffic garden is the perfect place to learn the rules of the road

Learn the rules of the road without actually being on the road.

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October 3, 2016

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Seattle just passed a citywide 20 mph speed limit, and Portland could be next

The new policy will impact 2,400 miles of streets.

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September 27, 2016

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Woman dies after crashing near streetcar tracks in Seattle

Streetcar track crashes is another urban issue Portland and Seattle share.

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May 25, 2016

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Riding Seattle’s first Emerald City ride: new Hwy 520 floating bridge, express lanes

Friend @kitchen and I took the train to Seattle for the first annual Emerald City ride. CBC puts on good events, and getting the opportunity to ride the new SR520 floating bridge and the I-5 Express Lanes was pretty special. Here’s a short “highlights” video:

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April 8, 2016

Ted Timmons (Contributor)

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Could it work here? How Seattle’s big new housing compromise came together

Seattle’s housing breakthrough may have lessons for keeping bikeable parts of Portland affordable.

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March 15, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

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Could Pronto’s problems come to Portland? Here’s what experts say

Seattle’s 16-month-old bike sharing system is in a very tight spot.

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February 1, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

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Seattle’s antidote to aggressive driving on neighborhood greenways

It works.

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May 22, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

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5 lessons for Portland in Seattle’s big bike-friendly ballot issue

Portland’s big-sister city is doing something Portland hasn’t yet: charting a viable path to paying for its transportation goals.

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March 19, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

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Amtrak’s trains keep getting bike-friendlier, but its buses aren’t keeping up

As Amtrak invests in improving its trains to carry bikes, some customers are warning that Amtrak’s buses are falling behind.

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February 20, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

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Youth Bike Summit will bring Portlanders to Seattle next week

If you think about it, there’s little question about which disenfranchised minority has the most to gain from good bicycling.

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February 5, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

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