Portland Transport

Month: November 2005

  • KBOO Bike Show: Sara’s Travels and Critical Mass

    Listen to the show (mp3, 12.8M) Sara recounts her bikey travels in Europe and features interviews with European bike advocates. An update on the struggles of NYC Critical Mass.

  • Postcard from Amsterdam

    A short break from writing about policy to talk about our experience here in Amsterdam. I couldn’t resist taking this photo for Commissioner Dan Saltzman. It’s the perfect urban development – transportable, green-roof, residential – do you think we can get it LEED certified? It’s actually just a block from our Amsterdam HQ. Portland Transport…

  • Lessons from the Netherlands: It’s the Parking Stupid

    When the planners in Amsterdam identified the critical factors in making cycling work on a large scale, parking was one of the key bullets. When you think about the amount of parking for 40% of all trips being made by bike, the numbers are staggering as the photos here illustrate. Bike parking must be provided…

  • Gaia in a Knockout

    Correspondent Rick Browning, recently back from Japan, is now in South Florida helping his mother recover from Hurricane Wilma. Gaia has literally as well as figuratively clouted the car! Trees smash cars! See photos.