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My Trip: Proof Positive that Bridgeport Village is a Hermetically Sealed Environment
Last week my usual commute to Wilsonville took a detour. Since I had a mid-morning meeting in downtown Portland, I couldn’t catch the 96 as I usually do. Since I also wanted to visit the Container Store (I’m an organization freak), I put my bike on the #12 and got off at Highway 99 and…
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Mayor and Commissioner Adams to Host Transportation Safety Summit
2-5pm on October 3rd in the Portland Building. Details at http://www.portlandonline.com/index.cfm?&c=26361&a=90278.
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The Portland Bicycle: Heretical Suggestion about Tires
Another entry in our series to design an entry-level commuter bike for design and manufacture here in Portland. A re-cap on the target market: – beginning rider – short trips, or used in conjunction with a bus for longer trips – ridden in street clothes – $300 or under Today’s topic is tires. Flat tires…
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Bookshelf: The Long Emergency
Link to book at Amazon.com Link to book at Powell’s Link to book at Multnomah County Library List Price: With all the discussion of Peak Oil this week, it seems very appropriate to add this to the bookshelf this week. Kunstler convincingly makes the case for our proximity to peak production, then goes on the…
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Sting!
This hit my inbox today: 2005 Pedestrian Crosswalk Enforcement Action The Enforcement Action was very successful in raising awareness about the ‘Stop and Stay Stopped’ Oregon Crosswalk Law that requires motorists to stop for pedestrians when they are in the motorist’s lane, the lane right before the motorist’s lane, or the lane immediately after the…