Autumn weekends are generally reserved for admiring the changing colors, but at about 9:30 AM this past Saturday, a band of over 15 students climbed into a tour bus to behold the wonders of local Portland traffic calming projects.

Note: Rebecca, the second of our new contributors, is in Beijing this summer on an internship with the Chinese Academy of Urban Planning and Design. If you look at any brochure, map, or cycling resource guide published by Portland transportation or advocacy organizations, you are likely to be underwhelmed at the images of cyclists they…