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Free the Bike!
I attended last year’s ceremony where the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) presented Portland the “Gold” award for best American bike City. Commissioner Adams (great that he landed the Portland Office of Transportation (PDOT) assignment!) has said he doesn’t think this is good enough. He wants us to be “Platinum”, a level the LAB has…
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A Tale of Two [Bicycling] Cities
Over the past 15 years Portland has been very successful in building its bikeway network, installing bicycle parking, and running promotional programs in support of bicycling. The results have been dramatic as increasing bicycle use has correlated nicely with the growth of the network and has demonstrated the success of the “build it and they…
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Wanted: 3000 Donuts
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance is searching for 3000 donuts. At a recent staff meeting, our Program Director Brita Johnson asked if we knew where to find 3000 donuts. That’s right, 250 dozen. Well, Voodoo Donuts has their Tex-Ass Sized donuts, but asking them to make 3000 cool donuts isn’t a likely winner. Perhaps Franz Bakery,…
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KBOO Bike Show: Pedalpalooza
Listen to the show (mp3, 13.4M) All about Shift’s 2-week bike festival.
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KBOO Bike Show: City of Portland Summer Bike Events
Linda Ginenthal and Janis McDonald from the Portland Office of Transportation discussing City-sponsored summer bicycle events.