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What’s the Right Frame to Advance our Cycling Goals?
Last week I had the chance to vicariously experience the Community Streetcar Coalition meeting as new PBOT Director Tom Miller was tweeting the highlights. The local reaction included a lot of frustration from bike advocates, including tweets like these: If Obama truly “got it” he’d put way more $$ into mode w/ strongest ROI in…
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First Take on Protected In-street Bicycle Facilities
Yes, that’s the wonky name for the category of bike treatments that includes cycletracks: Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2011 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Chris Monsere, Nathan McNeil, Portland State University Topic: Portland’s Cycle Track and Buffered Bike Lanes: Are they working? Abstract: Findings will be presented on an evaluation of two…
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KBOO Bike Show: OHSU Injury Study
Listen to the show (mp3, 26.3MB) Sara and Michelle interview Dr. William Lambert, the researcher behind the OHSU Bike Trauma Study.
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Beyond the Bike Hook
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2011 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Colin Maher, TriMet Topic: Beyond the Bike Hook: Linking Bicycles and Transit Abstract: While TriMet and other transit agencies serve many commuters by having racks for bikes on trains and buses, large bike parking facilities in global capitals of urban bicycling provide…
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KBOO Bike Show: Traffic Engineers
Listen to the show (mp3, 26.6MB) Traffic engineers Rob Burchfield and Peter Koonce from the City of Portland and Jim Peters from DKS Associates visit with Tori and Michelle to discuss how our streets are being designed for bikes. Do you know what the MUCTD MUTCD is?