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Streetcars and Bicycles, a Learning Experience
When we built the first Streetcar alignment, we ran into a conflict with the bike lane on NW Lovejoy. The design solution at that time was to create a path for bikes through the platform area. I didn’t work very well, on two counts: Pedestrians waiting for the Streetcar tend not to recognize that they’re…
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KBOO Bike Show: Riding Fast
Listen to the show (mp3, 13.1M) Hosts Tori and Ayleen will interview bike racers to discuss the sportier side of bike culture. Is Lycra really necessary? What’s the attraction to riding fast?
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Public Bicycle Systems
Dave Brook has a nice roundup of public bicycle systems on his carsharing blog. Along the same lines, Ron Richings has observations from his travels over on the SHIFT list. He notes that bike sharing systems have a big impact on bicycle mode share. I understand Commissioner Adams’ office has an RFP out for a…
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Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: Riding Fast
This month on the KBOO Bike Show, hosts Tori and Ayleen will interview bike racers to discuss the sportier side of bike culture. Is Lycra really necessary? What’s the attraction to riding to fast? 9-10AM, Wednesday, July 4th KBOO FM 90.7 Streamed live at KBOO.fm Podcast here later that day
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KBOO Bike Show: Keeping Portland Weird
Listen to the show (mp3, 7.0M) Keeping Portland Weird – by bike. We talk with tall bike builder Tiago Denczuk and Jacque Authier, the mastermind behind the Sexy Cyclists ride who has big dreams of getting more women over 40 back on their bikes.