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Copenhagen: Cycling as the Nose in the Tent
A little bit ago, a reader passed on this link to Streetsblog, about the great cycling environment in Copenhagen. While this isn’t news, there are a couple of interesting insights. First, that Copenhagen, unlike Amsterdam, did not have an historic base of cyclists, but turned to cycling as a mode very consciously. Second, that the…
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Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: See + Be Seen
The KBOO Bike show will discuss the City of Portland’s new See + Be Seen program to promote cyclist visibility at night. The program will also feature some of the songs submitted to the KBOO Bike Show theme song contest. 9-10AM, Wednesday, December 6th KBOO FM 90.7 Streamed live at KBOO.fm Podcast here later that…
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Transportation on the Real Estate Page
The O doesn’t put their real estate section online, so I don’t have a link, but the cover of the section on Sunday was about people buying homes based on their access to transportation – alternative transportation. It included both homes on transit lines AND with bicycle access. Apparently the Springwater has become quite the…
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Bikes Cut Through Construction Congestion
This morning’s O features a cover story (“Navigating the maze“) on coping strategies for commuters facing downtown construction projects. Who fared best: the two-wheeled set.
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BTA Pushes Boulevard Agenda
You’ll recall that earlier this year the BTA announced a shift in strategy to emphasing bike boulevards rather than bike lanes. This strategy has now moved to the tactical level with a strong push for boulevard projects in this years MTIP and TE (Transportation Enhancements) processes. From a recent e-mail alert: 1. Metro MTIP Funding…