Category: Modes

  • Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: Change of Seasons

    Carl and Ayleen will discuss spring riding and getting ready for summer. 9-10AM, Wednesday, May 2nd KBOO FM 90.7 Streamed live at KBOO.fm Podcast here later that day

  • Guerilla Streetcar Stop Activity

    Taking a ride downtown on Friday I encountered some interesting sights at Streetcar stops in NW Portland. Did others see this? I’m curious if whoever did it covered the whole line. [They didn’t, I checked a few more locations on Saturday.] I love the health/pedestrian activism, and I’d love to thank whoever put out the…

  • Feeling Empowered

    I must say I am pleasantly surprised by the personal impact (on me) of the new crosswalks on NW 23rd. Now I’m a fairly assertive pedestrian. I’ll walk out into a crosswalk if there is a reasonable gap and hold out my hand to stop the cars (as is my right under Oregon law if…

  • The Right Way to Go?

    Speaking of vans, I heard something recently at a meeting that I find very interesting: that UPS is changing their routing algorithms so that driver’s routes will exclusively use right-hand turns. Does anyone have a confirmed source for that?

  • Act Now for the Bicycle Master Plan

    This message is bouncing around the blogosphere, but I think it’s important to repeat it here. Mayor Potter has not included $150,000 for an update to the Bicycle Master Plan in his proposed budget. Here’s the original message from the BTA: Mayor Tom Potter’s office has released his draft budget, which includes many of the…