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Indelible Earl
The League of American Bicyclists selected the top 25 people (PDF, 1M) who have “indelibly changed the face” of U.S. Cycling. Our own Earl Blumenauer is #22.
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Don Stathos Cycles Away
A great friend of cycling died today. Don Stathos (that is Don standing behind Tom McCall, signing the Oregon Bicycle Bill), author of the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Bill, tireless member of the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (over 30 years), shepherd of Oregon’s groundbreaking Bicycle lifestyle, lifelong Republican who believed in American values…
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New Types of Bike Facilities Needed?
Last Saturday’s Wall Street Journal (yes, the Journal now publishes on Saturdays) contained an article about congestion on bike paths. Unfortunately the online article requires a subscription, so I can’t link to it. The main theme of the article was about the popularity of off-street trails and the resulting congestion and conflicts between types of…
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Burnside Transportation and Urban Design Plan
Over at commissionersam.com the Commish is blogging about controversy over the Burnside Couplet plan. I urge readers to attend the Town Hall mentioned to learn more about the project and put your views on record. As neighborhood transportation chair in Northwest Portland I had the opportunity to participate in two year-plus-long planning processes around the…
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300 Miles of Tram Tracks
Commissioner Sam Adams, just back from Melbourne, talks about their 300 miles of tram tracks (compared to our soon-to-be 8 miles of Streetcar tracks here) over at this blog. [Post comments over there, not here.]