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TriMet opens new bike-n-rides
Today, TriMet opened two new bike-and-ride facilities, secure bike parking for customers who use bicycles to reach transit, at the Beaverton and Gresham transit centers. The Beaverton facility is the largest so far in the TriMet system, with a capacity of 100 bicycles. Unlike the previous such facility at Sunset TC; the Beaverton facility does…
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Autonomous vehicles and urban mobility
A discussion of the potential impacts of autonomous vehicles on urban transport.
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Electric Vehicle Celebration Day 2011
Tomorrow, July 9 2011, the Oregon Electric Vehicle Association will be presenting Electric Vehicle Celebration Day 2011 at Pioneer Courthouse Square from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM. The event is a “summer event that OEVA organizes to display our vehicles and educate the general public about EV benefits.”
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KBOO Bike Show: Cycling and Health
Listen to the show (mp3, 24.4MB) The Bike Show welcomes guests John Gorham, Wake Gregg and Chris Smith, three people for whom cycling has helped transform their health. All three suffer from serious health issues that cycling treats or manages– even with busy life/work schedules that challenge regular exercise. We discuss how they made the…
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What Active Transportation Means to Me Personally
I’ve been an advocate for “active transportation” – walking, biking and transit – since getting involved in public policy in Portland more than 15 years ago. But eight years ago when I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes it became something more for me, a very important part of managing my health. Tomorrow I’ll be…