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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…
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The Seven-Day Itch
TriMet’s frequent service network is an important element of the regional transportation system. But there’s a larger network (which includes the frequent network) which offers a level of service lower than the FS network, but which is nonetheless a critical service gradient. I speak of seven-day service.