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Walking in Seattle
Rex passes on this pointer to a discussion from our neighbors to the north on sidewalks and pedestrian issues…
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Rotterdam, a Different Dutch CIty
We’ve been combing through our notes from our Netherlands trip, and have one or two more posts left… While our visit was centered in Amsterdam, we had the chance to visit a number of cities, and Rotterdam provides an interesting contrast. It is the commercial center of the country and a major port city (about…
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Bikes Play Key Role in New York Transit Strike Response
Vancouver bike advocate Todd Boulanger passes along some notes on how bikes are playing a role in getting commuters in and out of New York City this week. While the official transit strike information site offers little in the way of info for cyclists, Transportation Alternatives (NY’s answer to the BTA?) has a comprehensive information…
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Walking, Health and Engineering
Over at Blue Oregon, Leslie Carlson has written a great piece about the health benefits of walking and how opportunities for walking have been engineered out of our society. Read and comment there…
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Steve Duin Takes on the Eastbank Freeway
In today’s Oregonian, Steve Duin bemoans the apparent loss of momentum on doing anything about the Eastbank Freeway and the loss of opportunity for the community. We’re sympathetic to this issue, but what struck us is his passing reference to peak oil: “given the expiration date on our endless supply of oil”. So our question…