Thread started by trickmilla at 04.15.08 - 10:06 am

DEMOCRACY NOW!: Portland Considered Most Bicycle-Friendly City in North America


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Portland Considered Most Bicycle-Friendly City in North America
For many, Portland is a haven of green-friendly urban planning. It recently topped Popular Science’s list of the Greenest Cities in the United States. A big part of that is bikes—Portland is widely considered the most bicycle-friendly city in North America, so much so that bikes are on display throughout the Portland airport. Worldwide, it’s seen as only second to Amsterdam. We speak with two local Portland transportation activists.

We are broadcasting from Portland, Oregon. For many, Portland is a haven of green-friendly urban planning. It recently topped Popular Science’s list of the Greenest Cities in the United States. A big part of that is bikes—Portland is widely considered the most bicycle-friendly city in North America, so much so that bikes are on display throughout the Portland airport. Worldwide, it’s seen as only second to Amsterdam.

I’m joined now by two local transportation activists. Elly Blue is the coordinator of the Towards Carfree Cities conference taking place in Portland this June. She’s also a contributing writer to bikeportland.org.

And Scott Bricker is Executive Director of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, or (BTA) a non-profit membership organization working to promote bicycling and improve bicycling conditions in Oregon and SW Washington.

Scott Bricker, Executive Director of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, or (BTA) a non-profit membership organization working to promote bicycling and improve bicycling conditions in Oregon and SW Washington.

Elly Blue, local transportation activist. she is the coordinator of the Towards Carfree Cities conference taking place in Portland this June and is also a contributing writer to bikeportland.org.




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PS: only the real player link goes directly to the bike story.
the .mp3 and QT are of the entire show.



trickmilla
04.15.08 - 10:09 am

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No surprise!



ZOO BOMB!



SPOOK
04.15.08 - 10:44 am

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SPOOK
04.15.08 - 10:45 am

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Ah, yes.
Crank-arm bracket de-threading itself in the rain at 2AM.
First taste of vegan, Chinese(thanks a million, pc), rain-storms.
Kickin' ass!!!



bentstrider
04.15.08 - 11:25 am

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democracy now: sky blue, grass green



stevestevesteve
04.15.08 - 11:35 am

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I thought Davis, CA was the bicycle city in North America?



Mook
04.15.08 - 1:20 pm

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Davis, the 126th largest city in CA is not a city.
It's a college town.




marino
04.15.08 - 2:54 pm

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college? ....


ummm .. so why haven't we gone there yet?


nevermind.



Joe Borfo
04.15.08 - 3:00 pm

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60 units, and we'll all be able to head up there.
Now if only I could find a cure to this "stone-walling".



bentstrider
04.15.08 - 3:27 pm

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