Mia Birk and Mark Lear, two of Portland’s transportation heroes, explain bike boulevards on camera for viewers of the NY StreetsBlog.
Archive › October, 2006
This Week, Phone and Vote for Bikes!
Pitch in a few hours this week to pass Measure 26-80, get many more bike trails in the years to come!
Bicyclist Commuters Benefits Act, from Wyoming to New York City
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) became the Bike Commuter Benefits Act tenth co-sponsor last week. There are now six Democrats and four Republicans backing the bill, including Sen. Enzi (R) from Wyoming.
Buy this Stock! PDX Bike Commuting Up 133% in Five Years
According to the Census, between 2000 and 2005, the number of Portland residents who say they bike to work rose from 1.5 to 3.5% — an increase of 133%!
Sen. Allen: Bike Thief?
A random quick note: in today’s Washington Post, Sen. George Allen (from Virginia) is accused of being a bike thief while in high school. Hopefully bike theives everywhere will get the message: if you steal, it’ll catch up to you, even if you’re a Senator.
