Law Breaking Cyclists: The Answer, Part 2
He raises his hand, politely at first. He’s impossible to ignore, the only person in the crowded room wearing a cowboy hat. He then stands and begins a tirade. “You keep talking about adding all these...
View ArticleCreating a Culture of Courtesy: Ladd Circle, cont.
“HELLO.” That’s what the sign said, in big letters. Just one word is all it took. For two hours, I stood alongside über-volunteer Scott Lieuallen on SE Ladd Ave just south of SE Clay St holding...
View ArticleRained Out in Salem
I’m fond of telling people that weather is just weather; suck it up and deal. But sometimes, that cavalier attitude is just that, and you need to suck it up and give up. This, alas, was the case this...
View ArticleSnapshots from the Joyride Tour
Snapshots from the Joyride Tour, Year 1 It’s been a strange sensation being grounded for the past few weeks. Not grounded like I’m in trouble, you understand. For the first time in a year, no...
View ArticleIn my mind, I’m still in Carolina
‘Twas five days of non-stop Joyride fun. Speeches, trainings, interviews, bike rides, yummy food, and sweet southern hospitality, sponsored by the inestimable First Health of the Carolinas, Palmetto...
View ArticleUniversity Campuses: Mini-Towns, Max-Potential
University campuses are rich with opportunity to become models of bicycle transportation. With a captive audience of young people and with near total control over parking policy, campus circulation,...
View Article50 Keys to Inspiring People and Transforming Communities, One Pedal Stroke at...
A year and a half ago, I stood before almost 500 of our peers at the National Pro-Walk/Bike Conference, in Chattanooga, TN, and told the story of the making of Joyride. It wasn’t just the Portland...
View ArticleBikes the cause of PBOT’s funding problems? NOT!!!!
The Oregonian’s article “Road to Ruin,” seems to hold up the City’s commitment to bicycle transportation as the poster child for misguided spending. This could not be farther from the truth. As per the...
View ArticleWhy I Support Charlie Hales for Mayor
An Open Letter to all Portlanders who Ride a Bicycle, for any Reason Dear friends, I want to tell you why I support Charlie Hales for Mayor. I’ve known Charlie since 1998, when he was City Commissioner...
View ArticleLeading the Way with University Non-Motorized Education – Five Years of...
A few years ago, a colleague from a large city called to share an experience. “I did what you suggested, Mia. I took the engineering department on a bike ride,” she said. “Not one of them owns a bike....
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