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Washington freeway bridges prove bikes, cars can coexist | Oregon Cycling News - – OregonLive.comOne bridge is 187 feet above the water; the other floats on it. Both make an excellent bike ride. With thoughts about what Portland and Vancouver could do for cyclists and pedestrians on the planned Columbia River Crossing, I visited Tacoma and Seattle to pedal the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and the ...
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7 weeks ago
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Phys Ed: Do More Bicyclists Lead to More Injuries? - Well Blog - NYTimes.comPhys Ed: Do More Bicyclists Lead to More Injuries? Recently, surgeons and emergency room physicians at the Rocky Mountain Regional Trauma Center in Denver noticed a troubling trend. They seemed to be seeing cyclists with more serious injuries than in years past. Since many of the physicians ...
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Surprise surprise: America's fattest states are thin on bicycle commutersThe Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have released a new study showing that Americans are fatter than ever. Some highlights from the executive summary: Adult obesity rates increased in 23 states and didn't fall in any states over the last year; Thirty-one ...
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4 months ago
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KRCC: The Big Something- Pedaling Revolution by Jeff MapesHow Cyclists Are Changing American Cities Jeff Mapes, a Portland, OR-based journalist, has just published an incredibly useful look at the the political realities of cycling as transportation. Citing lessons learned from Amsterdam, Davis, CA, New York City, Portland and other communities, Mapes ...
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6 months ago
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Frugal Portland - NYTimes.comFrugal Portland “EVERYONE here looks great!” is not the kind of comment you hear often in Portland, Ore., where outfits seem chosen to match the cloudy skies, fabrics tend toward the waterproof, and anything with buttons counts as formalwear. Yet those were exactly the words that burst from ...
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7 months ago
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Moving in cycles Car-free family moves to new home -- by bikeBoxes? Check. Ropes? Check. Moving van? No way. After all, who needs a truck when you have a dozen people on bikes? “I’ve always kind of wanted to do one of these,” said Aaron Lowenkron as he helped load Nickie and Anthony Stout’s possessions onto a cargo bike Saturday morning. “On a day like ...
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Some city authorities still desire streetcarsThe last electric streetcar clacked and clanged its way down a Colorado Springs street in 1932. There are some folks who would like to hear that unique sound once again reverberate off downtown buildings — and they plan to do something about it. A coalition that includes the Downtown ...
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StreetfilmsStreetfilms produces educational, entertaining and inspiring videos on topics such as bus rapid transit in Bogata, Columbia, neighborhood traffic-calming in Portland, Oregon and bike lane design in Copenhagen, Denmark. Streetfilms nave been viewed more than half a million times and used to ...
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Springs Ranks Low on the Green ScaleWe need to green up our act in Colorado Springs. A nationwide study by environmental group Sustain-Lane ranked Colorado Springs 43rd out of the 50 most populous U.S. cities for sustainability in a report issued Monday. Denver ranked 11th. SustainLane looked at 16 areas, including traffic ...
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SustainLane Announces Annual U.S. City RankingsForget red and blue; America's 50 biggest cities are thinking green, according to the definitive ranking of city sustainability released today by sustainlane.com, the largest online community dedicated to healthy, sustainable living. The 2008 SustainLane U.S. City Rankings—topped by Portland, ...
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