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Transit Photo(s) o’ The Day #007 - Bike Dedication Part 2
Here’s Part 2.
More bikes on the racks than cars on the street. Bikes play a large part in Portland’s Economy. To say they don’t is misguided and untrue. After my last few years of observations, there is zero way to deny this.
Bikes in traffic with cargo containers (which I believe this is a kid in a carrier).
Trendy eatery, with bike parking in front. Not many cities in the US do you see this.
Going to jam, on a bike. Guitar slung on back.
Zoobomb Preparations amid the stop outside of Powell’s Books. See the big clump, yeah, the crew comes along, unchains them, and goes riding down the hills up by the Zoo via the MAX. Very cool & crazy event, of course, this depends on your idea of fun. Like adrenaline, then you’d dig it. If you don’t, I’d fear you’d scare yourself to death.
Magnetic Bus Idea To Test In Oregon
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Transit officials in Eugene, Oregon, have announced plans to install a test route for a magnet-guided bus technology.
Greening New Orleans
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
In the slow recovery from Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is finally getting into the green movement.
The Top Trends Shaping Place
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
The Project for Public Spaces has released a summary of the top ten trends shaping the future of America’s communities — from public markets to community-based transportation planning.
Friday Funny: Historic, or Just Plain Lewd?
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Hoare Road, East Breast, and North Piddle are actual place names that get a chuckle out of most people. But when it comes to the more “aesthetically unsuitable” names, feelings are divided.
Friday Bummer: Final Parking Spaces
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
A researcher of weird roadside attractions stumbled onto an unusual clash of land uses - cemeteries wedged into parking lots. Here’s a collection of photos.
Older Streets Are Safer Streets
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Wes Marshall and Norman Garrick, after a study of data from 130,000 car crashes in California, have determined that cities built since since 1950 have more dangerous roads than those built before 1950.
Brisbane Needs Open Space
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Queensland University of Technology Prof. Jeannie Sim says that while density has increased in the city, green spaces have diminished.
The Downtown Shooting Star Sputters
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Less than a year ago, downtown Los Angeles was seen as a rising star, on a path towards becoming a vibrant and humming urban core. But the economic dive has stalled many projects, and they could be stalled for quite a while, according to this column.
New Commuters Hit the Rails Today in Metro Portland
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Portland’s new Westside Express Service officially opens today, carrying passengers from Beaverton to Wilsonville. The Oregonian calls it, “a punch of hard-rolling rust-and-grease.”
