Biggup to Portland Oregon!

[Julibird]

What a cool (velo) town.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/us/05bike.html?em&ex=1194411600&en=b6e48b0e0f9fd3ca&ei=5087%0A

[megale3]

Yeah there are a lot of places that make up good velo towns but we are on a mission to get Platinum standard which would be the first in the nation to do so.I think we need a few more rules to really get this thing up and running. Seattle is feeling our plight with a cyclist that was also killed at a light by a Large truck that could not see him and his friend. We need better rules at lights.

Meg

[Pink]

Very, very coooool but sadly, I notice a lack of helmets...

[megale3]

Very, very coooool but sadly, I notice a lack of helmets...
Still a hindrance. I sometimes volunteer for the Providence Health Organization selling and sizing helmets for just 5 dollars and it is truly amazing to see how many kids finally get one after learning how to ride. I see a lot of messenger types looking to become donors. When wrecked they put the mess in messenger
Meg

[SpinBob]

Sacramento is like Portland in this respect, although smaller, it has bike lines on all the major streets in the downtown area. They even have a group of cops on bikes to patrol the bike lanes for motorist violations. There are also a lot of bike shops and bike paths/parks along both the rivers in town. The city of Davis, which is a college town, is another bike haven.

[megale3]

Sacramento is like Portland in this respect, although smaller, it has bike lines on all the major streets in the downtown area. They even have a group of cops on bikes to patrol the bike lanes for motorist violations. There are also a lot of bike shops and bike paths/parks along both the rivers in town. The city of Davis, which is a college town, is another bike haven.
Generally college towns are. even around community colleges the bike commuter is a competitor of traffic. Eugene is another close to platnum standard city in the US now if we can just connect the dots!:cool: