Tag: portland takes the bad ass out of biking
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Portland takes the ‘bad ass’ out of biking, part 2: PBOT proposes 20 mph speed limits
In part two of this short series about Portland’s biking infrastructure, and how it lets you ride bikes without the need to be a bad ass all the time, we’ll look at a proposal by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to lower the speed limits on their bike boulevards to 20 mph.
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Portland takes the ‘bad ass’ out of biking, part 1: The Going St bicycle boulevard
While riding around Portland this weekend (my first time seeing the city by bike), I came to one big conclusion: Seattle bikers are bad asses. Biking in Portland is so easy that there is hardly any excuse not to bike (before you get upset, I’m joking. Portland bikers are bad asses, too). The things Portland has…
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