Comments on: Portland’s New 20 Year Bike Plan http://www.commutebybike.com/2010/01/09/portlands-new-20-year-bike-plan/ Tips, Hints, Reviews and Safety for Bike Commuters Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:00:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: chi flat iron http://www.commutebybike.com/2010/01/09/portlands-new-20-year-bike-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-149728 chi flat iron Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:59:57 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/?p=4066#comment-149728 wow.. good, nice! wow.. good, nice!

]]> By: John B. http://www.commutebybike.com/2010/01/09/portlands-new-20-year-bike-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-149699 John B. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:26:21 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/?p=4066#comment-149699 The Portland people need to check out that video Kevin Love posted a couple threads ago of the Dutch bicycle infrasture. If they can make Portland half that good, it should be awesome. I didn't see if it was mentioned in the plan, but one of the easiest and biggest impact things they could do is just allow cyclists to "yield" at stop signs. Stopping and starting is such a PITA. Being able to roll from point A to point without losing momentum makes riding so much more effecient and goes a long way toweards enticing people to ride for their short-distance trips. The Portland people need to check out that video Kevin Love posted a couple threads ago of the Dutch bicycle infrasture. If they can make Portland half that good, it should be awesome.

I didn’t see if it was mentioned in the plan, but one of the easiest and biggest impact things they could do is just allow cyclists to “yield” at stop signs. Stopping and starting is such a PITA. Being able to roll from point A to point without losing momentum makes riding so much more effecient and goes a long way toweards enticing people to ride for their short-distance trips.

]]> By: William http://www.commutebybike.com/2010/01/09/portlands-new-20-year-bike-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-149502 William Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:44:54 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/?p=4066#comment-149502 WOW Nice. I wish my area had a plan to increase bike lanes and such. I'd love to live in an area where there was more access to safe bike routes. At least they added bikes lanes to the road right next to my house...It was horrible trying to get to work and constantly having to aviod cars and trucks. Way to go Portland. WOW Nice. I wish my area had a plan to increase bike lanes and such. I’d love to live in an area where there was more access to safe bike routes. At least they added bikes lanes to the road right next to my house…It was horrible trying to get to work and constantly having to aviod cars and trucks. Way to go Portland.

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