Dave Knows: Portland

Maybe there’s something about being in or on a vehicle that diminishes a person’s sense of proportion when it comes to perceived slights or criticisms.
Just last week we had the bicyclist who went crazy on a motorist for telling him he he ought to follow traffic laws.
Today we learn of a motorist trying to run [...]

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Well not exactly.
But Portland does host the Towards Carfree Cities conference from Monday, June 16th through Friday the 20th.
The theme of the conference is Rethinking Mobility, Rediscovering Proximity.
The Towards Carfree Cities conference series brings together people from around the world who work to promote practical alternatives to car dependence. The conference attracts professionals, advocates, and [...]

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Many times I’ve gently mentioned to the driver of a car I’m a passenger in that the pedestrian attempting to cross the street at the corner ahead of us, despite the lack of a marked crosswalk or stop sign, has the right of way. And almost as often time I’m scoffed at by the [...]

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I walked to work Tuesday, May 20th. It was perfect Portland walking weather. It wasn’t chilly, so I didn’t need a hat, and the wind was slight, so the rain came straight down, onto my umbrella.
Rain after several days of sun makes Portland smell, for the most part, wonderful. In my neighborhood [...]

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For about the past five years, I’ve lived car free.
Based on my conscious decision to jettison the private automobile, I’ve had to make decisions about where I make my home, where I work, and what sort of activities I pursue.
Now it’s second nature; I don’t consider being car free a sacrifice (that’s why it’s [...]

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You’ve probably seen bits of this before, but here it is all together in a 30 minute production.
StreetFilms is a project of the New York City Street Renaissance, “a collection of non-profits geared towards re-imagining the city’s public spaces and making our streets safer for pedestrians, bicycles and non-vehicular modes of transportation.” Portland [...]

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