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Promoting alternate transportation at work

Friday, 11. 7. 2008  –  Category: Biking, Driving, Walk

The high price of gasoline and increasing congestion on the roads make it more attractive for workers to look for alternate means of transport.   There are a number of incentives and promotions employers can use to encourage alternate forms of transportation to the office. Some are as simple as having a designated place for bike parking [...]

See the world on a budget

Wednesday, 09. 10. 2008  –  Category: Travel, Walk

If you want to see the world on a budget (less than $25), checkout this article on "How to see the World: European and World Backpacking"
 
 
 

An Easier Walk-About Portland

Friday, 08. 1. 2008  –  Category: Technology, Walk

Google has added a new feature – walking directions to google maps. 
From Google Maps Website – "Starting today, you can tell Google Maps that you want walking directions, and we'll try to find you a route that's direct, flat, and uses pedestrian pathways when we know about them. Just get directions as you normally [...]

Hot tips for avoiding ’sidewalk rage’

Tuesday, 10. 30. 2007  –  Category: Walk

Are slowdowns on the busy sidewalks of Portland making you angry? "Sidewalk boulders" – pedestrians who walk slowly, sometimes two or more side by side, without allowing space for those who need to move more quickly to get to work or catch a the Max to pass them can really be annoying at times.  For tips on [...]

National Walk To School Day

Friday, 09. 28. 2007  –  Category: Biking, Walk

October 3rd is National Walk To School Day, and parents all over the country are being encouraged to ditch the car for one morning and either walk their kids to school, or let the kids walk themselves.  Here in Portland, it won't be any different.  Ever trying to retain our status as a leader in being 'Green', the [...]

Burnside Bridge Out Of Commission

Friday, 09. 21. 2007  –  Category: Biking, Driving, Walk

The Burnside Bridge, one of the main links between the East and West sides of Portland, will be shutdown over the next three weeks for vital structural repairs.  The 81 year-old span will be getting a new mechanism which raises and lowers the eastern half of the bridge, but in order to do this, the bridge [...]

Walking Into The 1950’s

Wednesday, 09. 19. 2007  –  Category: Walk

This Saturday, September 22nd, the Portland Office of Transportation and the Bosco-Milligan Foundation (a historical preservation foundation) will be sponsoring a walking tour of an area of the City renowned for its unique architecture.  The 90-minute walk will wind through Reed campus and the near-by Reedwood neighborhood to showcase the many examples of 1950's architecture present [...]

Gadgets for your bike

Thursday, 07. 26. 2007  –  Category: Biking, Walk

There are some very cool and high tech gadets available for your bike.  Checkout the Garmin Edge Bicycle Monitor and GPS at amazon.com

It’s got a heart rate monitor, speed/cadence sensor, training programs, GPS and more. So much in fact, that you’ll likely ride off a cliff while you’re checking it out.   You can also [...]

Finding Walkable Neighborhoods

Thursday, 07. 19. 2007  –  Category: Walk

Walk Score helps you rate housing based upon its proximity to public transportation, shopping, parks, and schools.   The site has a pretty slick and intuitive user interface and utilizes google maps for displaying results. 
Using walk score takes 3 steps:

1. Type an address

2. See a walking map

3. Get your score

The higher the score, the better [...]

Get Schooled on Portland Transit Funding

Monday, 10. 9. 2006  –  Category: Biking, Driving, Walk

Metro’s 2008-2011 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) will be open for public comment starting Oct. 13. According to the Metro website, the MTIP is prepared every two years to document “how all federal transportation money is scheduled to be spent in the Portland metropolitan region.” So far, each proposed project has gone through qualitative and [...]