Tag Archives: law

Dutch Cycling Embassy

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Dave Feucht

The Netherlands has just launched the Dutch Cycling Embassy. As stated on their website, they are a comprehensive network of private companies, non-governmental organizations, universities and research organizations, and their national and local governments, coming together with the purpose of … Continue reading →

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How To Make The Roads Safe By Banning People From Them

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Dave Feucht

As posted on BikePortland and numerous other places around the internet yesterday, Oregon State Representative Mitch Greenlick has proposed a new bill which would make it illegal to carry a child 6 years old or younger on or in a … Continue reading →

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One more time…

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Dave Feucht

I was reminded of something today, seeing the post on Copenhagenize about Roger Geller, Portland’s bicycle co-ordinator, and his visit to Sydney, Australia to talk about Portland’s movement towards accommodating bicycles. Photo courtesy of Copenhagenize. I’m going to write about … Continue reading →

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It’s a package deal – why nothing less will work well

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Dave Feucht

While I’m waiting for some photos of Vilnius to come back from the camera shop, I wanted to write about another issue that came up in my mind when visiting Amsterdam. When talking about city planning, we do a lot … Continue reading →

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This Is Not Helpful

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Dave Feucht

You can see this cyclist sitting up beside traffic. This was after she rode past all this traffic between the two strips of rumble strip dividing this lane from the bus/MAX-only lane to the right. Then she decided to get … Continue reading →

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Should "cyclists" pay road tax?

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Dave Feucht

A Portland company called Webtrends has paid for ads on Trimet MAX trains, with the question “Should cyclists pay road tax?” in an effort to generate traffic to their site and clearly intending to start up the “cyclists” vs. “drivers” … Continue reading →

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