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• Tonight: PBS doc offers a new ‘Blueprint’ for American transportation

  A shot of NW Lovejoy from the film. Tonight at 8:00, on PBS stations across the country, a new one-hour documentary film will give Americans a history lesson and, hopefully, an inspiration to learn from it. In the film, correspondent Miles O’Brien... Posted May 20 2009, 07:10 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media, national media

• US Secretary of Transportation: “Bicycling is only healthy when you ride safely”

  “While we are working to improve conditions for bicyclists on the roadways, let’s, please, remember the culture we’ve created over the last 100 years will not welcome bikes overnight.”– From the US DOT blog Came across an... Posted May 20 2009, 06:15 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Safety, national news, national media

• NY Times says: Bring a bike when you visit Portland, in any weather

  “Visitors will find that special bike-crossing signals and bike lanes highlighted in bright green help to guide traffic in the most complicated intersections. Breaking up a ride with a stop at a cafe or a pub adds to the pleasure.” - Matt... Posted Apr 03 2009, 04:29 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Media, national media, portland, travel

• NY Times columnist: Americans prefer sprawl

  “Amsterdam is a wonderful city, but Americans never seem to want to live there.”– David Brooks in the New York Times In his latest piece in the New York Times, columnist David Brooks opines that, while Americans might appreciate the... Posted Feb 17 2009, 08:53 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Editorial, national media, urban planning, david brooks

• AP: Senate votes to help Americans buy cars

  “I believe we can help by getting the consumer into the showroom.”– Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) To give you an idea at just how difficult it will be to make any significant change in the American transportation paradigm, here’s... Posted Feb 04 2009, 02:14 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media, national news, national media

• National attention for Blumenauer’s “Greener Commute”

  Blumenauer on his “green commute” down Pennsylvania Ave.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland’s favorite pedaling politico got his views on biking into the hands of 72.6 million Americans on Sunday. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) was featured in a... Posted Nov 24 2008, 06:56 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Media, earl blumenauer, national media