Portland Considered Most Bicycle-Friendly City in North America

by via Democracy Now

Tue, Apr 15, 2008 7:56AM

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 :For many, Portland is a haven of green-friendly urban planning. It recently topped Popular Science's list of the Greenest Cities in the United States. A big part of that is bikes -- Portland is widely considered the most bicycle-friendly city in North America, so much so that bikes are on display throughout the Portland airport. Worldwide, it's seen as only second to Amsterdam. We speak with two local Portland transportation activists.

Elly Blue is the coordinator of the Towards Carfree Cities conference taking place in Portland this June. She’s also a contributing writer to bikeportland.org.

And Scott Bricker is Executive Director of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, or (BTA) a non-profit membership organization working to promote bicycling and improve bicycling conditions in Oregon and SW Washington.

Scott Bricker, Executive Director of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, or (BTA) a non-profit membership organization working to promote bicycling and improve bicycling conditions in Oregon and SW Washington.

Elly Blue, local transportation activist. she is the coordinator of the Towards Carfree Cities conference taking place in Portland this June and is also a contributing writer to bikeportland.org.